The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11

Charley Herzog caught ono of Cicotte's
 benders on the end of his bat and lifted |it to Felsch who did not have to move much t0 gather in the ball. Benny
 Kauff sent the second ball pitched on the fly to John Collins who, after a short run, caught the ball and let 1t drop. The error looked damaging for Kaufr made second on the misplay and went to third when Heinie Zim- merman beat out an infield hit. but
 Fletcher ended the inning by forcing Zimm erman at second, McMullin to Captain Collins.
 Felsch opened Chicagos second inning by fouling out to Holke. who also took care of Gandirs high fly. Buck Weaver slammed Benton's second offering to center field. Weaver tried to steal sec ond. but was nailed by Rariden's rifle shot throw. In the mixup at the bag, however. Fletcher dropped the ball, and Umpire Evans called the runner safe. Schalk made Burns sprint for his fly, the third out.
 CHANGES ARE WASTED New York in the second again had five men up and two left on the bases. Rob- ertson made his first hit of the game. single to center, and was forced by Holke, Eddie Collins scooping up his grounder and touching the Giant right fielder as he sprinted toward second. Rariden also singled to center, Holke taking third. Benton flied to Felsch, who made quick return to the plate. and held Holke at third. Rariden took second on the throw in. Burns famed for the second time.
 l The White Sox went out in order in l the third Cicotte fouled out to Rariden. 1 John Collins time at bat was prolonged when Holke dropped his high foul. Then l Collins bounced grounder to Thinner man, and was an easy out. McMullin 1 fouled to Rariden.
 l Herso9 opened New York's third by striking out. The crowd then had the laugh on John Collins. who duplicated l his error of the first inning, again drop ting a fly of Kauff's bat, the runner 1 reaching second. Kauff moved up to l third when Zimmerman grounded out, ] Weaver to Gandil Fletcher was thrown out by Eddie Collins on a fast piece of | fielding.
 l Zimmerman made . beautiful play on Eddie Collins in tho fourth inning. i Knocking down his fast bounder and i throwing him out by step. Jackson hit weakly past the pitchers box and was thrown out by Fletcher Felsch drove q l hot single to left, and was left on the 1 hasea when Robertson bumped against I the right filed wall in catching Gandirs
 long fly.
 1 GIANTS TAKE LEAD
 Then came tho wreclring crow that 1 ditched the Sox. Robertson. first up in 1 the fourth for New York, lot loose a ter !! rife drive that looked good for homo
 run as 1t started. The ball. however, fell short of the right center field fence I and Robertson drew up at third. He WAS I wildly cheered. Holke next up. took a strike and then drove Cicottess second of l forine to the left field fence for two | bases. Robertson. of course. scoring.
 Rariden sacrificed. Cicotte to Gandti
 I Ho,ke moving to third Benton strucl
 out on three pitched balls. Hcfke scored 1 the Giants second run on Burns
 l scratchy infleld hit. Cicctte, fn trying te
 head off Burns at first. threw wild, anc the runner sprinted to second Hersol went out on foul to Gandil. who mads
 | fine one-handed catch as tho hall wal i about to drop into grandstand box.
 I Rube Benton played with the American 1 leaguers in the fifth: Weaver rolled ar easy grounder to Fletcher, and gchals l and Cicotte struck out. Cicotte tightenet
 up again after his disastrous fourth n.
 1 ming, and retired the Giants easily u
 the fifth Kauff fouled out to Hchaii
 and Zimmerman drove long fly (