Evening journal., 1918-09-12
RED SOX TAKE
WORLDS TITLE
Wind Up Series by Scoring
Fourth Victory Over
Cubs, 2 to ]
NAYS TRIUMPHS
IN FINAL GAME.

BOSTON, Sept. i2-It is oyerl The
last signal has been given, the last
strike called, the last ball thrown in
professional combat until Uncle sam
slams the iron pin against the kaicer's
rib for the greatest putout in the his
tory Of the world. The Boston Amer
leans would up the worlds series AMI
league competition for the duration OF
the war IS we'll yesterday afternoon at
Fenvvay Park when they defeated the
Chicago Nationals by TO 1. As the
victory marked the Boston CLUB 5
fourth success, as against only TWO
for the Cubs, the series was declared
over and now the players are scurry-
ing to their homes.
The dsvs ahead are hidden in mist
No man can say how long this east
wind Of affllction will blow. II may
he that the grave Of the great Amer
lean game. which is so green VIII ne
almost forgotten, in the stress OF soliie
absymal change. Buu WheheNSl' III
days 10 come. the mind reVerts 10 DdSe-
ball and baseball heroes, II VIII Dc
remembered that the Boston hed ooN
are stlll the champions OF the Worid.
Chicago went down nghunS 10 inc
last. tooth and nail, but the lion heart-
ed defence Of the Red SoX never lal-
tered. Theirs is the final glory, ana
no man may take their crown until uie
springtlme Of peace comes TO a WorId
mai hss been born again and calls JOY
ouslv as OF old: "Play Ball.
sIays and Whiteman star.
TO C5rl Mays-Carl with the islr
hair and inverted delivery-fell the
honor OF pitching the Red SOX INTO the
baseball kingdom of the world. But IL
was George Whiteman, whose VICIOUS
drive. scoring two runs, in The hird,
hroke George Tyler's heart and whose
phenomenal diving catch in the eighth
hliehfed the budding rally and wrunS
a groan OF despair from Fred Mitchell ;
lips. ,,...
And upon Max Flack-poor unfortun-
ate Flack-is heaped the blame for the
loss Of the game. Flack came IN swift
iv ~ catch that vicious drive Of White
nanis. The ball struck ilis hands
fairly. hut 10 bounded out and away.
However II Mann, in the fourth inning
had not relapsed into semi-consciOus-I
ness and been caught or FIRST by
SchanR's quick throw, he would nave
moved 10 second when Paskert walked,
and two runs instead Of one would
have resulted from Merkle's single.
And II the cow had ever seen a cac-
ius p,ant before she would have been
satisfied to keep on chewing her old
end and would have been spared tns
humiliation Of having the farmers
family sit on her neck while the hired
man vanked the barbs out Of the roof
~ her mouth with claw hammer. Base-
ball Is BASEBALL
The batteries for the last big league
hall game famdon is likely to see until
me Allies finish up the job over Ihere
were Tyler and killifer for Chlcago and
NAYS and Schang for Boston. Umpire
Bildebrand went behind the plate,
Klem 10 first, owens to Second and
O'Dav 10 third, and the game was on.
pirst inning Cubs)-Ihomas TOOK /
Flack's hopper and got his man easily
al first. Mays underhand ball was
kept closely around the batter's knees.
Sbean tossed out HollOcher. Scott got
Mann at first.
FIRST inning tSox)-Hollocher made
nice play OF HOOper's grounder and
ont victim aft1- working Mays 10
co,,nt ~ three and two. Hollocher made |
fine try for Strunk's Texas Lacquer
but IL got away rom MIN ana nc ~
f,rial scorer gave him a hit lyler |
held Strunk closely pinned at llrst DSse'
Whiteman seat long tly 10 Pashsit.
Second inning (Cubs)-Shean tlIc
out Paskert on his bounder near SCI
ond. With the count three ana W.
Nterkle swung hard for the hrd st.lAe.
Pick singled into left hold hooAihs
one Of Mays underhand balls near liie
handle. Pick was caught on nrss d /
quick throw, Mays 10 Mclnnis.
Second ining (Soxl-ryler tossed
out Mclnnis. Tyler also tossed oul
Scott. Thomas walked. Hollocher toOh
Schang's grounder and tossed to Pick
too late. but Thomas Oyerslid the Dag
and was out.
Third inning tCubs)-Deal flied out
70 WhHeman. Kllllfer was out, scott
TO McInnis Tyler also went out Dy
the Scott to McInnis route. Mays un-
derhand ball was a puzzle 10 the CuDs'
Flack Spills Beans.
Third Innings (SoX)-Nlays walked on
four straight balls. Hooper sacrificed
TYLER to Merkle. Mays went TO second. |
Shean walked on five pitched balls /
Strunk was thrown out at flrst by Pick,
NIays going to third and Shean to sec |
Ond. Mays and Shean scored when |
Flack dropped Whiteman's hot liner.
McInnis got an infleld hit, and when
Wlhiteman tried for third he was
thrown out, Hollocher TO Merkle to
Deal.
Fourth Inning (Cubs)-Flack singled
over second. Hollocher went out TO |
NfcInnls unassisted, Flack going TO sec
ond. Mann was hit by a pitched ball
or the leg and he fell to the ground. |
lie arose and limped to first. Mann was
picked off first by a quick throw by
Schang. Paskert' walked and Flack
stole third. Flack scored on Merkles
single to left. Paskert stopped at sec
ond. Hooper got Picks line drive.
Fourth Inning tSox)-Scott got an !