The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-10
Boston Club Needs But One More Game to Clinch the Championship of World.
Isz7kg in Series

 Boston, Sept 10-Ruth. surnamed Babe, because he is nothing of the sort, hit triple yesterday afternoon. It was a good deal like the many oth- CT triples which the big fellow had driven out this season, but it will take | its place among the prodigious blows | of baseball history. It won world series game for the Boston Ameri- | cans With the score innocent of any thing but zeros with two Red Sox on the bases and more than 22,00O fans bowling themselves hoarse for . supersmash from the batting star of the home forces, Ruth obliged. He poled a long drive over F1acles head and two runs were counted. That drive provided the winning margin for the Red Sox over the Chicago Ma tionals in the fourth game of their series, with the score to 2. The victory gave Boston the advantage by three victories to one, and the Hub already is awarding unto itself all the honors that go to the winner of the worlds series.
 Members of the Chicago club are willing to admit that the stories of Ruths weakness against left handed pitching are grossly exaggerated. It was off George Tyler's left handed pitching that Ruth garnered his triple.
 Had Tyler been content to heed that oft repeated warning, safety first" his brow even now might be encircled with a double wreath of victory, in stead of being dark with the gloom of defeat.
 Had Fred Mitchell ordered Tyler to pass Ruth the series might very well have stood at two all, for Tyler was pitching masterly ball. But the Cub leader went by all the danger signals like drunken engineer, and Ruth made the Cubs pay the penalty. First Tyler offered Ruth three wide ones without getting a nibble. Then he southpawed over two strikes. The sixth offering was a perfectly aimed strike, but Ruth leaned on the ball with all the force in his big shoulders and away went the horsehide and the old ball game, too.
 Every one felt that the game was practically over after the Red Sox scored those runs in the fourth and the score stood to 0. When Mitch ell began using pinch hitters in tho eighth it seemed that his strategy would have no material effect on the result of the game, but to the crowds amazement the Cubs succeeded in tie ing the score in that round thanks to
 Il, r oP ter two men had been retired.
 And then having tied the score and having used Hendrix, who had been warming up for several innings, as d pinch hitter, Mitchell made his second
 blunder, and sent Douglas in to pitch.
 Douglas walked out to the mound with an expression on his face such as Louis XVI. must have worn when, peeping from the royal bedchamber where he was prisoner, he beheld his rebellious subject erecting a gull lotine in the front yard.
 The premonition of disaster mirror ed in his face speedily was fulfilled. Schang almost amputated the pitch CTS ankle with a single. and went to second on a passed ball. Hooper hit an aenemic grounder to Douglas, who bounced upon 1t, whirled about and threw the ball half way to the Chris tian Science church, Schang scoring easily and Hooper roasting on sec ond.
 If Tyler had passed Ruth in tho fourth the chances are that the Red Sox would have been unable to score, FOV- 4I,a1y I,i NPe I,5e SJo livery.
 It is not difficult to anaylze the men tai process by which Mitchell arrived at the conclusion that it was safe to throw a. perfect strike to Ruth at that critical time. Babe could do nothing with Vaughn in Chicago, and had failed to get hit his first time up against Tyler. Mitchell had a hunch that Ruth could not hit the portsider, so he strangled the still, small voice of caution and signalled Tyler to Ego to it."
 Just before he began pitching tc Ruth Tyler turned around and mo- t1oned Flack to go back, but the right fielder did not retreat more than z couple of yards. When Ruth came ur again later in the game Flaclk went
  with the landscape.
 And now comes the story of one o1 the finest bits of defensive playing yet recorded in world or any kinG of a serfes---a play contributed by Stuffy McInnis in the ninth and a play that undoubtedly shattered the Cubs excellent chance for at least tying tho score. It was in the ninth inning Merkle singled past Scott, zeideI walked and Barrow, scenting trouble shifted Ruth to left field and sen Bush in to pitch.
 Mays began warming up as a sec ondary line of defence. With Schant catching and McTnnis on first seemed as if the ghost of that wonde team of other days, the Athletics, hat arisen to aid the faltering Red Sox.
 Wortman was pinch hitting. 1T tried to bunt and McInnis was within three yards of home when the ball hi the ground. The Red Sox first base mans intention was evident, bu Wortman, instead of cracking the bal past the inplaying McInnis or buntin eUward third. laid down another to ward the first sack. McInnAs wa right on top of the ball tn a twinklin and he picked 1t up and shot it t third. The ball sped true and Thomas whrling about, nailed Merlzle a fui yard from the bag. It was beautifu play well thought out and faultlessl executed
 The day dawned dubio0sly after night of aEanch1ng rain. When mid afternon came the sun was smifin now and again through patches ( blue, but the threat of returnin