The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-07
Chicago Takes First Game
OF the Worlds Base :.
ball Series.
OVER $4,000 FANS
WITNESS THE BATTLE
Sox First to Score, Getting
Initial Runner Over Plate
in Fourth Inning.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.

Chicago, OCTOBER o.-Some IniIIy
odd thousand baseball fans gathered
; in Comiskey Park here today to wit
ness the last great baseball drive of
the present year when the New York
Giants went over the top to assall
their enemies the White SoX only to
be hurled back into their dugout in
defeat with a 2-1 score being flashed
over the nation as the reason for
their downfall.
Happy Harry Felsh is the hero
of todays contest for he found one of
Slim Sallee's benders in the fourth
inning and lambasted it into deep
center for home run. Side by side
Felsch in the limelight stands Eddie
Cicotte, inventor and successful pro-
ducer of most marvellous camou-
fiage curve ball which always crosses
the plate where it isn't. Eddie COM
pletely fooled the wonderful slug
gers on the New York team, his ball.
half of which he keeps white and
shiny while he is in the box and the
other half which he colors a dark
brown with excretions of cut plug.
1t was only the wonderful support
of the Giant team which prevented
the Sox from completely routing Sal
lee from the box. Slim is growing
old but the playing Of the infield |
which backs nim up had made him |
seem impregnable this past season.
The single tally of the visitors |
arrived in the fifth inning when Lew |
Mccarthy tripled and then scored on |
Sallee's single. But the hopes of the |
Giant rooters died when Burns hit in |
to a double play and Charlie Herzog |
famed.
The Sox were the first to score. In |
the third inning Schalk went out to |
first and Cicotte came up to single. |
j. Collins singled by Davy Robertson !
wonderful throw over to Zimmerman |
catching Cicotte before he reached |
third.
The game was full of hitting only |
four men being struck out and one |
being walked. Herzog and Jackson |
both made wonderful catches in the /
early stages.
Just before the game was called a !
band played the National Anthem and |
the crowd stood with uncovered heads |
A patriotic touch to the uniforms of |
the White SoX was a red, white and |
blue ribbon which they fastened gar
terwise just below their knees on
their white stockings.
A whole section of the grandstand |
was occupied by army officers in |
training at Fort Sheridan and |
thickly sprinkled through the crowd |
was noticeable the uniforms of the |
Jackies who had "broken' liberty at |
the Naval Training station at North |
Chicago to stand in line all night |
that they might be assured of seats. |
The stands were garbed in the Ma
tional colors.
A touch of Indian summer arrived !
in this city this morning and there |
is every indication that it will remain !
during the teams stay. Tomorrow |
Manager Rowland says he will either /
use Faber or Reb Russell while it is |
generally believed that McGraw will !
use Fredie ASchupp, one of the best |
Southpaws the major league circuit |
has ever known. |
GAME BY INNINGS.
First Inning.
First kaff first, Burns singled. Her
zog flied out. Kauff flied out. Burns |
stole second. Zimmerman flied out.
Second half first. J. Collins singled.
McMullen sacrificed. Eddie Collins
out Fletcher to Holke. Hertzog made
circus catch of Jacksons Texas
Lacquer.
Second Inning.
First half second. Fletcher fouled
to Gandil. Robertson out Cicotte to
first. Holke got infield hit. Cicotte
picked Holke off first.
Second half second. Felsch flied
to Fletcher. Gandil out Zimmerman
to first. Sallee tossed out Weaver
Third Inning.
First half third. McCarty flied to
Felsch. Sallee flied to Weaver. Burns
walked. Herzog singled. kauff
fouled to Gandil.
Second half third-Schalk out Zim-
norman to first. Cicotte singled. J.
Collins singled, but Cicotte was out,
to Zimmerman at third,
Collins going second. McMullin
doubled scoring Collins. Eddie Col