The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-10-06
CAPTURES
FIRST GAME TODAY

Chicago won the first game this
afternoon of the series for the base
ball championship of the world. The
game was played on the South Side
park of the American League in Chi
cago, before a crowd of baseball IA
natics estimated to number 32,500. The
Giants, the New York team of the
American League. were the visitors
and opponents. The score was 2 to /.
The White Sox (Chicago) were not
compelled to take the last half of the
ninth inning.
Eddie Cicotte. the boy wonder from
River Rouge (Nichigan) did the pitch
ing for Chicago. while the veteran
Sallee twirled for Little Old N. Y.
Schalk and McCarty were the respec-
tive catchers. Umpires on behalf of
the American League were silk"
OLoughlin and bill" Evans. For
the National, GLENN and Riggler.
Time of game, one hour and thirty
nine minutes. The same teams will
play at the same place tomorrow
Sunday.
The Overland Hotel in Winnemucca
displayed stroke of enterprise by
putting in a special Western Union
wire and operator TO take the report
OF the game as it was played. This
service for its patrons will be con-
tinued by the Overland tomorrow and
every day until the worlds series is
decided.
With fair weather promised by the
weather man both baseball teams in
the city, scalpers selling tickets re-
gardles of efforts to stop them, and
thousands of fans planning on spend
ing the night in line waiting for the
opening of the bleacher seats, the
stage for the worlds baseball cham
pionship series was all set in Chicago
yesterday
The Chicago American League team,
hosts in the first wo battles for the
crowning baseball honors. had a short
batting practice, followed by confer
ence at which time war plans were
were discussed and strategy outlined.
The New York Nationals staged
practice game with the local National
League team, which was won by the
latter, 9 to S. The principal interest
in this game was settlement of the
question OF who would pitch the first
game for Chicago. II was believed
Eddie Cicotte would start the series
for the locals. Ferdinand Schupp, the
left-handed star of the New York
team. is picked to open the series for
the visitors.
Betting on the series has not been
heavy in Chicago. Odds of "a to 10
that the locals will win the first game
we're the favorite bet yesterday and
found many takers on both ends. Ten
10 one is offered that neither team Will
win four straight games. with few
takers. That the two teams will not
divide the first four games was the
opinion of the betters, as IL to was
offered that such a thing will not
occur Collins is a favorite over Her
zog for batting honors, 2 to being
offered that he outhits the New York
captain.
4 Chicago dispatch of October ;
saws: "A rain so frost-bitten that 1t
looked very much like snow today
broke over the stage set for the first
of the worlds series games tomorrow
but the man in the weather tower ig-
nored it and said with conviction;
Fair and cool tomorrow Then he
added There may be frost This ram
IS lust a little puff-nothing to It,.
"At the American League grounds
the cessation of the downpour shortly
before noon brought sighs of reiief.
The sod and the base lines were un-
impaired and interrupted batting prac-
tlce was resumed by the White Stock
ings. Manager Rowland had invited
the New York Nationals to use the
grounds at any hour, but the visitors
were not expected until afternoon