The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-11

Boston. Sept 1Q-Hippo Vaughn
hypnotized the Red sox in the NTH
game Of the worlds series and the
Cubs friunphcd 10 O,
/ All this happened after the game
had been held up one hour by threat
7'ened strike on the part OF The Attn
letics Not being satisfied with the
amount OF money they are 10 receive.
the players refused IL put on their
uniforms until their Share had been In
creased Hut the eratortcal hreaths of
Ban johnson and Garrulous Hermann
won them victory, and after fifty
pfnaue4 50 loose talking on the part
ef the two members If the .uati9nsl
commission, the PLAYERS representa-
tgves. Harry Hooper and Les Mann,
reported that fer the sake Of $4,000
fans On hand they would play
rnted against Vaughn was sam
Jones the unknown oQuaqntity OF the
Red Sax hurting stHT." but Samuel was
vems lucky 10 get away as easily as he
did Bus for several breaks" the
Westcrners would have run up even
a larger count.
/ Snappy Defense,
Snappy defensive work by each
team made the contest one Of the
most interesting played In the series
Time and again the tight fielding of
the Red Sox inner works shut OF what
looked To be dead sure rallies on the
part Of the opposition
! But ii was Vaughn who carried
away all the honors- He allowed but
five hits. four ~ which were singles.
the other double. and no man reach
ed third. In fact, only two red -hosed
nst I1t.a
In the first inning Hopper. the lead
on man. singled and was sacrificed
along by Sean. but Vaughn famed
Strunk and Whiteman lifted foul TO
iFlack in right Strunk started thee
fourth with a two Dagger, but never
ihudged an inch further, for Whi'enls Y
popped to Merkle and McInnis hit into
n two ply killing. In fact. Vaughn was
Ese good that hat sin locals managed 20
get to first
Jones Maccd Hard.
/ Jones was maced for seven solid
blows. including two doubles and sand
lwiched in a half dozen passes,
Sam staggered safely through the
first frames, but in the third the Cubs
broke through his defense. After
Scott had thrown out both Vaughn
land Flack Hollocher paved his own
iroad TO first on transportation. Agnew
lcalled for pitch out and pegged
lprettily to McIunis. Hollocher would
have been caught by ten feet If he at -
tempted to get back. but he sized UP
the situation in jiffy and tore for
second. StufTy took the peg. wheeled
for the bag, and. much TO his disgust,
found that Mr.. Hollocher had said
good-bye to him. BY the time McIn-
mis- realized he had been crossed by
the young Cub shortstop. the latter
was standing on the midway cushion.
/ Mann Doubles.
Ma Tor Les Mann came up. took a
ball. then stepped into a curve. caught
before it broke and sent the pill whiz-
sing dewn the feft field tine FOR two
bases, Hollocher cashing. Scott ended
Paskerts ambitions by a nice stop and
throw to Stuffy
! In the eighth the Cubs iced the af-
fair -Flack. hrst up. drew a walking
ticket. Hollocher. in attempting the
army game Of sacrificing. dropped a
roller down the third base line. II
was one OF those puzzling little taps
that had Sailor Thomas up in the air
Finally he decided to take chance on
the pill rolling foul, but said pill
crossed the noble tar and when 1t
!