Evening journal., 1917-10-11

Here's an Ouu one AOl soo' ~
sox chap reached first base In any
OF the innings up to the eighth until
after two we're out. No wonder Ruue
shin. them out Buck weaver's two
base pop broke up the rythm Oh that
queer feature.
De Wolfe copper promised to buy
81 600 Liberty Bond fob every Sox
famed. PAY up you, De Wolfe Hop
ner Pow our Unc.e Sammy US.
SIS 900 for ave Of his neatly printed
I.ber.y Bonds for here are
riaHtv en- hat Benton struck ut.
ArcNnilen schalk. Ci,ote twice n
ls I'M me-, the bit east old d. ar
TIA. guy FELSCH. lone De Oh
81 1'd pay double on that bird
Feisch.
Hank Gowdy good old Hank, hero
Of World Series himself was there
IN Uncle Sans fighting clothes pas
ine ground a big baseball into which
the fans dropped their contribution to
Clark Grifhth's Bat and Ball Fund.
Only a few of the real fans knew
Hank and he didn't take the time 70
tell them who he was. He had run-
ming monologue however that drew
forth coins and specie like some giant
magnet.
McMullin was the firw 10 fan and
up went a chorus-"MISTER HOP
PURR-on the telephone"
Good Robby Dandy Davis Robert
son. What a hitting fo'l eh? And
there YOU are again. They wanted
TO bench that fine fellow before tbs
thing started. All those know-it ais
All those haavv thinkers. wanted to
ST Robby right down while the shin
dig with the Sox was on and lot
Thorpe whale for him We like Tim
and believe in jim. but would he have
got SIX hits in three games2 Welly
whoa" Bill Rariden had long
wait for John COlNns's foul tip. The
ball went a mile in the air right IN
front OF the press box screen and
BIZ had plenty Of time to recite the
Declaration OF Independence before
the ball returned 20 earth.
Eddie Collins, first time up. was a
He hung around until the ccunt was
and and then-bang. the first smite
of the spectacle.
Candirs one.hand catch of Herzogs
foul in The last Of the df'h was surerb
Candf bolted over near the boxes got
one foot nthe rolled-up tarpaulin ana
then reached in among lot of easy
streeters and plucked the ball with one
gloved paw, right out Of their store
teeth
The Sox surprised US by walking on
the field in their new home suits OF
white The only thing that distin
guished them from our own fellows wa
the fact that they wore black travelling
caps II is usual for visiting teams Z
wear gray, but the Sox. after winnin
two In their white spic and spans, re
fused to court the frowns Of the jim
by adhering 10 the old custom.
Eddie Collins fought like a badge
until the very hast, but Well tw
can play at worlds series game.
Bentons first chuck was a ball, an,
the Second thinkers Voaned unit
necks swelled. They thought II wa
the end of the 1917 worlds series Il
looked like a bad omen but it wasn't
Think of worlds series game il
which only TWO White Sox got no fur
Their than second base. You won't b,
able 10 make CHICAGO believe that vet
it was true. Just two got there, Bucl
Weaver being the first and Buck Weaver
being the second. He seemed to be tn,
only man on the team who was not
drinking in the fumes OF Bentoni opiat,
ball. He got TO second on the frs
occasion by sliding into Fletcher VIII,
dropped the ball in an attempt TO pre-
vent him sealing. He explored th,
region around second again in tn
eighth, when his Texas League thin.
fell between twenty nervous in~en
pointed upward by Massrs. Burns an,
Fletcher.
Benny Kauff outhit Davey Robertson
~ on the season by over fifty points, bu
Benny probably would be willing I,
trade lot Of National League hit
lot Dayey's half dozen worlds serle
slams.
me White Sox hove slightly altered
uaen battle cry about winning foul
straight. They aren't even so sure NOV,
"7'''ef II VIII be four out OF 1--WE.