Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-18

batter was safe, while Collins perched
on third.
Flesch hit to Pitcher Benton who
threw to third to get Collins. who had
started for home. Catcher Rariden
rushed half Way to the bag to help
trap the White Sox field captain. but
Zimmerman took upon himself to make
the putout and started to chase Collins
toward home. Before the spectators
or the other players could realize what
was happening, Collins, with thinner
man in his wake, sprnted for the plate
and passed Rariden hatfooted while
his pursuer, outdistanced in the dash.
saw him score without chance for a
play of any kind.
While this diamond disaster was be-
ing enacted, Jackson and Felsch were
also racing around the bags and were
perched on third and second, respec-
lively, when Collins slid across the
unguarded plate. Gandil promptly
arose to the occasion by singing to
right, scoring both teammates and
went out when he tried to stretch 1t
to two bases, Robertson getting him at
the midway with fine throw. Wea-
yer flied to Burns and Schalk singled
in the same direction. Faber worked
his rival for n pass and with two on.
John Collins closed the run getting by
hitting to Fletcher who tossed him out
at first.
GIANTS LAST RALLY.
The Giants, awake to the possibility of
! losing the game and the championship.
charged the Chicago clan viciously in the
succeeding session, but their best effort
fell one run short of the Sox trio. After
/ L 60, cnI tc
; first by Faber, and Without, batting for
| Benton also received free passage to
Gandils post. With two on and one out
the thousands began to root for a rally
and the uproar was deafenng. Cowbells
automobile horns and sirens led the
thunderous chorus while the stands fairly
rocked with the stamping. The White
SoX were steady, however. even in the
! tumult and Burns forced Without at sec
ond, Weaver to Collins. Captain Herzoe
then came through with Il screaming
drive past j. Collins to the right field wal
scoring both Rariden and Burns. Will
! the tying run Oh third the din wa,
terrific for Benny Kauff was seen stridint
to the plate swinging three bats viciously
| He failed to meet the emergency, how
ever, his effort being a high foul fl!
which Gandil gathered in. leaving Herzol
/ stranded.
son TALLY IN NINTH.
That was the finish of the Giants Of
Tense but the Chicago club added a f1na
run in the ninth as a margin Of safet,
should the home club start a belated rally
Weaver opened with single to left. tool
second on Faber's sacrifice and scored OF
Leibolds single to center. The pitchers
ANALYSIS shows that Faber In total o
1l3 deliveries served a strikes, 40 ball
and II foul strikes. There were six fouls
"a field outs one hit batter. and six hit
registered off Faber, the six hits nettinl
nine bases. Benton and Perritt between
them threw up 1926 balls of which 80 wer
strikes. 40 balls, 10 foul strikes
five fouls. 10 field outs and seve
hits for a total of seven bases. Each team
had seven runners left on the bases. Fade
had four strike outs. Benton and Perrit
each three. After the game, which con
sumed 2 hours and Is minutes. both team
made a rush for their dressing rooms an
half way across the diamond Manager Nc
Graw Of the losers overlook and shoe
hands with Manager Rowland while tn
fans gathered around. There wer
shouts of better luck next time. but tn
two team leaders hurried away withov
further ceremony and one fan with
leaning toward statistics recalled that Nj
Graw had won but one world series o,
of five, his victory coming in his fri
attempt against the Philadelphia Atf
letics in 1905 when Christy Mathewson an
Joe McGinnity pitched shut out ball.
PROGRESS OF THE SERIES.
Three games in the series have bee
played since last weeks Free Press wa
issued. In New York on Thursday tt
Giants defeated the White Sox, to
The fifth game was played in Chicae
Saturday. the White SoX winning by
score of to 5. pounding out six rur
in the last two innings of play.