Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-16
FLACK THE GOAT
OF WORLD SERIES
Luck Broke With Boston Red
Sox, the Managers
Agree

There never was world cham
pionship series without it's goat"
and Max Flack has been officially
selected for that niche in the recent
fray. Last season it was Heine Zim-
norman who chased Eddie Collins
over the plate with the run that gave
the White Sex the worlds title.
F'lack, who played wonderful ball iii
the three gam es in Chicago, did The
opposite in Boston; and dropped a
fly ball that let the Red Sox get The
two runs that gave them the hon
ors.
Flack is not only blamed for losing
the sixth game, but he is also charg-
ed with bringing about the defeat IN
the first game in Boston, while Ty-
Ter pitched. In that contest he was
caught off first base in the opening
inning, after he led off with base
hit. and i'll the third round, with
only one out. he was nipped off the
middle station. Not satisfied with
that, he failed to play back tar
enough IN the fourth inning with
Babe Ruth at the plate, and let the
famous American League slugger get
q three-base hit that beat Tyler, TWO
men scoring on the rap. F1ack's cX-
hibition was nothing like 1t was in
Chicago, where he starred.
Luck broke for the American Lea
que champions throughout the ser
les, and they acknowledged 1T wnen
Manager Mitchell went into their
clubhouse anG congratulated them
They said they won because they out-
tucked his team, and that if his club
had received the same breaks the
glory would have gone to Chicago
There is no denying that. The only
breaks the Cubs received were on
Tuesday, and when they did enough
hitting wit hluck to win easily be-
hind Jim Vaughn, who pitched mag
nificent ball. ter.Ws
1t was unquestionably one of the
greatest worlds series ever played,
according to baseball men, who have
followed the sport for many years.
How evenly matched the clubs were
for the glory is shown by the figures.
The Cubs scored more runs than did
the visitors and also outhit them. II
one were TO take dope on which to
base his opinion the better club
didn't win the worlds championship.
The Cubs scored 10 runs in the six
games on 81 hits, while tho Red SoX
counted nine tallies on 80 hits. This
proves only that their batting was
timed in the tough games, and those
were the ones Vaughn lost through
his careless pitching to Whiteman
and McInnls in the first and second
contests he lost. 1t also shows that
the Red SoX twirlers pitched cum
ningly and effectively in the pinches,
for which they deserve praise.
The Cubs were sorely disappointed
in not tying the series and deplored
their breaks in the luck. Manager
Mitchell said it was the toughest SER
les he has ever seen in his eighteen
years of baheball. He declared he
never saw one club get the worst
breaks the way his team did and he
never before saw q list of games in
which trifiing mistakes cost ball
games. 1t certainly was no fault of
his that the Cubs lost. He did not
err once in the entire series in di-
recting the play of his men and If
they had performed as tightly and
perfectly as they were accustomed
to in a close series they would nave
romped home with the worlds chain
pionship.
"TIl never forget that series even
If | am in No Mans Land said
Catcher Kiliefer. "I never saw or
heard of one that was lost by so many
tough breaks. No doubt we should
be sportsmen enough to give the
winners credit, but I cannot say that
the better team won the series"