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and AGAIN THE
GIANTS DEFEAT
CHICAGO CLUB
National LeaguerS 0verWheIm
SOX With Fierce Attack
and Sterling Defense.

Associated Press Service:
NEW YORK, oct. H.
Swinging their war clubs like
the cave men of old. the New
York Nationals batted their way
to victory over the Chicago
Americans here today BY a score
of 5 to o.
The outcome OF The battle tor
the worlds championship is in
as much doubt as before the
series began in Chicago last sat
urday. Each team now has won
two contests and the indications
point to a full seven game drive
before either club will admit the
supremacy of the other.
The victory Of the Giants in
the fourth game was the most
impressive of the struggle to
date, for the National league
color bearers excelled both in
pitching and with the hat. While
the Chicago combination
threatened several times they
never got runner beyond third
base.
Two new diamond heroes.
leaped to pedestalS of fame i'm.
the clash today. Ferdinand.
Schupp of Louisville, Ky, turn
cd the White Sox batterS back
without a run; and Benny Kauff of
MiddlepOrt. o., led the batting mas
sacrc with two home run.
The effectiveness of SchuuD's
hurting and Kaud's batting was suf
iicient TO defeat the American league
champions but the thrill of victory
was contagious and their team
mates were only a stride behind
them in the rush through the White
SoN trenches.
OH you Benny,
Only twice in the long history Of
the world series baseball has Kaun's
feat Of two home runs I'm one game
been duplicated. Before the former
batting leader OF the Federal league
made his two circuit drives the hon
or was divided between Harry
Hooper OF the Boston Americans
OF 1915 and Outdelder Dougherty
of the same club i'm 1908
In shutting out the SoN without a
lun. following a similar feat by
Rube Benton Yesterday, Schupp al
$50 equalled for the Giants team.
as a whole a double shutout which
has been scored feW times since the
beginning of the present century I'm
f90S the Chicago Nationals white
washed the Detroit Americans twice
BOO succession and i'm 1905 the Giants
shu- out the philadelphia Athletics
four games out of five
There was nothing 90 forecast the
sensational developments of today's
game i'm the early innings For three
sessions IL was a pitchers battle be-
tween Faber and Schupp with little
IL any advantage on either side.
Kaun was the third man 20 face
FaEer I'm the Giants half of the
fourth Burns and Herzog having
failed 20 make first base.
With two out and his record of
not a hit in the series I'm Is times
ut bat "a by-word among the fans. /
Kauff was desperate.
With n ball and a strike called
against him, he saw perfect
groove ball coming from Faber's
hand and ne hung the full weight OF
his body into the sweep Of the bat 4
There was "a terrific crack and the
ball flew like "a bullet over second 4
base and far onward into center F..
field.
And How They Shriekcd,
Outfelder Felsch who made the t
tremendous circuit drive Off Sallee F..
into the opening game OF the series /
sprinted for the center held bleacher /.
fence. The ball passed over his /
head and fell among the folds OF n !
canvas sign.
Felsch. in his eaEerness 10 hold F,
Kauff at third. fumbled the ball as 4
ne tried 70 pick it mp and the Giants |
runner was crossing the plate as the /
sphere was finally returned to the I
infeld
The circuit blow appeared 10 take /
something OF Faber's confidence I
and although Zimmerman was re- f
-ired on an inheld out The White
COX hurler faltered as soon as he .
faced the Nationals Zoo the succeed .
ing session Fletcher opened with p
lngle 20 center. Mgr. McGraw cross 4
ID the Sox by switching from bis /
well known hit and run system 90 /
bunting Robertson and Holke both
laid down perfect hunts and los fast /
-printlng the bases We're hlled I
Eariden's hopper 20 Faher resulted /
fu "a double play. Fletcher being I
forced az the plate and SchaIk- ]