The Washington times., 1917-10-07
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON.

CHICAGO, Oct. Two teams,
strength and weaknesses, battled bril-
liantly yesterday, and the old wallop
won The White Sox figured to possess
the little extra punch that covers a null
titude Of sins. and they made good on
the dope. Felsch and Shano Collins
doped, to hit sallee's pitching. and they
did. It was their terrific driving that
represents the differences between the
teams.
The blow that wrecked the Giants was
delivered by Felsch, whose smash into
the left field seats represented the differ
ences between the teams and turned
the tide. But forgetting all the smashes
and plays that punctuated the struggle,
the game showed the White Sox to be
the better team.
They went into the series filled with
fight and pepper. they showed spirit,
and they struck at the weak spots Of
the McGraw machine with a determIna-
ton and force that is rather a relief to
US who have watched them during the
season. The generalship Of McGraw
and the vaunted brain power Of the
Giants failed to overcome the mechani-
cal superiority OF the White Sox.
They erred, they blundered. and
then by their sheer batting power
they won the game.
Dope Worked Out.
The dope worked out in the first
game, in spite of the fact that this
man McGraw tried to cross US.
We informed him in the public
prints that Schupp should pitch the
first game, and that Cicotte would
beat him FIVE to one, that the White
Sox would hit Schupp and that
Cicotte would hold the Giants to one
run and seven hits. Then this mean
guy, McGraw. tried to spoil the dope
by sending Slim Salee to the slab.
The dope indicated that Sal would
pitch the third game and win It, and
McGraw tried to slip one over by
sending him in for the opener. The
plain fact is that this mean person
McGraw, trying to double-cross the
dope, crossed himself out of a big
chance to win the series. He led his
ace, and il was trumped on the first
lead. Now he is against 1t because
1t figures CIcotte wifi beat SchupP
in the first game IN New York, and II
makes it probable that the series will
end in five instead OF six games.
Game Well Played.
The game was one OF the most
strenuous in the history Of the worlds
series. The play was slow and at
times not certain, but considering the
fact that the teams were playing
under a terrific nervous strain, and
in the presence of thirty thousand
human beings and three hundred
O'Henrys, II was wonderfully played.
The one thing that inspired the
White Sox fans was the spirit and
determination with which the Row
land machine went into the battle.
1t has been a team that has seemed
lazy, at times Indifferent, which has
been credited with lack of ambition
and brains because it played that
kind of ball Yet yesterday the team
Jumped right at the throats OF the
Giants, battIed them for each point,
slid hard, hustled, and looked more
aggressive and more OF a tighting
team than the Giants, who are famed
for lighting.
The first two innings were
wretched, perhaps because the players
were under a nervous strain. There
were three bushy blunders made, one
by Gandil, who deserted first base and
baIled up a play by causing Cicotte
to hesitate about covering the base;
one by Holke, who was grabbed of
first base with no play in sight, and
one by Eddie Collins, who came too
far in front OF second to meet a throw
and allowed Burns to slide behind
him to safety. These were perhaps
mistakes due to nervousness, and |
none of them cut any figure in the |
waIIopInE Decided.
The game was decided on clean wal |
Looping, McCarty's seven-base hit, |
which netted him three bases, and a |
semi-accidental single by the sur
prised Sallee, gave the Giants their |