Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-16
WHITE Sox
ARE WORLD
CHAMPIONS
Chicago American League
Leaders Win Coveted
Title By Taking Sixth
Game of Series From
New York Giants.
FABER PILOTS TEAM
TO final. TRIUMPH

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: '-.'- SCORE BY INNINGS.
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Polo Grounds. New York, Oct. IS
The Chicago American League pen
nant winners marched triumphantly OF
with the series championship today
By defeating the New York giants.
Red Faber pitched 2 superb game
for his Chicago mates. Thtrty-three
thousand townspeople saw the giants
defensive blow up in the fourth inning
which with couple of sharp hits put
the sox in the lead and they never
were headed.
The giants garnered their two runs
on q couple of passes and three-ply
punch by Herzog.
FIRST INNING.
WHITE SOX-Fletcher came in be.
hind Benton, took Collins hopper and
threw him out. McMullin sent weak
foul up to Rariden. When Eddie Col
Inns came up the stands booed him to
the echo. Collins singled sharply
over second base. Herzog took Jack
sons slow roller and tossed him out
at first.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
GIANTS-Eddie Collins threw out
Burns at first, Burns hitting the first
hall pitched. Herzog shot a single
over McMullin's head and the stands
broke into cheer. Kauff struck out
Zimmerman sent long drive into
Jackson's hands.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
SECOND INNING. 4
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6andil punched single over second
base. Herzog threw ~ Weaver,
Gandil moving to sec4SI thinner
man threw out Schalk, making nice
play on the Chicago catcher's ground
er.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
GIANTS Schalk ran down the line,
took Fletcher's roller and threw him
out at first. Eddie Collins took Rob
ertson's smash and got his man at
first. Holke hit to the left field fence
for two bases. II the AL had been a
little harder It would have gone into
the left field bleachefs. Eddie Col
H,s threw out RarAen, who hit the
firyt bali pitched.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
THIRD INNING.
WHITE SOX-Faber struck out.
John Collins popped to Herzog. Ben
ton was using drop curve which he
was keeping around the white sox
players knees. McMullin struck out.
It was Benton's third strike out and
the crowd cheered him.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
GIANTS-Faber burned an ont
curve over Benton's Third strike.
Burns sent hot liner to Feisch and
Herzog sent high fly to the same
outfielder.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
FOURTH INNING.
WHITE SOX - Zimmerman took
Eddie Collins grounder and threw
wildly to the stands, Collins going to
second. Jackson sent a high fly to
Robe 4son, who dropped the ball. Ed
die Collins dashed to third, Jackson
holding first. The New York infield
came in on the grass. Benton took
Felschs grounder and ran over to tag
Collins, then, tossed the ball to Zim.
norman, who ran after Collins and
chased the sox second baseman across
the plate for q run. Jackson and
Felsch scored ON Gandils single to
right. Gandil was thrown out stretch
ing his hit, Robertson to Herzog.
Nv Tn
Schalk singled into left. Faber walked.
Fletcher threw out John Collins.
Three runs, two hits. two errors.
Giants-Eddie Collins took Kauffs 8
roller and threw him out; Zimmerman
cent high fiy to John Collins; F1etch-
or got single to center field; Robert
son hew out to Felsch.
No runs. one hit, no errors.
FIFTH INNING.
WHITE SOX-Benny Kauff robbed
McMullin of home run, running hard
and stabbing his line drive with one
hand. Burns took Eddie Collins easy
fly. Jackson struck so hard at the
first ball thrown that he fell down and
the crowd jeered him. Herzog threw
out Jackson.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
GIANTS-Holke struck out. Rari
den walked after making Faber pitcf,
10 him. Wilhoit batted for Benton
and also walked. Faber was beconi-
ing very unsteady. Burns forced Will
hoti. Weaver to Eddie Collins, Rari-
dent going to third. Rariden and
Burns scored on Herzog's three-base
hit to the left field bleachers. The
stands were in frenzy, but fell silent
as Kauff fouled out to Gandil.
Two runs, one hit, no errors.
SIXTH INNING.
WHITE SOX-~PolP' Perritt went
20 the box for New York. Felsch
vxRed. Perritt lost hts man trying