The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-14
IN CONTEST THAT DELIGHTED 81.
100 CHEERING SPECTATORS CHI
CAGO TAKES GAME \ To \.
THRILLS PLENTIFUL
Contest Runs Garnut Of Baseball From
Sensational and Brilliant to Bush
League Righteousness. but Never Tor
Minute Was Absorbing Interest Lost.

Chicago, Oct. lJ.-ln "A game tiltt
thrilled and enthrallcd some $1,000 spec
tators this afternoon, the Chicago Amer
cans scrambled into the world series lead
again by defeating the New York Ma
tionals eight to five. and swinging to the
front three games to two.
IL was a contest that ran the gamut
Of baseball from sensational and bril-.
liant TO mediocre. but never during the
TWO hours and thirty-seven minutes of
battle did II lose its intense hold ON the
spectators, and at its conclusion. tho
fans. were almost as exhausted as the
players.
For over two hours adherents of the
Sox roared and cheered without inter
mission. while the players. once the chi
caso team took the lead, became frantic
with Joy and performed antics In front
Of their dugout that would have caused
. college cheer leader to despair.
For the first time during the present
struggle for the titular honors Of the
baseball year. the game developed both
concerted and sustained roofing and so
keen was the rivalry between the two
combinations that 1t appeared as though
the participants weuld allow their feel
ings TO get the better OF their Judgment
Wild Battle II Was.
While the enthusiasm and thrills en-
yeioped the contest with the glamor that
had been entirely missing in the pre-
ceding games. the nth meeting OF the
White Sox and the Giants will not go
down in world series history as dia-
rnond battle of either outstanding skili
or baseball perfection. II abounded with
errors of both omission and commission
and was nlarred by misplays. All this
was forgotten. however when the Amer
lean league combination finally wrested
the lead from it's rival and gained posi-
ton of advantage nearly as commanding
as the two straight victories at the open
ing of the series
En- Route East Again
The two clubs tonight again started to
the polo grounds at New York, where
the sixth game will be played Monday
and the seventh. if necessary Tuesday
the Giants having won the toss and the
privilege of naming the place Of the de-
Gliding contest should each team win
three games.
While the players of both teams have
ceased to participate in the financial pro-
ceedings of the contest the rivalry is
none the less keen for there Is more
than a thousand dollars between the IN
diyi6iial shares that will fall to the win
ming and losing combination. The CLUB
owners and the National Baseball com
mission profted handsomely. however.
as the result of today's receipts, for the
official attendance was 1888 and the
gate receipts, S69403. OF this sum. the
two clubs received $31.231.35 each and
the commission $6,s40.36.
Some Up and Down Figure.
In many respects, today's game de-
welcomed features which have been for
eign to previous diamond battles Of the
present series. Twenty-Five players ap-
peared In the lineups of the American
and National league pennant winners.
After having gone twenty-one innings
without scoring run on the Giants, the
six turned and piled up eight taliies
while the losers took five, making a total
Of the day of thirteen. more than half
as many as the entire scoring of the
two teams in the first four clashes.
In making these thirteen runs. the bat
ters piled up an aggregate of twenty-six
hits and nine fielding efforts. Seventy
seven batters faced six pitchers and
while there were at various times thrills
and tense situations, there was no one
player who could claim the spotlight of
heroism in this melange of hits. errors
fielding flashes and springing from base
to base.
Perfect Autumn Day.
/ A perfect autumn day greeted the
players as they stepped on the diamond
for the opening of the game. " was
clear and just a trifie cold. but the fans
lid not appear to notice this. Here and
there were vacant spaces I'm both stands
and bleachers and there were no crowds
present on the building overlooking Co
niskey park but the noise of the roofing
lans for the first time In the series could
,e heard for blocks. Little time was los,
n getting into action, and the Giants
lrst to bat rolled up a two run lead be-
ore the White Sox could check them.
Russell Fades Quickly.
Burns. the initial New Yorker 20 face
Russell, was forwarded 10 first base on