The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-12
'SOX TRIUMPH IN
SIXTH GAME AND
ARE CHAMPIONS
Max Flack Presents Con
test to Boston by Pull
ing Snodgrass Stunt.
SCORE is z TO |
Chicago Outhelder Goes
to Sun-Gazing in Third
and Beantown Crowd
Cashes In.
S c ORE IS z T O |

Boston, Sept. 1.-THE Boston Red
Sox are the 1918 champions Of the
world.
They captured the crown at Fenway
park today. defeating the Chicago Cubs
in the sixth game of the series. > to /.
of the SIX contests played, the Ameri-
can league pennant winners captured
four. the National league representa-
tives being returned victors twice. The
breaks" decided every battle and EoS-
ton was the favorite of Dame fortune.
Boston has never lost worlds series.
There have been fifteen title contests.
the first starting in 1904. and the Red
Sox have heep returned the victor in
five. while the Braves. in 1914, won
out in the annual classic.
Jimmy Collins plotted the Red Sex
10 their FIRST win in 1908, his team
ca pturfng i've Of the eight games
PLAYED with the PittshurE Pirates. The
50 me team won the pennant again in
go. but the Giants refused to play
for the Amnionship OF the world
In 1912 Jake StahI piicted the Red
Sox to victory. eight games being
necessary before the crown was finally
placed on the proper head. The Braves
cut in and upheld the honor of Boston
in 1914. George Staliings leading his
men to four straight over the Attn
letics. team that was believed to be
unbeatable.
Billy Carriran was at the helm Of
the Red Sox that took four out of FIVE
from the Philltes in 1915
The same leader directed the. same
team TO four out Of I'VE from the
Dodgers In 1915 and Ed Barrow Joined
the ranks of his successful predeces-
sors today.
It was Max Flack. the midget
right fielder, who presented todays
game and with IT the title. TO the Red
sox II was on the same kind Of fly
hall that Fred snodgrass mufTed on the
same grounds in 1912. thereby taking
a championship from the Giants right
at a time when they appeared to have
it sewed up.
Max Nun. II.
Flack's horrible error gave the Red
Soy both Of their runs4-Rut for II the
Cubs would have returned the winner.
TO o. and put themselves on even
terms with the Red SoS. The misplay
took. place in the third inning. Two
were out and the Red Sox had two
runners aboard the paths. George
Tyler. the game southpaw. and Carl
Mays. he OF the submarine ding. had
successfully gone. through two spasms
without being denied for counters.
The best way To lead up to and de-
scribe the error is TO give the details
Mays. the first batter to face Tyler.
drew pass. He was successfully
sacrificed along by Harry Hooper, who
dropped tap In front Of the plate and
was thrown out by Tyler.
shean had good eye and waited
out four wide filings. Pick tossed out
StranK MAYS moved to third and
shean to second whiteman was up
and Tyler, after getting two strikes
on the pudgy left fielder, tried to coax
him into hitting at two balls trifie
wide But Whitsman refused TO GO
after them Then Tyler curved fast
ball over the outside corner and White
man sent line drive to right. Flack.
who was playing "A fairly deep field.
tore in fast, got under the welt. took
the ball with both hands and dropped
it Before he could recover 1t both
Mays and Shean had registered.
Cubs Often Threaten.
McInnis followed with an infield
tap that Hollocher Knocked down and
threw late TO Merkle. but when White
man tried to make third he was
nipped when Fred pegged accurately
to Deal
Time and again the Cubs threaten
cd hut loose work on the bases proved
costly. They cashed their lone run
in the fourth when Flack led off with
q single over second ana H'oNeO up
when Hollocher grounded to McInnis.
Mann was hit on the ankle with the
count two and two on him. The
Major was badly stang and ii was fully
three minutes before he was able to
hobble to first
While Paskert was at bat Mann
took too big lead off first and Wally
Schang nipped him with a peachy
snap-peg to Mclnnis. The Major made
an awful kick but Billy KLEIN called
the play properly This 'boner
proved most costly, as following efforts
of the attacking Cubs showed,
Ncrkic Slams Err Out.
Pasket finally strolied. after Mays
had him in the hole with two strikes
and no balls. Hollocher pilfered third
on the fourth ball catching Schang
sound asleep
Then Merkle came across with a
slashns single down the third base
line. Hoilocher scoring. If Mann had
not been killed off he would have been
on second at the time and could have
cantered in with another tally.
The Cubs were still full OF tight,
however, and when Pick welted a
wicked drive to right--a low. singing