The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-08
white SOX Are
HALF WAYTO WIN
IN PLAY OF 1917
WORLDS SERIES.
American League Champs
Smother Giants In Sec
ong Game, Z to 2
SCORE FIVE RUNS
IN FOURTH INNING
McGraw Used Five Hurlers
In Effort To Turn Tide
Of Victory
(By Associated Press.1

Chicago, oct. g. - The Chicago
American leaguers trundled half way
to victory in the worlds series clash
with the New York Nationals Sunday,
defeating the Giants, to 2, in the
second game of the titular struggle.
The teams are speeding toward New
York, where. Tuesday, the series will
The White sox rolled over the
Giants like a baseball juggernaut,
leaving disaster ana dismay. The vic
tory was more impressive than Sat-
urday's, and when the teams left the
the New Workers were badly shatter-
ed, physically and in morale.
The National league champions
were obliged to use four pitchers.
Only Benton and Demaree remained
untried in the series, and it will be a
problem for Manager McGraw to Sc
lect pitcher who can hold Chicago
in check even on the home diamond.
white sOx Superior.
Both at bat and in the field the
White SoX offensive and defensive
methods were superior to those Of tho
may be gained from comparison OF the
figures of the two games to date.
The White Sox have scored nine
runs to three for the Giants, Fl hits to
IA, and these hits have Melted the club
26 bases to II for the Giants while
in stolen bases the Sox led four to
one. In individual batting honors
alone do the New Workers appear to
have the edge, for Robertson, Holke
and McCarty have reached the 500
White Sox stick wielders have reach
ed or surpassed this standard. John
Collins leads all the batters with a
percentage of 900. and Joe Jackson Is
second, 100 points behind his pace
making teammate.
sOx Outshine Giants.
In field strategy. managerial
shrewdness and individual and col
lective dash, the Chicago club mas
outshone the New Workers and 1t Will
require a remarkable recovery on the
part of the Giants when they reach
home If they check Chicago's progress.
Followers of the game say II the
Giants can overcome lead or Two
straight victories even under the Ia
vorable psychological condition OF
playing on their home grounds, 1t VIII
be a remarkable exhibition Of game
ness and determination.
Attendance Again $4,000.
The official attendance was an
as Identical with that OF sat-
urday, but actually several thousand
more persons witnessed the play from
points on every Dulldlne,
fence or tree overlooking the park
and their cheers mingled with those
of the spectators on the playing
All nine runs of the contest came in
the early innings. The New YORK cluo
began and ended it's scoring with two
runs in the second. Chicago fattened
the score at the expense of New YORK
by five runs in the fourth inning.
Weaver opened the fourth with SLOW
roller to Herzog and beat the pail 70
first. Schalk punched a single to right
and Iseibold followed with another 10
center and scored Weaver.
McMullen dropped another In the
same territory and Schalk tailed from
had replaced Schupp, was called from
the box when 1t was seen that MS
shoots were not battling the Sox ana
Perritt went in. Eddie Collins greet
ed Perritt with a drive to right scor-
ing Leibold. On Robertson's throw TO
the plate Collins took second ana NC
Mullen pulled up at third. catcher
Mccarthy was hurt when Leibold col
lided with him at the plate and Rari-
den took his place. Jackson singled
to right, scoring McMullen and II. Col
Inns. and Herzog stopped the massacre
by clutching Felschs pop ny ana
doubling jackson off second unassist-
ed. The failure of Schupp to BATTLE
the White Sox was a severe dlsap-
for the Giants, for the
players had figured that their star
was the equal OF Clcotte
and would prove a winner. HIS down
fan, followed so closely by that OF
the clubs pitching staff and none OF
the players would try to predict VINO
would take UP the contest against
Chicago batsmen in New York tues
day. -.
Analysis of the ball pltcheo at tne
game shows that Faber threw two