The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
Slim Sanee Weakens and
Chicago Overcomes Lead
of New York Club.
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IRE was swept away a. II It were
but practice pitching.
The earlier deeds Of Benny Kauff
and Robertson and Rariden and the
other big-town stars were forgotten
IN the blazing finish which brought
silent John Collins and Eddie Col
Inns and Joe Jackson and the rest
OF the sox out in a fare Of baseball
glory.
The Chicago fans were jeering the
Sox a bit when the seventh started
because they seemed 30 weak and puny
before the onslaught of the Giants
Some OF the people were leav-
ing the yard to escape the cold.
They thought # was all over. Then
came the finish.
The weather today was clear. but
quite cold There were snow hurries
here yesterday and last night the sky
remained overcast The sun appeared
this morning. but It did not bring
much heat.
Fur coats were in evidence all over
the grandstand. shedding a heavy
odor of moth balls. Bill Farnum's
now famous yellow leather logger
was temporarily eclipsed in grandeur.
Only one man waited MP at Comis-
keys gates last night, and II was
later declared that he had not been
altogether right in the head since
being kicked by q mule when a child.
There were empty seats when the
game began.
II Is said that some Of the baseballs
used by Eddie Cicotte In the last New
York game have been sent to a.
chemist for analysis. There have
been so many wild stories as to Ed
dies methods of doctoring the ball
that the baseball authorities decided
to settle the matter once and for all
II Eddie does some of the things he
Is reported to do to a Pill he would
have to have a laboratory adjoining
the box.
There was only a breath of air STIR
ring at 1 o'clock. but the tempera-
ture was away down. No world
series game was ever played under
more uncomfortable circumstances
from the spectators standpoint. IN
deer feet the concrete floors Of the
stand were icy cold.
While waiting for the game to begin
the National Commission got together
and decided the place OF the seventh
game, IL 1t is necessary to play a
seventh Garry Hermann, chairman
of the commission, tossed q coin,
and Harry Hampstead. president of
the Giants. gave Charley Comiskey
the call. The "old Roman called
heads and the coin fell tails.
1t was the first time Hampstead
had won a toss. He missed three
straight calls in tossing for the open
ing game.
On that occasion the coin twice fell
OF a table. This time Hampstead in
sisted on having it tossed on the
floor. II don't want any more ia
bles," he said
Benny Kauff. the hero Of the third
game. was given quite a hand when
he stepped to bat in practice. He
was literally surrounded by photog-
raphers before the game. The Giants
put UP a great infield practice, the
cold causing them to inject a lot of
zip into their efforts.
sallee and Pol Perritt shed their
sweaters and began. warming up
side by side, while Reb Russell, the
Sox left-hander, went through the pre-
urinary motions in front OF 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
neld bleachers and the right field pa
vilion.
The announcement that Russell
would pitch caused McGraw to make
q change in his batting order. He
withdrew Davy Robertson, the sensa-
uonal Virginian. who bats left hand
ed. and installed Jim Thorpe in right
held. Jim being a right-handed hitter
and generally quite effective against
left-hand pitching.
Thorpe is that famous Indian athlete
who was walled as the greatest an
round athlete in the world after his
amazing showing in the Olympic
games at Stockholm, only to after
ward be declared a professional and
stripped Of his medals.
Thorpe had played baseball for a
salary in little league in the South
before he went to Sweden and this
fact was not discovered until after the
Olympic games. He played football
at Carlisle for several years and many
football experts believe to this dayi
that he is the greatest player that
ever wore a cleated shoe. McGraw
signed him after he was outlawed by
ameteur sport and took him around
the world on a tour with the White
sox.
Since then Jim has been back and
forth into the majors and minors with
regularity. He improved in fielding
and everything else very gradually,
and finally while with Mathewson at
Cincinnati he began showing hitting
form against the side winders.
There were few preliminaries to the
starting Of the game. Benny Kauf
was hooted by the crowd when he
came to bat but he banged the first
ball pitched at him to the right field
bleachers over John Collins head. 1t
was almost a home run but simmered
down to DOUBLE.
Bill Evans heard a yell from Row
land and held up his hand to stop
the game. Rowland then announced his
intention Of changing pitchers. CT
cote had been warming up in front
Of the left field boxes almost in the
instant Burns walked and Rowland
motioned him in. Russell walked de-
jectedly from the mound. swinging his
glove.