Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-08


 the Chicago American league cham pions and sent them away from Com lskey park convinced that after sev- e;al years of waiting, the highest titulart honors of the baseball field were. to fall to Chicago.
 Cicotte was ably assisted by the White Sox naciiine, which played al most faultIess baseball against the de- standard bearers who would not admit defeat until the final catch of Robert sons fly by John Collins ended the contest. Cicotte,s teamma tes played with certainty of victory and, the combination proved too much for the Naunted power of the Giants.
 An even ,32, ,00D spectators paid ad- mission to the field of the club with 8 result that $7S,152. was divided among the players, clubs and the National CTS received $39.502.0s; each of the clubs $12.167.36 and the national com mission $7.315.20. s- ..
 The detailed play follows: = -., FIRST INNING. s
 = .' New York. f-, Burns, the. first man up with the re- sponsibility of an suspicious start on lis shoulders, waited until the count was. three balls and two strikes. then. he hit short over second. Herzog lifted an easy one to left right. where Jackson. was waiting for it. Kaurf's
 
 it lacked in distance and Jackson had to come up in the inm mediate rear of shortstop position tos set it. Zimmer-' man had two strikes called him when Burns made a dash, which car ried him, safely to second. The Ma tional third sacker's fly went to Felsch in left center. One hit; no run.
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 J. Collins rose to the occasion as the first of the locals at bat as had Burns .,y11 fnIt1 lad o6R -os- lined cleanly to. right center. McMu1- len signaIled to J. Collins that he was going to bunt and Collins made sec ond when McMullen@ bunted; Sallee to Collins retired via the FIetcher-H -Ho1ke route, his .namesake taking third Her zog ran back for Jackson's Ny and end ed the inning. One hit; no run. ,:
 = SECOND INNING. Now York.
 Gandil walked under F1etcher's high foul. Robertson rolled a: slow. one to Gcotte who; threw him ont at first Holke sent a leisurely grounder. off first. Gandil and E.. Collins both dfved for it, Cicotte attempting to cover first, bu. the New Yorker beat the play. His triumph was brief. for Mo Carty had hardly faced the pitcher when he was caught of first. One hit: no run. @ r.t
 Fletcher went back a few steps for F'elsch's- pop-ip. Gandil lined so hot for second, but recovered in time to throw the runner out. Sallee and Holke handled weaver's sharp bound CT 10 the Giants pitcher. No hit no run. THIRD INNING.
 .. Nov York.
 McCarty sent fly to Left center. but 1 Fesch trotted under it with compara- tive ease Sallec popped out to .Weav- CT. Burns proved a good waiter and was walked. He: went to se cond. on 1 clean sigfe- to right. Kauff l ended the rally with foul to Gandil. l One hit; no run. +-..
 Chicago. Zimmerman's big mitt stopped | at first. Cicotte caught a wide in- i shoot on the end of his bat for a sin | gle over second. J. Collins shot an ! other to right and went to second l when !Cicotte tried to make third on the play. Cicotte was out. McMullen drove the first run over the plate. He hit low fly to center which bounded | past Kauff for a double Collins SCOT ing. Zimmerman made pretty catch of E. Collins foul back of third base. Three hits: one, run. ,-
 s- - FOURTH INNING,
 Now York.
 zimmermans struck at the first ball pitched and fouled. out to. Schalk Mc- Mullen made a pretty pickup of Tletcher's fast grounder and the bat ,er retired at first Robertson. slam ned a. beautiful double to right cen had it not been for Feisch's Jretty one handed stop and perfect hrow in. He died there, however. as 5olke was an easy out, McMuilen to sandil. One hit; no runs .. Chicago.
 Jackson sent an easy fly fo left and vas out. F'e.sch as. ne came to bat vas applauded for his stop O. Robert 'on's drive and responded by driving he ball into the left field bleachers or a. homer which proved to be the winning run. Gandil was retired; Sal eft. One. hit,- one run. .. ~.
 FIFTH INNING.
 - New York McCa,rty sent a terrific three base rive to the bleachers near the score , oard in center field. Only the injury O his leg last spring. kept him iron, making, the circuit of the bases. Sal ee rose to the occasion, with a single o right On which McCarty scored the ( nly run. of the day for the visitors. Burns hit into a sharp double which | ctired Sallee and himself. Weaver to :. Collins to Gandil. Herzog struck ut. Two hits. one run.
 ., Chicago. I .SchaK grounded out to .Holke ,,nas- ? :sted. Cicotts- was thrown out at rsts by Saliee. J.. Collins duplica ted calk's efforts by another. unassisted = it at first. No it:.no run. :. ,i
 SIXTH INNING
 .. New York;; Cicotte threw just nine balls in this ming KauYe struck out on the first 1reer of them. Zimmerman popped to andil and Fletchers hy landed in the ands of Jackson. No hit, ',,no run. . Chicago.
 SaIlee; not to be outdone. pitchedi nly six balls McMullen went out, :. rerzog to. HolIte. F. Collins struck Ut and Jackson added another unas- .