Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-10
RED S0X WIN
Trim Cubs in Fourth
Game World Series
Fred MitchePs Strategy Nearly
Lands Game in sth and 9th-ee-
wiidering Changes by Both Man.
ayers to Meet Changing Phases of
Game

Boston, Sept. 9-The Boston
Americans got the big edge in the
Worlds Series by beating the Chica-
go Nationals in a mad scramble for
the fourth game today by a score Of
9 to 2. This gives the Red Sox a
lead of 3 to in the series, and it
is necessary now for them to win
only one more gan,e to make them
the war time baseball champions of
The world
Both teams departed from the let
ter perfect baseball for the first time
since their meeting. and the ex-
III a furor of old-time big series ex-
|citement. Babe Ruth Boston's big
'southpaw and slugger extraordinary
led the first bombing party, which
apparently wrecked the Cub machine
for good and alt, and was hoisted by
his own petard II rffe eighth' Ar-H
ninth innings. The game was brok-
en- wide open by Boston in the fourth.
Tyler got himself into a hole by pass
ing Shean, the first man up. Strunk
smashed the ball hard to center, but
Paskert raced under it for a neat out
Shean, taking advantage Of Tyler s
leisurely windup dashed for second
and made it standing up while KILL
fer let the bali get through him.
It was a clean steal for Shean
nevertheless. and the crowd rooted
for a run. With Whiteman up, Ty-
Ter wobbled again and issued an
other pass The stands We're fairly
rocking when Stuffy McInnis strode
to the plate, but the best the Glou-
cester boy could do was to force at
third Then along came Ruth.
Two runners were on bases. Red Sox
rooters feared Tyler would not take a
chance with that big black bat, for the
first three pitches were wide OF the
plate. The next one curved over for
strike. owens CALLED the next one
strike two, while the bury Babe scratch
ed around the box in disgust. Then he
dug himself !: ct the plate and with the
count three and two waited to see if
INlef OdTeu 10 SeIu one oEet' iSlSi
dared.
Ruth swung into the ball savagely
and the cleaning sphere scared steadily
upward in a sweeping climb for right
center field. 1t was Il hard drive to
Judge and Flack ran for a step and then
started back in a wild chase. The ball
slammed into the outtield barrier and
Whiteman and McInnis scampered home
and Ruth was heading for third Like a
big tank run wild. He beat the throw
in easily and enjoyed a quiet grin on
third while the National League leaders
tried to readjust themselves to the cha
otic conditions Ruth shock bat had
created in the American League ball
season. Everyone rooted for Scott to
bring the big fellow home, but the
shortstop lifted high one to Paskert.
For three innings Ruth's personally
conducted hopping up party had the
Cubs demoralized. But in the seventh
Manager Mitchell. detecting signs OF
wildness in the husky southpaw. began
calling in his reserves. With Paskert
out of the way, Scott to Mc1nnis, Ruth
walked Merkle: then with Zeider up n
place of Pick, Ruth lost all liason with
the plate. putting two men on base.
OFarrell was injected into the game
here and the first ball Ruth sent within
range Of the plate was smashed over
second. 1t looked like another cleanup
b.. Chicago. but Scott. gliding with un-
canny speed in back of the bag. scooped
UP the ball with his gloved hand. tossing
to Shean for forceout of Zeider. while
the Arlington boy making one of his
lightning pivots got O'Farrell at first
for a double play, retiring the side and
saving Ruth's bacon for the time being.
Ruth showed his ability to cross
I'D the opposition Boston's half Of
the seventh. when he came to bat af-
ter McInnis had reached first on a
clean single to left. Tyler gave the
signal for a strateg retreat by all
outfielders. and then shot one over
the plate. Ruth was braced for one
Of his terrific swings but. with great
aplomb. he switched and dumped
dinky little bunt toward third. The
nlay nearly stood the infields on their
respective heads. but Zeider. untang-
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