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

voted to intensive slumber, especially
from noon on.
They came out gummy-eyeo anu
vawning. to find a bright sunshiny
afternoon. Thousands of people
again waited in the lee of Com1skeys
walls all night long, hoping TO ser one
of the comparatively few seats Wnlcn
were thrown on the open market
the line. Sunday is the favor1te base
hall dav in Chicago. just as saturday
in the favorite baseball day in New
York and for about the same reason
Chicago people don't work on sun
dav. New York people don't work on
saturday. New York people do not
work on any other day if they can
helm it. of course, but they specialize
on voorhees, Saturdays, which they
devote, to the Polo grounds Some
neople regard watching Benny Kauff
chase fly balls is a form of labor, but
that is entirely matter OF opinion
Kauff Trying Hard.
Benny changed his clothes three
times Friday, when it rained all day,
thus equaling the big league record
established by Mike Donlin when
Mike was at the top of his sartorial
form. 1t is believed that Bennys last
scenic outburst produced the hail
storm which followed the rain.
Sunday Benny changed his clothes
monkey suit as the FASTENERS
call it.
The solid square of olive drab, rep
resenting the young candidates from
the officers training camp at Fort
Sheridan, which filled the right field
pavilion Saturday was missing. Sunday
afternoon. The soldiers had to go
back to the task of readying them
selves to protect the civilians who oc-
cupied their seats today.
Tried Trick Stunts.
Clarence Rowland, the White Sox
manager, attempted a little camou-
fIage before the game by warming up
both Tex" Russell, the robust left
handler. and Urban Faber. while Nc
Graw countered by displaying both
Schupp and Pol Perritt in the preIimi-
naries. Neither deceived the other,
however.
The crowd gave Schupp a hand as
he walked to the bench after striking
out McMullen and Eddie Collins in
the Sox batting side of the first. The
young southpaw's great curve ball
was breaking across the plate in the
form of an arc against the left hand
ed hitters.
The sox came tearing right back
at the Giants in their end of the sec
ond after McGraw's men had scored
twice. suddenly aroused. Jackson
the first man up, smashed a single to
center. Happy Felsch singled past
Herzog, sending Jackson to third
Gandil smashed a hopper at Schupp
which the left handler knocked down
behind him with his gloved hand
Had he let it go. HerZog might have
, been able to start a double play.
Jackson scored and Welsh took
second. Buck Weaver singled to sec
ond scoring Felsch with the tying run
Gandil took second. Schalk hit to
Schupp who threw to third, getting
Gandil on a close play.
Fred Anderson began warming uI
in right field with Jack OnsIow. An
derson is McGraw's relief pitcher
Schupp pitched to Faber, who rarely
makes a hit, until the count was three
balls and two strikes. Then he passed
the light hitting pitcher, filling the
bases.
At this belated stage, the staI
southpaw of the National League was
motioned from the box by McGraw
Anderson, called THE Precise" by
his team mates, came in.
When Anderson pitches he arWanges
himself just so on the mound. His
! feet are just so. He holds the bal
just so. He is as precise as a New
England schoolmarm. That's whe1c
he got his nickname.
LeiboId Sent In.
When Anderson came in, John Cot
Inns was removed from the battins
/ order by Rowland, and little Memo
Leibold, one of the smallest player: