Show i. e r r i Gr t row G Gathers Gathers' F For or Big Series Game I 0 Estimated Enter C Comiskey Park to See Big Contest By HC H. H C. C Hamilton United Press Staff Correspondent PARK PARR Chicago C COMISKEY lISKEY Sept 7 The The greatest crowd cro of the 1918 worlds world's series so far was vas on hand nand today to see the Cubs and Red Sox battle battle il in iii the I third game For the first time since the series series series' started there was a lineup i of consIderablE length in front of or the ticket windows I It was nearly neary two blocks long tong at 2 o'clock At that time the left field pavilion was waR full the right field pavilion was half full and the lower tier of ot the grandstand was well well spotted The bl bleachers were well jammed long tong be be- be fore The upper tier of th the gran grandstand grandstand grand grand- st stand nd so RO far faT neglected neg by y the crowd was getting its share of the attendance attendance attendance attend attend- ance today ESTIMATE EST Last years year's high h mark marl in Comiskey par park was a crowd of or While the most sanguine predictions did not nott I place today's figures I ures so hl high h it was freely forecasted that would be bo I present The weather was Ideal for tor baseball warm and without a breeze The t sky was cloudy and there was a hint hini I of showers sl but the weather r man de denied denied denied de- de nied the possibility of moisture The Cubs were on the t field early I and took a lone hitting practice I They were served by byl right handers handels EXPECTED RIGHT HANDERS The Red Bed So Sox appeared a few tew mip- mip utes utes- later tater and went through a batting batting batting bat bat- ting practice Th They y also were served by rl right ht handers I Chicago o fang fan expected d I IMitchell Mitchell would start Hendrix but indications indications' were Phi Douglass DouglaAs wo would get the call Asi Aside e from bEh bag T a very lucky pitcher Hendrix has shown nothing during the season to entitle him to consideration over Douglass The tatter latter on on- the other r hand hand- nd has been consistently good His bad spots spot have come In hi single e innings and at l I times have been disastrous There was vas a slight chance That Speed Martin Martin Mar Mar- I Iwas tin Un a a. youngster might get a chance against the Sox but it was hardly I believed Fred Mitchell would start start him preferring to save him for tor relief I duty i I With the clubs club standing on an even 1 basis each having annexed nn one of ot the tames games It was a practical certainty certainty certainty I that Ed Barrow would send Carl Mays Mays' to to- the mound Ho also I had Sam Jo Tones es ready for duty hut i he is rather Inexperienced for tor such lIch hM heavy labor Jabor Mays Maya s 's has ha had his mo mo- moments moment moments ments ment under un fire CROWD CHEERS CUBS The Cubs CubR were greeted with a gr fira great e at atchler t cheer ot of recognition of their clory Continued on on page e 3 DIG BIG CROWD WATCHES WATCHES' THIRD GAME OF BIG SERIES Continued from page Page i 1 f. f yesterday when they took the tle field The was band band was ory oty the job as usual but at one one time its efforts were suddenly suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly halted when h n a foul toul ball plunged into the base hornA horn A crowd of sailors went through the audience soliciting funds for the soldiers' soldiers tobacco fund THE LINEUP LINEuP The lineup subject to change B Boston Boston- ston Chicago Chicago- Hooper rf nf f Flack rt rf Shean Hollocher sa as Strunk cf ct Mann If Whiteman 4 cf c c. c J Merkle McInnis lb Pick Scott ss sa v. v Deal ft Thomas C Killefer c. c Mays Maya p p. p Vaughn p I Umpires and and f Owens American league O Y ODy Day and Klem KIem National league lealue FIRST NG Boston Hooper Boston Hooper singled over third It was a a. Texas Je leaguer guer Just out of Hollocher's Hol- Hol locher's reach Shean flied filed to Mann It was a high fly Strunk lined to Hollocher who doubled Hooper off aff first to Merkle No runs one hit Mt no errors I The crowd roared as Hollocher pulled the double play It was an easy chance chance- for Strunk Strunk- smashed the ball directly a athe at atthe at atthe I the Cub Cut shortstop Chicago Flack Chicago Flack walked Hollocher sacrificed sacrificed sac sac- chang to Flack going to did second considerable g Mann e filed to while Hooper O PF Flack a Mays Maya was wason wason on second secand He made several motions to throw to second fanned No runs no hits no errors A sprinkle of rain fell while was at bat but the cloud that cropped it Val was swiftly passing by SECOND INNING Boston Boston Whiteman Whiteman singled to left The rain ram beg began n to come down hard chasing the th crowd from the boxes McInnIs was out bunting hunting the third strike He bunted I a pop fly fl down the first base bas line fanned as Whiteman stole second It was tho the first stolen base of the series serles Scott safe on Hollocher Hollocher's a error Thomas Thoma flied to Flack nack No runs one hit one oneO error O Chicago erkle 1 Merkle flied filed to Hooper It Jt was wall a hard drive which Hooper took easily Pick popped hopped to Shean Rhean Deal out but Thomas to McInnis No runs no hits no errors McInnis pulled down Thomas Thomas' throw