The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-10
RUTH'S BLUDGEON

RUTR'S BLUDGEON
Continued from First Pan1.
one decisive knock that spelled dis
faster Tor the Westerners
In the eighth the game Cubs made
Ia determined hid and evened the
count hut in the last half Of he frame
THE Res Sox forged right back 10 the
front lay scoring the winning tally
men came the ninth and tho play
~ MclnniS that saved the day for the
itape Codders- Merkle, FIRST up
~ldsh"d T. steamug grouuder IL the
right of Scott for single zeider
drew transportation. and with TWO on
and none down, the fans were pre-
pariue for the worst
Ruth fieiSted
I,Manager Barrow mottoned Ruth eut
of the box. Eullet Joe Bush being
rushed to the rescue Tarzan started
for the bench hut Barrow ordered him
ga left field. Whiteman being called
into The ducout Bush sneaked a fast
hail over TO Workman for a called
strike The next one WAS outside and
Hrie k Owens called il properly. Then
. Workman attempted 10 sacrifice but
he bail was trihe outside
What's the rnattcr with it," yelled
I Melnnis. no had torn in as Bush
wound an. ready to take hunt and
head OF Mcrkle at third SuTy wasn't
I've wards from tho plate when the
/ hail landed in Waliy Schang's nitt..
Mitchell ordered Workman to try
once more for q martyr lick but Nc
INNS broke the play to smithereena,
Thls time Workman dropped the ball
5 Iu front of the plate over on the first
base foul line side But St0Tv was
right there again lie picked The ball
up in a fash and his throw headed
I Morklc OF st third hy ten yards.
Breaks Cabs Spirit.
! That was the play that suhmIrincd
~ least tied the pastime for tho Cubs
True, she Westerners still had two
mon on the paths. first and second
being occupied but il broke their
spirit and the effort Of pinch puncher
Barber was a double play that officially
settled The game IN faypr Of the
American leaGuers
Twenty-Five thousand fans turned
Tout 10 see this. the first game of the
series In Boston After a twenty four
hour rain the skies cleared and il was
m IDEAL day. Among the most in
ttercsted spectators were sixty wounded
tseidiefs and sailors who have seea
service overseas They were me
eHcSts nf the Rcd Cross
Battle of portpaws.
The game started battle Of left
handlers, Ruth against Tyler Neither
Tasted out the nine innings in the box
While Ruth really was knocked from
the hiuock. Tylee retired in favor o
Ia pinch hitter iH the eighth Tylel
deserved TIA Win taa game During ths
seven innings he worked he allowed
but three hits and Ruth'S triple might
never have been This blow brought
back sad memories to the New York
fans who, in the famous lay oft game
with the Cubs in TAOS, saw Cy Sey-
u6ur disregard Mattv's instruction fe
play tack fer Zoe Tinker erhree times
Matty luotioned Seymour to-. pia
deeper hut ~ re- fused to move a step
Then came Thinkers HIT that sailec
.over Cy 8 head for triple hit tha'
cost NcGraw'e men the opportunity te
- participate n the worlds series
To day with Whiteman on seeont
and McInHiS on first and two down
I Ruth came up TYLER was wild Will
9 three fast breaking curves. H.
+. g-rooved the next one and n strife was
e called Tyler sized up the situation
? FIRST he planned TO pass the Tarzat
Y and take more chances on the weak
q hitting Scott. Then he changed hi
g mind He took look around at hi
I defense. Mann was playing all righ
% and SO was pasker'.
y hut Flack was III too close Tylel
8 waved him back Flack did not pay
g sattent iort to. The command. Once aTafr
/ Tyler motioned him, but Max was oh
stluatr- Then. Tylcs took Up the burden
iot retiring The miChty ~alloper III
n grooyed one II mover reached lh'
iplat", fer Babe reached out caugh
the bah on the end OF his bat and sen
v it on "A line to the right field fence,
Ruth smashed Boards.
Fiack mismdged the power hehiuC
4 the drive and tore in a step or two
Then be realized his mistake. turned
p land tore for the bu1warks. But ths
bali sailed over his head smashins
! against the boards bounded back II
Flacl< and two runs had dented this
, dish and yHa ne was resting on third ny
the time Max had returned The bali tt
, the diamond Although Ruth's con
troll was not the best. for he was ir
tha bola on raarlv ayery haitian III a