New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-16
Heinie From The Bronx
Crowned King Of Goats
in Fourth
Turns Baseball Game
Into a Track Meet
Fine Pitching of Benton
Goes for Naught in
Deciding Battle
Bv Crantland Rice

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.c.,--s,, 1917. ey TIE T1bun' AS'ocis-o'l
,s..,-r.a In a,---osncc with no ccpy 0sht a.. q
c.-,as 1917. m. Tribune A%c7auonl
I, vas written in the Book or Fate
-. ,r,6.stincd as death itself, that the
c.s.t Zir vas 10 come into his own
.bis series as the King Goat of the
u.-d And the Great Zim made good
for Destiny.
IN the fourth inning Of the sixth
,,rs the Crown Of the kingdom OF
Co.tdom vas gently but firmly pressed
mon the Great Zim's clammy but
,.bolsrlv brow in coronation that
u.u live forever in the memories OF
$1,000 New York fans Who attended
ne classic pageant
For 5. was in this inning that the
,s-.lv crowned Monarch Of all the
Goats there a-e took the blessed world
erie, bv the scruf Of Its neck and
tossed :, kit. bag and Doodle, plus the
winners end. into the outstretehed
hands Of Chcago's sstonished but
highly grateful athletes.
Gost-Infested Preamble
As result Of all this goat-infested
-..a~blo the White SoX beat the
Giants. 4 TO .. and thereby became
baseball champions OF the universe
,..t tho American League holding ITS
Old place at the crest.
The big smear came in the fourth
inning en- inning which this series
r., made famous. as it has been the
decisive round Of almost every battle
fought
Tor -hree innings Rube Benton and
Red Faber had rolled back all attack
inc par.ies without sign o. trouble
Roth we're AZ their best. working easily
and .roo,hly while supp-essing oil as
s,y,ts. Then came the fateful fourth
wien the Great I'm thought for some
m.sterioi- reason that he was rein
ce-,ated Mercury with wings attached
q, his well known heels.
Zim. with Eddie Collins caught of
third. turned the world series from a
ball game into d track meet by pur-
,uing Eddie over the plate with the
f-st run OF the game.
As the entire game, and possibly the
entire series. was crowded lnto tn I9
r.. stanza Of Giant despair and nte
>oA triumph. u IS worthy O. iur'heT
rots
collins first opened the coronation
,.th tap to th;ru. Heinle, helding
tte ball easily. pegged low INTO me
dirt around Holke's feet. the pail
bonding on its way as Collins rustled
on 20 second. Tha. slip was q phySlcal
nisplav. End such often happens IN
olr best baseball families.
Davey Muns Easy Fly
Joe Jackson. falling on TWO attempts
to hum. finally lifted an easy ~ 10
lave Robertson. Ayho had batted over
s00 and -elded with fine effect up 10
ibis ors chance Dave here pulled a
fred Srodrrass by mufing the chance,
~.,r Collins safe on third and the
thankful Jackson established Al hrst.
Here we're two men up and on VINO
should have been the easiest sort OF
outs. as neither chance should nave
tTered any trouble.
BENTON was fused q bit. but the
F.te was still game and willing. ne
,sfrsed 10 lose MS polse, even with
Han Fel-cb ssuntering up Felsch took
swing and tapped one 20 the box.
Benton whirling toward third, caught
Collins ffteen feet Of the bag. Inc
Rlbe. taxing no chanccs. ruShed over
md surrounded Collins lu chase.
Collins. working his way careiuiIy
i- or.e- 90 give Jackson and Feiseh .
chance TO move around. danced DacE
toward .bird with his head UP ana
Is ewes Creu. Benton then tosSed 20
Zmmerman.w with Collins step OF Two
from the tag. and II was mere tnSS t',S
HeinIe made his wild charge tha' WI
i've DO history with the Charge OF 'ne
LGnt Brigade. g., 49,,
lie started for Collins. who in turn
wheeled and started back for nome;
D..regardng Bill Rariden. VINO mao
moved 10 the line 10 take tne throw
Herie swept on in unfaltering. pui
sy,t The TWO threw up cloud OF uuS .
a. tAcy dashed by Rarden "ho
stepped r.nbly out Of the WAY 10 Keep
from being run over and badly man
ged ....
Farmer Bill is a good. game citizen
bIt be had no desire TO remain lh 'o.t
Of human avalanche sweeping COW"
The line As the two passed karlGeh'
the last Giant picket between CoIins
ard the plate. Eddie saw an open h gh
vay before him unguarded by eitner
outpost or sentry.