The sun., 1917-10-16
CHICAGO TAKES
SERIES; BEATS
GIANTS TO 2
White SOx Gain Deciding
Victory. When New
York Bungles.
THREE RUNS IN FOURTH
Zimmerman's Colossal Blunder
Organizes Downfall
Of Locals.
THREE RUNS IN FOURTH

Among the aristocrAcy OF the diamond
Chicago to-day stands supreme. The
metropolis Of the Middle West earned It's
elevated position yesterday afternoon
at the Pole Grounds. when the White
Sox defeated the Giants by 4 to 2 In the
sixth game OF the worlds ba seball series.
As the result left Chicago with four
York. the necessity OF playing the sew
enth contest scheduled for to-day was
obviated.
II was at . :S7 yesterday that the r. I.
p sign was hung on the series. Al tina.
fateful moment Heinrich Zimmerman
OF The Bronx and the Giants pulled the
stopper out Of the bunshole and the en-
tire classic collapsed with a detonation
~ echoed ard reechoed from score
board to scoreboard the length and
breadth Of this country. At that dsas-
trous tick Of the clock OF fate thinner
man tried to beat Eddie Collins in a
foot race TO the plate and perpetrated
tho most colossal blunder yet com nitted
in any series. He sent the Giants Std
ing down the tobosgan TO their fourth
defeat In the ffth series Of the McGraw
regime.
More than q mere blunder was this
Zimmerman faux pas. which may have
meant s3O.sls.So. the difference between
the winners and losers share for the
players It was a shad--about 2.so3
bones all In one. Among the most costly
mistakes in baseball &. took It's place
even ahead Of Fred Snodgra.s's $2s, 900
mum in the hnal game OF the Giants Red
sox series Of 1919.
Starts with villa Throw.
Snodgrass's misplay was Of the me.
chanicai variety. but Zimmerman's blum.
der was OF the most pronounced ''bons
head" type. 1t came In the fourth in.
ning--the luckless fourth in which the
oiants had suffered two Of their pre-.
vious defeats. Zimmerman started
strewinE his own path with thorns when
lie hurled tho ball from Eddie Coilins's
bounder into tho general direction o,
right field and permitted the Chicag
captain TO reach second base. Robert.
son dropped Jackson'e short ny and the
setting for disaster was complete.
Then II was that Zimmerman-tht
great Heinie. who has been compa red
to Jimmy Collins-the idol OF The Bronx
and the arch izSle OF the series-stepped
into the breach with his epoch MAKING
"boner" Happy Felsch tapped the ba!
10 Rube Benton and the pitcher tried tc
get Collins on third base. The throw &c
Zimmerman found Collins a yard from
tho bag and apparently as easy a victim
as ever has been presented for a force.
out.
Finding himself trapped Collins sour.
ried for the plate. BIZ Rariden stood
about yard from the plate toward
third ready for the relay to put Collin,
out, but Zimmerman brooked no inter.
ference IN this vendetta on the Ch.ca &c
leader. The great Heinie was deter
mined to get Collins all by himself and
he started on his poignantly memorable
foot race with his speedy rival, while
Rariden stepped out Of the picture.
Three Runs Are scored.
Zimmerman chased Collins all tn,
way to tho plate and as the quarry
slid safely across the rubber his Clan
pursuer strobe over his PROSTATE form
For the nonce Zimmerman stood non
plus,ed. A perplexed look gave way e
q sheepish one. but Zimmerman cam,
out OF his coma soon enough. a how
/ vi uSTlSloH IIpIl SOIlCWItEt OUT III I'M
| centre field bleachers hoated to the ear,
OF the New York infelder and with
bowed head and broken spirit he re
turned to his position.
| Another idol who had been totterin M
all through the series had fallen. tn
Giants made no attempt to hide thei
censure, but there were few moment
for rebuke. The round OF disa ster wa
to be continued. Collinss run was tn
first OF the game. but two moro Chicag,
tallies were registered before tho innini
was closed and only McMullen Of tn
Sox had failed to get time at bat.
When the excitement over thinner
mans "boner" had subsidized It wa
| found that Felsch was roosting on sec
ond base and Jackson was straining oil
the leash at third. Shoeless Joseph di,
! not have to strain long for Gandil'
single over frst scored both Joe an,
Feisch. In an attempt TO reach secon'
Gandil was cut down by splendi'
throw from Robertson. Weaver wen
out, but Schalk also singled and Fabe
got a pass, but John Collins was retire.
for the third out.
Mental strides Behind.
NAw Yorn'e faith In the Gantl
hitherto unshailen, Ned 10 the furthes
n IS of Coogans Bluff. Most OF III
Giant sympath'zers felt that there woul
be a counter rally. as there was In tn
next inning. bit even they anticipate
that I'm the final reckoning Chicag
would stand In front In this battle q
wits and quicl thinking the New Yor
players were two mental strides benin
their rivals.
To the credit ot the Giants let II
emphasized that never for momsr
did they relax in their efforts to max
up for tina: disastrous fourth. The
came right back with a sharp rally l
the very next inning. In which a savas
triple to right by Herzog scored bot
Rariden and Burns. Then II was tha
Kauff had the chance OF the serie
with two out and the tying run on thir
Kaufr set his sights for the right hel
stand. He swung anxiously and vic
ously, but hit under the ball and fOule
out to Gandil. Again the Giants had
chance TO tie in the seventh. when +,
perritt singled and reached third. b,
again fate and Faber turned them bacl
Faber, who held the mound all throug
the battle for Chicago and registered h
third victory Of the series, pitched
benefit Of the breaks In the early |,
but usually r'sht lDso the hands Of wal
ing he,ders.
In all tho Giants gathered six hits. &
against seven for the Sox, Every no
Continued ON TwsIfth Pogo