The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-06
RUTH STAR IN
 BOSTON VICTORY
Detailed Play, Inning By Inning, Shows Mastery of
 Big Red Sox Twirler

agers and umpires were conterring an immense horseshoe of roses was brought to the home plate and pre- sented to Fred Mitchell, manager oi the Chicago team. Charles Deal, third baseman of the locals was given big bouquet of roses.
 The umpires were assigned as fol- lows: Balls and strikes-O'D Day; first base, Hildebrand; second base, Klem; third base, Owens.
 The game in detail was as follows: | First Inninf.-Red Sox-Hooper was chered as he walked to the plate, Vaughn's first pitch was a strike. Hooper bumped the second offering l down the first base line and was out, Merkle to Vaughan. Shean took two l strikes and then dropped Texas lea guer in right. Strunk forced shean Deal to Pick, the Chicago second base man losing a chance for double play by momentary tumble. Strunk tried to advance to second on short passed ball and was thrown out. Killi- fer to Hollocher. No runs. One-hit. No errors.
 First Inning-Cubs-F1a famed, the third strike being called when 1t shot over the outside corner, shoulder high. Hollocher grounded out, Shean to McInnis. Mann sent a duplicate grounder at Shean, but the ball hop ped over the second baseman's head for a single. Paskert singled sharp ly to left and Mann went to third Paskert taking second on the throw to the far corner Merkle ran his string to three and two and then walked, filling the bases. This brought up Pick who made his world series de- but in a world series pinch. Pick on the fourth pitch flied to White man. No. runs. Two hits No errors. Second Inning.-Red SoX-Whlte- man opened with a single to centre. It was a fast grounder between Hoi- locher and Pick. McInnis sacrificed Vaughn to Merkle, placing nice bunt close to the line. Whiteman going to second. Scott took a ball and strike, and then flied to Flack. Thom- as grounder bounced high in the air, but fast play retired him, Merkle to Vaughn. No runs, One hit. No errors Second Inning. - Cubs - Ruth 8 control seemed not of the best. lis first two pitches to Deal were high and wide. The next two were call ed strikes and Deal then grounded out, Ruth to McInnis. Killifer was ap- plauded when he came to bat. He grounded out, Shean to McInnis. Vaughn also drew a batter of applause from the fans. He fouled out to Az new. No runs No hits. No errors.
 Third Inning.-Red Sox-Agnew waited till the call was three balls and two strikes and then fouled out to Killifer. Ruth was cheered when he came up. He drove a hard liner to center. Paskert stumbled, but re- covered quickly and captured the ball. Hooper caught a curve on the end of his bat and drove it safely to left. Hooper went out stealing, Killifer to Hollocher. No runs One hit. No CT TOTS.
 Third Inning - Cubs. - F1ack sin gled to short centre the hit dropping between Shean and Strunk. Holloch- or sacrificed, Thomas to McInnis, the veteran first baseman making gooc catch of wide throw. Flack wen to second on the play. Mann ground ed out, Shean to McInnis, Flack taking third. Paskert grounded out, Scott tt McInnis. No runs. One hit. No CT TOTS.
 Fourth Inning - Red Sox-Vaugh1 lost control and passed Shean. Struni bunted a pop fly to Vaughn. White man made his second hit, a loopini drive which just cleared Hollocher' rnitt. Shean went to second. Sheal
 eli, ,Cla fn 1aff Whiteman moving to second. Scot bunted a pop fly, which Deal caugh on the run. Whiteman barely scram bIed back to second in safety. Thom as famed, swinging heavily at tn third strike. One run. Two hits. N errors.
 Fourth Inning - Cubs - Merkl drew a high fly to Hooper. Picl famed, offering weakly at the thir strike, which was low and wide. Dee put up a high fly which Hooper ha no trouble in capturing. No rum No hits. No errors.
 Fifth Inning-Red Sox-Agne7 out, Deal to Merkle. Ruth was agai cheered when he came to bat. Waugh worked carefully and famed the bi Boston pitcher. The feat drew tn first pot cheering from the shiverin crowd. Hooper grounded out. Waugh to Merkle. No runs. No hits. No el TOTS.
 Fifth g-Cubs-Killifer's h1g fly dropped into Whiteman's hand Vaughn fouled twice, then swung { a curve and missed for the thir strike Flack was hit on the hea but showed no i'll effects as he wel to first Hollocher flied to Strun No runs. No hits. No errors.
 Sixth Inning-Red Sox-Shean rs his string up to the three-and-tv count and then let the third .strfl go by. Strunk drove a sharp groun CT at Vaughn, who threw him out
 Merkle. Flack captured Whitemar foul fly after a short run. No TUT No hits. No errors.
 Sixth Inning-Cubs-Th crowd b gan to root for Chicago run as Maj came to the plate. The left field responded with an easy fly to Hoopt Paskert hit safely to center, and t roofing started again. Merkle drove hit through the box and over seco, base, Paskert advancing to the mi die station. Pick with orders to ga rifice. popped a foul fly on his fiji attempt. He then grounded out
 McInnis unassisted, both runners mo ing up. With an opportunity to s, up the game, Deal flied to Whitems Eo runs. No hits. No errors.
 Seventh Inning-Red Sox-Mc1
 his flied to Paskert in short cent
 Hollocher made a fine stop of Scot
 sharp grounder and threw him out
 first. Thomas famed on ttre pitc