El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-12
CURTAIN FALLS
ON BASEBALL
TILL WAR ENDS
Professional Baseball in the
United States Shifted
by Sex Victory.
RECEIPTS POOR
FOR BIG SERIES

boston, Mass, Sept 12.-When the
D Red Sex captured the worlds
title here yesterday by a p score
over the Chicago Nationals. fans saw
the last Of professional baseball in
United States until after the war.
Henceforth the national game viii be
an army affair with amateur offer
ings at home.
Red Sox victory gives them a rec
ord Of six victories for the overload
ship of the baseball world in as many
starts, and as the Boston Nationals
Won the championship in 1914. IL
brings TO this city seven worlds titles,
without one blot on the escutcheon-
Nays in Great Form
Blonde carl Mays OF the uncernane
delivery was the winning pitcher,
while George Tyler, one Of the Cubs.
stellar left handlers, and Flack Chi
cago's right fielder who has been
playing such a brilliant game, must
bear between them much Of the bur
den Of defeat
The mOmemtary YyaverinE Of the
hard claYVfnE Cubs 5u the third
inning gave the Red SOL their one
big opportunity which they seized
with characteristic keeness-
II was tough for Tyler and hard for
Flack TO stumble when they did But
It was just this difference in steadi-
ness between the BED Sox and their
opponents at critical periods all
through the hectic season which re-
turned the Boston men champions OF
their league and OF the world.
Whlfemun Hero.
The catch by Whiteman in the
eighth when manager Mitchell was
rushing in his artillery reserves. was
easily the feature Of the contest and
probably Of the series
Barber. batting for Deal. hit one Of
these hard. low line drives which nau
already spelled Cub disaster. THIS
time the bail went TO left field. 1all-
ing RAPIDLY. Whitemau. before the
series hardly known 70 baseball fame,
rushed in, grabbed the sphere below
his ankles and took a clean somer-
sault. the great momentum rolling
him up on his feet again He stag
gered cizzily but with great elal .S,,l
slammed the ball 10 scott ana tns
bah went flying around the in1ield as
an EXPRESSION Of the JOY Of the Red
Sox in such q remarkable catch
Il was the same kind Of spectacular
nlav that Joe Jackson made IN the
worlds series for the Chicago Amerl-
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 When Y arIell
had flied out TO Scott, manager Bar
row sent in Babe Ruth at LETT Held
The game was held Up for two min
utes while the crowd gave Mhiteman
the greatest ovation Of the series
Scott next Clipped in with his daily
feature by a spectacular catch or Nc
Cabe's foul fly.
With Hendrix pitching spit balls
in BoStou's half Of the eighth the
Red Sor. uuaccustomed 10 right
handed tvirIinE in this SERIES
went cut one. two. three
Attendance Poor.
The crowd Of slightly more tnan
5000 which had shivered through me
late October north wind roareq us
Greetings while the band played the
historic "Tessie." the battle song OF
seven triumphant Boston teams me
Red Sox scampered off the field with
undisgufsed elation. They had PLAYED
The game for the games sake ana
had won a title in which there was
more Of honor than cash
Total attendance and receipts OF the
world series game Wednesday follow.
Total attendance, 1888 Total re-
ceipts. s19.795-
National commissions share Sl9ls-5g-
Each clubs share. SS90I-75-