South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-07
Cubs score in second

runs.
Cubs score in Second.
All Of Chicago's runs were made
in the second, when Bush, on the
bridge for the Red SoX, could see
periscopes bobbing up all around
his craft.
Boston's run came IN a desperate
and spectacular rally in the ninth.
Strunk, the first man up for the vis-
itOrs. selecting a Big Bertha from
among the bats, slammed the ball
against the rightdeld fence. White
man, who drove i'm yesterdays win
ming tally for Boston. was cheered
as he came up. His wallop was the
mightiest Of the series thus far, the
ball smashing into the word buy"
i'm the War Savings sign in center.
Strunk trotted home and the Chi
/ cagOans who had counted the game
won, halted on their way 10 the
exits. Tyler, however, ste2died and
threw out McInnis al first. Scott
was allowed 70 walk and the gi-
gantic Dubuc came to bat for Thorn
as. He fouled off half a dozen good
ones. but in Inc END struck out or a
wide one. Schang, who was sub
stituted for Agnew in the eighth in
ming. popped 10 Hollocher and the
game was over.
MerkIc Starts II Going.
Merkle started the scoring for
! Chicago by waiting for four bad
ones. Pick hunted gently toward
third and Thomas ambled graceful
IIy forward and let it bound past
him. This placed Pick on first and
Merkle on second. while kind
hearted official scorers awarded
Pick q hit. Deal flied out. Killifer
was the next up. Earlier in the
game Tyler devoted much attention
10 getting something out OF the
catcher's eye. and the operation was
Ia complete success. Killifer got both
his good eve and the conyalescsnt
! eve on the ball and delivered u two
/ Dagger. the first extra base wsiloD Of
the series. Merkle scored and Pick
roasted on third. Surgeon Tyler
rose TO the occasion with q single,
scoring Pick and Killifer. but was
himself caught trying 70 reach sec'
ond on the play.
The cubs threatened again in the
sixth, but the cloud did not develop
rain. HoIlocher hit on the first base
line and his speed stretched it into
a triple. He never got further.
however. for Boston rallied heroic
ally. The infeId drew in and Mann
was out. Scott 20 NcInnis. Hollocher
hardly having u chance 10 move OFF
the third sack. He tried TO register
ON Paskert's Srounder. but SCOTS
sharp throw was ahead Of him. Pas
kert was safe and Merkle singled.
but q miss-fre double steal failed
ignobly and The clouds cleared from
the Boston sky.
Boston started the second inning
with tile aplomb and confidence o.
Z champions and Cor "a time seemed
to have an excellent chance 10 o.
but "a snappy relay from Pick cut
/ Off the impending tally az the plats.
Whitemau whose bat was efica-
cious Yesterday. was given a pass.
Killife- and Tyler co'lided over 3Ic-
Iuuis' bunt and both were safe. Il:
was on this occasion that surgeon
TYLER began work on ElIifer's c5e.
Both were advanced au additional
base ly SCOTS sacrifice and Thomas
came TO 1at. His best was q drive
to Pics who threw Vhitemau out
ar the plate Agnew closed the rally
with "a high foul 90 Flack.
Fighting Blood l. Up.
The lighting blood OF both teams
was up from the beginning TIM
pires were growled and snapped az.
the crowd grew partisan and way
down in the depths Of the Boston
boma-proof kuaue. Chicago coach.
and WaEuer ditto for Boston. got
into q fight. The crowd learned or j.,
when players and umpires made a
dive into the dueout and separated
Them.
FlacSs magnificent throw from
right saved the day for Chicago in
the eighth Schang. substituting fo-
Agntv. singled too hot for Eol-
.Iocher. Hooper singled into far
right Held. schanE passed second
st "a zen second salt. bur Flack.
Throwing on "A line with deadly &C