South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-11
GIANTS BUOYED
BY VICTORY IN
THIRD CAME
New York Team and RoOterS
Experience Return of Con-
fidenCe AS Fourth Strug-
ole Approaches.
InternatIonaI News Service .

NEW YORK. Oct 11.-Encour-
aged by the brilliant victory of RUDE
Benton over the White SOX in the
third game OF the big series, the
Giants are on their toes today de-
termined 20 even up the count and
then fight il out 20 a bitter finish
with the White Sox.
The men OF McGraw were blue
and dOwncast as they left Chicago
for the east. and every thing ahead
looked like indigo 20 them. But vic
tory is mighty sweet and the victory
over Eddie CicOtte has buOyed up
the hopes of the Giant players as
nothing else could have done.
Now that they have trimmed Clar-
ence Rowland's "ace" they figure
they stand a good chance 10 come
from behind and win. and the spirit
may make them bad actors.
Weather is Dismal.
Though the weather looked dismal
and uuencouraging for "a game early
today. IL was announced that the
teams would play If there was a pos
sible chance, for every postpOnement
will stretch the series into colder
October weather and the officials in
charge are willing to hurry proceed
ings II today's game is played the
teams will board special trains here
tonight for Chicago where a single
game viii be played on Saturday.
Speculation regarding the pitchers
90 be sent 20 the firing line today
was interesting a majority Of the
fans. COncensus Of opinion lis that
Mgr. Rowland will switch his tactics
biz hurting a left-hander against New
York. and Red Russell is the likely
lad for the lob.
Russell. when right, is one OF the
hest Ieft-handed pitchers i'm the bust
ness. but whether or not he could be
expected to 20 az his best I'm murky
weather is a question. and for this
reason some other SoX slabber may
set the assignment today
SaIIec or SChupp.
NcGraw Is satisfied now that he
mas pitchers who can beat the SoV-
And because of the fact that left
handler was the first 20 accomplish
the trick il is likely that he viii send
Saliee or Schupp 20 the firing line.
with the choice toss-up between
them I'm short it appears that the
fourth game is scheduled 20 be a
battle between left-handers.
I'm the third game. for the first
time I'm the series. the Giants show
I'D their power with the bats. They
had Cicotte i'm trouble constantly up
to the fatal fourth frame. and then
So took two extra base hits 10 win
lor them. But they came through
when Davy Robertson started things
with his ringing triple
The White SoN were far from dis
leartcned today over Wednesday
defeat They sat around the lobby
uf their hotel laughing and talkinE.
and predicted that as things now
stand the series viii be ended sat
rday iu Chicago They point out
THAI they could never have hoped 20
-.In four straight against team like
che Giants
FourtI, - Fatal Inning.
The Giants and SoN are both SUI
rerstitiouS today about the fourth
1rui1E
1.-The fourth has been fatal TO
somebody fin all three games now.
said Happy Felsch and Hap had -
right Iu the first same DC was
'eICh's homer that decided the tide
or battle Ir the second the SoN
,aIIy netting dvs runs came I'm tse
FOURTH. and yesterday the fourth So
che ouIt runs OF the game come over
The fans who back their Indictment
-sith cash however. are not permit
ting themselves GO De- guided by ans
such uuNes or fourth innings The
TACT that the SoN StH have two
horses 90 one the best OF the arsu-
rnent kept the Sox odds ON to win
Int there was an evidence of re-
turning confidence iu Giant support
.r- hv the number Of bets reported.
To "a man up a tree the White SoN
-Ill look very much like the goods
They did not show stronger than the
Giants yesterday. it is true nut the,
have So far shown 20 advantage ir
.,vo ont OF three games which gives
chem the edge.