Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
EDDIE COLLINS JAMS
WAY INTO HERO CLASS
White SoN Field Leaders, Stunt Not
SENSATIONAL; Just Nifty Punch
That Wins Game.
TOUGH LUCK RSUES TWO
Russell Driven From Box Before Man
Is Out-Jim Thorpe Oustcd Before
Coming to Bat-Sallee's Downfall
I;car;brcnkcr for Giants.
TOUGH LUCK PURSUEs TWO
by ARTHUR sTRUwE

CHICAGO. october l3-Eddie Collins,
captain Of the White Sox. and the man
whom John J. McGraw, leader of the
Giants. called the best ball player in
uniform" damned his way into base
balls hall of fame this afternoon when
tn. White SoN won the NTH game of
he worlds series from the Giants.
The field leader of the Windy City
aggregation did not jump into the
iimc!ignt in the spectacular way that
Happy Felsch. Robertson. Benton,
Schupp and kauff did. He has been a
hero before when he was a member of
the old Connie Mack machine. But
then he did not share the honors alone.
To-day. he stands in a class by him
self. His advent into the hero class
threw the Chicago rooters into a pan
dcmonium. 1t happened in tho eighth
inning. The score was a tie. The Sox
had a man second and one out.
Eddie strobe to the bat and hit SAL
lee for a single. sending over J. Collins
with what proved to be the winning
run, although two more runs were
scored by the Sox before the side was
retired.
Tough luck pursued two players who
believed they would shine in the big
series. Reb Russell believed he could
stop the Giants. He started in the first
and was slammed out of the box be-
fore man was out. When Russell was
announced as the pitcher. Jim Thorpe.
the Indian, was substituted for Davy
Robertson in right field. But Thorpe
never got to the bat. When Cicotte
relieved Russell, Robertson went back
to his old place. Thorpe could not
shine because he did not have a chance.
The downfall OF Slim Sallee was a
heartbreaker for the Giants. They
staked him to a two-run lead in the
first. They gave him two more runs
in the fourth-the fatal fourth as 1t
had been called-and 1t looked as If
the sheriff pitcher would get away with
1t. But he was not the same pitcher
who twirled against the Sox a week
ago. lie was wild. his offerings were
MT hard, he was in hole all the time
and hnally he was driven off the mound.
had he pitched as he did in the first
game of the series. New York would
now have had the edge on the series
instead OF being backed against the
wall. and put to the task of winning
the next two games. There Is only one
answer for Sallee's ineffectiveness II
was too cold. Salles is a warm weather
pitcher.
Two Innings Conspicuous.
The fatal fourth and the lucky
seventh figured in the game. For a
time 1t looked as II the fatal fourth
would hgure In to-day's game just rs
~ "'i" !" tHc TOUR previous ones. The
Grants got to Cicotte for n brace of
runs. They were leading four to one
But the tide turned in the lucky sew
enth. 1t was then and there that taps
was sounded to the Giants hopes. Three
runs to the bad. the White Sox came
up with never-say-die expression.
Sallee got r. Collins the first man up.
but then followed fusillade of hits,
and the Sox tied 1t up before Sallee
could get back to earth. And then
came the memorable eighth and its
thrilling finish for the windy city fans.
The tension through which the play
srs have been going in the series
| and the continual riding from the fans
got on their nerves to-day. and there
was near clash when Felsch went
| sliding into the bag. The Giants went
after him. but McGraw and Umpire
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