New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
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\ Mighty Wallop
The score was 10 / the White SoN
predominating in dashing battle
where Eddie Cicotte and Harry Sallee
fought an even fight until Felsch lifted
his mighty wallop into ;he left field
seats. No wonder the Giants curse the
name and memory Of Mr. Baker, the
famous inventor. whose unique history
has had them hunting world series
shell holes ever since.
Thirty-two thousand fans saw this
first conAic, 20 strictly in accordance
with the dope. They saw Cicotte win,
despite Sallee's magnificent pitching,
and tonight NcGraw's aggressive ma
chine is up against the long, hard pull.
In ten world series out OF twelve the
club bagg.ng the first battle has rushed
on to victory. So the White SoX, having
repulsed the first assault upon the
Western Front, expect TO repel the sec
ond Giant attack on Sunday and then
carry a winning oiIense into the East.
The SoX won the jump game not so
much through Cicotte's steady pitching,
for Sallee fought him round by round
in an even fray, but largely because
Chicagos pitcher drew the better sup
port. Two great plays by Joe Jackson
and Oscar Felsch shut off possible
Giant runs. while bad break by Benny
Kaur in the third inning loso run
that might have been saved if Benny
had restrained his impetuOus tcmpera-
ment, or else had dived headlong for
the low wallop as Joe Jackson did later
on in the game
Sallee's ancient left arm exuded more
than normal amount Of winning stuff
but the tall and stately Sheriff Of Iig-
ginsport. Ohio, forgot TO spike the Big
Gun, and the one leak in his support
did the rest.
McGraw Crosses Talent
McGraw crossed the talent by open
ing with his veteran left-hander, hold
ing Schupp in reserve for counter at
tack. and Salee more than made good.
But ne was up against one Of the great
right-handers Of the age, another vet
eran. who. trife rickety at the start,
settled after the fifth canto, and from
that point on rolled back the faltering
Giant attack without a culver 10 mark
his way. Il the Giants can't beat Ci-
cotte when he skids bit how are they
TO stop him when he starts and hnisheS
at mis- normal pace?
In the first five innings the New York
array tapped Eddie for six hits, yield
ing nine bases. But Of the next thir-
teen Giants who went TO bat only one
arrived with a hit. The others were
halted with sudden jerk and pointed
back toward the New York bench.
The red shadow of war may have
hung over the rest Of the universe, but
Yesterday from to o'clock p. m. II
had lifted from Comiskey Park. The
only color from greater and grmmer
game was the duh gray-brown drift. OF
Khaki through the stands. and notably
from the right wing Of the amphithea-
ire. where 500 reserve officers from
Fort Sheridan lost every memory OF a
foreign battlefield as they cheered
Justify for the White SoX 20 go over
the top and return with their Giant
prisoners OF war.
Giant Attack Fades
For FIVE innings the contest was an
even fight. but when Clcotte finally
settled and the Giant attack began TO
fade there was nothing to II but the
final score. For the first four innings
the Giant offensive came within a hit
Of breaking safely through. In each Of
these four opening rounds some New
York entry tapped for "a hit.
In the fifth McCarty trpled and
Sallee brought him home, but just al
the point where the Giant drive seemed
TO be getting under way, Cicotte set
tied for the afternoon. From that
point on the Giants couldn't hit him
with a machine gun. much less with
ineffective bats that lifted a monoton-
Gus drift Of fly balls into White Sox
hands.
No less than fifteen Giants went out
on the high sky route, proving that
while the European war may be won in
the air. baseball rs different game.
Cicotte's fast ball had a decided hop
or Jump, causing the anguished and
annoyed Giants TO lift II gently into
eager. waiting hands, held there for
the express purpose.
Granfiond Rice's analysis Of the
Giants White SOr game, ,cith de-
tails Of the frst battle Of the tcorId
series bV ". J. Macbeth, Lolus Lee
Arms ard Ring Lordner, and bores
of the score. attendance, receipts ard
features, wiH be found on the sport
inG pnQes Of Section 2.