Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-07
ME:RkLE STARTS II ny
WAITING FOR FOUR BALLS

Mcrhlc started II by waiting Tor
four bad ones Pick hunted gently to-
ward third, and Thomas ambied grace
fun. forward and let ths ball bound
ps' pas Serkle n; on n,S seccnd. e Wnile kinde
hearted official scorers awarded Pick
nit. Deal f;sd out. kiil!ies, Tue neA. ,N
hrst extra base wal!op OF the series
Alerk!e scored and Pick reached third.
single. scoring pick and kiliter but
was himself caught trying 10 reacn
second on the play,
rain. Hollocher hit down the, nrst-
mo nHs a III. Triple. ItD lie nsses 90, far,hsr.
Tor Boston rallied heroically. The in
held drew IN and Mann WAS Out. Scott
Chance AiS 10 move of third. = lie lie s Tied
10 register on raskerts .rounGe-. bu:
I'axkert was safe and Merkle singled
but a misrire double steal failed iEno-
bly, and the CLOUDS CLEARED from the
Boston started the second inning
with the apionb and eonndsnce OF
have an excellent chance TO score: but
a snappy relay from Pick cut off the
impending tally Al the pia,e; White
,erday. was awarded pass kiiiiter
and Tyler coilded over Mclnnis's bunI.
Sanced an % an add!,ional base by Scouts
sacrihce, and Thomas came TO bat
his best was drive TO r'cN' wno
AEuew closed the rally with hlsh
toui to Flack.
FIGHTING BLOOD or BoTH
TEAMS Up FROM START
The nghtins blood OF both. teams
was up from the beginning, Empires
were growled and snapped at; the
s5owd sdsS dsS,ar u the Ana
proof knabe, Chicago coach. and Was-
ner, ditto for Boston, got Into Asht
and umpires dived into the dugout
and separated them.
Fl:ck's magnificent throw from riEnt
saveu she day for Chtcago IN tne
eighth. Schans. batting Tor Asnew,
singled too hot for HoIIocher Hoop
er singled into far right Sshans pass.
Flack. throwing. on u line. with deadly
accuracy caush, him several feet feet
heartening out for Boston.
Despite warm and pleasant weather
than yesterday. leaving many vacant S
seats. In the whole assemblaSe there
we're probably less than 100 women.
In normal times they came In crowds
to notable contests on thr diamond.
FIRST INNING.
Eoston-Tylcr sent Up two wide ones
70 HOOPER. The next was also a paIi'
Tyler then put over one strike. out
the nth pitcn sent Hooper TO first. On
the hit and run: Shean famed. ne
Hildebrand called iIooler out at sec
ond This gave II double play. Killifer
TO Hollocher. Strunh popped TO Deal.
No runs. no hits. no errors.
Chicag go-FIack opened with 4 line
single TO left. Hollocher forced Fllck.
bush to Scott. the batsman taking first
en- a fielder's choice. Strunl< purposely
dropped Nann'S fly to short center.
a nd then forced liollocher by throwing
the bail TO Shean. Mann reached first
on the play. Paskert signaled the hit
and run. but toued. He then flied TO
Nyhiteman No runs. one hit, no errors
SECOND INNING.
| Eoston-Tyler again had trouble find
ing the corners and walked Whteman
on four pitched balls. McInnis dropped
u bunt between kilifer and Tyler. and
when the fieldcrs coilided beat Killifer's
throw for HIT Whitelnan going to
second. Scott sacrificed. Killiser to
! rick. the latter covering first. Thomas
out at the plate, Pick TO Killifer. Nc
Innis went to third and Thomas TO first
on the delder's choice. Agnew put up
tall foul, which Flack caught on the
I line. No runs, one hit. no errors.
Clhica o Merkle walked Pick
dumped swinging bunt down the
third base line. and when Thomas
missed the ball the official scorers
called it Il hit. Merkie went to Sec
ond: Deal popped to Shean. Killifer
hit to right for two bases Merk lie
scored and Pick went to third This
was the first extra base hit OF the
series. Tyler singled over second scor-
ing Pick and t.llifer He tried to
peach second on the throw to the plate.
Z - (Continued on Four.h Pays1