The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-06
CUBS 3
S0x |
CUBS WIN SECOND
Chicago Evens Up Series by
Taking TOday's Game.
Only Fair Crowd Out Despite
Good Weather.

Hooper, IF. Flaek, RI.
Shean, 2b- Houocner, s..
S:runk, CT. Mann, IL y
Whiteman. II. Paskert, CT. :.
McInnis, lib. Merkle. 1b. -
Thomas, sb. Deal. sb.
Agnew, C. AHieieI, Z.
Bush, p. Iyier, p.
first base; owens at second; O'Day at
third.
Ro.ton ZOO 600 oof-1 i
Chicago ......-...- .oSO 900 oox-s
Chicago, Sept 6.-The Chicago Ma
tionals won the second game of the
world series here this afternoon, thus
making the games stand even. Bos-
ton won yesterday.
Despite return of good baseball
weather today, the crowd for the sec
ond game of the worlds series between
Boston's Red Sox and Chicago's Cubs
was almost as slow in assembling as
yesterdays. Half an hour before the
game time the Increased attendance
was visible in only a few sections OF
the bleachers and stands.
The Boston men, bubbling with good
nature as they went thru their prac-
tice stunts, jigging when the band
PLAYED ragtime, jostling their oppo-
nents aand otherwise showing their
confidence of being able to repeat yes
tcrday's victory.
their heads up and showed vicious
demonstration in their preliminary
batting and fielding.
First Inning.
BOSTON-Tyler sent up two wide ones
to Hooper. The next was also a bali-
Tyler then put over one strike but on the
and run Shean canned. He interfered with
Killefer's throw and Hiidebrand called
Hooper out at second. This gave gave ,nsd aoun.e
| to Deal. No runs, no hits, no errors.
CHICAGo-Flaek opeRed with ,,,li1 line
| single to left. Hellochef forced Flack.
Bush to Scott, the batsman taking nrst on
a fielders. choice. strunk p.rposely drop,
ped Mann's fly to short center and shean
fGrsea shean at second Mann reached first on
| the play. Paskert signalled hit and run
but f0uled. He then flied to Whiteman.
| No runs, one hit, no errors.
second Inning.
| BOSTON-Tyler again had trouble find
| ing the corners and walked Whiteman On
| four pitched balls. McInnis dropped a
the the fielders coIlided beat Killefer's throw
for a hit, Whiteman going to second. Scott
sacrificed, killefer to Pick, the latter cover
foul os ii strike i, ball 5. Thomas hit to PICK,
and Whiteman was out at the plate, Pick to
killefer. McInnis went to third and Thom-
| put up a tall foul which Flack caught on
| the line. No runs, one hit, no errors.
| CHICAGO-Merklew walked. Pick dumped
a swinging bunt down the third base line
| and when Thomas missed the BALI the Off
| cial scorer called it hit. Merkle went to
st Deal to eaR seor
Pick went to third. This was the first ex-
ira base hit Of the series. Tyler up. Strike
one; Tyler singled over second, scoring
Pick and Killefer. He tried to reach second
on the throw to the plate but was out
| Strunk to Agnew. Flack hit to McInnis
and beat the first basemean to the bag: Nc
| Innis made no attempt to throw to Bush
| who was running 20 cover first. On Flack's
attempt to steal, Agnew & threw high and and
shean tagged him Fact was eaedeS
| with a stolen base. Agnew with an assis,
and Shean with an out. Three runs, foul
| hits, no errors.
| Third Innings.
BOSTON-Bush walked, Hooper forced
him, Tyler to Hollocher.t The short stoI
made a fine stop of wild throw. Hooper
forced Hooper, HoiiJcher to Pick ant
reached first when the second baseman'i
throw filtered thru Merkle. strunk foulet
to klllefer. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Observation-Disclosures grounded out
Shean to McInnis. Mann bunted hard t.
Mcinnis and was out at first; Holloche
hunted hard to McInnis and was out a
first, Paskert popped to shean. No runs
no hits. no errors.
/ Fourth Inning.
| BOSTON-Whiteman popped to Pick
McInnis out, Hol1ocher to Merkle. Picl
made one-handed running stop of Scott
grounder and threw him out at first. Th
play cut off what looked like a sure hit
No runs, no hits, no errors.
CHICAGO-whiteman dropped MerkIe'
fly close to the line and the batsman reach
ed second on the error. Pick bunted t
Bush whose quick throw to Thomas go
Merkle at third. Pick took first on a field
choice. On the hit and run Deal flied +
throw back to first. Pick was out steaIin
second on the first pitch to Killefer Ag
new TO Scott No runs, no hits, one error
Fifth Inning.
BOSTON-Thomas out. Deal to MerkIf
Agnew skied to Flack. Deal missed Bush
grounder and the latter reached first on th
error. Flack ran to deep right for Hooper
CHICAGO-Thomas threw out KilIefer q
first Tyler fouled to Agnew near thir
base. F1ack out, Bush to McInnis n
Sixth Inning.
BOSTON-Sheanr drove a hit to cente,
!, Paskert holding it to a single by a on
handed stop Strunk forced Shean, Pic
to Holiocher, and reached first on a field
/ er's choice. Whiteman hit into a doubI
, play. Hollocher to Pick to Merkle. No rum
, one hit, no errors.
CHICAGO-Hoilocher tripIed down tn
I first base line, the ball rolling to the "a
corner of the field The Boston infieI
came in on the grass. Man out, Scott
McInnnis, Hollocher holding third Ho
focher tried to score on Paskert's grounds
to short but was out, Scott TO Agnev
paskert reaching first. On the hit and ruI
Merkie singled to center. sending Paskel
to third With Pick up, MeYkle started
{ double steal. Agnew's throw to Sco
( turned him back and be was ont when IA
s saortstop threw to McInnis. No runs, tw
| hits, no errora
Seventh Inning.
s BOSTON-McInnis hit to HolIocher 1
deep short and MerKie grabbed a wit
throw and tagged SfuffY on the line SEQ