Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-07
Teams Played Even Game
but the Breaks Came for
the White Sox and Not the
Giants.
Windy City Fans Betting
American Leagues Will
Win the Series - Mana
gers Refuse to Announce
the Batteries for Today
BY n. C. HAMILTON.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Chicago, Oct. 6.-Out of a stal
spangled field. the American leagu,
broke another flag OF victory this af
ternoon at Comiskey park. In one o.
the best played and hardest Tough
contests the fall classic of Americas
national sport ever has seen, Chi.
eago's champion White Sox edged out
a victory over the New York Giants
. TO /.
1t will take three more victories to
send New York slitherins into an
other defeat in worlds champion
ship series and give Chicago its Sc
cond title club In the American league
But Chicago is betting tonight the SoS
can turn the trick.
PITCHERS FOR TODAY.
If both McGraw and Rowland are to
be believed, tomorrow's game will be
a tie-neither one could see himself
as loser.
The two managers refused abso-
iutely TO discuss their probable bat
terry selections. 1t was generally be-
heyed, however, that Rowland would
send another right handler against the
Giants tomorrow and would pick Red
Faher as the one. McGraw is expected
to save his ace, Ferdie Schupp. for the
Now York opener, pitching Poll Per-
rift or RUDE Benton tomorrow.
WONDERFUL PITCHING.
TodaN's game was more than a sur
vival of the best club. 1t brought out
the extreme of worlds series fielding.
It dragged from the ancient arm of
Slim Sallee of the Giants and from
the new found laurels of Eddie CT
cote of the White Sox some wonder
ful pitching.
Working hard and cautiously from
the first ball pitched up to the time
John Collins grabbed in Robertson's
fly for the final out, Cicotte hurled a
finished contest. Pitted against him
was the southpaw. marvel of many a
season, pitching one of the red-letter
games of his career.
WHITE Sox GOT THE BREAK.
Behind the two master workmen the
fielding sparHled and scintillated. 1t
took break in the luck to turn CT
cote cards to victory. A step in the
same direction-and the chance once
offered itSelf-and the men of John
McGraw would have left the field vic
torious. Instead it was to Clearance
Rowland-the bUsher of yesterday-to
whom the break of the game feH1
and he holds the. balance as he faces
his second worlds series combat
1t was the heavy bat of Happy
Felsch that provided the winning run.
Another outfielder, Joe Jackson, de-
serves the credit for staving off pos
sible defeat. To Benny Kauff, who
went the day through without hit or
good play, went the sting that fol-
lowed the games loss. It was his
desperate attempt to cut off a hit that
resulted In the first White sox run.
BRILLIANT FIELD WORK.
Around infield was woven a fabric
OF orilliance. From one side of the
field to the other stupendous fielding
efforts were thrown In the face of
the enormous crowd. Charley Herzos
pushed himself into glory on two. &C.
casions and Fred McMullln, bench
warmer. actually showed up the fam
Gus Heinie Zimmerman by his beau
:ifu1fy executed plays.
The recognized stars Of baseball had
small chance to shine along the lines
Of their best work. Eddie Collins
stick work was minus quantity and
so was that of Joe Jack son. The lat
ter's fielding stood out. IT was the
bat of Fred McMullin that drove in
the first White Sox run and it was his
nimble hands that snatched hard
drives from the turf on three occasions
and turned back Giant players at first
base. The heavy bat of John Collins
predominated in the attack on Sallee.
-Four times he walked to the plate and
three times his journey netted a blow
Tor his average. One of his smashes
was two base crack to deep center
field
CiCOTTE STARTED FIREWORKS.
Cicotte himself opened the artillery
fire that resulted in the first White
Sox hit Cicotte, one Of the best hit
ting pitchers in baseball, stepped into
one of Sallee's shoots in the third in
ming and aid it in center field for a
single. John Collins followed with his
second safe blow of the afternoon. a
single and Cicotte legged it for third
after first hesitating past second. The
hesitaucy cost him his life on the
paths. for an accurate peg by Dave
Robertson laid him low at the corner,
John Collins. however, reached second
and scored when McMullin ripped
soluble to center, field It was here
that kauff's play figured. The for
mer Federal league star came dashinp
In for the ball, plunged for il and
missed. The ball bounded past him. BY
the time Burns had recovered Collins
had crossed the plate and McMuIIin
was on second.
Eddie Collins ended the inning with
pop fly to Fletcher
Then it was Felsch's turn. The big
center fielder crack ed out one of the
longest home runs ever seen on Co.
miskey field when he met one of Sal
lees curves and sent 1t into the left |
field bleachers, far down toward cen
ter field. One ball had been called