Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-06

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the line, whiteman going to second.
Scott took ball. and a strike. foul
| ed into the stands on a second strike
and then flied to Flack. Thomas
grounder bounced high in the air
| but a fast play retired him. Merkle
| to Vaughn. No runs, one hit, no er.
| rors.
Second half-Ruth's control seem
ed not Of the best. His first two
pitches to Deal were high and wide
| The next two were called strikes and
Deal then grounded out. Ruth to Nc.
Innis. killifer was applauded when
he came to bat. He grounded out
Shean to McInnis. Vaughn also drew
a patter of applause from the rams
He fouled out to Agnew. No runs
| no hits, no errors.
THIRD INNING
First half-Agnew waited till the
call was three balls and two strikes
and then fouled out to killifer. Ruth
drove a hard liner to centre, Paskert
stumbled but recovered quickly and
captured the ball. Hooper caught a
curve on the end Of his bat and drove
it safely to left. Hooper went out
stealing. Killifer to Hollocher. No
runs one hit, no errors.
Second half-Flack singled to short
center, the hit dropping between
Shean and Strunk. Hollocher sacri-
feed Thomas to McInnis, the veteran
first baseman, making a good catch
Of a wide, throw. Flack went to sec
ond on the play. damn grounded out.
Shean to McInnis. Flack taking third ::
Paskert grounded out. Scott TO Nc
Innis. No runs, one hit, no errors.
FOURTH INNING
First half-Whiteman made his
second hit looping drive which just
cleared Hollocher's mitt Shean Went
! to second. Sheen scored on McIn-
: mis- hard single to left. Whiteman
! moving to second McInnis moving to
| second Scott hunted pop fly. which
] Deal caught on the run. Whiteman
! barely scrambling back to second in
safety. Thomas famed, swinging
, heavily at the third strike. One run,
two hits, no errors.
Second half-Merkle drove a high
fly to Hooper. Pick famed, offering
weakly at the third strike, which was
low and wide. Deal put up high fly
which Hooper had no trouble in cap
turing. No runs. no hits, no errors.
FIFTH INNING
First half--Vaughn lost control and
passed Shean. Strunk hunted a pop
fly to Vaughn: Agnew out. Deal to
Merkle. Ruth was again chcered
when he came to bat. Vaughn
worked carefully and famed the big
| Boston pitcher. The feat drew the
first cheering from the shivering
crowd. Hooper grounded out, Vaughn
| to Merkle. No runs, no hits, no err
rors.
Second half-killfers high fly
dropped into Whiteman's hands.
Vaughn fouled twice then swiped at
, curve and missed for the third
strike. Flack was hit on the head
but showed no i'll effects as he went
to first. Hollocher flied to Strunk.
| No runs, no hits. no errors.
SIXTH INNING
| First half-Shean ran his string mp
f, to the three and two count and then
! let the third strike go by. Strunll
drove sharp grounder at Vaughn.
| who threw him out to Merkie. Flucl,
| captured Whiteman's foul fly after a
/ short run. No runs, no hits, no err
| rors.
Second half-The crowd began to
root for a Chicago run as Mann came
to the plate. The left fielder re
| sponded with an easy fly to Hooper
| Paskert hit safely to center and tho
roofing started again. Merkle drove
| hit through the box and over sec
ond base, Faskert advancing to .ho
| middle station. Pick, with orders &c
! sacrifice, popped foul fly on his frs,
attempt. He then grounded out Nc
lnnis. unassisted, both runners NOV
ing up. Deal flied to Whiteman. NJ
runs, two hits, no errors.
SEVENTH INNING
First half-Mclnnis flied to Paslsert
IN snort centre. Hollocher made &
fine stop Of SCOTS sharp groundel
and threw him out at first Thoma.
famed on three pitched balls. NJ
runs. no hits, no erorrs
Last half-The band halted the
proceedings by playing the stat
Spangled Banner. killifer flied tc
Strunk. Vaughn hit far to SCOTS
right but the Boston shortstop skid
ded over and made one handed
pickup, throwing his man out at
first. Flack grounded out, Scott ia
| Mc1nnis. There was less than half n
dozen balls pitched in this inning.
No runs. no hits, no errors.
EIGHTH INNING.
First half-Agnew went out, Deal
F, to Merlile. For the third time the
| crowd rooted for hit from Ruth.
He famed on three pitched balls,
fouling the first and swinging heav-
| lily ut two sharp breaking curves
that followed. Hooper out, Pick to
| Mcrkle. No runs. no hits. no errors.
| Second half-HoIlocher grounded
down the FIRST base line and was out
TO McInnis unassisted- Mann flied to
| Whiteman. The crowd turned IT'S at
| tention to the formation of six war
planes which flew over the field
Pasket let the third strike 20 by and
| was called out. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
| NINTH INNING.
First half-Shean walked. Strunk
! sacrificed. Vaughn to Merkle. Shean
moving to second. Whiteman fam