The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-07
clC0TTf OUTP|TCAES SAlLtf AND WHITE S0X WIN
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IN arm down through baseball history.
McMullin. the rocky third oase,
man OF the Sox: shane Collins. and
"Snoeless Joe" jackson were among
the stars of the OCCASION init rs
the fellow who cloats one when the
clout is important who always gets
the most of the limelight and that Is
why Happy" FETISH is tonight hold
ing the glare of publicity and discus
sion.
McGraw Springs Surprise
McGraw sprung a surprise when ne
cpaned with Saliee. 1t was generally
believed that schupp, the. younger
left-hander. would start the series for
the Giants, but Sal1ee's pitching
proved that Mc0raw knew what he
wAs doing whom he put In the veteran
Tho Giants could not get any runs
for Sal. and a pitcher cannot win
without runs. no matter how we'll he
pitches. Felsch and cicotte tell the
story OF the frst game.
All night long lines of men and
boys waited patiently in the lee Of
tho walls which surround Charley
Comiskey's baseball plant
Polted by an evening rain and sieet
storm. and nipped by brisk breeSes
of Lake Michigan, they maintained a
vigil until the gates opened. at 10
that couldn't very well be caught.
o'clock. AT that hour the lines tailed
Oh, five deep, a half q mile In every
direction.
One by one they shuffled through
fhe entrances. and right away TO
sleep. Presently a gracious sun broke
through the haze which had yelled
The sky and warmed them up
Thereafter the sun shone brightly.
Only little breeze came In to stir
the ma NY nags laced together along
the edge Of the roof of the double
decked stand, and the rampant of the
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Turing the early part of the after
noon the heavy coats which every
body wore. were almost uncomfort-
able.
There was band on the field In
front OF the temporary boxes butie
out on the ground In front Of the left
field pa vilion. 1t shed music II IA.
riotic tfnge before the game. A
crew of trained song "pluggers''
shrieked nnintelligibly through mega
phones al the crowd.
Soldiers In Large Numbers
Here and there AT frequent inter
walls through the stands were splotches
Or the olive drah OF the army. In
the right field pavilion there WAS one
solid square OF soldiers Clark Grif-
nth, the old silver fox" OF Washing
ton. stood at the press gate as the
people were coming in, superinten ding
the distribution OF envelopes for con-
the ightnE forces Of the land
Before the game. many prominent
ball PLAYER, including Johnny Evers
and Walter Johnson. passed through
tpe stard taxing UP the collections for
6riff's fund ~.~4~ & 500. e-s
The White Sox were the first to ap-
pear on The field They came out
tArough n little RUNWAY afSaff.rg
their heneh and beading in under lhe
sand. their white caps bobbing up one
a time until half dozen were on
he diamond.
: They a me very Iesureiy. and tus
NJ leisurely began tossing ball
around. scattered voiley OF cheers
Apd handelapping greeted them Soon
afterwards all the other players APP
peafed- moving as Iefsesraly as those
etha had preceded them
Il Neither Team Displayed Pep.
somehow there seemed 10 be mona
yf the dash and spirit To the prelim-
naries which usually charrrterizes a
xorid's series. The Giants came
hoping out one by one through the
ame entry. in their worn gray vto-
81 trimmed travelling uniforms which
hey used all season. Most OF them
mad on a dingy brown sweater These
~eaters were adopted In midseason
ly McGraw when some gaudy purple
fairs. used early In the spring, be-
m to fade,
The violet hues In their stockings
be lettering on their chests, and on
10 peaks OF their caps. have also
cmmenced to die out. and are now
tile more than a bright memory.
he white Scx wore their white home
informs. which had apparently been
Awly lauHdared
They had red. white and blue bands,
b their stockings
In other days there were always a
w little extra touches of a spectao,
lar nature to a worlds championship
pntast, but of late years they have
Bcome almost parfunctory. II was
ppecially SO last year, and this year
was almost as cut and dried.
The Giants marched to the bench
Ack OF first base and Ed Mackail,
70 coiored trainer OF the club, spread
g bats, fanshape. on the ground.
hne the White sox were at batting
NJ Benz. and Williams. the left
Ander, doing the pitching TO them,
. ,bts town boys practfced on the
De lines. ..,-.
When, the Sox finished their nrst
pund rt bat, McGraw's club spread
= over the field. He Is carrying a
Of young recruits for fall inspec-
sn and they all rushed out together,
hills the regulars hit against the
act1ce pitching or Rube Benton, the
birth Carolina southpaw There
Br0 two youngsters In nearly every
sftfon. including Rodriguez, the
hban nrst baseman: Jimmy Smith.
lird. Young and Hemingway
Some OF them may figure In future
orlds series: others may never
ain see big league yard A bat
lion of photographers was on the
Id mining the different players, the
lnAEers, and everybody and every
Ing In sight The Giants had as
boys a hunchback, who wore
PeSt clothes. and a youngster from
Et1burg who was proud lad In a
fte uniform and brown sweater,
dcGraw stood at second base dur
the batting practice. but he SEEM
to. bc paying more attention TO
fecruits than to the hitting OF the
IQlArs. George Smith. the lanky
(dmhia collegian. relieved Benton
Eave the Giants a crack at some
ht-handed hurting for spell The
lplayers claim Smith is the great
pitcher for practice batting who
y lived, and mean it as a comp!i-
Hand St0rta Crowd Singing 90.