New Britain herald., 1917-10-13

Chicago, Oct. 13.-The weather to- day was less suggestive of ball game than of starting the Christmas shop ping early.
 Although the New York Nationals and Chicago Americans were to meet here for the fifth game of the Worlds series this afternoon, the line in front of the ticket window at Comiskey park did not start to form until o'clock this morning. Three hundred fans were shivering in the line at daybreak. A vender of camp stools beat a re- treat about this time, as everybody was too cold to sit down. In several places there were little campf1res. and a brisk business in hot coffee and steaming frankfurters was done. The weather man promised clear skies and a slightly warmer air by afternoon. Although the series stands two and
 two, and the utmost importance at
 tached to today's conflict, scalpers tickets were far below the prices de-
 manded for the first two games a week ago. Box seats were obtainable at S15 and reserved in the grandstand i at s1o.
 Chicago enthusiasts made ready for
 the game in spirits far different from 1 the confidence which followed the : winning of the first two games by the White Sox. At that time they con-
 sidered the series as good as won, but
 when New York blanked the team for 1 eighteen consecutive innings on the | Polo Grounds that feeling disappeared ' knee-deep in oblivion and was re- , placed by mere hope. The feeling was i that the breaks of the game would de- 1 eide the series
 Only one game will be played in Chicago this trip. The sixth game will be played in New York and the sev- enth, if there is one, in whichever of the cities the toss of a coin deter mines.
 Playing on the home grounds was counted on by Chicagoans as factor in their favor. Each team has won it's victories at home. The Giants, help less here, simply stood the White Sox on their heads when they got on the familiar soil of the Polo Grounds. The
 partisans of the Chicago team hoped that it would receive similar inspir- alton here with the support of their friends ill the stands. Two thousand persons were in line when the sale of tickets began at 10
 o'clock.
 , President Hempsted of the Giants
 came on with his players to witness
 the fifth game. President Hampstead was unable, for business reasons, to witness the first two games played in Chicago. c. T. Page, who lays claim to being Io world', is here today from Atlanta, Ga., to see the fifth game of the i worlds series. Page played ball 50 years ago. With A. G. spaulding he formed the Rockford Forest Citys" and played first base on that team. He afterwards became part owner of the Chicago Nationals.
 New York today won the toss for location of the last game to be played in the worlds series.
 Garry Hermann made one toss of a half dollar Comiskey of the White Sox called "heads' and the coin fell stails.''
 First Inning.
 First Half-Burns walked on four pitched balls. Herzog singled to right field and Burns dashed to third. Ci- cotte and Williams were now warm ing up. Burns scored on Kauff's two base hit to the right field fence, Her. ZOE going to third. Russell was taken from the box and Cicotte was sent in. Cicotte had only a few seconds to warm up in the outfeld before talk ing his place on the rubber. The crowd booed Zimmerman. Weaver took Zimmerman's grounder and Her ZOE was run down between third and home the play being Weaver to Schalk Kauff moved on to third.
 McMullen took Fletchers hot smash and threw to Schalk, who touched out Kauff as he slid into the plate Robertson took Thorpe's place i at the bat. Zimmerman scored on Robertson's single to center. On ! Felschs throw to the plate, Fletcher went to third and Robertson to sec- ond Cicotte threw out Holke at first. Two runs. three hits. no errors. Second Half-John Collins popped to Zimmerman on the first ball pitched. McMullen strolled to first. Sallee's curve broke wide and he could not seem to control it. Collins singled to center, McMullen going to second. Perritt was now warming up for New York Jackson flied to