New-York tribune., 1918-09-12
700 Passes by Tyler and a Bad Mnf by Max F7ack
Send Mitchell Men Dozen to Defeat in Final Gam
Mays, the Underhanded,
Pitches Wonderful Ball
for the Winners
By w. ]. Macbeth

red-hosed cohorts of the Back Bay win
worlds championship from the Chi
cago Cubs this afternoon. We were
about to say that Barrow, like his
illustrious kin, led his men to victory.
That would have been stretching the
truth Good general that he is, Bar
row had only to look on. The Cubs
conducted their own retreat and their
own downfall.
Baseball's adieu to the public, until
after the war, resulted in a to l win
for the Boston American League club.
Not to triumph. No triumph
was conspicuous to the eye Proverblal
Boston luck, which had favored this
hard fought series, broke loose IN
large chunks here and there through
the mad scrap and saved the faithful
another visit to the windswcpt fens of
the City of Culture.
Boston, whose representative has
never yet dipped its colors in world
series engagement, came through to-
day with a whoop and a bang for one
of those customary nose finishes which
have characterized this particular
series.
Costly MuGf by Flack
Boston outlucked Chicago through
the series that has closed. 1t never
outlucked the Cubs more than in this
closing game. Lefty Tyler outpltched
the underhanded Mays from start to
finish. vet was forced to take the count
because the only hobble of his support
Just happened to follow the southpaW
loss of control A muf by Flack, one
of the very surest catchers or Ine
game. let two Boston runners score.
Those runners, both weak hitters, had
been fortunate enough to draw TWO
Of Tyler's four passes.
This closing game, though not so
we'll attended as the others, was one
of the hardest fought and most inter
ostingly contested Of the entire set.
The day was bright, but cold, and the
bleacher crowds were chased away py
the elements 1t WAS a day IN which
one could not onthuse to any degree, as
fur coats were comfortable. The spirit
# the play, therefore. lacked somewhn
in appreciation Perhaps the pail
bearers of the game were somewhat re-
scntful, tCC. over the monetary Dlcker-
ngs that dsgraccd the previous en-
counter For some reason the pastlme
went dead
We had another near strike in the
morning. Nobody concerned is speak
ing much about it. But the players,
after making good to Tuesdays crowd,
believed they were due for some CON
sjderation from the purse tight mag
mates. A delegation called upon the
interested club owners, who promised
20 press the National Commission TO
loosen up bit. Indeed, it is whispered
that Wecghman and Frazee guaranteed
the battlers a sound percentage of to-
days receipts. though both denied the
allegation. Whatever rumpus. ii rum
pus there were, was cleaned up long
before game time.
Carl Mays and his battling subway
ball had the Cubs pretty much up
tree all afternoon. Outside the fourth
inning, the Windy City visitors had
mighty few opportunities to score. But
in the fourth Mitchells boys should
have sewed up the game tight rs
drum, for here the National Leaguers
punched two of their three hits with
Mays's frenzcd streak of wildness and
got only enough out of it all to make
a decent representation.
Mann a "Goat'
Majcr Leslie Mann, one of the goats
of the series, was the offending victim
He allowed himself to be picked off
first base at time when Mays was up
in the air and when all that was neces-
sary was to allow the tunneller to dig
his own grave. More's the pity, Chi
cago was on the short end Of 2-to-0
score at the time. And the plav on
which Mann fell is as old and moth
eaten as Hank O'Day's official garb.
Flack. whose muff in the third inn
ing eliminated Chicago from the pct-
ure, as is usually the case. came first
to bat FOR the Cubs in the fourth inn
ing. With count of two and one he
landed on fast ball for clean single
to centre. Mitchell called for the hit
and run. Flack was away nicely with
the pitch, and Holocher pulled the
ball around to the extreme confines of
the right foul line. but Mclnnis got
over Just in time for a nice pickup
left Flack on second, with one out.
Mays, in thc hole to Mann, finally
ended by hitting Leslie on the ankle.
The big underhandcd pitcher was evil
IDENTIFY ratified, for Barrow chased Il
bevy of beavers to the bullpen. Pas
kert had n ball and strike when
Schang called for pitch out. He
nipped Mann Oft tlrst base with a snap
throw to McInnis. Why Mann straycd
so far from home under the circum
stances will ever remain a mystery.
He was half way to second when
SchaNg made the peg, though he got
back so quickly that he made the play
close. The nap doubtless cost the ball
game.
paskert eventually walked, which
would have filled the bases, with only
one out. had Mann not been killed off
On the ball which gave Dode his free
trip Flack stole third base. Merkle
pumped long single to left, which
Tailed Flack, and which would have
scored any sort of runner from the
midway. Picks line drive to Hooper
ended the inning.
Outside this inning Chicago's oppor-
tunities were somewhat limited. In the
first three innings the Cubs went out
in order Pick did single sharply to
left in the second. But two were gone,
and he was caught for the third out
on Mavs's quick throw to McInnis.
After the fourth inning the Cubs went
out in order. too, every round. But
there were horseshoes galore in evi-
dence for Mays.
Fiack Gets n Pass
The tail end of the batting order
didn't give rumble in the fifth. But
Flack opened the sixth by drawing his
base He was forced on a pretty hit
and-run play with Hollocher when the
latter happened to pull the ball right
around fairly at McInnis. Mays then