The Washington times., 1917-10-14
By RNGH 5. FuLLERToN.


CHICAGO. Oct A-The - baseball
championship vanished on the Chicago
horizon for a time yesterday, reappeG-
ed. and as tbs end of one Of the most
imperfect days in history the White Sox
again were one up.
They won, s to 5, and after a wild
and woolly contest which left the fans
alternately cussing each team First
q the Sox exuloded, exploded after a game
enort to rally. Joy departed from the
Stock Yards and dope was smearel all
over the horizon. It looked as IL Row
lands judgment in sending in Russell
to slay had worked against Chicago's
hopes.
Eddie cicotte responded calamity
when called to the rescue, but three
hard games in week proved too much.
Under the spirited attack of the Giants
and broke badly, until the Giants as
and broke badly, until the Clans as
sumed q load that seemed safe, excepting
to those who were watching closely the
work Of Sallee-
% to Dope Yesterday.
The dope was that Sallee never would
last out q game against the White Sox
during the remainder Of that series. The
dope also Wastbat the Giants would
slough the LIE out OF Russell, and it was
up to the dope to work out 1t started
working right on the reel, for Russell
pitched to three men. passed one, allowed
another to single, and then allowed
Benny Kau6 to double, a double which
was almost homer. and which would
have been a homer on the Polo Grounds.
Thereupon Russell disappeared.
1t would have been wen for the
hopes OF the Giants had SaIlee disapS
peared with him. Tor he was not
pitching well, was not effective, ex-
cepting with his brain work and his
fair control, which was fair only in
the spots when needed. Twice Nc
Graw saw him going down for the
last time and had other pitchers
warmed up But. each time SalIee
grabbed at straws and dragged him.
self to the surface to regain breath.
Not at any time did he seem to be
working well, nor did he appear to
have the White Sox bafled as did
Benton and schupp, yet they would not
get the right start .'-
Even when they got a start they
could NOT gain because the Giants
were attacking right back, coming
ovar the top in counter charges, each
time the white SoX gaining q lap
and recovering the lost ground.
Three times Gandil had been up with
out making q hit, and anytime had
he delivered the hit the White roxi
would have been back on earth and
back in the hearts Of their friends.
Boys GettaaE Excited. E
There was = battle going on down
there on the field, for the boys were
Eetting excited, calling each other
names and riding all the base run
ners. It beiAg the officicl opening
Of the football season, the teams
staged a tackling contest that rapid
Iy bred disorder and real feeling.
Several times they stuck out their
jaws at each other and were mad.
But, while the indications were some
thing was going to happen to Sallee
in q short time, McGraw, being a per-
sistent and pessinistic cuss, kept him
in there because he realized that IL
SaIlee got away with s--e game the
Giants would have a soft time win
ming the championship. Perhaps he
banked on their luck for the day, the
Giants having won the toss that set
tied the seventh game in New York,
II any seventh game is necessary.
The tip-oR on Sallee was that Eddie
Collins and Joe jackson were hit
ting him hard Whenever these two
hit q left-handed pitcher hard, it Is
time for closing the curtains.
Came From Behind
In the seventh the White SoK came
from behind In one of
those crashing matches that have
made them famous. They mauled
their way to within one run OF a tie,
and it was up to some one to rescue
him No one did: The White Sox
had started one OF their real lombard
ments. One of those rallies in which
they have come from behind so often.
They were crashing, and under