The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-16
HOLKE ROCKS FENCE

HOLkE ROCKS FENCE
 In New Yorks half of the second Fletcher rolled slow bounder toward first, which Schalk shot to Gandil ahead of the runner. Robertson was an easy out, Collins to Gandl. Then Hoike slammed a double against the left field fence, a few feet short of a home run, and the Giants rooters cheered wildly. Their cheers were quickly squashed when Rariden hit a sharp grounder to Eddie Collins and was thrown out.
 The third inning was lifeless. For the White NSox Faber was strike out vic tim, John Collins raised high fly to Herzog and McMullin also famed. Ben ton was given cheer as he strode to the bench.
 Because of his fine pitching the crowd forgave Benton when he struck out in the Giants half. Burns and Herzog hit the ball square on the nose, but both were long fly outs to F'elsch. who barely had to move to get either drive.
 ERROR STARTS RALLY
 Then came the fourth inning, the in ming in which five of the six games of the series were won or lost. Eddie Col lins. first up for the Sox, was again "booed" as he came up to the plate. He fouled off the first two pitches, let the next one go by, which Rariden thought should have been strike, and then sent a slow roller to Zimmerman. Heine ran in for the ball and in making a quick throw to first heaved it to the grand stand and Collins pulled up at second base. The crowd groaned
 VI v1o+1 Collins and kept him close to the middle bag, while Jackson was getting two strikes and two balls. Then Jackson lifted q high fly to Robertson, who brought dis may to the Giants rooters by making a souashy muff and Collins dusted to third Jackson held first as Robertson unavailingly tried to head off Collins.
 There was great joy on the White Sox bench as Felsch came to bat. Felsch fouled off one and then chopped grounder to Benton, who caught Col lins between third and home. Running to third he tossed the ball to Zimmer- man as Collins tried to get back ana then Collins reversed and shot for rhe plate with Zimmerman after him. Rari- den was in line for throw but Zim- merman held the ball and in the race to the plate Collins outsririnted the Giants third baseman and slid across safeiy with Zimmerman more than yard oe- hind him. Jackson reached third and Felsch second on this play.
 CHICK CANDID DELIVERS
 Then Chick Gandil came across wltn the hit that won the game. It was hefty slam to right field, and irving +o ctretch if into double Gandil was thrown out, Robertson to Herzog. weaver flied out to Burns and ScnalK brought more cheers from the western rooters by hitting single snarpiy to left field He moved up when Faper re ceived a base on balls and John Coi- lins ended the money" inning TOT Ihe Sox by rolling out, Fletcher 10 HolAe
 The Giants half of the fourth, was a quarter after. Benny Kauff grounded ont. F. Collins to Gandil. Zimmerman friends gave him kindly hand as ne came to bat. He tried hard to make amends for the damage done, put tne hest he could do was to send ions dy to John Collins. Fletcher raised the homes of the Giants rooters by bounc ing a single off McMullin's glove, pu' Robertson dashed them again by flying out to Felsch.
 Chicago went out in order in ths fifth. Benny Kauff had to come in fas to catch McMullin's short drive. E. COT llins flied to Burns. Jackson swung st hard on one of Benton's good ones tha' 1 he fell fiat and then rolled out one Herzog to Holke.
 HERZOG SMASHES TRIPLE Faber wobbled a bit in the Giants half of the fifth and the New YorKer 1 put across their only runs of the game Holke struck out on three pitched balls
 Rariden got base on balls. Wilhoit
 batting for Benton, also walked. Tn ! cfo faa and made great racket, but Fabe
 kept his nerve. Burns forced Wilhoit Weaver to Eddie Collins, and Raridel sped to third.
 Captain Herzog let a bad ball go D, and then caused the stands to rocl with cheers by driving a three bagge 1, to right field wall, scoring Rariden an Burns. With one run short of a ti lnounced that the Chicago Americans ha won the worlds series championship. Tn I lxyso vuaS xxyffh a