The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-12


 Totals .. 27, 3 5 27 IS c
 sBatted for Deal in eighth.
 s%Batted for Tyler in Eighth
 Score by innings:
 Chicago ....................... GOO 100 o0o-1 Boston .......,....,.....,.....' W@ VVV w
 summary: Stolen base Flack. Sacri- fee hits, Hooper Thomas Left on
 bases. Chicago 2, Boston 8. First base
 on errors, Boston ?. Base on balls. off
 Tyler 5, off Mays ?. Hits, off Tyler D
 in innings, off Hendrix none in in ming. Hit by pitcher, by Mays (Mannl. Struck out, by Tyler 1. by Mays l. Los ing pitcher, Tyler. Empires, Hildebrand at plate, Klem at first Owens at second and O'Day at third. Time of game, hour and 46 minutes.
 sizzling drive down the third base hne.
 He managed to stop the ball with one
 hand and recovered his balance in time
 to touch third and force Mays out. The
 play brought a big cheer from the crowd.
 In game that was full of dazzling
 stops and throws, catch by White
 man in the eighth, when Manager Mitchell was rushing in his artillery
 reserves was easily the feature of che
 contest and probably of the series
 WATERMAN IDOLIZED
 Barber, hitting in place of Deal. nit
 one of those hard, low, line drives
 which already had spelled Cub disas-
 ter This time the blow sent to left field falling rapidly. Whiteman, be-
 fore the series, was hardly known to
 baseball fans, rushed in with the ball
 dropping faster and faster, grabbed the sphere below his ankles and took a clean somersault the great momen-
 tum rolling him up on his feet again.
 He staggered dizzily, but with great elatlon slammed the ball to Scott and
 the ball went flying around the in field as an expression of the Joy or
 the Sox in such remarkable catch. It was the same kind of spectacular play that Joe Jackson made in the
 world series for the Chicago Ameri- cans last year. Whiteman waved OH
 the anxious inquiries of his mates as
 to whether he had been hurt and took up his position but he was obviously badly shaken up and after OFarrell had flied out to Scott, Manager Bar row sent in Babe Ruth at left field. The game was held up for two min- utes while the crowd gave Whiteman the greatest ovation of the series. Scott next clipped in with his daily fea- ture by a spectacular catch of Nc Cabe's foul fly.
 With Hendrix pitching spitballs in Boston's half of the eighth the Red Sox. unaccustomed to right handed twirling in this series, went out, one. two, three.
 Chicago's last chance for glory came in the ninth. Keeping the ball continu- ally low against a team that notoriously thrives on fast high ones, Mays forced Flack to foul to Thomas. Then, in keep | s,,<x t,;%l, xralI e,ta rnd cher gave Babe Ruth. the big star in baseball for 1918, an opportunity to play his part. Babe stopped under the Cub shortstop's high fly and gathered lit in with a graceful bow that marked his exit. The climax was well done. Mann slammed hot one to Dave Shean of Arlington. Mass, who scooped it up and with all the joy of a world cham pion hurled the ball to John "Stuffy" McInns of Gloucester, Mass. for the final put out. Thus the only two Mas sachusetts boys of the team made the final play that brought the world s baseball title to Boston,
 The crowd of slightly more than 15,- 900 which had shivered through the late September north wind roared its greetings while the band played the historic "Tessie," the battle song of seven triumpant Boston teams. The Red Sox scampered off the field with undisguised elation. They had played the game flor the games sake" and had won title in which there was more of honor than cash.
 FIRST INNING
 Chica go--Thomas took Flacks hopper and got his man easily at first. Mays underhand ball was kept closely around the batters' knees. Shean tossed out Holloeher Scott got Mann at first, No runs no hits; no errors. 1 Boston-Hollocher made nice play of Hoopers grounder and threw him out Shean was strke-out victim Hollocher made fine trial for Strunk's Texas leaguer, but it got away from him and the official scorer gave Strunk a hit. Tyler held Strunk closely pinned to first base Whiteman sent a Hong fly to Paskert. No runs. one hit. no errors.
 SECOND INNING Chicago-Shean threw out Paskert on his bounder near second. Merkle struck | out Pick singled into left field, hook | ing one of Mays underhand balls near the handle Pick was caught off first l by a quick throw. Mays to McInnis. No runs; one hit; no errors.
 Boston-Tyler tossed out McInnis Tyler also tossed out Scott. Thomas VI U os grounder and tossed to Pick too late but Thomas overslid the bag and was out No runs; no hits; no errors | THIRD INNING
 Chica go- Deal flied out to Whiteman Killifer was out. Scott to McInnis. Ty- ! Ter went out by the Scott to McInnis route. No runs; no hits; no errors. 1 Boston-Mays walked on four straight balls. Hooper sacrificed. Tyler to Mer- kle. Mays went to second. Shean walked strunk was thrown out at first by Pick, Mays going to third and Shean to second. Mays and .Shean scored when Flack dropped Wmteman's hot | liner. McInnis got an inheld hit and when Whitemau tried for third he was out, the play being Hollocher to Mer- kle to Deal Two runs: one hit; no CT.
 TOT.
 l Chicago-Flack singled over sec l ond. Hollocher went out to McInnis Flack going to second Mann was hit by pitched ball. the ball struck him on the leg and he fell I to the ground. He recovered and went to first base. Mann was caught off l first hase by a quick throw by Schang l Paskert walked and Flack stole third Flack scored on Merkle's single to left; Paskert stopped at second. Hooper l no errors.
 1 Boston-Scott got an infield hi, I which Deal was only able to knock 1 down, Thomas sacrificed Killifer to Pick. Schang walked. Tyler. pitched 1 nothing but wild ones to him. Mays beat out an infield hit toward third. He caught Deal flatfooted by bunting