Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
Game From Beginning to
End Thrills and Enthralls
$4,000 Spectators.
FANS ALMOST AS EXHAUSTED
AS PLAYERS AT THE FINISH
Contest Runs Gamut of Baseball,
From Sensational and Bril-
liant to Mediocre.
TEAMS ON WAY TO NEW YORK
There Will Meet in Sixth Battle on
Monday and Seventh, IL Neccs-
sary, on Tuesday.
IBy Associated Pre,.l

tBy Associated PressJ
CHICAGO, October l3.-In n game
that thrilled and cnthralled some a.
600 spectators this afternoon. the Chi
caEo Americans scrambled into the
world series lead again by defeating
the New York Nationals s to s. and
swinging to the fore. three games to
two. IT Was contest that ran the
Earut of baseball from sensational
and brilliant 10 mediocre. hut never
during tho two hours and, thirty-scvcn
minutes OF battle did II lose it's in
While the enthusiasm and thrills en-
reloped the contest with tho glamour
tina; had been eneitrcly missing in the
preceding games. the attn rectins Of
the White Sox aud the Giants will not
go down in world series history as
a diamond battle of either outstanding
skii! or baseball perfection. II abound
Cd with errors OF both omission and
commission, and was Inarrcd by mis-
play which would have brought CEN
ure on school-boy competitors.
The two clubs tonight again started
TO the Polo Grounds at New York,
where the sixth game Will be played
On Monday. md the seventh. II ncccs-
sarY, ON Tuesday. the Giants having
Son the toss and the privilege Of nam
.nse hold on the spectators. and at
= conclusion. the fans were almost
exhausted as the players.
For the nrst time during the present
struggle for the titular honors. the
game developed, sustained and con-
strained roofing and SO strained was
the rivalry between the two combina-
tion that several times IL appeared as
though tho participants would allow
n hat NJ n nIr
Judgment
ing tho place OF the deciding contest
should cuch team win three games.
RIVALRY HETWEEN PLAYERS
AT IT'S HIGHEST POINT
Whilo the players OF both teams
have ceased TO participate in the fnan-
cial proceeds OF the contest. the ri
valry is none the less keen. for there
is more than q good dollars difference
between the individual shares that will
fail TO the winning I'D the losing com
binations- The club owners and the
national commission profited handsome
ly. however, as the result of to-day's
receipts. for the official attendance was
27,323. and the gate receipts sGo.4o3.
OF this sum the TWO clubs received s3l,-
231.35 each, and the national commits
sion s6.9io.3G.
In many respects to-day's game de-
veloped features which have been for
eign to previous diamond battles OF the
present series. Twenty -fve players ap-
peared in the lineup OF the American
and The National League pennant win
ners. After having gone twenty four
innings without 7coring run against
the Giants. the Sox turned and piled
up eight tallies. while the losers COL
fxya r. IL
OF thirteen, moro than half as many as
the entire scoring OF the two teams in
the first four clashes.
IN making these thirteen runs the
batters piled up an aggregate of
twenty-siN hits and nine fielding errors
thrown in for god measure. Seventy
seven batters faoed six pitchers. and
while there were unlimited thrills and
tense situations, there was no one
player who could claim the spotlight
perfect autumn day greeted the
players. 1t was clear and just trifio
cold.
RUSSELL SENT TO BENCH
AFTER PITCHING EIGHT RAILS
Burns, tho initial New Yorker 10 face
Russell. was forwarded to first on four
straight balls when the SoX left
handler found II impossible TO locate
the home plate. Captain Herzog came
next with "a single TO right, and Benny
Kaum doubled to tho right field
bleacher fence, scoring Burns. With
Zimmerman waving his mace menac-
ingly, Russell was called to the bench
after delivering just eight balls. and
Eddie Cicotte was sent in to hold the
Giants in check Zimmerman hit to
Weaver and Herzog was nipped at the
plate. Fletcher drove to McMullin.
whose quick throw caught Kauff at
home, and the thousands roared their
approval Of the White Sox splendid
defensive play. Zimmcrmann. who had
moved up on the outs. scored on Rob-
ertsons single to center, and with two
in, Cicottc grabbed Uoclke's hit and
tossed him out at first.
IL was not until tho third that the
Sox were able TO get n runner home.
After McMullin had flied out to Rob-
ertson, Eddie Collins worked Sallec for
a. pass. Jackson flied out. Felsch was
more fortunate. however. his double to
left field sending Collins homo with the
Sox first run.
GIANTS SCORE ANOTHER
TWO RUNS IN FOURTH
The Giants increased their lead by
scoring another two runs in the fourth,
and appeared TO feel that they had the
game won. Rarden singled to right
and Sallec sacrificed him to second.
on Burns's single to right and j. Col
Iins's error in fumbling the ball. Rari-
den scored and Burns took second
Weaver followed with tumble OF
Herzog's roller. and the batter was
safe, while Burns went to third. Kauff
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