The Washington times., 1917-10-11
FULLERTON BLAMES
: GLARE Of SUN FOR
.. WHITE SOX DEFEAT
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON.

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-Newton Up
per Falls put New York back on to
the baseball map at the expense of
Chicago yesterday. With two teams,
evenly matched, playing faultlessly
and with grim determination, it was
up to some one or some thing to de-
eide the third game of the series for
the alleged worlds championship. and
a sun shining through a hazy high
sky, conspfred with Upper Newton
Falls to do the trick.
Shane Collins represents Upper
Newton Falls in the sporting world.
He is a self-effacing and self-sacri-
fcing guy who has occupied the Hero
niche during the series. Having been
q hero for two days he was willing
to climb on his nicne and be the Tub.
He tried to put Benny Kauff on to
the Hero pedestal by muiffng two fly
balls, and then he proceeded to give
the game and a chance at the series
land, incidentally, the receipts from
another game) to the Giants.
Blame not Shane Collins. Someone
must be the goat Yesterday anyone
who was elected to play left field was
an unfortunate and much to be pitied
person. Shane is sun fielder, and he
had to trade jobs with Joe jackson
who is not.
Sun Field to Blame.
Fly balls hit toward left field yes
terday looked like liver spots. Four
were hit toward Collins, two OF
which he muffed, one of which he
misplayed, and one he caught by q
marvellous effort. Two were hit to-
ward Burns, who caught one by a
nice try and lost one. to give the
White Sox their only real chance to
score off Rube Benton.
The sun field that upset Collins
was practically the only difference |
between the two teams, as seen |
through the critic eye. Perhaps II is
as well, because the dope indicated |
that the Giants would win the third
game of the series.
Collins muff kept Eddie Cicotte in ]
trouble in two Of the first three innings, |
forced him to pitch twice as much ball !
as he should have done, changed the bat
ting order, and allowed Dave Robertson |
to become the hero pro TEN Of the series.
Outcome 4nects Cicotte.
To the Giants the big advantage was
not so much that they now have won a
game as it is the fact that Cicotte was !
compelled to pitch twice as hard as he
would have been had not Shane Collins
kept him in trouble most Of the time.
He pitched more than thirty balls above
what he should have pitched, and he
afraf in
stead Of having easy innings. This fact
counts in a series and may effect CT
cotte's next game.
Benton pitched a practically un-
beatable game of ball The White
Sox had figured Benton as being
almost out of it because of the re-
port that his arm was bad. II his
arm is bad, McGraw ought to send the
Venus de Milo in today.
With the exception Of the eight
inning the White Sox never had a
real chance to register score
against Benton and in that inning it
was Cicotte who broke up the op-
portunity. The luck, which had been
running heavily against Cicotte,
seemed to turn. A fly ball that should
have been easily caught fell safe be-
cause Burns did not see it in time,
and, for a moment or two, Benton
appeared to be wavering,
He would have given a base on
balls to Cicotte had the White Sox's
little general been patient enough,
but once Cicotte swung at a bad bali
and fouled 1t. and in the pinch, with
the count three and two. he hit at a
bad ball to cover a hit and run play,
struck out and allowed Schalk to be
doubled at second.
Cieotte Lacks Patience.
Robertson opened the fourth inning
with a three-base wallop to right
center. Cicotte was pitching magni-
to Holke, and the latter clip
ped a short, low fly ball to left. 1t
was the kind OF a fly ball that usually
is easy and one on which the runner
either had to score or be thrown out
at the plate.
1t looked 10 to that Shane ]. Col
Inns would catch It and, if he caught
It, IT was 10 to Robertson could not
score, excepting by grace of a wide
throw, and among the category of
J. Collins faults she wild throw is
not included. Collins came tearing
up the hill. He evidently lost sight
of the ball, for he ran past it and then
leaped sideways, so instead of a hy
out or double play, "ne run was in
and runner on second, and the lat
ter eventually scored.
That play represents all the differ
snce between the teams in the game.
The Giants can gather but cold
comfort from their victory They
have proved that they are a good ball
club, but even yesterday, with the
Benton brand Of pitching stopping the
White Sox and with the breaks favor
ing their opponents. the White Sox (
showed themselves a better ball club.
II AcGraw can spring another air
tight pitcher against the Sox today,
one who can outpitch his opponent
20 per cent, he has a chance. But the
rhance is dubious.