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" YoRK's REVENGE
Travis Men Back Benton
Ind Taste Their First Vic
tory in Worlds Series
Today.

u r. Hamilton, United Press
staff Correspondent
o1O GROUNDS. NEW YORK,
1o-Rube Benton, veteran left
dor nut the Giants back in the
las series here this afternoon
~ he shut out the Chicago White
he score was two to nothing.
rddie Cicotte, hero pitcher OF the
zane in Chicago, tasted defeat.
had innings were all he expert.
ed the second Of them netting
lee hits for the Giants, and their
tallies. One Of the blows was a
b,e and 1t was followed by a
lble.
rhe game was. tight battle from
time the first ball was pitched
Fiji Joe jackson made the final out
ii foul to left field that Fletcher
* on the run. Eddie Collins at.
hpted to start q White Sox rally
fthe ninth inning but his hard earn
infield hit went for nothing.
rhe Giants two runs were the re
b of triple by Robertson, followed
Holke's double. At this point Nc
law used play that he rarely at.
hpts. He ordered Rariden to single.
bike reached third and was enabled
score when Burns laid down hit.
First Inning.
Chicago. Collins up. Ball one.
'ul, strike one. Ball two. Foul out
Rariden. 1t was high difficult
Il near the stand. McMullin up.
rike one. Strike two. McMullin
med, swinging hard at the last one.
Collins up. Ball one. Strike one
lied. Foul. strike two. Foul Ball
O. Ball three. Collins singles to
nter. 1t was a solid smash and
) first hit OF the game. jackson up.
IL one. Strike ono called. Ball
o. SAC son out. Benton to Holke.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
The Giant crowd was roofing like
ay were behind a sure winner.
They whooped 1t up from the first
II Benton pitched.
Eddie Collins was booed and jeered
vociferously as were kauff and
in the Chicago lot.
New York-Burns up. Foul strike
9. Burns met the first ball Cicotte
wed to him for a long foul that
most dropped into the left field
Inds. Ball one. Foul, strike two.
Il two. Foul. Burns famed. 1t
s the first game in which Burns
led to lead off with q hit. He
ing hard at the last strike. Her
8 up. Strike one called. Foul,
ike two. Flied to Belsch. Cicotte
s mixing a fast ball with deadly
curacey with a wide curve. Kauff
Strike one. Safe at second
len ]. Collins dropped his high fly
er a hard run. The ball landed
hind second base and the decision
S close. The crowd cheered wild
Zimmerman up. Foul, strike one.
II one. Strike two, swung. Zim
at out an infield hit past the box,
,uff going to third. It was his first
Of the series. Fletcher up. Ball
g. Foul. strike one. Fletcher
ced Zimm erman. McMullin to E.
llins.
No runs, ono hit, one error.
When J. Collins dropped Kauff's
, the Giants got about the first
reak" they have received in the
les. The crowd set up a terrific
|, roofing for a run. Cicotte was
cool as ice.
Second Inning.
1hicago-Felsch up. Ball 1. Strike
called. Fouled to Holke. He bit
a slow curve ball.
5andil up. Ball 1. Fouled to
Ike.
Weaver up. Ball 1. Weaver singled
left center. He drove the second
! on a line past second base.
'chalk up. Ball 1. Ball 2.
Weaver stole second when Fetch
dropped Rariden's perfect throw.
was an error for Fletcher. Ball 8.
1alk flied out to Burns.
70 runs: one hit; one error.
'urns made a nice catch for the
out. Schalk drove the ball hard
Burns was on dead run when
stopped for 1t and held 1t. Rari-
is throw to second to catch
aver was perfect.
me sox shortstop was first called
> but Fletcher dropped the ball.
'ew York-Robertson up. Singled
right.
ioike up. Forced Robertson to e.
ms, unassisted. Robertson was
ged on the base line.
tariden up. Ball 1. Ball 2. Strike
allied. Ball 8. Rariden singled to
Ter, Holke taking third. 1t was a
and run play. well executed.
'enton up. Flied to Fe1sch, Holke
hg held at third. On the throw
the plate, Rariden took second.
'urns up. Strike l called. Strike
called. Ball 1. Foul. Ball 2
ms famed. swinging
,,,o runs; two hits; no errors.
lcotte extricated himself from
bad hole by using battling
We almost exclusively. The only
nall Burns got was called a bali.
rms swung hard at the last one