The sun., 1917-10-07
CHICAGO WINS
OPENER FROM
GIANTS, TO 1
CicOtte's "Shine" Ball Holds
McGraw's Men to Seven
Hits.
HOME RUN A CLINCHER
Sallee Pitches Masterly
Game, but Support Is
Ragged at Times.
HOME RUN A CLINCHER
$4,000 FANS AT CONTEST
"Brcaks" All Against New
Workers. Who Are Out for
To-dayjs Tilt.

The Giants lost the first game of the
worlds series to the White Sox in Chi
eago yesterday afternoon by to in
the presence Of $4,000 spectators. AL
though defeated. the New York team
played a game that argues we'll for a
stubborn battle before the question Of
worlds supremacy is settled.
So evenly matched were the teams
u al departments Of the game and so
narrow was the margin Of White Sox
advantage that even the most rabid
Of Chicago partisans cannot but con-
cede the Giants a fighting chance for
the coveted pennant
The game was won with the stick.
home run by Felsch. the heavy hitting
centre fielder of the Sox. in the fourth
inning. being the blow that spelled de-
feat for the Giants. The ball sailed high
over George Burnss head and landed in
the left field bleachers, and Felsch had
only to trot leisurely about the base
paths. while the frenzied fans yelled
their delight.
AS the White Sox had scored run In
he third on a single by Cicotte and a
Questionable two baser by McMulln
which kauff was unable to clutch. the
circuit clout by Felsch in the succeeding
frame put the Sox in commanding
position. with two runs as against none
on the Giants side Of the ledger The
Giants took the offensive in the fifth.
and right here that ever recurrent guam
tlty known as baseball luck interjected
itself to the discontinue Of the New
rorkers
McCarty's Lameness COstly.
Lew McCarty. admittedly one Of the
hest hitters in the game. but who re-
Gently recovered from the effects OF
broken ankle, found shining mark in
enc of Cicotte's speedy shoots and sent
Il flying over the head of Felsch the
four base hitter. The ball rolled to the
wooden barrier in centre field and
McCarty In normal condition would
have made four bases on the blow. But
he could not. run owing to the weakened
condition Of his ankle and therefore
stopped at third.
II is true that Sallce drove McCarty
home with a single. and that Burns hit
into a double play. while Herzog famed.
Che first Of the game. but the moral
effect Of a four base thump by McCarty
bad been lost
tyain, in the seventh. the Giants were
pursued by Ill luck which naturally from
tic Chicago viewpoint came under the
bead of sensational fielding by the home
team.
The same McCarty who had registered
triple in the ffth. again landed on
the Fpheroid with explosive violence. and
J. shot OH low line toward left field.
l. kad at leg
kJt Shoeless Joe jackson, who wore
ol,es for the occasion. nipped the ball
D. his shoe tops after a desperate sprint,
sr'd the chance OF tieing the score went
tinmering, for the side was snuffed out
Without runs.
reisch Again In the Way.
Hurns made a gallant effort in the
eshth, but he was also c!utched by the
Demon Of i'll luck. The Giant left fielder
ensshed liner to left that landed
few inches on the foul side of the line.
Had 1t hit fair ground it would have
Peen three baser for the speedy Burns.
Pne next time he connected with the
ball it whizzed to left centre on a line.
ond Felsch. who was as effective in both
cefence and offence, made a fine rum
hing catch.
KaufY got life on Weaver's high
throw 10 first, but the runner was caught
or ffrst by a quick throw OF Cicotte and
run down and out between first and
second. That was the expiring effort
Of the Giants. for they were retired
w one two three order in the ninth.
y Cicotte's delivery includes "shine"
ball. it was not observed by the Giants.
He had very fast hall. excellent con-
trol and worked the corners Of the
plate in mastery style. But the Chi
tagoan had no special advantage over
knllee, except in the direction of long
hts. Each hurler was hit seven times,
and the total of bases was eleven for
the Sox and ten for the Giants,
>niIre Has Fine Control.
Sallec cxcelled In the matter Of con-
T. !. for he did not give a single pass
j. eight innings. while CicOtte sent one
man 10 first on balls In the matter Of
ftrikeouts each famed two batters,
sAo"lng that the hitters generally man
aged to connect with the ball, even IL
they did not drive it to safe territory
The analysis of balls pitched by each
han shows that Cicotte held the Giants
down at considerably greater effort tha
Vat put forth by Sallee. Cicotte pitched
iei balls in nine innings. while Sallee
hurled the spheroid but So times In
e,ght sessions
Therefore from the standpoint of
pitching, batting and fielding, the con-
lending teams gave evidence In their
"nsning' clash that they are on an even
footlng and II either Ia TO get an ad-
'antage II will. he through shortcomings
a quarter wholly unlocked for
As far a. the attendance and receipts
hre concerned they are up 10 the mark,
ceSross receipts being 173,1s2b0. which
O'ves the players a. their share Of the
days work 9Ss,502.0s, while the hard
Working maSnstes OF the rival teams
IN pocket ti3.i6t.3S each.