Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-12
RED SOX CHAMPS
4fCont;nued from Paoo One)

Just this difference in steadness between
the Red Sox and their opponents at crit
.cal periods all through the hectic sea-
son which returned the Boston men
champions Of their league and Of the
world McInnis. anxious to keep the ball
rolling, got an infeld hit. but White
man in a try for third base was thrown
out, Hollocher to Merkle to Deal.
In the next inning the Cubs, wounded
and sore went after victory like me-
nagerie run wild. The first man up was
Flack, overtlowing with rage for his un-
fortunate muff and he vented a heavy
percentage Of his spite on one OF the
balls that Mays kept curving about his
knees. The ball went scrambling over
second for a clean base hit. HollocheT
did his duty by tapping a slow roller
to McInnis for a sacrifice, Flack having
ample time to reach second. Mays. put
ting on an extra head OF steam. shot in
fast low one on the inside corner. but
the ball was too far inside and hit Mann
in the leg with a terrific thump. The
husky outfielder dropped as if shot and
rolled over in agony but after receiv-
ing a great deal of rubbing and leg pull
'rg he gathered himself up and limped
down to first base. Here Boston exhib-
tied some of its fancy sharpshooting
around the bases which has played an
important part in the series. Schang.
watching Mann take few hating steps
off first, shot the ball to McInnis and
the Cub was put out.
Mays then gave one of his Two
passes of the game, Paskert stroll
ing to first. Flack, taking advantage
of the occasion, made a clean steal
Of third. Fred Merkle then rose to
the occasion by smashing a single to
left on which Flack scored. Pas
kert stopped at second, within easy
! scoring distance. and it looked as if
the game would surely be tied up
| when Pick sent a harl ,ow line drive
| to short right field. 1t was the same
| kind of hit that F'lack had fumbled
off Whiteman. Harry Hooper, king
| of right tielders, rushel in at top
speed, reached out at full length and
| the ball stuck fast. Chicago's last
! chance had come and gone. In Bos-
! tons half of the fourth it seemed as
| il they intended to make it mas
I Sacre when they filled the bases. But
! the Cubs refused TO go UP in the air
and the SoX were retired without Il
! run. With Scott and Mays on third
and first respectively through infield
| hits, and Schang =, A second through
! a pass and the inability of Deal to
| diagnose quickly Mays bunt, and
with only one cut, it looked like d
| big bear feast. Merkle, however
/ stepped into the breach by sharp
| handling Of Hooper's grounder, fore
ing Scott at the plate. Deal then
4 made hard pla. off Shean's sizzling
drive along the third base line. He
/ managed TO stop the ball with one
! hand and finally recovered it off his
| balance in time to touch third and
| force out Mays. 1t was cool headed,
/ tight defense and brought big cheer
| from the crowd. In q game that was
| full of dazzling stops and throws, a
catch by Whiteman in the eighth
when Manager Mitchell was rushing
| in his artillery reserves, was easily
the feature Of the contest and prob
! ably of the series.
\ Barber, batting in place of Deal hit
one of those hard low line drives
which had already spelled disaster.
| This time the ball went to left field,
falling IA, idly. Whiteman, before
i the series hardly known to baseball
fame, rushed in, with the ball drop
| ping faster and faster, he grabbed
| the sphere below his ankles and took
clean somersault, the great mo-
! mentum rolling him up on his feet
! again. He staggered, but with great
citation slammed the ball to Scott.
and it went flying around the infield
as an expression Of the JOY of the
Sox in such a remarkable catch.
| 1t was the same kind of spectacular
play that Joe Jackson made in the
world series for the C.-icago Ameri-
cans last year. Whiteman waved
off the anxious inquiries of his mates
as to whether he had been hurt and
took up his position, but he was bad
ly shaken up and after O Farrell
row sent in Babe Ruth at left field
and the game was held up for two
minutes while the crowd gave
Whiteman the greatest ovation OF
the series. Scott next Clipped in
with his daily feature by a spectac-
ular catch of McCabe's foul fly
With Hendrix pitching spit balls in
Boston's half of the eighth the Red
SoX, unacustomed to right handed
twirling in this series, went out one
two, three. Chicago's last chance
| for glory came in the ninth, but
lIays never gave them an emporium
ity Keeping the ball continually
low against a team that VIGOROUSLY
thrives on fast high ones. he forced
Flack to foul to Thomts. Then III
keeping with a we'll staged drama
Hollocher gave Babe Ruth, the big
star in baseball for 1918, the oppof-
| aunity to play his part. He stepped
under the Cub Shortstop'S hlgh ny
and gathered it in with a graceful
bow that marked his exit. The
Climax was we'll done. Leshe Mann
slammed a hot one to Dave Shean OF
Arlington. Mass. Dave scooped II
up and with all the JOY OF a worln
champion, hurled the ball to John
! "Stuffy" McInnis or Gloucester
Mass. for the final cut. Thus the
only two Massachusetts boys on the
team made the final play that
brought the worlds series baseball
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