Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-08

hihi ~ secohu WIN single to center.
Both scored when McCarty hammered
the ball to left-center. and Schalk
failed to hold Jacltson's throw to III.
plate as Hoelke slid across the rubber
and into the catcher.
Faber steadied at this point and pro-
ceeded to turn back the Giants for the
remainder OF the game. aided by per-
feet support on the part of his team
mates. who went after their opponeht
in the following half of the inning and
tied the score.
jackson singled to center and took
third on Felsch's drive to right. Jack-
son scored and Felsch moved I'D a base
when Gandlrs bounder shot or schupp.s
glove. The Sox center fielder crossed
the plate when Weaver added a single
TO left.
This exhibition Of consecutive hitting
WAS too much for McGraw. and schupp
was replaced by Fred Anderson. The
Giant's emergency right-handcr held
the Chicago batters in check for an
inning but. in the fourth, a perfect
fusillnde Of hits drove him to the bench.
and Perritt took up the uncomfortable
task OF trying to battle the White Sox
batters.
CHICAGO AGAIN DOES
CONSECUTIVE HITTING
Weaver opened the fourth inning
which resulted In the accumulation of
five runs, with "A slow roller to Her
zoE. and no heat 1t to first. Schalk
DunChed n afpr1o IN rirl,.
bold added to the enthusiasm by fol-
lowing with another to center on the
hit-and-run play, scoring Weaver.
McMullin dropped another in the same
territory, and Schall tailed from third.
At this point Perritt WINS called from
the box, when 1t was seen TINT his
shoots were not battling the sox, and
Tesreau took up the mound work. Ed
ale Collins Immediately greeted the
new hurlcr by driving the ball tn
right, scoring I-iebold. On Robertson's
throw TO the plate, Collins took sec
ond and McMullin pulled up at third
catcher McCarty was hurt when Lilo
oold coilided with him at tho plate
ana harden donned the mask for the
Giants. Then Jackson singled to right,
putting McMullin and Eddie Collins
across the plate. and Herzos stoned
the massacre by clutching Felsch's
pop fly and doubling jackson off sec
ond, unassisted
me failure Of Schupp to banIc the
"hite SoS was a severe disappoint-
ment to the Giants. for the players had
inquired that their star left-hander was
'he equal to Cicotte, and would prove
winner when MoGraw elected to
start him. His downfall, followed so
cioseiy by that of Anderson, complete
~ disorEanizcd the New York club
pitching staff. and none of the PLAYERS
would venture prediction az to whom
would take up tho burden against the
chicago stick wielders when the pat
Ties are resumed In New York Tines
day.
A. y. DUPLICATES
FEAT OF LAST YEAR
During the Saturday and SUNDAY
games Tor the worlds series the trar-
Tic department of the Associated Press
duplicated it's feat OF last year IN eet.
ting up the longest continuous telegra
nhic circuit ever operated for any other
IMAM experimental purposes. Approxi-
matcly 600 daily newspapers ,ybic,,
take the leased wire service, were CON.
and Hap" Felsch's home run on SAT-
ufdhy was being chcercd and Faber.s
attempted steal OF an occupied base
was being jerred by millions of fans"
throughout the country before the
corners MT had landed in the bleach.
ers or the crestfallen pitcher had
realized his mistake.
Altogether. about rs, 900 miles OF wire
constituted the circuit which extended
from Bangor. Maine, to San Diego
Cal. and from Galveston. Texas, to Du-
luth. MINI. In addition to the news
papers served. the lengthy baseball
wire was extended to several army
environments whore 1t was manned by
former operators OF the Associated
Press who are In the national service
Thus the men OF ,he National Guard
Units and the new National Army re-
ceived their baseball returns ''straight
from the front"