Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-07

dumped a swinging bunt down the
third base line and when Thomas
missed the ball the official scorers
called it a hit. Merkle went to
second. Deal popped to Shean. Kill
efer hit to right for two bases,
Merkle scoring and Pick going to
third. This was the first extra base
hit of the series. Tyler singled over
second, scoring Pick and Killefer
Tyler tried to reach second on the
throw to the plate but was out, Strunk
to Agnew to Scott. Flack hit to Nc
Innis and beat the first baseman to the
bag. McInnis made no attempt to
throw to Bush, who was running to
cover first. On Flack's attempt to
steal, Agnew threw high and wide but
the runner overslid the base, Shean
tagging him. Flack was credited
with stolen base, Agnew with an as
sist and Shean with an out. Three
runs. four hits, no errors.
Third Inning.
Boston-Bush walked. Hooper
forced him, Tyler to Hollocherl The
shortstop made a fine stop of wild
throw. Hooper took first on fielder's
choice. Shean forced Hooper, Hol-
locher to Pick, and reached first when
the second baseman's throw filtered
through Merkle. Strunk fouled to
Killefer. No runs, not hits, no errors,
Chicago-Hollocher grounded out,
Shean to McThnis. Mann hunted hard
to Mclnnis and was out at first. Pask-
ert popped to Shean. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
Fourth Inning.
Observation-Disclosures popped to Pick.
McInnis out, Hollocher to Merkle.
Pick made one-hand running stop of
SCOTS grounder and threw him out
at first. The play cut off what look
ed like sure hit. No runs, no hits.
no errors.
Chicago-Whiteman dropped Mer-
kle's fly close to the line and
the battsman reached second on the err
ror. Pick batted to Bush, whose quick
throw to Thomas got Merkle at third.
Pick took first on fielder's choice.
On the hit and run Deal flied to
Hooper, but Pick managed to beat
the throw back to first. Pick was
out stealing on the first pitch of Kill
lefer, Agnew to Scott. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
Fifth Inning.
Boston-Thomas went out, Deal to
Merkle. Agnew skied to Flack. Deal
missed Bush's grounder and the latter
reached first on the error. Flack ran
to deep right for Hooper's fly. No
runs, no hits. one error.
Chicago-Thomas threw out Kille-
fer at first. Tyler fouled to Agnew
near third base. Flack out. Bush to
Mclnnis. No runs, no hits, no errors
Sixth Inning.
Boston-Shean drove hit to cen.
ter, Paskert holding it to a single by
a one handed stop. Strunk forced
Shean, Pick to Hollocher, and reached
FIRST on felder's choice. Whitemar
hit into double play, Hollocher to
Pick to Merkle. No runs. one hit, nc
errors.
| Chicago-Hollocher tripled dowr
the first base line, the ball rolling to
the far corner of the field. The Bos.
| ton inheld came in on the grass. Mann
out, Scott to McInnis; Hollocher
holding third. Holloeher tried te
score on Pasket's grounder to shor,
but was out, Scott to Agnew, Pasker'
reaching first. On the hit and rur
Merkle singled to center, sending
Paskert to third. With Pick up
Merkle started a double steal. Ag
news throw to Scott turned him bacl
and he was out when the shortstor
threw to McInnis. No runs, twx
hits, no errors.
Seventh Inning.
Boston-McInnis hit TO Hollochel
| in deep short and Merkle grabbed :
wide throw and tagged McInnis or
the line. Scott flied TO Paskert