Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-12
BOSTON CL|NCHES
CHAMPIONSHIP OF
BASEBALL WORLD
Red Sox Win Sixth Contest
of Series by Score
of 2 to /.
MAYS PROVES lNvINClBLE.
BLASTING HOPES OF CUBS
Flack's Horrible Error in Third
Inning Ruined His Teams
Prospects.
TYLER ON MOUND FOR CHICAGO
Came Southpaw, Pitching High.
Grade Ball, Unable to Stem On
slaught OF Barrow's Men.
MAYS PROVES INVINClBLE,
BLASTING HOPES OF CUBS
TYLER ON MOUND FOR CHICAGO
BY W. $. FARNswoRTH.


Red so1 are the champions OF the
world
They captured the crown al Fenway
Park to-day. defeating the Cubs in the
sixth game OF the series. 10 /. OF
the six contests played. the American
League pennant winners captured
four, the National League REPRESENTA-
tivss being returned victors twice.
Dame Fortune.
Boston has never los, a worlds
contests, the first starting in 1909. and
the Red So1 have been returned VIC
tors in hve, while the Braves in 1915
won out in the annual classic.
Jimmy Collins piloted the Red Sox
10 their mrs, WIN In 1903: his team
psyed With htS the Pr Pirates ,ss eight
aEsin in ,lso4. but the Giants refused
TOOk EIGHT GAMES
TO DECIDE VICToRs ~ IoI.
In 1912 Jake Stahl pilotcd the Red
necessary before tho crown was hnaiiy
PLACED on the proper head
! honor of Boston in 1914 George Stall
inEs leading his men 10 four straight
over the Athletics. a team that was
Bill CarriEan was at ihc holm of the
Red Sox that toos four out OF five
from tho PhillteS in 1913.
The same leader directed tho same
team to four out OF five from the nodr-
ers in 1915. and Ed Barrow joined the
ranks OF mis- successful predecessors
day.
1t was Max Fiack the midget right
helder. who presented to-day,s game,
and With it the title; TO, TO 'hs Red Soy; Soy;
that Fred Snodgrass nuned on the
same grounds In 1912. thereby taking
IS championshin from tho Giants rich:
. Ia y -uI Il
X sewcd up.
pJACK's ERROR LOST
GAME FOR CHICAGO
F'1acks horrible error gave the Red
5ox both Of their runs But Ior 1T
her. / 10 O, and put themselves on
wen terms with the Red son
The mispiay TOOK place in the third
ox had two runners aboard the paths.
George Tyler, the game southpaw,
hing, had successfully gone through
NO spasms without being dcntcd for
ounters.
The best. way to lead up to and de-
cribe the error is TO give the details
the fatal frame. so here goes:
Mays, the first batter I" face Tyler
rev a pass. He WAS success fully sac
ifccd along by ilArrS Hoopcr. who
ropped tap in fron, Of the plate
nd was thrown oui ,y Tyler.
Shean had good cyc and waited out
l.
trunk Mays moved TO third and
hear TO second. Whtcman was un
nd Tyler. after getting two strikes on
lie pudEy leftfielder; iricd 10 "oaX him
to hitting AT two balls a triflc wide,
ut Whiteman refused to GS after
,em. Then Tyler curved iEt bali
'cr thr outside corner and Wnitcman
mt a line drive to right. Flack, who
as playing = fairly deep field, tore IN
st. got under the welt took the ball
ith both hands and dropped it Sc
~ IL
,ean had registered. McInns, fol-
wed with an inficd tap that Hol-
shae serkie. kHo'SSd sSa ~Rsn gs Wniteman v tried
make third he was nippcd when Fred
gged accurately to Deal.
JBs' LOOSE WORK
ON BASES PROVES COSTLY
Time and again the Cubs threatened
; fourth when Flack led off with a
,gle over second and moved up when
9llocher grounded to McInnis Mann
IS hit on the ankle with the count
Q. and two on him. The major was
diy stung and IT was fully three
nutes before he was able to hobble
While Paskert was at bat Mann took
big a lead off first. and Wally
to McInnis. The major made an
inl kick. but Billy Klein called the
Is properly. This homer proved
ist costly: as following efforts OF the
siacking Cubs show
Jaakert finally strolled. after Mays
him in the hole with two strike
no balls Hollocher pilfered third
the fourth ball. catching Schang
nd asleep.
hen Merkle came across with a
Sning single down the third bas Sc
HoIocher scoring. If Mann had
been killed off he would have been
second at the time and could have
cred IN with another tally.
1PER KILLS OFF AN
NCIPIENT BATTING RALLY
,e Cubs were still full OF hrhi
eyer. and when Pick weIted a wick
fEr,Ve TO right. low, singing liner
lSSuos thought IL sure hit. nut
iFlee1-rooted tIooner made corkins
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