THE LAST ONE FOR 86 YEARS
 1918 WORLD SERIES, GAME #2
The Sox can't get it by Lefty Tyler

September 6, 1918 ... George "Lefty" Tyler was an ace in the second game of the World Series at Comiskey Park. He vanquished the Red Sox 3 to 1. His ability to pitch, as well as to hit the ball, contributed to the downfall of the American League champions. It was another fine battle between Tyler and Joe Bush, but Bush folded in the second inning, when the Cubs banged out his pitches and pushed over all their runs. It was not the right day for Bush and the crowd, that was somewhat larger than yesterday's, was enthusiastic in the Cubs' victory.

Early in the game the Cubs bench got on Heinie Wagner and tried to take them for a ride. Wagner, the third base coach for the Red Sox, was on them yesterday and the Cubs were just getting back at. However, some crack that floated from the Cubs dugout jarred Heinie so much that he directed his anger at the opposing players. Cubs players returned what was thrown at them and a melee ensued. Hack Miller, Carl Mays, Sam Agnew, and George Whiteman spread out in battle formation across the infield, and headed toward the Chicago dugout. The fuss was cleared up, but there was much bad blood for the rest of the afternoon.

In the first inning Dave Shean stepped in front of Bill Killefer and swung at the ball that the catcher was setting himself to throw to second, as Harry Hooper was trying to steal. Umpire Hildebrand called Hooper out because of the interference. This incident put the Cubs very much on edge., The Red Sox were unsteady and Amos Strunk and George Whiteman seemed very nervous. Strunk dropped a fly it to him, and he was fortunate enough to retrieve it in time to make a force play at second base, while Whiteman muffed another one that gave Fred Merkle two bases.

Scoring opportunities were plentiful for the Red Sox as they had men on in every inning except the fourth and seventh. While Tyler was inclined to indulge in wildness early in the game. He was just wild enough to be good. Up to the sixth inning. The best the Sox could get off him was one single, and that was a bunt by Stuffy McInnis. In the eighth and final frames. The Sox did better, but lacked the punch to push the base runners around when the big opportunity offered itself.

In the second inning. The Sox flopped when they had a glorious chance to step around and act smart. They had men on second and third with only one out, yet they were turned back run less. With one run on and nobody out in the third inning, it looked promising again for the Red Sox. But Tyler put the handcuffs on them right then and there and the festivities finished Everett Scott and Whitey stranded on base.

In the third inning Charlie Hollocher came to the rescue of Tyler, making a sensational play that avoided serious trouble. Joe Bush had strolled and Tyler, after fielding a bunt from Harry Hooper on the third base side, unleashed a throw that looked as if it would sail into right field, but Hollocher shot up in the air and plucked it, coming down just in time to make the force play on Bush

Charlie Pick made a great stop off Everett Scott in the fourth inning, that cheated Scotty out of a base hit and Dode Paskert in center field, made a one-handed stop off Dave Shean in the six, holding him to a single.

A great throw by Max Flack in right field during the eighth inning, got Wally Schang at third, as he was trying to make the base following Harry Hooper's base hit to right. The bad base running killed the possibility of the Red Sox rally in that inning. Flax throw was a beauty and Charley Deal, the thirdbaseman, put the tag on Schang plenty of time to spare.

Amos Strunk wrapped a triple to the right-field corner to open the ninth inning and George Whiteman, followed with another which rolled to the fence in deep center and would have undoubtedly been a home run for a faster runner.

Even though he lost, Joe Bush did some fine pitching except in the second inning when he gave up three runs. He had the Cubs dropping back on their feet and had them off balance, and they were intimidated because he deliberately dusted them off the plate. They obtained four of their seven hits in the second inning and Bush started that frame badly when he passed Fred Merkle. Then the Cubs got busy. Merkle galloped to second when Pick slipped one through Fred Thomas. Killefer slap the first ball he saw over first for a double, scoring Merkle with Pick holding up at third base. Then Tyler helped himself and crashed a single to center, scoring the two base runners, but he was nailed going to second base and trying to stretch his hit. Stuffy McInnis made a great one-handed stop of Max Flack's smash at him, but Bush forgot to cover first, and in the sprint Flack won it only to perish trying to steal second base.

Bush worked out of the hole in the sixth inning when Hollocher opened with a triple. He stayed on the base until Paskert drove one at Everett Scott, who threw a strike to catcher Sam Agnew, nabbing the rookie.

Scott made two kids with schoolbooks peeking through a hole in the fence before the game very happy, paying their way into the ballpark. Scotty often does things like that to help the kids. Grandstand tickets for the World Series games in Boston will be placed on sale at the box office of Fenway Park tomorrow from 9 AM to 2 PM.