The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-16

on an inflc'd pop-up, held New York;
i"hlhE hopes to two scattered singles
IN the last ur frames Eahrr. outside
ni thht one hticf spell, pitched runlrss
uhlL After Benton had retired Poll Per
tlV TOOK up 'le burde and stopped INC
COX hpl,lp'lN Tor three Innings. In tho
n.nth; weaver singled, faber sacrificed
"'u l'nlnull nNhshcd "A w line drive to
renter Kenny Katn who had fse' his
poor batting hy n fine fielding display.
charged In for IA, drive but the hall
cam" too low to he han He'd. II bounded
rom MS fingers NJ the edge Of the grass
ana NhUc he made n try for Weaver AZ
W" plate the latter beat the throw An
error was critically COred against Kauff
mere win u hi for lieluld. But tust
NIltr" tho error came In remains ono Of
IN" piercing mysteries Of this highly
hectic series.
As Viewer crossed the plate. lifting
IN" SnN 10 two m -. II became evident
beyond debate that the Giants had lost
lIi"lr fourth world series IN u row. They
hhd dropped two OF 'esc to the Mack
men because they re outclaRSed. But
they had prcscntc tie other two-lql2
mud l@I7-ns It n world series were an
"ld SUIT OF clothes to be given away at
the first opening
Two Games Git
IN" last two games were both tossed
WY WIN p 'IflIf' HNhIlubtls
hut beyond this the records show the Sox
made the most hlts, scored the most runs
ana won the most games. Tho record
Of hits, runs and errors was exc ..ngly
close But Rowland handled his club In
n winning fashion and the sox players
refused to bronx At M many critical
points They went runless two games IN
Ncw York and they cracked for one spell
IN Chicago. but they made no motions
toward tossing OF two ball Games In y
70" over the wild and wooley route aided
~ n number Of the Giants. With that
fourth inning git and FHhers steadv
pitching they had no great fight 10 make
Tor the concluding game Az one has
rarely 10 bat for a gIft.
h'd Tabor closed out his third victory
nut The big star Of the series, Via the
eternal dope, was Eddie Collins, II Was
ms phenomenal play beyond that Of Lny
other man which 'eIped TO break tho
GIANTS, 50 force Of habit rules the
world Collins has firs. acquired the
'laht-kllling habit back In 1911.
Collins Great Record
Collins. In addition 10 batting over
voc, accepted 81 chances 1T second ith-
out a slip lie ran down II nut out and
'' assists. many " these ON the huricSt
type, without "a mark against his name.
suck Wenrcr's play was brilliant but
crrniic. but the GiautB had few or no
1000 percent heroes to talk about. Dave
Robertson led both clubs at bat with
a mark of 500, II hits ont of q trips
aud a sensational catch OF his helped
save on" game. But Dave has a shadow
above his high niche by that costly muff
IN the fourth which led 10 all the trouble
later or. Herzog. outside OF one costly
mutf, did well. Yesterday he WAS the
entire Giant attack. and his play at
second was beyond rcproach. Two OF
the main Giant deficits are to be seen
IN the batting averages Of llcinie Iim-
norman and Henry kHun Benny had
one marvellous day but the cold, unbiased
records show that Zimmerman battcd
TO and kauf 1850 and these two were
listed rs two Of the most dcpendnhl.
hiu"rs on the Giant team Bin Harden
wnN one Of the few Giants who surpassed
his man. Rariden outhii and out caught
the pcppery Ray Schalk who came near
spilling the occasion In tho 7th inning
yesterday when with pcrrit on first the
son star ftst drew passed ball and then
pcggcd wildly to second for a two ply
hohhlc. lie put Poll In one bnsc of
tying the score but there was no hit to
bring him OF.
Heroes, Men shobs
with few exceptions. heroes IN the
series one day were boobs or duhs the
next. Every pitcher started. ut one time
or another. was beaten Fnbcr drew .
victories out Of his I attempts but the
best Cicottc. Schupp. Sallec or Benton
could do WAS one and one. Benton "uf-
fcred tho rawes fate OF them all The
liubC worked - innings without allowing
nm earned run. lie pitched % runless
innings and he wRs beaten through no
fault of HIS own hut on the plays where
he had pitched his best ball In Turing
White SOx slnggcrs to what should have
been commonplace outs. He gave the
best pitching exhibition of the series
from fret 10 I.ut lV.N $40. .an. ,a- adj.
with support as sieve like ss that witch
he received In the fuzzy fourth, with
that one inning erased the Giants had
the ball game In tow for another chance
on Tuesday Bnt no ball club deserves
n worlds championship that can be
guilty NJ such baseball as the New York
club offered In the last two games. That
variety OF pastlmIng isn't entitled TO win
II Championship on the fried ham circuit
or In the amnlsamatcd grocer clerks
League. For white the SoN ffilcd TO
prove any such combination aa the Rcd
son ot 1915 and 1916 or the Braves of
1911 or the Mnckmen of the year before,
they rcfrained sufficiently from any
such weird and ghastly display as that
offered IN conclusion by tho Giants.
o Poetic Finish.
This 1917 affair looked To he New
Works and the National Leagues best
chHnCc after a Ions period In the wilder
ness, but the end came when Eddie Col
Inns slid safely over the plate, softly hum
ming, according to expert testimony, the
following refrain;
Where do we 70 from here. old dog,
Where do We go from here7
Come ON Hcinie, run II out.
The open way is clear,
Although you thought you had me
hooked
out safely on n limb,
Pm A fuaipr man thuU Won are
Htinle Zim, lIcinic Zim