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have run up even a larger count.

Snappy defensive work by each team1
made the contest one Of the most in
teresting played in the series. Time
and again tine tight fielding OF the
Red Sox inner works shut of what
looked to be dead-sure rallies on the
part of the opposition.
But il was Vaughn who carried
away all the honors. He allowed but
1--WE hits. four OF which were singles,
the other a double, and no man
reached third. In fact, only two red
hosed athletes perched on second.
In the first inning Hooper. the lead
Of man, singled and was sacrihced
by Shean, but Vaughn famed Strunk
and Whiteman lifted a foul to Flack
in right. Strunk started the fourth
with a two-bag gger but never budged
an inch farther for Whiteman popped
to Merkle and McInnis hit into two
ply killing. In fact, Vaughn was so
get TO first.
Jones was maced for seven solid
blows, including two doubles, and
sandwiched ina half dozen passes.
Sam staggered safely through the
first two frames, but in the third the
Cubs broke through his defense.
After Scott had thrown out both
Vaughn and Flack. Hollocher paved
his own road to first on transporta-
ton. Agnew called fon a pitch-out
and pegged prettily tosMcInnis.
Hollocher would have been caught
BY ten feet If he had attempted 10
get back, but he sized up the situa-
ton in a Jiffy and tore for second.
Stuffy took the peg, wheeled for the
bag and. much y his disgust, found
Ill baH n.
bye to him. BY the time McInnis
realized he had been crossed by the
young Cub shortstop, the latter was
standing on the midway cushion.
Major Les Mann came up, took a
-" then stepped into a curve, caught
b, -Ffore il broke and sent the pill
Hhik;ng down the left field foul line
Tcr two bases, HoIIocher cashing.
Sds. ended Paskert's ambitions by a
ni-s stop and throw to Stuffy.
H. the eighth the Cubs iced the af-
far Flack. first up, drew a walking
tezet. Hollocher. in attempting the
ei1 army game OF sacrifice, dropped
a roller down the third base line.
u Eas one OF those puzzling little
taps that had Sailor Thomas up in
tEe air.
Finally he decided to take a
csaace on the pill rolling foul, but
said pill crossed the noble Tar and
when if fiickered out IT still was on
fair territory.
- This fortunate tap showed Flack
to the keystone and brought Major
Mann up. The major tried twice to
sacrifice, but on both occasions sent
the ball foul down the first base
line. Then Les popped to Shean.
LzN
. strikes on him when he broke right
out with a solid welt to the score
board in left that was good for a
reporting.
Merkle whiHed. although he did
take three healthy swings.
Pick slammed a steaming grasser
at Shean, who booted. although the
Official scorers called IL a hit. Pas
~KeIt .TIed to extend his journey too
far and vas nipped between third
and home after a long and merry
rinz-around-a-rosy Shean, Agnew,
Thomas and McInnis all taking a
hand in the killing.
At no stage OF the battling was
the Red Sox really dangerous. In the
final half OF the ninth frame the fans
hopes were aroused a trifle when
young Miller batted for Jones and
sent q long fly to left
But Major Mann ran up the en-
bapkTnent. slipped to a sitting position
and caught the ball. Hooper raised a
fol that Hollocher caught over
against the left field bulwarks. When
shean nosed out hit that Hollocher
would have smothered had not Deal
crossed In front of him. the fans still
hoped for action. but Strunk soon
brought them back to their normal
selves By striking out
In the very first stsnza the Cubs
threatened when Flack started on a
walk. went to second on a single to
center by Hollocher and was sscri-
feed to third by Mann. Paskert, how
ever, lined hard to whiteman, who
made a shoestring catch and had the
ball in Scott's hands for a double
play on Hollocher. who was tearing
for the plate. The kid. like every other
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