Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-11
Robertson's Three-Bagger
Precipitates Winning Spurt
Giants Heartened by Victory
Over Sox; Expect to Re-
peat Today.
Chicago Unable to Solve Rube's
Delivery; Most Efforts
Weak to Infield.

NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-Cheered BY
thousands OF rooters the New York
Nationals turned desperately upon the
Chicago Americans in the third game
Of the worlds series here this after.
noon and shut out their interleague
rivals, to o. For the first time since
the present struggle for titular base
bali honors began the Giants Tough,
and won, both victory and the breaks
Of the game.
AS was the case in the first contest
In Chicago the struggle developed into
pitchers' battle. but today It was
Eddie Cicotte who was fofced' to bow
before the prowess Of the opposing
hurier and the sweeping bats of the
Giants. Pitted against Rube Benton
the star OF the White Sox hurting
corps found n rival as skIlful rs he
in delivery and as crafty in general
ship. Only six Of the visitors reached
first, five on hits and one on field
er's choice and of these only two saw
second base.
Giants Show New Life.
Behind Benton the Giants played
with dash and brilliancy which were
completely missing in the two pre-
ceding games. Despite Cicotte's fine
control and deceptive curves they
smashed into the delivery of the
White Sox pitching star in the fourth
inning and hammered out the two
runs which spelled victory and re-
stored their confidence for the con-
tests 10 come. After the game the
Nationals expressed the belief that
they would be able to repeat tomor-
row and start westward Thursday
night on even terms with their Amer
lean league opponents for the fifth
game of the series set for Saturday
in Chicago.
Robertson Real Hero.
Among the fans tonight the pane
of David Robertson Of Norfolk, Va,
Is praised with that of Rube Benton,
another southern player hailing from
Clinton. ~. c. These two diamond
combatants from below the Mason
and Dixon line brought about tho
downfall of the Chicago combination.
For three and a half innings the
opposing boxmen had proved in
VnciLle and the thirty odd thousand
fans present were settling down for
a hurting duel when Robertson
sprang into the calcium glare of fame.
He ended the White Sox fourth inning
attempt to penetrate the pitching of
Fenton with a great running catch of
Gandifs long, sizzling drive to right
field when he hurled himself against
the concrete wall or the grandstand
and plucked tho ball with one hand.
Had he missed the catch Gandil's
sn.ssh would have gone for at least a
.wo-base hit.
Rut Robertson was not done. The
gloyo and stepping into the batter's
boz picked ono of Cicotte's sharp
breaking low balls and drove high and
far into right center. The sphere
sailed upward and onward under the
force OF the blow until II seemed GER
tain that It would equal Felsch's
homerun drive Of the opening game.
Both Jackson and Felsch raced fran
tica,ly after the ball, but it hit the
from their clutches. Robertson was
sliding into third base when the ball
was returned to the infield.
IIolke followed with two-base
drive to left field, scoring Robertson.
Catcher Rsriden, playing III place Of
McCarty, who was Injured in the sec
ond battle at Chicago, advanced his
teammate to third with sacrifice.
Cicotte to Gandil. Eenton could not
fathom Cicottes curves and struck
out AS Burns came to bat Umpire
Schalk and after examining 1t care
.ullv threw 1t into the Giants dug
out while the crowd sc-nting the
"shine ball" booed vigorously.
Cicottc Blows UW
When Cicotte hurled up new
white ball Burns hit puzzling slow
II ounder toward third, which scored
Kolke, who was half way to the plate
hon the bat met the ball. Cicottc fl
nally captured the sphere and tried
20 retire Burns at first but his throw
was wild and the batter continued to
second. With Herzog at bat the
crowd was roofing Cor more hitting.
but Gandil checked the rally with a
wonderful running catch Of the
Giants field cpptair's foul, which he
speared one-handed as the ball waJ
about to disappear among the specta-
tors III one OF the ground row of field
boxes. That was the end OF the run
making.
After that inning both Benton and
Clcotte pitched well nigh perfect ball.
While both teams got runners on the
bases the hits to bring them home
never were forthcoming.
As was the case in the to l win
Saturday, the winning pitcher was