The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-12

fessional baseball for the duration of the war was sounded al FenWay park today, when the Boston American league pennant bearers won the first war-scarred baseball championship of the world by defeating the Chicago National league title holders in the sixth game of the series by score of two to one. This gives the Red Sox record of six victories for the over lordshIn of the baseball world in as many starts and as the Boston Ma tonals won the championship in 1914, il brings to this city seven world titles without one blot on the es- Utcheon
 Blonde Carl Mays. of the underhlnd delivery, was the winning pitcher while George Tyyler, one Of the Cubs stellar left handlers, and I'lack. Chi .cagos right fielder who has been playing such brilliant game must bear between them much of the bur den of tho defeat.
 The momentarily weakening of the Cubs in the third inning gave the Red .Soy their one big opportunity which they seized with characteristic kecu- ness. Tyler. after the inherent right oC southpaws, indulged in q hrief tit Of wildness. lie passed Mays, inc first man up, on four straight balls. Harry Hooper then poked an irritating slowly meandering roller towards Tyler, the ball being so cleyerly placed that the IF nj p ft in time to head off Mays. Hooper l however, was put out at first Dave Shean. one of the most patient walters i for free transportation to first in the series, was also passed. Two men
 were on and Gnly one was out when Amos Strunk came to bat and sent a very bad bounder to Pick at second base. Pick had his troubles handling
 the ball finally getting Strunk at frs
 Mays and Shean in the meantime tax
 ing third and second respectively.
 This brought up Whiteman, the dark horse, and the crowd sensed the break
 of the game coming Waiting for q
 ball to his liking Whiteman got one
 of Tyler's fast shoots on the end of his | u right field Black sprinted in fast
 thrustine out both hands at full reach The ball hit one side of the 9loyed 1 hand and bounded to the ground while
 Mays and Shean eoose-stepped over
 the plate, bearing between them the ' keystone for Boston's world series arch Of triumph.
 |, was tough for Tyler. great ] pitcher and hard for Flack. a sterling ' fielder, to stumble when they did Bat : it was just this difference in stead.-
 ness between the Red Sox and their opponent at critical points ali through
 the hectic season which returned the
 Boston men champions of their league and of the world
 Mclnniss. anxious to keep the bali rolling, got an infield hit, but Waite
 man, in gallant try for third base. was thrown out, Holocher to Merkle to Deal
 i In the next inning, the Cubs, wound
 cd and sore. went after victory, like Ia menagerie run wild The first man up was FlaCk. oyerflowing with rage al himself for his unfortunate mulf and he vented a heavy percentage os his spite on one of the balls that Mays kept curving about his knees Tne ball went for q clean base hit Hol- locher did his duty by tapping a slow roller to Mclnniss for a sacrifice, Flack having ample time 10 reach sec ond
 Mann got on. hit by q pitched ball, Flack taking second Schang. watch
 ing Mann take few haliiug steps at first. shot the ball down to Mclnniss, and the Cup was put out Mays then gave one of his two passes of tho game. Paskert strolling to first Flaek stole third Fred Merkle then smashel a sinele To left on which Flack scored. paskert stopped on second within easy scoring distance and it looked as if the game would surely be tied ID when Pick sent hard low line drive to short right field Harry Hooper rushed in at top speed, reached out a
 full length and the ball stuck fast. Chicaeos last chance had come and gone.
 In Boston s h2lf Of the tourth lt seemed as if they intended to make it massacre when they filled the bases. But the Cubs refused 10 go up in the
 air and the Red SoX were retired lwithout a run With Scott and Mays
 on third and first respectively, throueh mfield hits and Schaug on second through pass and the inability nf
 Deal to diagnose quickly Mays hunt
 and with only ono out, it looked like 2 | big bear feast Merkle, however, stepped into the breach by sharp
 handling of Hooper's grounder. fore
 ing Scott at the plate Deal then made
 a hard play off Shean's sizzling drive
 down the third base line. He man
 aged to stop the ball with one hand
 and recovered his balance to touch