Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-10-12
Benny Kauff's Home Run
Barrage Batters Down
| White S0x Defenses As
i New York Nationals
Even Series Score.
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Polo Grounds, New York, Oct. IL
The New York Giants toppled over the
Chicago White Sox today by score OF
& to O, and the worlds series now
stands at eyens, both clubs having won
two games each. Ferdinand Schupp.
the Giants south-paw, duplicated Rube
Benton's shut-out performance OF yes
terday, by plastering the American
league Champions with second coat
Of white-wash.
Benny Kauff broke off in rash Of
home-runs, driving out two circuit
crashes, getting one off "Red" Faber
for the first hit and first run OF the
game, in the fourth inning, and one Off
Dave Danforth in the eighth after
Faber had retired. In Danforths half
inning New York made two runs and
three hits.
GIANTS HEROES APPLAuoEo.
Applause greeted the Giants as they
came on the field, Benton and Robert
son, heroes Of Wednesdays struggle.
coming in for added cheers. AL Baird
and Hans Lobert threw the balls in
the early batting practice. Schupp,
Sallee and Perritt took part In the
practice. Then AL Demaree began
pitching to the Giants, feeding them
nothing but low balls.
mo whit disconnected BY yesterdays
defeat, the Chicago fans gave their
club rousing cheer. as the Sox
walked across the lleld with Joe Benz
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Xnnounoement was made that Um-
pke.Kigier would give the decisions
behind the plate: Evans at first base;
OToughlin 1T second base and Klein
1t third base.
Tho Giants put up a smart ielding
practice, scraping grounders out OF
the turf and whipping the ball around
in lively fashion. Christy Matthew
son, the Giants old pitcher, came In
for 4 warm welcome as he made his
way through the grandstand.
s. WAR SPIRIT THERE.
While the White Sox were taking
their fielding work out, the band
played, "The Star Spangled Banner"
while the spectators and players stood
with barred heads.
Before the play the Giants assem-.
bled at second buse and each. with a
nag Of one Of the allies of the United
States, marched toward the plate,
while the band played my Country
IT'S Of Thee"
FIRST INNING.
WHITE SOX Zimmerman took
Johnnie Collins grounder and threw
him out 1t first. McMullen's grounder
bounced off Zimmerman's glove for
hit. Eddie Collins famed. q wide
curve fooling him, for the third strike.
Schupp wasted one but McMullin held
first Herzog threw our Jackson.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
GIANTS-Burns drove a high fly
which Felsch took after a short run.
Eddie Collins made nice play of Her
0og's hopper and got his man at first.
McMullen got Kauff's bounder and
nailed his man at first.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING.
WHITE SOX-Fletcher took Felsch's
hot grasser and threw his man out.
echupp had plenty Of speed and kept
the ball low as a. rule. Schupp tossed
out Gandil. Weaver fished for some
Of Schupp's high curves and was a
strike-out victim.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
GIANTS-Eddie Collins threw out
Zimmerman. McMullin threw out
Fletcher Robertson came in for
good hand from the crowd, but foul
ball, strike one strike two. Faber
threw him out at first.
M r,lns M hjts M avVnea
THIRD INNING.
WHITE SOX - Schalk singled
sharply to center field. Faber was out
20 Schupp. trying to bunt. Johnnie Col
Inns famed, missing drop ball for the
third strike. Schupp was keeping
Schalk right on first. McMullin struck
out.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
GIANTS-Holke struck out but
Echalk had to throw him out at first.
Rariden popped to McMullin, who had
to run to the stand to take the ball.
Schupp beat up the air and went back
10 pitching.
No runs. no hits, no errors.
FOURTH INNING.
WHITE SOX-Eddie Collins got a
double past third. With jackson up
Rariden tried to pick off Collins at Sec
ons. Jackson lofted to Herzog. Collins
was picked off at second by Schupp,
the play being Schupp to Herxog to
Zimmerman. Felsch struck out and
the stands went wild.
No runs, one hit. NO errors.
4 GIANTS-The crowd booed Eddie
Collins as he went to the field. Burns
struck out. Eddie Collins tossed out
Herxog at the initial bag. Kauff
drove long hit to the fence for .
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