with one hand and tagged Deal as he hp went by THIRD INNING Boston Boston Mays Mays out Hollocher to Merkle Hooper out Merkle Merk to Vaughn Shean out Vaughn tl to Merkle No runs no io hits no errors j Chicago KIllefer jo-KIllefer Killefer out aut Shean to McInnis Me Me- Innis Innia Vaughn out oat Shean to MInni Flack out to McInnis unassisted No Io runs no hits no errors Flack made a nice a-nice nice drive down the first base line but hut was right Jn front frant of af it and he was an easy victim FOURTH INNING Boston Strunk Boston Strunk fanned ned Whiteman w wits was s shit hit by a pitched ball The ball all strucK him in the ribs He went to first holding holding holding hold hold- ing his side McInnIs singled to left Whiteman going to second The pair had had tried a a. hit and run on every ball pitched S hang singled to center Whiteman scoring cor- cor I ing trig and McInnis going to third It was wasa a clean grounder directly over second base Whiteman scored easily Scott was safe on an infield hit McInnIs scoring and going to second It was a a. squeeze play Th The bunt bounded high in front of Vaughn Thomas Thomaa singled to right and was out at the plate Flack to Killefer Sc Scott tt went to third third and Thomas to second on the throw Mays Stays lined to Two Yo runs four hits no errors Vaughn was getting a good goad drubbing I Everybody was hitting the ball hard Mays Maya smash under ordinary circumstances circum I stances would have been a hit but but ert was playing close in Ch Chicago Hollocher Hollocher flied to Hooper who wIlo did not have to move to get the ballMann ball ban Mann doubled to right It was a fast grounder down the first base line Une r and id was the first hit for the Cubs filed to Whiteman Merkle Merkie out Scott to 1 Me Innis No runs one hit no errors FIFTH INNING Boston Hooper Boston Hooper wall walked d. d Shean Shean lined to Vaughn who doubled Hooper off first to Merkle Mericle Strunk was called out on strikes No runs no no hits no errors This was the fifth time V Vaughn fanned Strunk in the series Chicago Pick ChIcago Pick doubled past short Deal flied to Whiteman Picks Pick's hit wa was very very flukey It was a ground ball that went through Scotts Scott's s legs Killefer Jl singled d off orf Scotts Scott's shins scoring I Pick lck The ball bait bounded into left field l Killefer was held at first Vaughn fanned t lack Black up three balls one strike Killefer out stealing mealing to Scott One run two hits hils no errors i throw to get Killefer was low but the Ute Cub catcher was too slow to take advantage of it i SIXTH SIXTH INNING INNING Boston Boston WhIteman Whiteman lined to Merkle The crack of the bat and the tha ball hitting the glove were practically simultaneous sounds McInnis popped to Deal He caught the ball at the pitchers pitcher's box bax fanned No runs no hits no no- errors Vaughn had regained his effectiveness and was was' pitching with much confidence lIe He got with a fast one on the side never budged It was the second secand time he had struck had struck out Chicago Flack Chicago fouled to o who made a a great catch of a low spinning foul back of af the plate Hollocher out Scott to McInnis Scott made a fast Mann singled play on a slow hopper to right It was his second hit of af the tM day singled to center centers Mann going to second An aeroplane wen went t taver over aver the stands Just clearing it by twenty feet before eore hit Merkle Merkie fanned No runs runs' two bills hils no errors The crowd was rooting wildly for a arun arun arun run when Merkle was up but Mays Stays worked him nicely Ho lie dl didn't nt get a goodone goodone goodone good- good one to swing at SEVENTH INNING Boston Scott Boston Scott fouled to Flack Thomas out Merkle to Vaughn They made a anIce anice anice nice play of a p. slow grounder down the first base line Slays out Vaughn to Merkle No runs no hl hits s no errors rr rs Chicago Pick Chicago Pick out Scott to Deal beat heat out an Infield d hit to third I Thomas knocked the ball bail down Killefer out Mays Maya to McInnis Deal going to second sec see ond Vaughn flied to Whiteman No runs one ane hit no errors EIGHTH INNING Boston Hooper Boston Hooper fanned Shean popped lapped to Merkle flied filed ll d to Flack No runs rims no hits no errors Chicago Flack Chicago Flack flied to Strunk trunk Hollocher Hollocher Hol lIal- locher fanned Mann out Scott to Mc Mc- Innis No runs juns no no hits no errors Scott made a. a a one hand one hand stab and ara got Manns Mann's smash NINTH INNING Boat Boston Whiteman n out Deal to Merkle McInnis out Hollocher to Merkle singled to right Scott up safe at second when Hollocher dropped Killefer's Killefer Kille Kille- fer fers fer's s throw The of official scorer gays gave a stolen stalen base Scott fanned No runs one hit no errors Chicago out Scott to Mc Me McInnis Innis Merkle Merkie- out Nays Mays to l Pick singled to second base Barber batting hatting for Deal up Pick stole second Barber up Pick took third on an a short passed ball but was out at the plate Thomas to when he tried to score score after the ball balt was dropped No runs one hit no nC 09 errors SCORE BY Bf iNNING INNINGS R R. H H. E B. Boston 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 0 Chicago 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 i 1 7 j 0 |