Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-12
Professional Baseball Is End
ed for Duration of the War
When Cubs Take Defeat to
Tune of Two to One.
MAYS BESTS TYLER
IN PITCHING DUEL
Cubs Wavered in Third Inning
and Gave Red Sox Their Big
Opportunity Which Was
Quickly Seized for Victory

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Boston, Sept. 11.-Taps for profess
sional baseball for the duration of
the war was sounded at Fenway park
today when the Boston American
league club pennant bearers won the
first war-scarred baseball Champion
ship of the world by defeating the
Chicago National league title holders
in the sixth game of the series by
score of to L This gives the Red
SoX record of six victories for the
oyerlordship of the baseball world in
as many starts. and as the Boston
Nationals won the championship in
1914, it brings to this city sevea
worlds titles without one blot on the
escutcheon.
Blonde Carl Mays of the underhand
delivery, was the winning pitcher,
while George Tyler. one of the Cubs
stellar left handlers, and Flack, Chi
cago's right fielder, who has been
playing such q brilliant game, must
bear between them much of the bur
den of defeat
The momentary wavering of the
hard-clawing Cubs in the third in
ming gave the Red SoX their one big
opportunity which they seized with
characteristic keenness. Tyler. after
the inherent right of southpaws. in
dulged in a brief fit OF wildness, He
passed Mays, the first man up, on
four straight balls. Harry Hooper
then poked an irritating, slow roller
towards Tyler, the ball being so
cleverly placed that the Cub pitcher
{ yuld not get it to second in time to
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at first. However. Dave Shean. one
of the most patient walters for free
transportation to first in the series,
was also passed. Two men were on
land only one out when Amos Strunk
came to bat and sent . very bad
bounder to Pick at second base. Pick
had his troubles handling the ball,
finally getting Strunk at first.
Mays and Shean in the meantime
reached third and second respectively.
This brought up Whiteman. the dark
horse and one of the big stars of the
series, and the crowd sensed the break
of the game coming. Waiting for
ball to his liking. Whiteman got one
of Tyler's fast shoots on the end of
his bat, the ball going on a line to
short right field. Flack sprinted in
fast, thrusting out both hands at full
reach. The ball hit one side of the
gloved hand and bounded to the
ground. while Mays and Shean goose
stepped over the plate. bearing be
tween them the keystone for Boston's
world series arch of triumph.
1t was tough for Tyler and hard for
Flack to stumble when they did. But
1t was Just this difference in steadi-
ness between the Red Sox and their
opponents at critical periods all
through the hectic season which re-
turned the Boston men champions Of
their league and of the world.
McInnis, anxious to keep the ball
rolling, got an infield hit. but White
man in a gallant try for third base,
was thrown out. Hollocher to Merkle
to Deal.
In the next inning the Cubs. wound
ed and sore, went after victory like
menagerie run wild. The first man
IN was Flack, overflowing with rage
at himself for his unfortunate muff,
and he vented a heavy percentage OF
his spite on one of the balls that Mays
kent curving about his knees. the
hail went screaming over second for a
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