The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
EDDIE COLLINS HERO
OF S0X Big VICTORY
Hammers Out Binsle that Drives
Through Winning Tally.
BY ARTHUR sTRUwE.

Chicago, Oct 1s.-Eddie Collins.
captain Of the White Sox and the
man whom John J. McGraw. leader
OF the Giants called THE best ball
player in uniform" jammed his way
into basebalrs hall Of fame this af-
ternoon when the White Sox won the
fifth and crucial game Of the world
series from the Giants.
The field leader of the Windy City
aggregation did not jump into the
limelight in the spectacular way that
Happy Felsch, Robertson. Benton.
Schupp and Kauff did. He had Secn
a hero before when he was a men,
Der of the old Connie Mack ma
chine. But then he did not share the
honors alone.
Today he stands in q class by him
self. His advent into the hero class
pandemonium. 1t happened In the
eighth inning. The score was a tie.
The Sox had man on second and
one out. Eddie strobe to the bat and
hit Saliee for a single, sending over
J. Collins with what proved to be
the winning run, although two more
runs were scored by the Sox before
the side was retired.
Tough luck pursued two players
who believed they would shine In the
big series. Reb Russell believed he
couid, stop the Giants. He started In
the first and was slammed out of the
box before a man was out. When
Russell was announced as the pitcher
Jim Thorpe, the Indian, was SUBJ
stituted for Robertson in right field.
But Thorpe never got to the bat.
When Cicotte relieved Russell, Rob-
ertson went back to his old place.
So Thorpe couldn't shine because he
didn't have q chance.
The downfall of Slim Sallee was q
heart-breaker for the Giants. They
staked him to a two-run lead In the
first. They gave him two more runs
in the fourth-the fatal fourth az 1t
had been called-and 1t looked as IL
the sheriff pitcher would get away
with II. But he was not the same
pitcher who twiried against the Sox
a week ago. He was wild. his offer
ings were hit hard, he was in a hole
all the time, and finally he was
driven OF the mound. Had he pitched
as he did in the first game of the
series New York would now have had
the edge on the series instead of beins
backed against the wall and put to
the task of winning the next two
games. There is only one answer for
Sallee's ineffectiveness. II was too
cold. Sallee is q warm-weather
pitcher.
The fatal fourth and the lucky
seventh figured in the game. For a
time It looked as II the fatal fourth
would figure in today's game Just as
1t had in the four previous ones. Tho
Giants got to Cicotte for a brace of
runs. They were leading. to /. But
the tide turned in the lucky seventh.
1t was then and there that taps was
sounded to the Giants hopes. Three
runs to the bad, the White. Sox came
up with a never-say-die expression.
Sallee got E. Collins, the first man
up, but then followed a fusillade of
hits and the Sox tied II UP before
Sallee could get back to earth. And
then came the memorable eighth and
its thrilling finish for the Windy City
fans.
The tension through which the play
ers have been going in the series, and
the continual riding from the fans, got
on their nerves today. and there was
a near clash when Felsch went slid
ing into the bag. The Giants went az
ter him, but McGraw and Umpire
hleIu waved tne1l away. ana tne
fracas ended without bloodshed.
The Giants were q disheartened
bunch tonight as they entrained for
the big town. The White Sox were
elated.
I'VE have gotten to the southpaw
pitching at last" said one OF the Chi
cago players as the team left. And
We will hammer either Benton or
Schupp just as hard in the next game.
We don't care who McGraw pitches.
It's all over but the shouting"
Eight to five on the White Sox was
offered just before the teams left for
New York. with very few takers. 10y
al New York rooters who accompanied
the team here believe, however, that
McGraw has the better of the next
game at least, in that he has either
Benton or Schupp, who pitched shut
out ball. to huri against the Sox. while
Rowland will be forced to rely on Fa-
her again.