Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-06
Early Indications Point to
Increased Attendance
at Second Game.
CONFIDENT CUBS OUT
TO EVEN UP SERIES
Chieasoans Regard Red Sox Victory
Thursday az "Fluke''-Miteheli Again
to Send Left Handler TO Pan to Stop
American League champions-Tyler
and Bush Probable Box Opponsnts-
Ruth to Occupy Garden Position.

Chicago. Sept. 6.--With the Red Sox
one game In the lead as the result Of
their victory yesterday, the Boston
Americans and Chicago Nationals faced
each other again this afternoon in the
second game Of the last worlds series
to be- played during the war.
Tyler. for the Cubs. and Bush. for
the Sox. were picked by the fans to
start today's contest Neither manager
would make known his choice definitely.
Promise Of warm weather today
brought about slightly increased
early morning crowd, between fifty and
seventy-five applicants for bleacher
seats being on hand when the ticket
windows opened.
Consider Sox Victory Fluke.
Manager Mitchell. of the Cubs. and
the players themselves were confident
that the American league title holders
would not be able to repeat this after
noon the performance yesterday of
Babe Ruth. which was characterized
as "fluke." Ruth's bat had been
counted on as factor for the Sox but
his pitching ability had been discounted
by local supporters.
The batting order was as follows:
Boston-Hooper. right field: Shean,
second base: Strunk. center; White
man. left; McInnis, first base: Scott,
shorrstop; Thomas, third base; Agnew
catcher; Bush or Mays. pitcher.
Chicago-Flack, right field: Holloch-
er, shortstop; Mann. left field; Paskert
center deld: Merkle. first base: Pick,
no hoe
catcher; Tyler or HEndrix, pitcher.
Batteries as officially announced
are: Boston. Bush and Agnew; Chi
cago, Tyler and killifer.
First Inning.
BostQn-Tyler sent two wide ones
to Hooper. The next was also a ball
Tyler then put over one strike but on
the fifth pitch sent Hooper to first.
lShean famed. He interferred with
killifer's throw and Hooper was called
out at second. This gave double
play. .Strunk popped to Deal. No runs,
no hits. no errors.
Chicaso-Flack opened with a line
single to left. Hollocher forced Flack,
Bush to Scott, the ibatsman taking first
on f1elder's choice. Strunk purposely
then forced Hollocher by throwing the
ball to Shean at second. Mann
reached first on the play. Paskert flied
to Whitman. No runs. one hit, no
errors.
Second Inning.
Boston-Tyler again had. trouble find
ing the corners and walked Whitman
Mclnnis dropped a bunt between Kill
lifer and Tyler and when the f1eldcrs
collided beat Killifer's throw for hit
Whitman going to second. Scott sac.
rifced Killifer to Pick. the latter COW
ering frs. Thomas hit to Pick and
Whitman was out at the plate. Pick I,
Killifer. McInnis went to third ana
Thomas to first on the fielder's choice
Agnew put up tall foul which Flac
caught on the line. No runs. one hit
no errors.
Chicago-Merkle walked. Pick dump.
ed a swinging bunt down the third
base line and when Thomas missed the
ball the official scorers called it hit
Merkle went to second. Deal popped
to Shean. Killifer hit to right for tive
bases, Merkle scoring and Pick goinr
to third. This was the first extra base
hit Of the series. Tyler singled over
second scoring Pick and Killifer. Fl.
tried to reach second on the throw t.
the plate but was out. Strunk to Ag-
new to Scott Flack hit to McInnis an,
beat the first baseman to the bag. Nc
Innis made no attempt to throw tt
Bush. who was running to cover first
On Flack's attempt to steal .Agnew
threw high and wide but the runne,
overslid the bag, Shean tagging him
Flack was credited with stolen base
FAgnew with an assist and Shean witt
an out. Three runs, four hits, no err
rors.
Thir Inning.
Boston-Bush walked. Hooper forcet
hI1. Tyler to Hollocher. The short
stop made. a fine stop OF wild throw
Hooper took first on feldcr's choice
Shean forced Hooper, Hollocher to Pick
and reached arst when the second base
mans throw filtered thru Merkle
Strunk fouled IA K1llifer. No runs. nj
hits, no errors.
Observation-Disclosures grounded out
Shean to McInnis. Mann bunted hare
to McInnis and was out at frst. Pasket
popped to Shcan.. No runs. no hits. NJ
errors. 4
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