Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
POP-EYED FINISH IS WAY !
RUNY0N DESCRIBES CAME
Dreams Of Chicago Fans Como True
When White Sox Como
From Behind. -.-
SEVENTH GAME IN NEW YORK
Hampstead Wins Toss for First Time.
Russell's Hopes Shattered Early.
and Thorpe Rejoices, but Briefly.
Weather Is Cold.
BY DAMON RUNYoN.

Good Game Sox Who Run From Be-,
hind"
He did not sing of the Chicago White
soS of the present era. His chant
was OF the sox of 19o6-the hitless
wonders "of Old Fielder Jones's time:
but the song fits the club commanded
by Clarence Rowland.
The SoS Of 1917 ran from behind in
the fifth game of the worlds series hero
to- day-from way. way behind-on tho
New York Giants. and they ran good
and gamely.
In one of those pop-eyed. ear split
ting finishes that are the dream OF the
home -town fan, they overhauled the
flying Giants. when the big-town club
was far In front and won out by .
score OF to S.
They were three runs behind going
into the seventh inning. They were
still run away when the eighth
opened. They tied and won the game
in that inning. while $4,000 Chicago
fans were lifting their voices. and con-
torting their bodies In a wild gloat.
The SoX did the baseball impossible.
They came on md on and always on
even when their most devoted follow
ers were submerged in gloom. with not
even a periscope of hope showing.
When the winning run crossed the
plate In the eighth, the tension of the
Chicago bench snapped simultaneously
| with general swapping of tension in
the crowd. The players leaped up and
swung their bats. and blankets, and
| gloves, and sweaters in, the air. and
| danced about like a Russian ballet.
| Giants Watch Scene Dumbly.
over on the Giant bench, the brown.
| sweatcred men from Manhattan were
| watching the mao scene dumbly. They
| could scarcely credit their eyes.
The weakening Of Harry Sallee, the
veteran left-hander. in the closing in
/ W cd h ya wall
| nigh invincible. couple OF infeld mis-
haps, tells the tale.
| 1t was bitter cold, and II took Sallee
several innings to get thawed out He
| is sort OF salamander anyway. thriv-
| ing best in the heat OF summer.
His fingers were numb when he start
| ed to-day. The ball would not respond
in the usual way when he cut 1t loose.
Then he got better, and finally was
pitching steady. The seventh and
eighth inning explodings were unex-
pected and well-nigh incredible to the
| Giants.
They had gone through with their
old-time slashing attack. and thought
they had enough runs to win. They
had crushed TEX" RUSSELL a left
Cicotte. the star right-hander OF the
enemy.
They thought it was a cinch and SO
1t was until the seventh inning camo
| around. Then the Sok rallied and, be-
fore that rally, SalIee's crosshre was
swept away as it 1t were put practice
pitching.
The earlier deeds of Benny Kauff
and Robertson and Rariden, and tho
other big-town stars were forgotten in
the blazing finish which brought Silent
John Collins. Eddie Collins. Joe Pack
son and The rest OF the So1 out In q
fare OF baseball glory.
Chicago Fans Jeer Sex.
The Chicago fans were Jeerins tho
Sox a bit when the seventh started,
because they seemed so weak and puny
before the onslaught of the Giants.
Some Of the people were leaving tho
yard to escape the cold. They all
thought II was all over. Then came
the finish.
The weather To-day was clear. but
quite cold. There were snow nurries
here yesterday, and last night tho sky
remained overcast. This morning the
sun appeared. but It did not bring much
I heat
Fur coats were In evidence all over
the grand stand, shedding heavy odor
OF moth balls. Only one man waited
up at Comiskey's gates last night, and
1t was later declared that no had not
been altogether right in the head since
being kicked by mule when a child.
The bleaoners filled slowly during tho
morning, and there were stretches OF
empty seats at 1 o'clock
There were empty seats when the
game began. The baseball magnatea
are learning the lesson OF early start
ing aud late closing OF their basebau
| season.
The Sox appeared on the field very
early and got n fair cheer The ineyi-
table Mel Wollgang pitched to tho
hitters In batting practice. Mel, who
is sawed-o red-headed right-bander
f,,G
batting practice since the series began.
Annlyze Shine" Ball.
IL is SAID that some of the baseballs
Msea by EDDIE Cicotte n the last New
York game have been sent to a chemist
TOT analysis. There have been so many
wild stories as to Eddie's methods Of
doctoring the ball that the basebau
authorities decided to settle the matter
once and for all. II Eddie does some
or the TIL 'ngs he is reported TO do to q
pill he would have to have a laboratory
adjoining the box
basebalIs In the New York game but
most OF them had been "concreted."
h That u.s. they had been fuzzed up by
Others were discolored
s, Joe Benz; the Batesville butcher boy.
thought Bitten" might start against
h tne Giants ant today as sort. of dark
49, o. ~! tiiit luea was ulSpelled when
the spit-baler figured In the practice.
However. the use OF both WolfganE
and Benz in the preliminary indicated
that Rowland anticipated the Giants to
send a right-hander agaist the Sox, al
though Bob Williams. the left -hander,
hnally closed the practice.
| There was only a breath OF afr stir
ring at o'clock. but the temperature
was away down. No world series game
was ever played under moro uncom-
Portable circumstances from tho spec-
tators standing up. Under foot thu
concrete floors OF tho stands were 10y
cold.
The Giants came out on tho field
shortl yafter o'clock. Jeff Tesreau
and Honus Lobert led the way. The
ball players were bundled up in their
brown sweaters, and some OF them kept
the extra wrapping on when they went