The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-14
WHITE S0x, COMING FROM BEHIND, BEAT GIANTS

liminAry motions In front or the Sox
bench. The fans were coming in by
droves at this time, and the empty
seats were filling, though there was
still much vacant space in the right
field bleachers and the right field pa
vilion-
-~ silk" O'Loughlin was the chief of
the uni ires again today. working be-
hind the plate. Billy EVana, the other
American Lacquer, WAS at third. Bill
Klein at first and Rigler at second.
The announcement that Russsll
would pitch caused McGrRw to make
a change In his batting order. tie
withdrew Davy Robertson, the sensa-
tional Virgidan, who pats left hand
ed. aud installed Jim Thorpe in right
field. Jim being a riGht-handed hit
ter and generally quite effective
against left handed pitching.
Thorpe Is the famous Indian athlete
who was hailed as the greatest ALL
around athlete In the world after his
amazing showing In the Olympia
games at Stockholm. only TO after
wards be declared a professional and
stripped OF his medais.
Thorpe had played baseball for a
salary In q little league in the South
before he went to Sweden. and that
fact WAS not discovered until after the
Olympic games. He played football
at Carlisle for several years and many
football experts believe to this day that
he 10 the greatest player that ever
wore cheated shoe. McGraw signed
him after he was outlawed by amateur
sport. and took him around the world
on a tour with the White Sox. since
that Jim has been back and forth into
the majors and the minors with
monotonous regularity. He improved
sana.l TO- n Nc
gradually. and finally, while with
Mathewson at Cincinnati. he began
showing hitting form against the side
" tuders.
Russell starts wild.
There were few preliminRries to the
starting games. RUSSELL was Wild at
the beginning, and walked Burns. He
got only one strike over on the Giant.
HerHos singled to right. and Burns
raced around to third. Benny kauff
WIS booted by the crowd when he came
to bat. but he banged the 9rst bal
etched at him to the right field
bleaehers over John Collins head. II
was almost IA home run. but sipnered
down to a double when Hsrzog stopped
al third Burns. Of course, scored.
Bill Evans heard yell from Row
land and held up his hand 10 stop the
game Rowland then announced his
. intention OF changing pitchers, Cfeotte
had been warming up over in front
/ of the left field boxes almost from the
instant Burns walked. and Rowland
notioned him In. Russell walked de-
jectsdly from the mound, swinging his
glove.
Cteotte pitched with great care &c
Zimmerman. and Hetne tapped 70
weaver. who threw to the plate. Her
cog was ont in brief run up between
McMulltn and schalk, KapI getting e
third. Fletcher rolled TO McMuihn, ane
/ this time KauT was cut at the plate
though he took q long slide.
Zimmerman went to second. and
| Thorpe never had a turn SIT bat. a:
Davy Robertson came UP hitting In hi'
stead The Giant fans who wer.
nervous over the switch In winning
/ orlbinaticn breathed easier, DavS
slugEed q drive TO csnter and thinner
man scored from second Two balls hat
been called or Robertson when he hit
/ Hoike hit 10 Cicotte at flrst for an easy
! out, ending the inning.
John Collins. the arst Sex batter
lifted "a light fy to Zimmerman. ther
| Sallee seemed TO find difficulty In focat
/ ssSg the plate tn MeNnYlsn.5 PIE delfv.
! cred three balls. all inside. and theT
! no stopped "A moment and studied th'
. batter az II puzzled. Sal Ia not otter
! wild Pol Perritt began warming al
.
/ Fumbling in his hip pocket. puilinf
hts long heaked cap down over hi
/ nose. sal finally pitched strike OF
/ McMuiItn. Then ha walked tho batter
+ Two balls were called on Eddie Collins
/ and then he singled TO center. KauSi
Z return throw. holding McMnlifn at sec
/ ond.
Joe jackson raised fy TO Burns II
/ left field Old Sal conferred with Char
/ lev HerxoG on Happy Felsch. tn
I man who hit the homer Oft hin in tn
opening game and who was next up
+ The first pitch TO Felsch was caYled
I ball. Felach hit the next one q
/ Fletcher, McMulltn passing betwee,
I tho short fielder and the hopping hall
and probably disconcerting Arthur. Fl
4 fumhied the ball and the bases wer
/ Allied
! Gandil touled thu frst ball pitches
20 him back up into the nress stand
| He also fouled the next. Sal now hurie
! one low and outside for bali. Fl
| was working very methodtcaily an
| very cooiiv Gandil popped the mex
/ one to Holke. II WAS a grand bit @
! pitching by the old lefthauder
| Bin Rariden. the Hoosier siuGger
/ knocked a single across second to star
| the Giants end Of the second. Eve,
/ the hostile Chioagoans gave Sailee
4 hand as he came to bat. and Sale
! tried to advance Rartden with huni
! Weaver and Schalk were bot