Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-06
RED SOX WIN.
FIRST IN HOT
BATTLE FOR
= WORLD FLAG
Winning Run Scored on First
Base on Balls Allowed by
Vaughn, Followed by
Two Singles.

No Extra Bases.
The onc-handed spear by Scott o
Naughn's hot srounder provided thu
one spectacular feature of the contest
1t was a beau,itui play, but at thu
time the Cubs were not threatening
The whole nine innings failed to pro
duce a hh for extra bases. nor any
real test OF speed for the outbelders
George Whiteman, Boston utility
outhelder, starred in the outheld fol
Boston, and doubtless prevented The
Cubs from scoring. He was also the
only man of the invaders to make two
hits, one of which figured in Boston'S
winning run.
Pass Expensive.
Naughn's momentary weakness i'll
the fourth cost him the game. Shean
the first man up for Boston, walked
when the Cub twirler attempted TO
work the corners OH Umpire O'Day
Strunk. who followed. flied to
Vaughn on an attempted sacrifice,
and Whiteman delivered his second
blow. sending Shean to second, Pas
ker,'s quick return prevented the
Red Sox second baseman from taking
third. Mclnnis' single to left scored
Shean, while Whiteman moved up
to second Scott popped to Deal
and Whiteman scrambled back to
the keystone sack, just in time to beat
the Cub third baseman's peg to sec
ond, Vaughn mixed them to Thom-
as. who swung heavily at three wide
ones, This ended the inning for
Boston and the scoring, also. Bos-
ton never threatened again.
Ruth Invincible.
The premier brand of Ruth's pitch
ing was the chief factor in the Cub
defeat, although the superb sup
port rendered by his team mates as
sisted in repulsing the Cub attack.
Had the Nationals been able to
bunch their blows on the Boston
pitcher the game would have been
over in the first, when Mann singled
after two were out and took third
on Paskerts Texas Lacquer to left
field. Merkie was passed, fill
ing the bases. With the game
on his next offering,
Ruth served up low, fast ball to
Pick, at the same time waving his
outfielders back toward the bleachers,
and the Cub second baseman dropped
a high fly into Whiteman's hands,
closing the inning.
Whitman captured the ball after
hard run and earned laurels there
by. To have missed it would have
meant two runs for the locals.
Whiteman Shines Again.
Whiteman captured the ball after
Cubs and victory again in the sixth.
With one out Paskert singled to CEN
ter, taking third when Merkle
bounced a grounder over Ruth's head
aud into center fell. Dick grounded
out to McInnis, and Stuffy's quick
throw from first held the Cub center
fielder at third. A moment lat
er Whteman again stepped into the
fore and raced across the field after
Deals long fly to deep left. He
captured it after a hard run and the
game was saved, for the Cubs never
threatened again.
After the sixth, Ruth pitched air
tight bali and despite Manager Nit
chell's strategies the Cubs never
had look in. They went out in or
der save in the final inning when,
after one was out, Mitchell sent his
reserves into the front line. Merkle
had sent long fly to White
man, when Mitchell sent O'Farrell
in to bat for Pick. The Cub reserve
catcher flied out to Thomas. Deal
caused momentary revival of inter-
est with single over third and Nc
Cabe was sent in to run for him.
Killefer put an end to the game by
sending long fly to right. which
Hooper captured after hard run.
First Inning.
Boston-Hooper was cheered as lie
walked to the plate. Vaughn's first
pitch was strike. Hooper bumped
the second offering down the first
base line and was out, Merkle to
Vaughn. Shean took two strikes and
then dropped a Texas Lacquer in
right. Strunk forced Shean, Deal to
Pick. the Chicago second baseman
losing chance for a double play by
momentary tumble. Strunk tried to
so down on short passed ball and
was thrown out. killefer to Hollocher.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
hA seI
strike being called when it shot over
the outside corner, shoulder high.
Hollocher grounded out, Shean to
McInnis. Mann sent a duplicate
grounder at Shean, but the ball hop
ped over the second baseman's head
for a single. Paskert singled sharply
to left and Mann went to third, Pask-
ert taking second on the throw to the
far corner. Merkle ran his string to
three and two and then walked, fill
ing the bases. This brought up Pick,
who made his world series debut in
a world series pinch. Pick, on the
third pitch. flied to Whiteman. No
runs, two hits, no errors.
Second Inning.
bostof-Wnitem opened with a
single to center. 1t was fast ground
err between Hollocher and Pick. Nc
Innis sacrificed, Vaughn to Merkle,
placing nice bunt close to the line,
Whiteman going to second. Scott
took a ball and strike. fouled into
the stands for the second strike and
then flied to Flack. Thomas ground
err bounced high in the air, but fast
play retired him, Merkle to Vaughn.
No runs, one hit. no errors.
Chicago-Ruth's control seemed
not of the best. His first two pitches
to Deal were high and wide. The
next two were called strikes and
Deal then grounded out, Ruth to
McInnis. Killefer was applauded
when he came to bat. He grounded
out. Shean to McInnis. Vaughn also