The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-15
Glands Men Had One Good
Jnninp This Afternoon and
Pushed Three Runs
Across in Fourth.
L1ANTs DIED FIGHTING
(enton Was Relieved by Per
|r;tt After New York Showed
symptoms of Tying
Score in Fifth.

J. U @. Hamilton, United Press
Correspondent
POLO GROUNDS, NEW
EoRK, Oct. 15.-The Chicago
Vhite sox are the world $
aseball champions OF 1917.
They scored their fourth and
eciding victory over the New
fork Giants here this after
oon, 4 to 2. AS Clarence Row
and saw his team battle
trough to a victory he had
l. satisfaction Of knowing
hat a man derided as a "bush-
g was being put into the
aseball Hall of Fame. That
han was himself.
On the other side, as the
hadows stretched their way
cross the Polo grounds, car
WING the shadow Of defeat for
he Giants, John McGraw saw
Tipping from him his fourth
nance at a worlds title out
II five starts.
The game today was bitterly
ought. There was scrapplng ana
having on the base lines from start
finish. In the ninth inning Buck
Weaver could be plainly seen to de-
|iberately throw himself In the air
Ind Iunge his full weight against
Fletcher, the Giant short stop.
Red Faber, defeated in his second
tart against the Giants, gets the
bitching credit for today's victory.
he kept the Giants batsmen guessing
rom start to finish and in only two
innings appeared to be in the slight
(st danger To Faber also goes
redit for two victories and one de-
eat out of three starts in the series.
Rube Benton, McGraw's star south
baw, started today's game for the
Giants. First his infield, then mis-
butfield cracked behind him in the
fourth inning. Errors by Zimmerman
bnd Robertson put two men on bases
hnd solid smash by Gandil to boost
them over, followed by hit by
Echalk, three runs scored. The game
was won right there and again the
fourth inning stood out as the big
session Of the fight, as it had in four
|of the previous battles.
First Inning.
Chicago. Collins up. Judge John
!. Hylan, democratic mayoralty can
|didate threw out the ball.
j. Collins up Strike l called. Foul,
|strike 2. Out, Fletcher to Holke.
Fletcher made an easy stop and
throw as the crowd whopped things
|up.
McMullin up. Ball 1. McMullin
|louled to Rariden. The crowd gave
Harden a great cheer as he gathered
N'AA Saoy pup.
Z. Collins up. Strike ! called.
|singed to center Eddie connected
|lof clean rap, almost directl: over
|second base, which Fletcher could
not reach.
Jsckson up. Foul, strike 1. Out,
heE~S to Holke.
no rsns; one hit; no errors.
Inc crowd started giving the Sox
|.ae old raz with the first ball Benton
|puched They booed Eddie Collins
H. nnlsh and rode the other bat
'ers constantly.
New york-Burns up. Burns out,
u. collins to Gandil. Burns hit the
ufst ball pitched and was an easy
|out
!, herzog up. strike i called. Ball
4 Lined one to the left. He was
s. at first for a single, but his
!, sAiash looked like it was ticketed for
Z uouble for a minute.
I. haun up. Foul, strike /. Strike
~, Benny tried to kill the ball, fouled
,ne OH and then swung SO hard at
bam that he threw his bat away.
s psn |. Famed, swinging. He sprain-
zi several vertebrate swinging.
zimmerman up. Ball 1. Flied to
~, runs; one hit; no errors.
me crowd got a deep disappoint.
=. Ment when Benny Kauff tried r. xii,
we. pali with Herzog on first. Kauff
sins bpialpaoly oyer-anxious and slug
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