The Washington herald., 1918-09-08

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tied count, so Thomas scrambled In
stopped Pick with an unerring peg
Vaughn pitched swell ball after the'
blow-up in the fourth. But one more
hit was made by Boston and that was
a single by Schang with two down
in the ninth. Both teams left for Bos-
ton at s O'Clock to renew the struggle
Monday.
Cash customers in greater quantity
than ever poured into COmiskey Park
today. BY the time plary started
nearly all the perChes were occupied
by persons listening to the song
boosters because there was nothing
else to listen to.
Among the distinguished inmates OF
the press coop was Glen Williams.
known TO fans as Joe Benz's heavy
set collegian from Mineral Wells,
Texas. He is the lad who helped the
white Sox warm Up in the spring
training camp and eat all the meals
set before them. Williams is l9 years
sold, weighs 200 pounds in khaki and
-has Joined the army as a human
-steamroller to crush the Huns.
While waiting for the show TO COM
naence a flock of dipper girls made
the rounds with little baskets and
dippers. collecting for the tobacco
fund to keep our boys in smokes over
there. The girls were to work until
go and then beat 1t for the exits.
The name OF the courageous party
who was to fire the girls off the lot
was not made known. This was like
making 4 guy turn the ice cream
freezer at 80 in the shade and not
giving him any of the product.
Hooper led of with 4 single ovel
third. Shean skied to left. Strunk
poked q swift line fly to Hollocher
and his deadly peg TO Merkle dou-
bled Hooper of first.
Flack drew a walk from Mays
and HolIocher sacrificed. Mann
.skied to right. PaskeTt struck out,
Nyhereat the ver-buTdened sky
wept a few scattering tears.
whiteman pried open the second
with a lusty single and the rain
came down in heavier chunks to the
dismay of the bugs in the OPEN
faced boxes. McInnis went out on
bunt strikes. Schang famed and
whiteman stole second. Scott was
safe on HolIochePs tumble. Thomas
flied to right.
Owing to the fog and smoke and
low-hanging clouds dotted with air
ships not a Cub found his way IL
first base in the last of the second.
The puzzIing underhand delivery of
Nays had something to do with this
phenomenon.
Nothing happened on either side
in the third. Hippo Vaughn was
given a big hand at the plate in
addition to the two large hands he
had furled around the bat.
Strunk famed in the fourth.
whiteman was torpedoed in the
back with a pitched ball and ar
rived at first base in a sinking con-
dirion. The invalid revived and
steamed to second on McInnis' sin
gle. Schang rammed a single to
center. Whiteman scored and Stuffy
McInnis reached third. Scott hunt
ed to Hippo who became confused
after fielding the pill and, didn'
ed on this play.
Thomas singled to right. Schang
tried for the plate and was halted by
F1acks throw to Killefer. Scott and
Thomas advanced o. the play. Mays
lined a fly to Paskert for the third
out.
Loud rejoicing greeted Mann's
double to right after one was gone.
fwhiteman staggered to the bleacher
front in left to drag down Paskert' s
fly. Scott heaved Merkle out.
\ base on balls started Hooper on
his way i'm the fifth. On the hit
and run Shean lined 4 fly TO Hippo
md Hooper was doubled off first
Strunk was called out on strikes.
In the Cubs fifth Pick hit 4 double
through Scott's terminal facilities.
The sun had returned after the rain
and the Boston shortstop was dazZlel.
Deal skied to left Killefer bumped
a single this time OF Scott's dig
toe and Pick scored Vaughn struck
- out. Kiilefer was out stealing on
the first bound. Schang to Sc1tt
Nothing happened 20 Scott-s feet DIR
ing this operation.
whitsman and McImis flied out In
the sixth. Schan= famed In the
home sixth ScharE made Il nifty
plugging catch OF Fiack's foul bunt
fly. Scott tossed Hollocher out. Mann
singled to right PasRert hit safely
10 center. MeTkls struck out.
The Red SoX did nothing in the
seventh. Deal clicked single.
Thomas knocked down after one
killefer out and Vaughn flied to
Whiteman.
Hooper famed in the eighth and
aean fouled to MerkIe. Flack cap
ee~iIred Strunk's high fly.
In the last ot the eighth Flack
lifted to center. HolIocher struck
out Scott made a swell stop and
throw OF Mann's fast hopper.
Deal and Hollo cher tossed White
man and McInnis out in the ninth.
singled to right. the first
Hippo since the fourth. Scott
U-E out.
,a4 ssASied. short to first. in
L4 ninth. Mays pegged
49,. Pick beat out a hit to
Fber was sent out to
blace. Pick stole Sec
to third on a passed
"a have been out had
D1SSpped Schang's
and dashed for
recovered the
ut to Schang.