South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-10
CHICAGO LOSES
CAME MONDAY
BY 81 SCORE
Ruth'S Batting as Well as
Pitching is Big Feature in
Defeating the Cubs
Third Time.

BOsTON. sept 10-The Boston
Americans got the big edge in the
world series by beating the Chi
cago Nationals in mad scramble
for the fourth game Monday by
sco~e OF 20 y. This gives the Red
SOx a lead OF three 90 one in the
series, and 10 is niece sdry now for
them 90 win only one more game
to make them the wartime base
ball champions Of the world
Both teams departed from letter
perfect baseball for the first timc
since their meeting. and the explo-
sions which resulted kept the fans
i'm a furOre OF old-t!me big series
excitement.
Babe Ruth Boston's big south
paw and slugger extraordinary led
the first bombing party which APP
parently wrecked the cub machine,
for good and all but was holsted
by his own petard In the eighth and
ninth innings.
shcan Stccls.
The game was broken wide open
by Boston in the fourth Tyler got
himself into a hole by passing
Shean. the first man up. Suunk
smashed the ball hard TO center.
but Paskert raced under q for
neat catch. Shean, taking advan-
tage Of Tyler's slow wind-up. dashed
foT second and made it standing up,
while Knlifer let the ball get
through him for a short passed
ball.
r.. - ~1..~ -+..F TO- l.l,oav,
nevertheless, and the crowd rooted
for a run. With Whiteman up. Ty-
Ter wObbIed again and issued an
other pass The stands were fair
- rocking when stufy McInnis
strobe 10 the plate. but the best
the Gloucester boy could do was
10 force Shean at third. Then along
came Ruth.
Two On Bases.
Two runs were on the bases Red
sox rootcrs feared Tyler would not
take a chance with that big black
hat. for the first three pitches were
wide Of the plate.
The next one curved over for a
strike. Owens called the next one
strike two. while the burly Babe
scratched around the box in dis
gust. Then he dug himself in at
the plate and with the count three
and two. waited 10 see If Tyler
dared 10 send one over Tyler
dared.
Ruth Gets Three BaSgcr-
Ruth swung into the ball savage
Is and the cleaning sphere scared
in a steadily upward sweeping climb
for the center field II was a hard
drive TO Judge and FIack ran in for
a step and then started back IN a
Wild chase. Before the ball slammed
into the outfeld barrier Whiteman
and McInnis had scampered home
and Ruth was heading for third
like a big tank run wild. He beat
the throw in easily and enjoyed a
quiet grin on third while the Ma
tionaI league leaders tried 20 re-
adjust themselves 20 the same
chaotic conditions Ruth's shock
stick had created in the American
LEAGUE all season. Every one root
ed for Scott 20 bring the big fellow
home. but the shortstop lifted "a
nigh one 10 Paskert
DcmOraIized Cubs.
ally conducted ''mOpping up party
had the Cubs demoralized. In the
seventh Manager Mitchell, detect
ing signs OF wlldness in the husky
southpaw. began rushing in his re-
serves. With Paskert out Of the
way. Scott TO McInnis. Ruth walked
Ierkle. hen with Zeider up in
place Of Pick. Ruth los. all laison
with the plate. putting two men on
bases. O'Farreu was injected into
the game here and the first ball
Ruth cent within range of the plate
was smashed over second. 1t looked
ike another clean up. this time for
chicago. but scott gliding with un-
cauny speed I'm back OF the bag.
scooped UP the bali with his gIoved
hand. tossing TO Shean Tor a force
out OF Zeider. while the Arlington
hoy. making one Of his ughtniue
pivots got O'Farrel at FIRST for a
double play retiring the side and
saving Ruth's bacon Tor the time
being
Ruth Fools Outfcld
Ruth showed his ability 90 cross
up the opposition iu Bostcu- half
of the seventh. when he came q. nat
after McInnis had reached first or
a clean single to Left TYLER gave
the signal for strategic retreat hy
al outfelders and then shot one
over the plate Ruth was hraced
for one al his terrific swings. bu-
with great aplomn he switched and
dumped q dirky little auur toward
third The rrar- ua.-Tr. ~-oOF rr.