The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-07
TYLER BIG FACTOR IN SECOND GAME|
 
Play by Play Story of Game Brings Out Strength of
 Cub Pitcher.

 most as slow in assembling as Thurs days. Half an hour before the game time the increased attendance was visible in only a few sections of the bleachers and stands.
 The game in detail follows:
 First Inning.---Red Sox---Tyler sent up two wide ones to Hooper. The next was also a ball. Tyler then put over one strike but on the fifth pitch sent Hooper tp first. On the hit and run Shean famed. He interfered with Killifers throw and Hilcabrand called Hooper out at second. This gave double play, Killifer tS Hol- locher. Strunk popped to Deal. No runs no hits, no errors.
 First Inning. -Cubs---FYack began for the Cubs with a line single to left. Hollocher forced F1ack, Bush to Scott, the batsman taking first on a fielder's choice. Strunk purposely dropped Hann's fly to short center and then forced Hollocher by throw ing the ball to Shean at second. Mann reached first on the play. Paskert signaled the hit and run but fouled. He then flied to Whiteman. No runs. one hit, no errors.
 Second Inning.---Red Sox---Tyler again had trouble finding the corners and walked Whiteman on four pitched balls. McInnis dropped a bunt be- tween Killifer and Tyler, and when the fielders collided beat Killifer's throw for a hit, Whiteman going to second. Scott sacrificed, Killifer to Pick, the latter covering first, Thomas hit to Pick and Whiteman was out at the plate, Pick to Killifer. McInnis ] went to third and Thomas to first on the fielder's choice. Agnew put up 8 tall foul which F'lack tcaught on the i line. No runs, one hit, no errors. 1 Second Inning. Cubs - Merkle ] walked Pick dumped swinging bunt down the third base line and when Thomas missed the ball the of ficial scorer called it hit. Merkle went to second. Deal popped to Shean. Kilhfer hit to right for two bases. Merkle scored and Pick went to third. This was the first extra base hit of the series. Tyler singled over second, scoring Pick and Killi- fer. He tried to reach second on the throw to the plate but was out, Strunk to Agnew to Scott. F1ack hit
 to McInnis and beat the first base man to the bag. McInnis made no attempt to throw to Bush. who was running to cover first. On F1ack' s attempt to, steal Agnew threw high and wide, but the runner overslid the bag and Shean tagged him. Flack was credited with a stolen base, Az new with an assist and Shean with
 an out. Three runs, four hits, nb er-
 TOTS.
 Third 1nning.---Red Sox---Bush
 walked. Hooper forced him, Tyler to
 Hollocher. The shortstop made a fine
 stop of a wild throw. Hooper took first on a fielders choice. Shean forced Hooper, Hollocher to Pick, and reached first when the second base
 mans throw filtered through Merkle
 Strung fou1ed to Killifer. No runs
 no hits, no errors.
 Third lining = Cubs - Ho1locher
 grounded out, Shean to McInnis. Manr
 bunted hard to McInnis and was ou
 at first. Paskert popped to Shean
 No runs, no hits, no errors.
 Fourth Inning - Red SoX White
 man popped to Pick. McInnis out
 Hollocher to Merkle. Pick made 2
 hand running stop of Scott'i
 grounder and threw him out at first
 The play cut off what looked like {
 sure hit. No runs, no hits, no CT TOTS.
 Fourth Inning - Cubs - White man dropped Merkles fly close to tht line and the batsman reached seconC on the error. Pick bunted to Bush whose quick throw to Thomas go | , felder's choice. On the hit and rul
 Deal flied to Hooper, but Pick man :. aged to beat the throw back to first Pick was out stealing, on the frs pitch to Killifer, Agnew to Scott. N
 runs, no hits, one error.
 7 Fifth Inning-Red Sox - Thoma 0 out, Deal to Merkle. Aknew skied t l Flack Deal missed Bushs grounde l and the latter reached first on Ih 7; error. Flack ran to deep right fo |. Hooper's fly. No runs, no hits. on l, error.
 = Fifth inning - Cubs - Thoma e threw out Killifer at first. Tyler foul
 ed to Agnew near third base. Flac e out, Bush. to McInnis. No runs, n e hits, no errors.
 n Sixth inning - Red Sox - Shea, t drove a hit to centre, Paskert hold y ing it to a single by a one-hande Il stop. Strunk forced Shean, Pick t }: Hollocher and reached first on q fielders choice. Whiteman hit int
 a double play, Hollocher to Pick t
 Merkle No runs, one hit, no error!
 Sixth inning - Cubs - Holloche
 tripled down the first base line, tn
 n fo nf h field. The Boston infield came in o the grass. Mann out, Scott to Mo - Innis, Hollocher holding third. HoI
 locher tried to score on Paskert
 grounder to short but was out, Scot ,ns n to Agnew, Paskert reaching first. o r' the hit and run, Merkle singled {
 cettre, sending Paskert to thirt - With Pick up, Merkle started doubl ,tl l steal. Agnew's throw to Scott turr I I ed him back and he was out when th lu shortstop threw to McInnis. No run ~ two hits, no error.
 IT Seventh Inning - Red Sox-M, 4e Innis hit to Hollocher to deep sho I'll and Merkle grabbed a wide thro
 and tagged Stuffy on the line. Sec ts flied to Paskert. Thomas flied 1 ;e Flack. No runs, no hits, no errors. iS Seventh Inning - Cubs The bar Us played 'The Star Spangled Banner is bringing the crowd to it's feet. Pic ns walked. Deal sacrificed to McInni Ill unassisted, Pick taking second. Xxi IL lifer walked. Tyler flied to Whit, ID man. Flack lofted to Strunk \ to runs, no hits, no errors
 as Eighth Inning - Red Sox-Schar a- batted for Agnew. He singled C
 Hollocher's glove. Bush flied - Paskert. Hooper singled to right al