The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-06
SPORT
STILL
LIVES.
GIANTS and SOX
= FIGHT HARD FOR
TODAY'S OPENER.
Neither Team Able TO Get
Jump in First Game.
Evenly Matched, They Play
Fast, Snappy Baseball.
PARK PACKED TO CAPACITY
Thousands Fail To See Start
of Baseball Classic.
Good Fielding and Classy
Pitching Features OF Contest.
LITTLE BETTING ON GAME
Even Old Time DOpesters
Think It Is a TOsSup.
Both Managers Keep Pitching
| Choice Secret.
THE SINEU/.
ginnt. White SON
~,'ruS. n j. Collins
HcrTog. 2b McMultcn, 3b
Eaurf cf r. Collins. 2b
Ei-nmcrrnan Sb jackson. If
Fletcher. - EClSCh- Cf
Robertson. RI GnDdiI. IN
fyoIllP, III Weaver. IS
NrCnrtv. g Schall1. e
SaIicc d CicOtte. p
UlnDircs: Evans and O'LOughlin of
u y American league, Klein and !
r eicr Of the National league.
Both Managers Keep Pitching
Choice a Secret.
PLAY BY PLAY

The Giants took their fielding prac-
tice ahead Of their opponents. While
th, White Sox did their field practic-
ing the pitchers began to get into con-
dition. Before the players took the
field the band played the Star Span
gled Banner and the crowd rose and
stood with uncovered heads
First Inning.
Urnp.re O'Loughm gave decisions
on Ealls and strikes. Umpire Klein
gave decisions at first base. Umpire
Efg.er at second base and Umpire
Exams at third base.
NfW YORK-Burns up. Burns
s;ii gied sharply over second alter tne
count was three and two. Herzog
tlied to Joe Jackson on the llrst oaI
pitched Kauff sent up high fly 10
jackson who almost dropped the ball:
Zimu erman up. The crowd nooeu
Zimmerman. Cicotte tried 10 PICK OIL
T:urns at first Burns stole second
zimmerman flied to teisch. NO runs
one hit no errors
CHICAGO-John Collins blazed a
tot single to right. McMullen sacrl-
feed, Sallee to Holke, j. Collins NOV
irp To second Fletcher threw out
collins at first. John Collins going to
third on the play Herzog made a
circus catch If Jackson's Texas
Ieneuer. No runs, one hit, no errors.
second Inning
NEW YORK-FIetcher up. Cicotte
kept the all around the Giants knees
Fletcher fouled out to Gandil. Clcotte
tossed out Robertson at first. Holke
heat ont a slow roller to Eddie ColHns.
AScCartv IN. Cicotte caught Holke
dead asleep off first base with quick
throw 10 Gandil No runs, one hit,
no errors.
CHICAGO-Felsch up. Sallee was
working his famous crossIIre IRE PAL pslll'
JTeIsch sent up a lofty fly to Fletcher
Heine Zimmerman dropped Gandil
line drive. but threw him out at first
SaTee tossed out Weaver at first NO
runs, no hits. no errors
Third Inning.
NEW YORK-McCarty up. Felsch
gathered in McCaryt's lons drive.
Saiise mn. The Chicago outfelders
sbifted with every Giant batter.
weaver caught Sallee's fly Burns
,,'aIIked Herzog singled to right,
Bu9ns going to second. Gandil ran
TO Giants bench and caught ha uI S
foul. 40 runs one hit, no errors
rCompIete game given i'm later cdi-
tion and POstcript.1
Comfskey Park. Chicago. oct. e.
The Chicago White SoX, pcnnant win
ncrs of the American league. and the
New York Giants, champions of the
national league, did battle today in
the first fray of that blue ribbon event
Of our national pastime-the worlds
baseball series. Some thirty-odd thou
send persons saw the Giants go over
tho top and assail the Pale Hosed
varriors of the American league upon
tI.eir own home lot on the South side.
/, The White Sox deperded upon Eddie
Cicotte. with his shine ball, to camou-
fIage the New York batters. while
Marager McGraw tried out his bomb
throwers. Schupp, Sallee and Perritt,
In the battery warm up.
silk" O'LouEhlin, dean Of Ameri-
can league umpires. Vas selected to
i,ldre balls and strikes and thus be
senior umpire of the first game. The
other three arbiters, Evans Of the
american league and Klein anc Rigler
of the Nationals, were stationed on the