Evening star., 1916-09-17
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BOSTON 0FFFEET
Hard Hitting by Chicago Gives
RoMand's Team Winning
Lead Early.
FOUR RUNS OFF LEONARD
IN FIRST TWO ROUNDS
Poor Fielding by Felsch in Ceuter,
However, Jeopardizes Williams'
Well Earned Victory.

CHICAGO, September r.
With rush so irresistible that it
fairly carried their opponents off
their feet for the time being, Chi
cago's White SSox snatched a
lead in the first inning which
paved the way for a victory In the
opening game of the decisive
series from Boston's Red Sox by
a score Of 6 to4 l..
This result, combined with De-
troit's narrow triumph over the
sofe-boiled Athletics elevated the
Tigers to first place, hoisted the
Rowlands to second, half game
behind the leaders, while Boston
sagged back into third spot in the
AAmerican Leagues Sensational
battle for the 1916 championship.
What happens In the next two
days may go long way toward
settling the ultimate owenrship of
the seasons honors.
To Claude Williams belongs q ~ xerhs
honor for tho days triumph over De Car
rigans. He pitched . game that vns fun
Of courage and brains and . lot epushsr
than it looked. considering the fAca xlst
tho White Sox gave him . Lad -ue- -1pu
runs in the drst two inningn.
Felsh Helps Boston.
support through which the game ssamsd
likely to ship at any mtnuta. and sfaa hsas
was IN tho usually imprsv4om pau6s3nn
covered by Hap Felsch. But for ~ uap-
deeds Williams would have hsld Sho ~
itors runless until the last round.
So vicious was tho attack o8 shs wlaes
sox that 1t drove Dutch Lsonard 10
cover at the end Of four spasms, anA had
him groggy before that Three runs
were banged out Of tho chunky LEFT hand
er's delivery before he could rstrs tham
in the nrSt inning.
They kept right after Leonard % long
as he was left on the slab. and would
have pounded homo moro talfies but for
costly faults in their attack. which
wrecked bully chances In tho third and
fourth Innings
The heavy artillery was carried by
the two Collinses and Buck Weaver.
They massed seven Of the eleven swats
counted by the home team. Eddie Col
Inns led with three safeties. one Of them
tagged for three bases, and Weaver set
everybody crazy by whaling homo run
through the picket fence in tho hrst in
ming.
That four-base swat by Weaver was
the first hit of Leonard, after one was
it with a three-bagger twixt left and
center. Jackson drove Walker back
after his long fly and tie visitor muffed
1t, letting E. Collins trot homo and
Jackson sneak to second. Feisch scored
Mister Joe with clean single. Ness
was hit by loose curve and then the
side went out.
In the second inning J. Collins walked
with one gone, went to third ON
Weaver's single and registered on a
long fly by e. Collins.
The Red Sox counted in their third on
a misjudged fly by Felsch, which let
Carrigan to second, from where he
counted on a wild pitch and Hooper's
single. But the Rowlands got that run
right back in their half. Ness and
Terry singled tn none out. Lapp
fooled his attempt to sacrifice and Will
liams forced Terry out, but ]. Collins
came across with a single, scoring Ness.
Weaver struck out.
The visitors were given two runs In
the sixth by Felsch. who muffed q soft
fly from Janvrin right ahead OF aWlk-
er's triple An inield out that ought
to have retired the side let Janvrin
count.
JonesN replaced Leonard In the nth
and stopped the White Sox nat unfQ the
eighth, when two singles and . steal
counted their sixth run. The Red 6ox
earned a tally in their ninth with two
singles and long fly.