The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-06
BOSTON WON FIRST GAME
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| | A |. the fourth cost him the game Shean, the first man up for Boston, walked
 when the giant Cub twirlcr attempted IStruuk, who followed, fliel 10 Vaughn lon an attempted sacrifice and White
 man delivered his second blow send ling Shcan to scond Paskeu's Que k Ireturn prevented the Red SOX second Ibaseman from taking third Mcmuis singled to left, scored Shean, while 1 IWhiteman moved up to second
 Scott popped to Deal and Whiteman scrambled back to the keystone sack just in time 10 beat the Cub third basemau's peg to second. Vaughn
 mixed them to Thomas who swm 3 heavily at three wide ones This end
 cd the inning for Boston. and the SCOT
 Ing also. Boston never threatened again.
 The premier brand of Buths pitcG-
 ing was the chief factor in the Cdb defeat, authough the superb supporj
 rendered by his team mates assisted
 in repulsing the Cub attack. Had the
 Nationals been able to bunch their ibows on the Boston pitcher the game
 would have been over in the first when l Mann singled after two were out and ,took third on Paskert's double to left field Merkle was passed filling the
 bases With the game depending on | h of lrfb s, How fast ball 10 Pick, at the saTe
 time waving h.s outfielders back to- ward the bleachers and the Cub sec
 ond baseman dropped ,high fly into i Whiteman's hands, closing the inning, ! Whiteman captured the ball after d hard run and earned laurels thereby.
 To have missed fl would have meant ! two runs for the Cubs Whiteman | stepped in between the Cubs and vie Itory again in the sixth With one out , Paskcrt singled to center taking tnlr',
 when Merblc bounced a groundcr over . Ruths head into center field Pick | grounded out To Mcnniss unassistcd and "Stuffy's' quick throw from first f held the man at third A moment
 later Whiteman again stepped into the
 fore and raced across the field alte, Deals long fly to deep left He cap ,tured it after a hard run and the game
 was saved. for the Cubs never threat cned again.
 After the sixth Ruth pitched air : tight ball and despite Manager Mil Ichells strategies, the Cubs never had
 a look in They went out in order
 save in the final inning. when, after one was out, Mitchell sent his reserves into the front line MerlSle had sent a long fly to Whiteman, when Mitchell sent OFarrel in to bat for Pick The 'Cu5 reserve catcher flied out to IThCmas. Deal caused a momentary revival of interest with single over third and McCabe was sent in to run
 for him. Killier put an end to the
 pastiming by sending a long fly to
 right which Hooper captured after q
 hard run.
 Mitchell Hopeful.
 "lt was the first test of strength and l the breaks were against us, said Fred | Mitchell, manager Of the Cubs tonight. I"However. credit is due Ruth for nla wonderful pitching, The Cubs have lferreted out the weak spots of the Red Sox and the score will tell differ ent story tomorrow. | haven't decided who l shall pitch, but it is likely to he Tyler
 I've got the jump on them today and the Red SOX are confident of re locating tomorrow, said Manager Bar TOW of the Boston club. Ruth pitched great ball and l certianly shall start him back at the Cubs when we play in Boston haven't made up my mind who I shall pitch tomorrow It Win either be Mays or Bush Baseball is a Ions way from dead, judging by the enthusiasm an1 size of today's crowd. We will have even bigger opening day crowd in Boston,
 Official Attendance.
 War made it's hand felt in the at tendance and receipts of the first game of the worlds series The at tendance today of 1927t was nearly l13o00 less than the crowd which damned Comiskey Park for the ini tial contest between the Giants and l..