Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-11
GIANTS GIVEN NEW
HOPE BY DEFEATING
SOX IN THIRD GAME
NEW YORK ONCE MORE RALLIES
BEHIND McGRAW AFTER BEN
TOMS PERFORMANCE YESTER-
DAY IN WAL,.OPlNG AMERICAN
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS.
By JACK VElOCK,
international News Service Sports
Editor.


Editor.
New York, Oct 11.--Encouraged by
the brilliant victory OF Rube Benton
over the White Sox in the third game
of the big series, the Giants are on
their toes today, determined TO even
up the count and then fight it out TO
a bitter finish with the While Sox
The men of McGraw were blue and
downcast when they left Chicago for
he Fast and everything ahead looked
like indigo to them. But victory is
mighty sweet and the victory over
Eddie Cicotte has buoyed up the hopes
of the Giant players as nothing else
could have done.
Now that they have trimmed Clar'
ence Rowland's Ace" they figure they
stand a good chance to come from be-
hind and win, and the spirit may make
them bad actors.
Thonsh the weather looked dismal
and unencouraging for game early
today. it was announced that the
teams would play If there was pos.
sible chance, for every postponement
will stretch the series into colder
October weather and the officials in
charge are willing to hurry proceed
ings. If today's game is played the
teams will board special trains here
tonight for Chicago, where single
game will be played on Saturday.
Speculation regarding the pitchers
to be sent to the firing line today was
interesting majority of the fans
Consensus OF opinion Is that Manager
Rowland will switch his tactics by hur
ling left-hander against New York
and Red Russell is the likely lad for
the job.
Russell when right, iG tle Of the
best lefthand pitchers in the business.
but whether The coniu be expected to
90 at his best in murray weather is q
question and for this reason some
other Sox labher may get the assign
ment today.
McGraw is satisfied now that he la;
pitchers who can beat the Sox. Anf
because of the fact that eft-hander
was the first to accomplish the trick
II is likely that he will send Sale or
Schupp TO the firms line, with the
choice of toss up between them. In
short, !: appears that the fourth game
is scheduled to be a battle between
. lefi-handers.
In the third game, for the first time
In the series. the Giants showed their
power with the bats. They had c..
cote In trouble constantly up to the
fatal fourth frame and then 1t took
extra base hits to win for them. But
they came thru when Dayy Robertson
started things with his ringing triple,
and every regular on the team has
now broken into the hit colum" but
little Benny KaufI Like Rob N
Kauff may awaken with sta.1 and
canse riot
The White Sox were far from dis
heartened today over Wednesdays de
feat. They sat around the lobby Of
their hotel laughing and talking and
predicted that az things stand now the
series will be ended Saturday in Chi
cago They point out that they could
not have hoped to win four straight
against a team like the Giants.
The Giants and Sox are both super.
atltious today about the fourth inning
The fourth has been fatal to some.
body in all three games now said
Happy Felseh, and Hap had II right,
In the first game it was Felsch's
homer that decided the tide of battle
In the second the Sox rally netting
five runs came in the fourth, and yes.
terday the four saw the only runs of
the game come over
The fans who back their judgment
with cold cash. however are not per
hitting themselves to be guided by
any such thing as jinxes or fourth in.
nings The fact that the Sox still
have two horses to one the best of
the argument kept the Sox supporters
by the number OF bets reported
To man up a tree the White Sox
still look very much like the goods
They did not show stronger than the
Giants yesterday, ii Is true, but they
have so far shown to advantage in two
out of three games, which gives them
the edge.