The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-08
White Sox Tran1ple Ouer the
Giants to the Tune of Z to 2
FOUR PITCHERS ARE
HANDLED ROUGHLY
Early Lead of the National
Leaguers Soon Made to Look
Like Thirty Cents.

CHICAGO. Oct. THE Chicago
American league baseball macalne
trundled half way to victory IN the
worlds serie. clash with the Ne"
York Nationals today when the
White Sox defeated the Giants to
2 in the second game Of the utular
struggle. The teams are Speeulne
eastward tonight for the Polo
Grounds. where on Tuesday tne
series vii, be resumed. and II the
local team continues to play the type
OF game It has displayed here, sup
porters OF the Comiskey clan are
convinced that the SoX should at
least break even with the Giants IN
the next two contests at New York.
The White Sox. rolled over the
Giants today like a baseball 1ugger-
naut. leaving disaster and dismay IN
their wake. The second victory IN
two days was far more impressive
than the win OF yesterday. and when
the teams left the field the Chicago
club was surcharged WITH confidence
while the New York combination was
badly shattered, both, physically and
In morale.
were obliged to use no fewer than
four pitchers this afternoon and at
the close of the second day OF play,
the White Sox had sampled. with sat
isfactory results from their stand
point. the servke of five Of the seven
hurlsrs who form the twirling corps
OF the Giants. Only Benton and De
maree remain unScorched. and 1t Will
be a problem for Manager McGra~
to select a pitcher who can hold the
Chicago batterS in check even on the
home diamond.
Giants Outclassed.
Both at bat and in the field. the
White Sox maintained the impressive
advantage which they showed IN the
opening game. The offensive and ue-
fensive methods and play OF the
American league standard bearers
were far superior TO New iork's, and
In no department did the Giants ap-
pear 70 n"ye the edge on their west
ern rivals. Some of this superiority
is gained from a comparison OF the
figures Of the two games 10 date.
The White SoX have scored nine
runs TO three for the Giants; Il hltS
to II, and these hits have netted the
local club &C bases to II for the
Giants. while in stolen bases the SoN
lead 4 10 l. In individual batting
honors alone do the New Workers ap-
pear to have the edge. for Robertson.
Holke and McCarty have reached the
500 mark in batting. while only Two
White Sox stick wieldeTs nave
reached or surpassed this standard
John Collins leads ali the batterS win
a percentage of 500. and Joe Jackson
is second. 100 points behind his pace
making teammate.
a.snts Also Run.
There nrr features OF the double VIC
tory which cannot De expressed in
figures .n,. thcS" havH been the out
standing clements which have encour-
arr1 ,Er :dhrr.nrr Of the Chicago team
TO bal;.r.. that ultimat. and complete
G.monstr: zion Of their claim regarding
tho supremacy Of the White SoN was
hut q matter OF few days.
In irtielti strategy. material shr"wd-
rsss an, Individual and coll"ctiTs dash.
tho mon "f Rowland have "utsh"wn the
New York players. I'D by Nctira%. mi
it will irQuirr . rcmarkahi" recovery on
the part o: IN" eastern tain when Il
ri;lrE.S IT'S nome lttu " W. N i't' = ~
r.,So tear, in ill., imp.'tu"u> rash :nr lh':'
worll's baseball championship.
Som. O. III" ';iaEtS believe that such
q feat /. possible once tho team appears
on its home ground. before thousands
of fans who will rnc"uraG" them TO
their highest efforts. II they ran over
como :. lead of two straight victories.
,vrn undrr surh favorable psychological
surroundings. L will h" y r"markabir
exhibition ~ CamrncS$ am! drtcrmina-
tinn.
In thr two games played at coniskry
park thc ('hicac:. team had th" greater
rortinu Of vocal support. but the Giants
have not been without their ro"t"rS.
WHO rosr rnnnfulIy ut every "pr"r-
tunttv 10 urge on the National league
representatives.
Enormous Crowd.
There were NOT :.s many occasions for
this vocal ruCnura cement in the second
confess. FOR with ;hr exception nf Il few
moments .arly in tn" game. the White
Sox had Il commanding lead and their
cohorts rnnnupnliz"d n:"St "t tn" che'r-
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