The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08

Cicotte and Faber, his two stars
are now able to take rest.
It was not that way with the Giants
as the Chicagoans figured IT, Ihey
had witnessed the setting of two suns
those of Schupp and Sallee- They
had faced the fearsome shoots of Per
rift and had come off victorious:
Thy know the curves and tricks OF
Fred Anderson. John McGraW was
LEFT HELPLESS from the standpoint of
pitching strategy. Supporters OF the
New York club who had figured NC
Graw would save Schupp to work
against the Sox at home were con-
fident the Giants leader would not
start the young left handler. They
believed ii meant a start for RUDE
Benton or Poll Perritt. The latter's
showing against the American league
champions. while not exceptionally
brilliant, was sufficient to convince
baseball followers that in the rlght
arm of the former Cardinal lies the
greatest pitching power the National
league champions hold.
Dope Holding Up.
As had been predicted by the United
.'ress the Sox have taken the jump and
he rest of the prediction-that the
White SoX would come thru with their
second worlds championship-see
about to be realized.
There is favor with the Sox in play
ing on the Polo grounds, for they have
become accustomed to the home of
the Giants. There were some who
believe the return home would have
a cheering effect on the Giants that
would amount to more than a mere
joy at coming home. The Giants
never played baseball in COmiskey
park and were at some disadvantage.
The White Sox confidence, however,
was running wild. Never a member
of the team could consider anything
but victory in two more games.
That sort of figuring seems out of
the ordinary, for McGraw is at the
head of a powerful baseball club, one
that Will go strong with breaks in the
luck. He stin holds an ace in Slim
Sallee. who pitched an extraordinary
game against the SoX in the opening
encounter He still has Benton to
fling INTO the fray and he possesses an
excellent right handler in Perritt Dope
points to ct least one victory for the
National leaguers. with a probability
that they will take away two games.
Cicottc Big Trump Card.
Clarence Rowland could send Eddie
Cicotte back today. Cicotte is a whale
of pitcher, of which the Giants are
aware. His presence on the pitching
mound would have a great effect
However. Reb Russell has been show
ing lots of stuff and is expected to get
the call. He would give Rowland the
added advantage of mixing it up for
the opposition.
1t was considered improbable that
Schupp would get to work again, I'M
less he starts the second of the home
games. Schupp, in addition to having
nothing on the ball to speak of, ap-
peared to he a frightened youth.
Sundays ball game, from the spec
tators' standpoint, was a frightful
murder of what had been called a
II, FT-I-
White Sox leaped on everything that
was turned into the pitching box by
McGraw and made it terrible day.
Schuppp wasn't alone in his sorrow.
Fred Anderson and the rest of them
received a Chicago greeting sufficient
for anyone.
Joe Jackson, smuggling rival of Ty
Cobb in by-gone days came into his
old stand-the spotlight as the day
closed on a White Sox victory. Joe
three times dubbed offerings of the
Giant hurlers FOR hit and once he
walked, giving him a perfect batting
average for the day Joe's hitting
fC~rr7 nd the remarkable fielding he
has displayed during the series en-
titles him to at least a runner up po-
sitfon for Hero. And Joe's hitting will
mark him for respect from now on.
Jackson. always figured BY the Giants
as hard nut to crack. is made doubly
so now, for McGraw's pitchers were
sent out to pitch to him and they
failed
Sox Hit Hard Sunday.
1t was straight clubbing that won
the second contest for the White Sox
Their heavy bats went the route
where sacrifices and daring base run
ming had been expected to be the
heavy factor They nearly batted
around in the fourth inning-the SEES
sion in which they chased five mark
ers across. Four hits they punched
in the second inning pushed over the
two runs that tied the score. Red Fa-
Der. meanwhile. was going at tor
speed. He was nieked hard in the
second inning and appeared to be or
the way to the club house when his
teammates came thru with the win.
ming punch. Filled with the conf
dence that the extra runs gave him
Faber then began to pitch a grea
game. He had control and smoke. Hi:
curve ball was so sharp breaking i
had Schalk digging balls out of tn,
dirt as Giant batters swung at the of
ferings.
mishap in the second was respon
sible for one Giant run. for 1t wa.
Robertson's slide that dashed the bal
from Schalk's hand and not a haC
throw by Jackson, who had fieIdeC
McCarty's hit That allowed HoIke t,
cross the plate with the second run.
Starting with Jackson in the sec
ond inning. four of the White Sox sin
gled in succession and Schupp CAV,
up the ghost Two runs counted. Be
ginning with a hit for Weaver in tn,
fourth. six of the American Lacquer
cracked out safeties and FIVE run
counted.
Rut il all the hitting the game af