Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-10

Boston, sept. S,-inoieauohs TO
night that the batteries for the fifth
worlds series game tomorrow woult
be Jones and Agnew for the Boston
Red Sox and either Vaughn or Hen
dirk and Killefer for. the Chicago
Cubs.
Manager Barrow Of the local team
was sure he would send in Jones and
was likewise confident OF winning the
series tomorrow.
NJ Boston, Sept. o. The Boston
| Americans got the big edge in the
worlds series by beating the Chicago
Nationals in mad scramble for the
fourth game today, by score OF J
TO 2. This gives the Red Sox lead
oil three TO one in the series and II
is necessary now for them TO win
only one more game to make them
the wartime base ball champions OF
the world.
Both teams departed from letter
since their meeting and the explosions
which resulted, kept the fans in a
furore of old time big series excite
ment.
Babe Ruth, Boston's big southpaw
and slugger extraordinary, led the
first bombing party which apparently,
wrecked the Cub machine for good
and all, but was hoisted BY his own
petard in the eighth and ninth inning
Boston Steps Out.
The game was broken wide open
by Boston in the fourth, Tyler got
himself into hole by passing Shean,
the first man up. Strunk smashed
the ball hard to center, but Paskert
raced under it for neat out. Shean,
taking advantage of Tyler's leisurely
windup, dashed for second and made
1t standing up, while killefer let the
ball get through him for a short
passed ball.
1t was a clean steal for Shean,
nevertheless, and the crowd rooted
for run. With Whiteman up, Tyler
wobled again and issued another pass.
The stands were fairly rocking when
Stuffy McInnis strobe to the plate,
but the best the Gloucester boy could
do was to force Shean at third. Then
along came Ruth.
Two runs were on the 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
neHer for strike. Owens called the
next one strike two, while the burly
Babe scratched around the boxsin
disgust. Then he dug himself in at
the plate and with the count three
and two waited to see if Tyler dared
to send one over. Tyler dared and
Ruth swung into the ball savagely
and the cleaning sphere scared in a
steadily upward sweeping climb tor
the right center field.
II was a hard drive to judge and
Tlack ran in for step and then start
ed back in a wild chase. Before the
ball slammed into the outheld. barrier
Whiteman and McInnis had scamper-
ed home and Ruth was heading tor
third like a big tank run valid He
beat the throw in easily and enjoyed a
o,iiet grin on third while the National
league leaders tried to readjust them
selves to the same chaotic conditions
Ruth's shock bat had created in the
American league all season. Every
one rooted for Scott to bring the big
fellow home, but the shortstop lifted
a high one to Paskert.
For three innings Ruth's personally
conducted mopping up party had the
Cubs demoraiized. But in the seventh,
Manager Mitchell, detecting signs OF
wildness in the husky southpaw began
rushing in his reserves. With Paskert
out of the. way Scott to Mclnnis,
Ruth walked Merkle.
Then with Zeider up in place of
Pick. Ruth lost all liaison with the
plate. putting two men on bases.
O'Farrel was injected into the game
here and the FIRST ball Ruth sent with
in range of the plate was smashed
over second. 1t looked like another
cleanup, this time for Chicago, but
Scott, gliding with uncanily speed in
back of the bag, scooped up the ball
with his gloved hand, tossing to
Shean for force out to Zeider, while
the Arlington boy making one of his
lightning pivots, got O'Farrel at first
for double play, retiring the side
andssaving Ruth's bacon for the time
being.
Ruth Tries Another.
Ruth showed his ability TO cross up
the opposition in Boston's half of the
seventh when he came to bat after
McInnis had reached first on a clean
ssingle to left. Tyler gave the signal
for strategic retreat by all outheld-
ers and then shot one over the plate.
Ruth was braced for one of his terrific
swings, but with great aplomb he
switched and dumped dinkey little
hunt toward third. The play nearly
stood the infield on their respective
heads. but Zeider, untangling himself
first, threw out Ruth at first. Stuff
taking second on. a very neat sacrifice
The inning passed out, however
without further fireworks, which
were reserved for the eighth frame.
Ruth fairly reeking widness, after
the way of great southpaws once they
began to lose the sense of location
walked Killefer, the first man up. As
he tried to steady himself he grooved
one over for Hendrix, who batted fol-
Tyler, and the pinch-hitting pitcher
cracked an ominous single into deer
left. Kilfefer took second. Babe
then unloosened a wild pitch. putting
Killefer on third, Hendrix on second
and none out McInnis walked Il
the box and talked very plain Anglo.
Saxon into Ruth's ear and what The
irate first baseman forgot to say Dave
Shean was on hand to supply Babe
was sweating, but game He put