South Bend news-times., 1918-09-12

low drive 20 short right field III was
the same kind OF q hit that Flack
had fumbled OF Whiteman Harry
reached out al full length and the
bali stuck fast Chicagos last
chance had come and gone
SoX I'LL Bases i'm Fourth.
Iu PSstcu's half OF the fourth g.
seemed as II they intended 90 make
1t massacre when the SLED the
bases But the Cubs refused 90 go
Up in the air and the Red Sox were
retired without "a run with scott
ard Mays on third and first ne
-pectively. through iuheId hits. anal
SChaEg on second through "a pass
and the inability of Deal to dag
nose quickly Mays bunt and with
only one out 10 looked like big
bear feast. Alerkle. however. step
ped into the breach by sharp
handling Of Hooper's grounder
forcing scott at the plate Deal then
made hard play off Shean
s.zzline drive down the third base
line. He managed TO stop the bal.
with one hand and recovered his
balance i'm time 10 touch third and
force out Mays The play brought
"a big cheer from the crowd
Whlteman's Catch Featured
In a game that was full of
dazzling stops and throws. a catch
by Whitenan in the eighth. when
Mgr. Mitchell was rushing in his
artillery reserves. was easily the
feature Of the contest, and probably
Of the series.
Barber batting in place OF Deal.
hit one of those hard low line
drives which had already spelled
Cub disaster This time the ball
went 10 left field falling rapidly.
Whiteman. before the series hardly
known 10 baseball fame, rushed in
with the ball dropping faster and
faster, grabbed the sphere below his
ankles and took a complete some
sault the great momentum rolling
him up on his feet again He stag
gered dizzily. but with great elation
slammed the ball to Scott and the
ball went flying around the inheld
as an expression OF the JOY Of the
sOx in such a remarkable catch.
It was the same kind of spec
tacular play that Joe Jackson made
In the world series for the Chicago
Americans last year.
Given Ovation BY Crowd.
Whiteman waved of the anxious
inquiries of his mates as 70 whether
he had been hurt and took up his
position, but he had obviously been
badly shaken up, and after O'Far-
reIl had flied out 10 Scott Mgr.
Barrows sent in Babe Ruth at left
field. The game was held up two
minutes while the crowd gave
Whiteman the greatest ovation Of
the series. Scott next Clipped in
with his daily feature by a spec
tacular catch OF McCabe's foul fly.
With Hendrix pitching spit balls
in Boston's half Of the eighth. the
Red Sox. unaccustomed TO right
handed twirling in this series. went
out. one, two. three
Shean Throws Final Ball.
ChicagO's last chance for glory
came in the ninth. Keeping the
ball continually lew against a team
that notoriously thrives on fast,
high ones. Mays forced Flack TO
foul out 70 Thomas. Then. in keep
ing with "a we'll staged drama. Hol-
locher gave Babe Ruth. the big star
in baseball in 1919, an opportunity
10 play his part Babe stepped
under the Cub shortstop's high fly
and gathered it in with a graceful
bow that marked his exit. The
climax was well done Mann slam
med hot one 70 Dave Shean. who
sCooped IL up. and with all the JOY
of a worlds champion hurled the
ball 10 McInnis for the final putout.
Thus the only two Massachusetts
boys on the team made the fina!
play that brought the worlds title
10 Boston.
The crowd of slightly more than
$4,000 which had shivered through
the late October north wind. roared
its greetings, whils the band played
the historic 'Tessie." the battle
song OF six triumphant Boston
teams The Red Sox scampered off
the field with undisguised eIation.
They had played the game for the
games sake" and had won title in
which there was more honor than
cash"
The official box score.