Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-16
WHITE SOX COME:
| THROUGH IN RUSH
AND WIN CLASSIC
Take Sixth and Deciding
Game of 1917 Worlds
Series.
FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP
FOR WEST SINCE 1908
Battle Is Surcharged With SEN
sational Situations and
Thrilling Plays.
FOURTH INNING is DECISIVE
Giants, After Desperate Resistance,
Break Under Strain and
Yield to Invaders.
FOURTH INNING is DECISIVE

rBy Associated Pr.ssl
NEW YORK. October l5.-Coming
through with a rush when tho New
York Nationals fal,ered in the fourth
inning. the Chicago Americans to-day
won the sixth and deciding game OF
the 1917 diamond classic. to 2. The
White Sox victory gives the Middle
West metropolis the worlds series
championship for the first time in al
most a decade
After winning the first two games
on their home field. and losing the next
two at the Polo Grounds, the Chicago
clan clinched the sonfalon with two
straight victories. one at Comiskey
Park. and the other at the lair OF the
Giants. The New YORK club did not
go down TO defeat to-day without dcs-
peratc resistance. The battle was sur
charged with sensational situations and
thrilling plays. but the invading com
bination. with the edge of one-Game
lead, was not 10 be denied Ii was the
Giants who eventually broke under the
strain.
With "Rube" Benton. the towering
southpaw from Clinton. y. c.. waging
a pitching duel for the locals against
cadc. Iowa, hu,ier of the White Sos
the battle was fought through three
full innings without either team gi~-
Ing way by the slightest margin either
extensively or defensively. In the
fourth. however. the Giants faltered
for just moment. and seizing their
advantage. the Chicago players rushed
the breach, anC captured the FIRST
world series emblem won by the Middle
West metropolis since Frank Chances
Cubs defeated the Detroit Americans
In the struggle OF 1905.
THREE RUNS IN FOURTH
ARE DECIDING FACTOR
While the Nationals made Il game
rally in the NTH. and the Sox added
another run in the ninth. the thre.
runs scored by the Chicago team IN
tie fourth session were The deciding
factors. The play in this inning CON
vinced the thirty odd thousand spec
tators present that for this season at
least the pennant- winning club of the
American League is better than that
which won the six months race in
the senior organization.
That the championship should be
decided in the fourth inning was in
keeping with the feature and factor
caso club scored its winning run in this
inning during the first game. and col
lected five in the second contest in
the same period. In the third and
fourth contests. won by the Giants,
the winning team scored the only
runs OF the battle in the fourth inning
OF the third. and the first Of the five
runs in the fourth game. which vas
5 to o shutout. in favor OF New
York. The scoring OF Saturday proved
an exception. but to-day the Sox re-
verted to their original system, and
aided by misplays by the Giants closed
the series with a decisive victory.
The largest assemblage Of spectators
TO witness any game OF the series was
on hand to-day. According to the off,
cial figures, 33.a69 persons paid admis-
sion to the Polo Grounds. their contri-
buttons totaling s73.34S. OF this sum.
the stockholders of each Of the two
clubs will receive saS.OO6.o6. and the
= National Commission s7.334SO. The
players ceased to participate in the
gate receipts after the fourth game.
but they will receive s152.SSS.5s as their
share. this amount being divided GO
per cent to the Chicago team and 40
per cent to the New York players. The
total receipts for che six games amount
cd TO s425,S7S. and after subtracting
the money paid to the players. the two
clubs are each richer by sll5.2O0.S1. and
the National Commission s42,5S7.SO.
DAY BEST OF TEN THROUGH
WHICH BATTLE RACES
AS was hefitting the climax of the
baseball year. the day was the best
of tho ten through which the battle
o~n1 n a he
OF wind. and the sun shone from n blue
= autumn sky with warmth enough to
make outer wraps unnecessary Under
these favorable conditions the thous-
ands OF fans entered into the spirit of
the play with more enthusiasm than
has been the case in any OF the pre-
ceding contests. As was natural, they
rooted chiefly for the Giants. but were
quick to appreciate and applaud the
winning work of the White Sox. as
we'll as to cheer down any attempt to
boo Captain Eddie Collins. Of the WIS.,
iting team.
This vocal applause and support was
particularly noticeable In the crucial
fourth inning, although 1t must have
been mixed with considerable chagrin
at the peculiar defensive strategy sud-
denly uncovered by the Giants. Eddie
Collins opened the inning by hitting
a bounder to Third Baseman thinner
man. who threw the ball low and wide
to Holke. whereupon Collins rompod
merrily to second. Right Fielder Rob-
ertson next dropped Jackson's high,
but easy, fy. and the batter was safe.
while Collins nerched on third.
Felech hit to Pitcher Benton. who