The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-08

kept I'D a musical barrage nro Tor
the phalanx Of song pivngers VINO
ANNOYED the inofensiva atmosphere
with noises before the game. When
the band began jazzing up America
with many variations, the Chicagoahs
etood with heads barred
The band was playing 1t for one
stepping purposes. but the citizenry
labored under the impression that
emanated from patriotic motives Inc
error was surprising In view or the
fact that Chicago is the home of the
jazx. In New York the boys would
have intuitively grabbed themselves
partners and started Keeling UP and
down the field.
Afterwards the band in all sin
eerity, played THE Star Spangled
Banner" and again the crowd stood
at attention. This time the musicians
CamoufiaRe Doesn't Work.
Clarence Rowland, the White Sox
manager, attempted a little camou-
mage before the game by warming
I'D both TEX" Russell, the robust
lefthandcr, and Urban Faber. while
McGraw countered by displaying both
Schupp and Poll Perritt in the pre-
nminaries. Neither deceived the
other. however.
Biliy Evans, the dapper star umpire
Of the American league wore the mask
and wind filled chest protector behind
the plate, az the umpire-fn chief to-
DAY, while silk" O'Loughlin. who
worked there yesterday, went to/third
base. The same system OF having all
the umpires on the tnffeld which was
started yesterday. was used again this
afternoon. sRigler was at first and
KLEIN at second.
Faber is a spitball pitcher. Some
years ago when he was on trial with
the White Sox as a recruit, Jimmy
Callahan. the manager OF the Chicago
club, decided he would not do for big
league service He had asked for
him to a minor league for further
development when McGraw and Co.
miskey decided on their tour of the
world with mixed aggreEations of ball
players called. respectively. the Giants
and White Sox.
McGraw could get no pitchers
to accompany him except George
both iefthanders. comiskey told him
he could. have Faber for the trip. II
FAber wanted to go. and Urban went.
He pitched nice bail for the so-called
Giants on the tour. and developed rap
idly.
In the game In London before King
George, he worked for the Giants
Comiskey were sitting In the grand
stand with Lord LonsdaIe. and the
Giant leader called Comiskeys atten-
ton to the fact that the Sox were not
hitting Faber hard.
Hes got rs good a curve ball rs
| ever saw, said McGraw, and he
ought to make YOU a good pitcher"
Faber tired toward the end of tina,
game and in the eleventh inning a
home run by Tommy DAILY, a catcher
once with the Sex. and Just bought
back from Bufyals by the Cubs. de-
feated him. but THE old Roman"
never forgot the form Urban showed
that day. He withdrew tho player
from the waiver route and the follow
ing season Faher had a good year with
the Soy
Burns Takes Kindly to Faber.
In the first inning today, George
Burns peered at Faber from under the
long beaked cap which the Giant
star affects until the count was two
strikes and three balls on him Then
he singled TO right He was forced
out at second by Herzog, Chick Gan
dill getting the ball and tossing 1t to
Weaver.
Benny Kauff lifted a high fly over
right aeid, which both John Collins
and Eddie Collins went after. 1t look
ed at first as II the ball would fall
Ao0ar cAb IL ia LnN wlGd an IN .
slant and finally dropped in fair ter
rifory between the two Collins for a
NIT Herzog thought 1t would be
caught, however, and stuck To first,
John Collins recovered the bail. and
got IL to second base before Her1os
could get under way
Heine Zimmerman rolled to Eddie
collins for an easy out to the usual
blast of boos, which have greeted poor
dcines every appearance since the
series began The crowd gave schunp
hand as he walked to the bench after
striking out MeMuliin and Eddie Col
Inns In the Sox batting side of the frst,
The young southpaw's great curve bail
was breaking across the plate in the
form OF an arc against lefthanded hit.
ters
Buck Weaver tossed out his rival
sh3rtstop. Fletcher. at the opening OF
the second inning. Then the wing
Footed Dave Robertson hit a roller 10
Eddie Collins. which Eddie could not
handle fast enough to get over to first
ahead of the fast Southerner. The play
was close at that
Holke singled to center. Robertson
taking second. Then the lame slug
ger. McCarty. smashed a drive to left.
IL was a certain single and Joe Jack
son. getting the ball. elected to make
play on Robertson at the plate II
~~s not Particularly good judgment
On Jaeksouss part al Robertson IL 80
fast he win score from second on a
single nine times out OF ten
Holke was rounding second, headed
Tor third. and throw to that station
might have got the Giants "doorkeep-
or" and held the scoring TO one run.
but Jackson threw to Schalk. and the
throw was low. Robertson came In
Gliding and was easily safe. The ball
bounded away from Schalk. and Holke,
who had paused at third. tore on for
home. Gandil recovered the ball, and
threw 1t rack to schalk as the little
catcher and the big frst baseman went
down In a tangle of arms and legs
Bvars waved Holke safe.
McCarty reached third on schupp's
ont. but Burns was tossed out by Fa
Der, on a light tap.
The Sox came tearing right back at
the Giants In their end of the second.
suddenly aroused. Jackson. the first
man up. smashed single to center
Happy" Feisch singled past Herxog.
sending jackson to third. Robertson
making no attempt to throw after
getting the ball as 1t would have been
useless. Gandil smashed hopper AZ
Schupp. which the Iefthander knocked
down behind him with his gioved hand.
Had he lot It go. Herzog might have
been able to start double play on the
hit. but a. II was the ball fell inside