The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-12

1 Giant team as a whole, a double shut
 out which has been scored few times
 since the beginning of the present cen tury.
 In 1908 the Chicago Nationals white washed the Detroit Americans twice in succession, and in 1905 the Giants shut out the Philadelphia Athletics four games out of five, while the only victory of the Mackmen was also a shut-out by
 the Indian pitcher, Chief" Bender Christy Mathewson, now manager of the
 Cincinnati Nationals, and "Iron Man" Joe
 McGinnty were the New York twirlers who engineered the quadruple whitewash of the Athletics.
 There was nothing to forecast the sen sational developments of today's game in the early innings. For three sessions it was a pitchers battle between Faber and Schupp with little, if any, advantage on either side. Kauff was the third man to face Faber in the Giants half of the fourth, Burns and Herzos having failed to make first base
 KAUFF GETS HOMER
 With ball and strike called against him, Kauff saw a perfect groove" ball coming up and flung the full weight of his body into the sweep of the bat. There was terrific crack and the ball flew like a bullet over second base and far onward into center field.
 Outfielder Felsch. the man who made the tremendous circuit drive off Sallee in the opening game of the series, sprinted for the center field bleacher fence. The ball passed over his head and fell among the folds of canvas sign which, before it was dropped at the be- ginning of the game, announced: ne Giants have bought their liberty bonds! Have you?'
 Felsch. in his eagerness to hold Kauff at third, fumbled the ball as he tried to pick it up and the Giants runner was crossing the plate as the sphere was fl nally returned to the infield. Both Kauff's teammates and the fans gave him an enthusiastic greeting.
 WHITE SOX CROSSED The circuit blow appeared to take something of Faber's confidence and, all though Zimmerman was retired on an in field out the White Sox hurler faltered when he faced the Nationals in the suc- ceeding session. Fletcher opened with a single to center Manager McGraw crossed the Sox by switching from his well known hit and run system to bunting. Robertson and Holke both laid !
 the bases were filled. Raridens hopper 1 to Faber resulted in a double play,
 Fletcher being forced at the plate and | Schalk's quick throw to Gandfl getting
 Robertson, but Holke was caught by
 Felsch's rapid return as he tried to slide l In stride behind Robertson. | In the lucky seventh" the Giants ] scored again. Fletcher singled off Me- Mullens glove and took third when Fa-
 ber's spit ball flew wild and Schalk 1 had to chase it to the grandstand. Rob-
 ertson went out, Faber to Gandil, and then the White Sox pitcher hit Holke sending him to first.
 FANS HELP GIANTS ! For the first time in the game, the
 fans began to root steadily in an effort l to rattle Faber. McGraw signalled foI
 the hit and run play and as Rariden went out, Collins to Gandil, Fletcher l scored. With Holke on second, Schupr l went out, Weaver to first.
 I Faber retired at the end of the sew | enth inning and Danforth took up the
 hurling for the White Sox. when the Giants went to bat in the eighth. Burns