Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-09
CRITICS DIVIDE VIEWS
SOME SAY SERIES is FARCE;
WITH OTHERS IT'S TRAGEDY
Knufr's Apparel One Bright Spot-Giants
HIVE Not Recovered From
First Surpriscn.
by. DAMON RUNYON.


kettle. bag and suit case. and one trunk.
the worlds series moved into New York
last night.
The third performance goes on at tho
Polo Grounds tomorrow afternoon.
After viewing the two matinees in
Chicago, the critics seem somewhat d.
vided in opinion as to the nature Of the
show.
Some say 1t Is a tragedy. Some pro-
nounce it comedy. while others declare
l., sheer farce. The Manhattan Island
experts on baseball drama unite in the
belief that it should have stronger
third act to get over in these parts.
good funny fall Of the Chicago
White SoX would undoubtedly tone up
the finish for Broadway. II the per-
Torrance is like those which took
place in Chicago, the Giants may just
as well close the box office and send
the show to storage.
The one trunk. which came in with
the other worlds series props tonight.
belonged to Benny Kaufr. lie uses it
to confine his wardrobe.
1t Is a good stout trunk, but 1t is
not sound proof. and the noise made
by Benny's apparel kept the other lug
gage in the baggage car on the Aiichi-
gan Central Limited awake all Sunday
night.
Benny had been cast by many fol-
lowers of baseball drama for the role
of leading man in the show which
opened in Chicago Saturday. so he went
equipped with scenic effects to fit the
part.
Happy" Felsch stole the show on
Benny, and now Benny's sartorial APP
rurtenances are good for nothing. ex-
cept to wear. Hap" Felsch is one
of those fellows who wears clothes
which cannot be heard more than
block away. Thus the vaEaries of base
ball fate are again made manifest.
Bill Farnum. Of the movies. who I'M
torial scene, using big yellow leather
coat, and a cap. with a Scotch accent
which knocked Chicago's provincials
right out of their SIS seats. returned to
New York with the Manhattan Island
members of the cast.
Backed to Last Penny.
Bill is representative of the crowd
which followed the Giants to Chicago
prepared" as the papers say, Ito back
his home town club to the last penny"
He Is req, in that he has the last penny,
all rlgh,.
The worlds series players spent to-
day spread out along the lines Of the
New York Central. The Giants occu
pied four special cars on the Michigan
Central Limited. although Phil Mcclure
contended that 1t would have been
more appropriate naQ tncS Deen Walk
Ing back. However. walking would
have taken up almost as much time as
it requires to get an order in the we'll
played dining car, and the Giants had
TO be here for the opening tomorrow.
SO they rode.
There was nothing of what one might
call merrment on the train. The play
ers were not particularly DOWN. earted.
hut neither were they especially joyful.
They had not entirely recovered from
their utter establishment over the re-
suit in Chicago.
None of them had even anticipated
anything worse than even break In
the first two games That the SoS
would rake" them in both games is
something which never entered their
calculations.
After Ferdy Schupp breezed through
the opening inning Sunday. the Giants
settled back on their sidelines with
sigh OF relief. confident that he was
fright" and more confident that when
right" Schupp was unbeatable. When
he got two runs under him, they
Thought 1t was a cinch.
"He lost all his stuff quicker'r you
could bat an eye" said one OF the play
ers. Nobody can account for II. He
had 1t when he started, and then he
suddenly lost it,"
Unable to Work Curves.
In other words. Schupp was unable
TO put his curve and twist to the ball.
after apparently having perfect COM
mand of 1t in the beginning. 1t Is not
an unusual occurrence.
Fred Anderson. the spitballer. who re-
lieved Schupp with the bases full and
retired the side. and who thus got away
under suspicious circumstances. had
much the same experience.
II couldn't break the ball where /
wanted to-" said the North Carolina
dentist. when was able to put 1t
around their knees they couldn't hit
it. hut the trouble was 1 couldn't keep
1t there"
They're funny hitting club" com
mented Slim Sallee. the old sunbaked
s!de-winder from ST. Louis. who pitched
we'll against the SoH In tn" opening
game. only t. be heaten by Happy"
Felsch's homer. THAT Felsch is the
only one who swings at the ball. The
rest Of them stand up there and bat as
If they were just trying to meet it,
mot one of them is hard to pitch
to. I mean there are no little fellows
on the club-at least none who batted
against ne-and they are not 80 much
on working a pitcher. That ball Felsch
hit off me was a curve ball waist high
and lie hit good. too. I'll tell the world.
although ] think the wind pushed 1t
along n little"
IT may please "Silk" O'Loughlin to
hear that "Old Sal" pays him quite a
compliment.
The umpirinG was good" says Sal.
Maybe he missed one on me and
maybe there was one I got he could
have given the other way, but that's
all right"
Rube Benton, another left-hander,
will very likely start against the Sox
IL the weather permits any
body to start.
Some were OF the opinion that Nc
Graw would come back with Sallee,
hut the Giant leader said this after
noon that ct looks like Benton"
First Dope offered by IcGrnw.
This is the first time McGraw has
offered any line on his probable pitch
ng choice for a game. He crossed al.
the clalrvoyants when he started
Sallee instead of Schupp in the open
II MI, Ne~xr So.