Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-11

Here's an O0Q one LOT 1ou -'N'
sox chap reached first base in any
Of the innings up to the eighth until
after two were out. No wonder Ruoe
shut them out Buck weavers Two
base pop broke up the rythn OF that
queer feature.
NJ Wolfe Hopper promised to buy I
a $1,000 Liberty Bond foF every SoN
famed. Pay up you De Wolie hop
per. Pny our Uncle Sammy JUS.
$4,000 for five of his neatly printed
Liberty Bonds. for here are the
mighty men that Benton struck out:
McMuIien. Schalk, Cicotte twice am
last bu, not the bit least old d'ar'
tha+ guy FELSCH. Honest, De, you
should pay double on that bird
Felsch-
Hank Gowdy, good old Hank hero
of a Worlds Series himself, was there
In Uncle Sans fighting clothes pass
ing around a big baseball into whlch
the fans dropped their contribution to
clark Grlfhth's Bat and Ball Fund.
Only a few of tho real fans knew
Hank and he didn't take the time %
tell them who he was. He had rum
ming monologue. however. that drew
forth coins and specie like some giant
magnet
McMullin was the fret 10 fan and
m went a chorus-"MISTER HOP
pURR-on the telephone"
Good Robby. Dandy Davis Robert
son. What a hitting fodl, Ell? AND
there you are AGAIN. They wante'
10 bench that fine fellow before tbs
thing started All those krow-lt ais,
All those heavy thinkers. wanted TO
SIT Robby right down while the shin
dig with the Sox was on and let
Thorpe whale for him. We like N"'
and believe in jim, but would he have
got SIX hits in three games? WellY
whoa" Bill Rariien had long
wait for John Collins's foul tip. The |
ball went a mile in the air right IN
front OF the press box screen and
BIZ had plenty OF time to recite the
Declaration Of Independence before
the ball returned TO earth.
Eddie Collins. first time up, was a
picture OF patience on a pickle barrel
He hung around until the count was
and 2 and then-bang, the first smite
of the spectacle.
Gandips one-hand catch Of Herzog's
foul In the last Of the ff-h WAS surerb
Candn bolted over near the boxes, got
one foot nthe rolled-up tarpaulin ana
then reached in among a lot of easy
streeters and plucked the bah with one
gloved paw, right out Of their store
teeth.
The Sox surprised va by walking on
the field In their new home suits OF
white The only thing that distin
gulshed them from our own fellows was
The fact that they wore black travelling
caps. II is usual for visiting teams 20
wear gray, but the Sox, after winning
two In their white spic and spans, re-
fused 10 court the frowns Of the ink
by adhering to the old custom.
Eddie Collins fought like a badger
until the very hast, but Well, two
can play at a worlds series game.
Benton's first chuck was a ball, and
the second thinkers goaned until
necks swelled. They thought IL was
the end of the 1917 worlds series. IL
looked like bad omen, but It wasn't
Think of a worlds series game in
which only TWO White Sox got no fur
Their than second base. You won't be
able to make CHICAGO believe that. yet
It was true. just two got there. Buck
Weaver being the first and Buck Weaver
being the second He seemed to be the
only man on the team who was not
drinking In the fumes Of BentonN opiate
ball. He got to second on the first
occasion by sliding into Fletcher who
dropped the ball in an attempt to pre-
vent him sealing. He explored the
region around second again In the
eighth when his Texas League thing
fell between twenty nervous lncers
pointed upward by Massrs. Burns and
Fletcher.
Benny Kauff outhit Davey Robertson
on the season by over fifty points, but
Benny probably would be willing to
trade a lot Of National League hits
Tor Davey's half dozen worlds series
slams.
Inc White Sox hgve slightly altered
ser battle cry about winning four
slrAsnt. They aren't even SO sure now
whether 1t will be four out Of Ave.
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