Evening star., 1917-10-07
Joe JACKSON STARS
|NUNEXPECTEDW WAY
SIugger Proves Hero as Fielder
by Saving Game by a Re-
markabIe Catch.
McGraw of the Giants.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Dope on the opening clash of the
series for the highest honors in base
ball ran true at Comiskey Park in
Chicago yesterday, when the White Sox
routed the New York Giants in a close
ly contested battle by a margin of one
run.
Cicotte, Rowland's main dependence
on the mound. delivered the sterling
quality of box work expected of him.
John Collins. the rangy gardener who
cavorts in right field when southpaw
hurlers are performing for the opposi-
ton, led the players of both teams with
the mace by cracking out a trio of safe
drives, one of which paved the way for
Chicago's first run, as McMullin, until
few weeks ago only benchWarmer,
justified all the nice things that had
been said of him by uncorking time
ly two-bagger that scored the fly
chaser. Hap" Felsch also more than
made good his reputation as Slugger
by mighty drive into the left
bleachers that gave the Sox the margin
by which they won.
But it was Joe Jackson. who is ac-
counted the poorest fielder on either
club who furnished the most spectacu-
lar play of the day. by wonderful
catch in the seventh inning that pre-
vented the TlaHtS from tying lne
score or possibly winning right there.
Holke. the Giants first baseman. was
on the initial sack by virtue of a single
past Gandil. when Lew McCarty, the
heavy hitting backstop of the National
IeaeuerS, who had made possible New
York's first run by a mighty triple to
the center field fence in the fifth in
ming, again faced Cicotte. McCarty
hit the ball on line to left. Jackson
came tearing in and dived for the ball.
= hi ieh
somersault, coming up with the pellet
in his hands. Had this drive gotten
through to the deep left field at the Sox
park Holke would have crossed the
Mate with ease and McCarty, if unable
10 complete the circuit could at least
have reached third from where, with
only one out. hit. an error or a long
fly would have registered him with the
winning run.
IT was not unexpected that John Collins
would hit well. althoueh his mark of $50
for the first game was a right healthy
figure McMullin's work, both afield and
at bat, was no more than was looked for
nv persons familiar with his nerve and
ability That Felsch would prove one of
the stars of the series has been widely
predicted, while had Cicotte given any
thing other than the hish-class perform
ance he displayed in the box 1t would
have occasioned wide surprise, but Jack
, son was not figured to break into the
lmelight unless 1t was with his big, black
bat. Neither Jackson nor Eddie Collins
was able to connect with the southpa W
s1ants of Sallee, as many of the experts
predicted would be the case, but Shoe
less Joe" more than made up for any lack
of power displayed on attack by saving
the game with circus catch at a critical
| juncture.
Earlier in the fray jackson gave the
Sox rooters palpitation of the heart by
| nearly dropping a fly boosted by Benny
kauff. and there probably were few in the
! inciosure who thought he would be able
to hold McCarty's wallop if he did reach
1t. but the, South Caroiinian rose to the
occasion in noble style. when put to the
test. Jackson's feat earns for him the
caso's first victory.