The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-11
THE BOX SCORE

I Robertson. rf ..4 3 I Q O Hollse, 1b. .....4 IS Rariden, Q. ..... ' 4 9 Benton, p. .... 0
 Totals .......ss 8 27 fl ?
 Score by innings:
 Chicago ............... ooo Ooo wy New York ............ 900 200 o0r-z
 Summary: Two-base hits, Holke. Weaver. Three-base hit, Robertson. Stolen base, Robertson. Sacrifice nit. Rariden. Double play, Rariden and Herzog. Left on bases. Chicago 4, New York 8. First base on errors, New York g. Earned runs. off Cicotte 9. Struck out, by Cicotte 8. by Benton 5 Empires, at the plate. Klem; first base, O'Loughlin; second base, Evans; third base. Bigler. ime, l:b5.
 
 to deliver moro balls than his defeated rival. Benton today pitched total or l107 balls to Cicotte's 97, just as Cicotte In; his victorious game hurled l0l to SalIee's S5. During the nine innings, whick Ben ton pitched, the Giants grenadier hurled ! 26 strikes, 3S balls. IA foul strikes; the White Sox made five hits, drove out N field outs and fouled three balls
 Cicotte, pitching g times. secured z strikes, 13 foul strikes. gave 26 balls, and was fouled five times The Giants reached him for eight hits; went out lS 1 times on fielding plays and J. Collins l two errors on Kauff's drives accounted l for the remainder.
 ADVANTAGE WAS LITTLE 1 While there was little or no advantage between the two pitchers, it appeared to many as though Benton had more on 1 the ball than Cicotte His delivery came ! up with wide, sweeping curves or proke 1 with almost right angle slants, which I had the White Sox missing or popping 1 up most of the time The Chicago l twirler varied his pitching to greater extent than Benton and his control was as perfect as usual.
 I To those who saw him work In the l first contest it appeared as though ne did not have as sharp a curve or break as on Saturday, when he turned pack the Giants with seven hits and one run. His record today was eight hits ana runs. while Benton let the White Sox down with five hits. no two coming m one inning.
 Cicotte famed eight Giants to Benton's five. Burns. ttolke and 5enton all I'll while Benton's only double strikeout yic- tim was Cicotte. The New York team had twice as many runners stranded on the bases as the White Sox. the count beirg 8 to 4 Robertson led all the play CTS with three hits in four times at bat for total of five bases while of Chi- cago's five hits Eddie Collins and Weaver each made two. Neither Kaun nor Jackson had a fielding chance ana Robertson stole the only base purloinea; sl; Neither pitcher gave g base on balls, ana none of the five errors contributed Tn any, way to the score.
 ATTENDANCE RECEIPTS The total attendance was 8&Gd and the receipts, Sa3,0S1. Of this amount the players received $S9. .l6S,7l: each club. 1xs- 9O6. 10. Neither in attendance nor re- cefpts did the figures of todays game equal several world series contests played on the Polo grounds.
 The few vacant seats were not vtsi- hle from the field and tho thousands rooted loud and frequently for the Giants. The White Box, however. were not friendless for there was dele l gation of some hundreds from Chicago and theSs supporters lost no oppcrtuni- lty to cheer on their favorites. The | stern cauttoning by the umpirea against riding" Of opponents was ef- fective and there was no repartee l among tho players and no disputing oi | the arbtters' decisions.
 Early in the game there wAt some laStempt to start an organixed booine against Eddie Collins. apparently iu retaliation for zimmerman's traatment earlier in the series. but thta was soon hissed down In every otuer respect l the contest was all that . world xc- ries contest should he. The sky WE [ partly overcast and there was little wihd. but the cold. damp Atmosphere made wraps necessary.
 SCHUPP OR SALLEE
 l With Cicotte turned back for | few days at least, the Giants' supporters arc looking for McGraw to start either ISchupp or Sallee In the next game. but lthe New York manager would give nc linkling of his plans tenight. He con- knned hts remarks to . statement that at last tho team had got going and that he expected them to continue tho l winning pace from now on. So far as could DO learned from the Chicago team headQuarters Manager Rowland's Ichoice for tomcrrcw's game probably
 will lie betwesn Faber and Russell | In the eagerness to start the gamt Umpire Klem forgot that Mayor Mitchel was to throw out the first ball and had called ''play ball" before somt one drew his attention to the omia- sion. Whom the mayor had performed hts duty. John Collins Of the White Sox stepped to the plato.
 Rube Benton's first pitch was ball Collins fouled or the next one and after letting another had ball go by ht fouled out to Rariden. who took the ball near the grandstand. McMulltr Istruck out on three pitched ba1la. Capt
 Eddie Collins was bo0ed when he cams to the plate. With the count three and 1.-two he slashed . single to Osntor, much
 to the delight Of the Chicago rooters He was left It drst n the beat Jack. lson could do wal to chop q groundel
 to Benton and he was thrown out.
 GIANTS THREATEN
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