Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-05
SMALL CROWD
SEES INITIAL
BATTLE TODAY
Effects Of War on National PastimC
Is Plainly Shown by Drop in
Attendance.
BOSTON HITS VAUGHN FREELY
Tight Clash Is Featured by Heavy
Stickwork Of Visitors Which
ChicagoaHs Try TO Equal

uer world series crowds was on
hand to see the Chicago Nationals
and Boston Americans open the
1918 baseball classic here today.
Half Ell hour before schedule time
for the call Of play ball." the
bleachers held scarcely 70 per cent
Of their capacity and the left hand
pavilion was only half filled. The
riEh-acl- pavilion had attracted less
than two hundred fans and the
gra1dstald patrons, always slow TO
assemble. were in evidence only in
scattered sections.
Weather conditions were far from
perfect, d chilly northeast wind
blowing directly into the stands.
The clouds. however. had scattered
and there was considerable sun
shine.
Given Horseshoe Of Roses.
While the managers and Umpires
were comforting Al immense horse
shoe Of roses was brought to the
home plate and presented to Fred
Mitchell manager Of the Chicago
team Charles Deal, third baseman
OF the locals. was given big bOu-
Quet of roses
FIRST INNING.
FIRST EIALt'-Hooper was cheer
! Ct as he walked to the plate.
4 Vaughu's first pitch was a strike.
Hooper bumped the second offering
down the first base line and was
out. NerkLe 10 Vaughn SAeau took
two strikes and then dropped
texas Lacquer in right. Struuk fore
81 Shean, Deal TO Pick. the Chicago
second baseman losing q chance for
q double play by mOme1taTy fun
BE Strunk tried to 90 down on
short PASSED ball and was out XII
li3er to H0UCcher- NO RUNS, ONE
HIT, 40 ERRORS.
SECOND HALF-Flac'z famed,
the third strike being called, when
Il shot over the outside corner,
shoulder high. HoIloCher grounded
Out. Slean to NcInniS Mann sent
& duplicate gr0under at Shean but
the ball popped over the second
beseuan's head for q single. Pas
krrt singled sharply 10 left and
Mann went to third. paskaTt taking
second on the throw to the far cor
ner Ee-kfe ran his string to three
and two and then walked. filing
the bases This brought Up Pick,
who made his world series debut
I'm a pinch. Ball one. Strike one.
Ball two Pick. on The third pitch.
flied To Wlireuau- no RUNS, TWO
HITS. No ERRORS
SECOND INNING.
FIRST HALF Whiteman sin
gle6 through Short. NcInuis sacri-
feed. Vaughn to Nerkle- Scott flied
TO F7ack. Thomas was ont Merkle
n Vaughn. 10 RUNS, ONE HIT,
No ERRORS
SECOND HALF Rufh's control
Fcemed not of the best. His first
Ev-o pitches to Deal were high and
" de The next two were called
gt-tlzez and Dean then grounded
out Ruth 10 TcInnis Eiuifar was
E-0IaUded when he came to bar. He
grounded out Shean to McInnis.
Vaughn also drew a patter of ap-
7'ause from the fans He f0uled
out to Agrew. NO RUNS. no HITS,
Nd ERRORS
THIRD INNING.
FIRST TfALF'-Agnew waited till
tn call was three balls and two
gt -iEes and then f1ulel out to Xii
Her Ruth was CneCrei when he
CEue up. lie drove q hard liner
% center. pasEcrt stumbled. but
recovered quickly and captured the
bCu. Hooper caught curve On
the end of his hat and drove it safe .
y 20 left Hooper went out steal .
ilg kIlirer TO HolIocher. 40 .
RIMS. ONE HIT. 40 ERRORS.
SECOND HALF F-aek singled .
& short center, the hit dropping
between 1lean and Strunk. HCl- .
lcclo- sacrificed, Thomas To Nc /
II mis-. the veteran first baseman .
making good catch Of q wide .
throw F-acE went 10 second on
tile play. MANN grounded out,
Ehean to NoIrniz. FlacE taking
third. paskart up Pashsrt ground .
Ct out. Scott 10 Icinn's 40 RUNS, 4
0l,E HIT. No ERRORS.
FOURTH INNING.
FIRST HALF Vaughn lost con (
troI ard passed Slean. StrunH
6ruteG "a pop fly 20 vaughn White
Eeu made nis second Lila. looping
eT.ve which cleared IIollocher's
Ezt. SLeau went 10 second. SEean
scored on Eclunis' single 10 left
NhiteHau moved ID second Scott
bunreI q pop Gy which Deal caught
On the run. Nh.tcmau barely
EcrarablarE back To second in safe
y. Thomas Tanned. swinging Eeav-
fly a. Oh eflfrI strike ONE RUN, l
Two HITS. so ERRORS. 4
SECOND HALF HerEle drove
high Ey 90 Hooper Pick famed.
weakly al the third strike,
sshtra was low and wide Deal pat
I'd bzel ny which Hooper had no
lyuule ia capturing no RUNS.
TO HITS, $50 ERRORS.
FIFTH INNING.
FIRST IALF-AgueW out Deal
% H-rkie. ruth was again oheered
men He came 10 bat Vaughn
= arled carefully and famed the
~ Boston pitcher. The feat drew
he first pot cheering from the
.hiveFiHg crowd Hooper grounded
-ut, Vaughn 10 MerkIe. 80 RUNS,
80 HITS. 10 ERRORS.
SECOND HALF ENEfer'a high
y dropped into WLiJemaH's hands. /
auglsH I0aied twice, then swung at
curve and missed for the third
.tFik6. RiheE was hit on tic head
al showed no i'll effects - he went