Evening journal., 1917-10-15
BY n. C HAMILTON
United Press san Correspondent.

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NEW YORK, Oct. ia squad OF
bombers. two or three expert bayonet
men OF a tank OF liquid flre would be
popular al the Polo Grounds today.
Either the Giants or White Sox
would gladly assign the bombers ana
bayonet men 10 the lnleld and put the
llduld nre tank in the outer gardens
to spray the base lines as they ny az
each other IN this sixth game for the
worlds baseball title.
The New York weather man did MS
best in Offering a ut day for the Dig
battle.
The sun was smiling down from
sl,v barely flecked with clouds. The
chin OF last week had departed. II
pitcher Is knocked kicking this after
noon, he may blame It on the weather,
In that the change In climate aiter
the Arctic Saturday in Chicago anecteo
his elbow, but otherwise II was per
feet day.
There's going to be spirit in todays
game-real lighting spirit. Both Giants
and Sox returned here with terrible
tales Of atrocities they experienced at
the hands of the enemy In Chicago.
The Giants told Of cleaning spikes that
came at them, working end first, as
the Sox went into the bases. The Sox
told OF Fletcher and Herzog humping
them on the paths Both teams break
tasted on raw meat and birthstone this
morning, and II conversation counts a
few amhulances and Red Gross nurses
might not be amiss In the vicinity OF
the Polo Grounds about O'Clock.
It's a desperate case for the Giants.
They must turn IN a victory today or
It's curtains for them McGraw Is ex-
peoted to start Rube Benton In an ef-
fort to carry the series to the seventh
game.
For this STRUGGLED II occurs-he
win have Ferdie Schupp ready.
! The Giants expect Clarence Rowland
to send Red Faber back at them this
afternoon. Faber looked good during
the time he worked Saturday. The Nc
GRANTEES have no fear Of Red, but, on
the other hand, the Sox have every
confidence that Faber can wipe Oul
the defeat he suffered last week.
Both teams have learned two highl!
important facts since the series started
The SOx have learned that two game
! w HNb ctAltos Ant daunlS TIA
In the American League a baseball
game is not considered over until tn
last man is out. They grasped this Sat
urday when the SOx suddenly, rose NJ
. after the Giants had figured they ha,
the Sox licked and upended ceremonies
The sox figured the series was owe
and talked four straight after thei
. two initial victories. Then they dropped
two. As a result they are not counting
today's game won as yet.
About the hotels there was some dis
cusslon during the morning OF the pos
sibility Of Williams or Reb Russell be
r ing given a crack at the Giants, IN
stead Of Faber. When Russell IS good
, he's awful. awful good, and when he
bad, he's rotten. He was that Satur
, day. Williams didn't look bad Satur
day, and he is included as a possibil
ity. On a great deal depends on On
! warm-up before the game, but II Fable
IL right the greater chances are be
! lleved to be that Rowland viii hui
him.
4 New York made the Giants the favor
ties for to'days game but the odd
4 were with the Sox for the series. Fiy
TO four was offered that McGraw woul
take the contest this afternoon but tn
q Sox were favored for the series at p
TO T.
The good weather and critical natur
q OF the clash was expected 10 bring OF
big crowd this afternoon. The rus
d was not OF a first game nature, how
ever. a thin line was waiting ear
/. for the bleachers 10 open. Some ticke
holders apparently had loosened U