Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-16
WHITE S0X PROVE
THEIR SUPREMACY
Down Giants in Deciding Bat
tie of Worlds Series by
Score of a to 2.
GAME WON IN FATAL FOURTH
Eddie Collins Leads Victorious
Assault; Costly Boner by
Zimmerman.
GAME WON IN FATAL FOURTH

NEW YORK. Oct. 15.-The cni-
csgo Americans won the Worlds Sc
r!es baseball championship here this
afternoon, defeating the New York
Nationals, 4 to 2, in the sixth and de-
Gliding game OF the 1917 diamond clas-
sic. For the first time In almost a
decade the tltular banner will flutter
spring when the series pennant Is
raised at Comiskey park.
The New York club did not 90
down to defeat today without desper-
ate resistance. The battle was sur
charged with sensational situations
and thrilling plays, but the invading
combination with the edge Of one
game lead was not to be denied. 1t
was the Giants who eventually broke
under the strain of the conflict.
With "Rube" Benton, the towering
a pitching duel for the locals against
the curves OF Urban Faber. the Cas-
cade (fowa) hurler OF the White Sox.
the battle was fought thru three full
innings without either team giving
way the slightest margin either often.
sively or dcfensively.
Won in Fourth.
In the fatal fourth" however. the
Giants faltered for just moment and.
SELLING their advantage, the Due
rushed the breach and captured the
World series championship emblem
which has not been won by the city
on the sores of Lake Michigan since
Frank Chances Cubs defeated the lie.
troit Americans In the struggle OF
1903.
While the Nationals made game
rally in the fifth and the Sox added
another run in the ninth. three runs
scored by the Chicago team In the
fourth session was the deciding FACTOR.
That the championship should be
decided in the fourth inning was IN
keeping with the feature and factor
play thru the series. The Chicago
club scored its winning run In this
inning during the first game and col
lected five In the second contest IN
the same period. In the third ana
fourth contests. won by the Ginnts,
the winning team scored the only
runs Of the battle In the fourth inning
Of the third, and the first OF the five
runs of the fourth game. which was
8 to o in favor Of New York. The
scoring of Saturday proved an excep-
tion, but today the SOx reverted to
their original system and aided by
inisplays by the Giants. closed the
series with a decisive victory.
Largest Crowd Of Series.
The largest assemblage Of specta-
tors to witness any Of the present
interleague combats was on hand
when the rival clubs grappled. Ac-
cording to the official figures, 33.969
persons paid admission to the Polo
grounds, their contributions tOtaling
S73,348. OF this sum the stockholders
of the two clubs will each receive
S33.066.O6 and the national commits
sion t7,334.80. The players ceased to
participates In the gate receipts after
the fourth game, but they will receive
$152,888.58 as their share, this
amount being divided so per cent to
the Chicago team and 40 per cent to
the New York players. The total re-
ceipts for the six games amounted to
$425,878 and after. subtracting the
money paid to the. players the two
clubs are each richer by $115.20O.81
and the national commission $41.-
$3.50.
According to the plans Of the ma
tional commission the two teams will
play special exhibition game at Gar
den City. N. r., tomorrow for the thou
asnds Of soldiers now training at vari-
GUS camps on the island. The two
clubs then will disband and there will
be no further play by the members of
either team this season.