The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-06

John Collins got a two-base hit along
the left field foul line McMullen up.
Sallee took McMullen's grounder and
John Collins was run down, .Sallee to
Zimmerman to HerZog. Eddie Collins
up. McMullen was out stealing, Nc
Carly to Herzog. No runs, one hit, no
errors.
'' Ninth Inning.
First Half-Zimmerman up. Cicotte
tossed out Zimmerman. 1t was an
nounced that the official attendance
was $4,000. Fletcher up Fletcher flied
out to Weaver Robertson up. Rob-
ertson flied out to John Collins. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
Score, ? to |.
After a night Of cold rain, the
skies cleared today, and the pros
pect for the first Of the world
championship games between the Chi
cagO Americans and New York Ma
tionals was for Fair weather and a
temperature OF about 80 degrees Fiji
teen minutes before the time for Op-
ening of the gates at COmiskey Park
it was. estimated that 10000 persons
were in line waiting to purchase
bleacher and pavilion seats. Hun
dreds Of them were women, who had
been in line since midnight. Poflce
managed to maintain a semblance OF
order when the gates were opened at
ten o'clock and the crowd surged
through.
Chicago White SoX, pennant win
ners OF the American league, and the
new York Giants, champions OF the
National league did battle today in
the first fray Of that blue ribbon
event OF the National pastime-the
worlds baseball series. Some thirty
odd thousand persons were on hand to
see the contest.
Pick Cobb.
The White SoX, depended upon Ed
die (Cyl Cobb, with his shine ball, to
comafluge the New York bats, while
Manager McGraw tried out his bomb
throwers, Schupp, Sallee, and Perritt,
in the battery warm up.
All Chicago made holiday today. Ev-
cry artery that led to Comiskey Park
pulsated with excited crowds. Hun
dreds unable to gain admission to the
park hung around the outside and fol-
lowed the game as best they could
from the spectators, who shouted to
them the progress of the play. 1t
was a perfect October day and made to
order for baseball An Indian sum-
mer sun helped dry out the base
paths, made sohden by Fridays rain,
While a drowsy southerly breeze blew
across the field.
The dig stands blazed with the ma
tional colOTs. A large section OF the
stand was filled with hundreds OF
members Of the officers corps from
TT. Sheridan.
Gasoline was poured over the
ground and set afire to take up the
moisture. When the teams took the
diamond for practice they found it
fast. The Wnij2 SoN are right" said
Manager jd;owlands before the game.
1--WE oxpecs to win and there will be
plenty or action: 1t may be Cy Cobb
and possibly E;s or, who will do our
pitchingH.'' '':'" "' .,
3 Manager Mctiraw agreed that the
Giants were gong to meetia good ball
club, but ,1clicvci " the final inning
would show, the New York CLUB in
frDntN' 81 =. Ut t..
just '"iiear that Bird"
~ All! fnight long a linerof two to
threei phundrrdr persons, Including a
few women, stood in line at the win
,dows, ywhere at 10 O'Clock, this morn!
ing the 1900 Remaining pavilion and
bleacher seatsrwere sold. Theirs not
to reason why, theirs. to get in or
die, was the perverted motto. It was
tAold. The first cock grow was greet
ed with cheers by the crowd and the
cry OF some bedraggIed hen was tax
en- by local fan ASA good omen.
Say. just hear that bird,' he ex
claimed. lust like any other hen,
responded his companion.
1T aint neither That bird-just
listen row--that bird is calling just
as plain as day, come; come; come;
Comiskey: come, come. come, Com
iskey'
First in liIe. at the blcacher line
was a Pacific coast enthusiast, Ted
CraiI. OF Los Angeles: Craig's boss
couldn't spare him for the series, sc
he followed the advice of a humorist
who said that il smoking interferet
with business, quit the business. Craig
quit the jon and was first in line.
All Chicago made a holiday of today