Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-11
Mayor Mitchell Pitehe. First s.u.

Tn the eagerneSs to start the game 1 Umpire Klem forgot that Mayor Nit I and had called Play balP' before 1 someone drew his attention to the emission. When the mayor had per formed his duty. John Collins of tke White Sox stepped to the plate. Rube Beriton's first pitch was a ball. He fouled off the next one and after let ting another bad ball go by he fouled out to Rariden; who, took the bail cut on three pitched balls. Captain Eddie Collins was booed when he came to the plate. With the count three and two he slashed a single to center, much to the delight of the Chicago rooters. He was left at first. as che best Jackson could do was to chop grounder to Benton and he was thrown out
 half of the first and two were left on the bags. Burns, first up, famed. Charley Herzog caught one of Ci- cotte,e benders on the end of his bat have to move much to gather in the ball. Benny Kauf sent the second ball pitched on the fly to John Col lins, who. after a short run. caught the ball and let 1t drop. The error looked damaging for Kauff made sec ond on the misplay and went to third when Zimmerman beat out an inf1eld hit, but Fletcher ended the inning by
  Mullin to Captain Collins.
 Second Inning.
 Belsch opened up Chicago's second inning by fouling out to Holke, who also took care of Gandfls high fly. Buck Weaver slammed Benton's sec Ond offering to center field. Weaver tried to steal second but was nailed by ariden's rifle shot throw. In the mixup at the bag. however, Fletcher dropped the ball and Umpire Evans pa1 lad A> lo S11o o1- <I1 Burns sprint for his fly, the third out.
 New York in the second again had i've men up and two left on bases. Robe1son made his first hit of the forced by Holke. Eddie Collins scoop ing up his grounder and touching the Giants right fielder as he sprinted toward second. Rariden also singled to center. Holke taking third. Benton flied to. Felsch. who made . quick re- turn to the plate and held Holke at third. Rariden took second on the throw in. Burns famed for the sec
 Third Inning.
 The White Sox went out in order in the third Cicotte fouled out to Rariden. John Collins time at bat was prolonged when Holke dropped his high foul. Then Collins bounced a grOunder to Zimmerman and was an easy out. McMullin fouled to Rar- iden.
 Herzog opened New Yorlx's third by striking out. The crowd then had the laugh on John Collins, who duplicated his error of the first inning by again dropping a fly off Kauff's bat, the runner reaching second. Kauf moved up to third when Zimmerman ground ed out, Weaver to Gandil. Fletcher was thrown out by Eddie Collins on a fast piece of fielding.
 Fourth Inning.
 Zimmerman made beautiful play cn E.. Collins in the fourth inning, knocking down his fast bounder and son hit weakly past the pitchers box and was thrown out by Fletcher. l F'elsch drove hot single to left on the base when Robertson bumped | against right field wall, in catching l long fly.
 Then came the wrecking crew that l ditched the SoX. Robertson. first up | in the fourth for New York. let loose | a home run as it started. The ball, | however, fell short of the right cen l ter field fence and Robertson drew up i at third. He was wildly cheered. ] drove Cicotte's second offering to the | left field fence for two bases, Robert son. of course. scoring. Rariden be- came a martyr by sacrificing, Cicotte | Benton struck out. three pitched oails. Holke scored the Giants sec oid run on Burns scratchy infieId hit |icotte, in trying to head off Burns it first. threw wild and the runner sprinted to second. Herzcg went out on foul to Gandil, who made a fine catch as the bal Twas about to drop into grandstand box.
 Rube Benton played with the Amer can Leaguers in the fifth inning. rolled an- easy grounder to Fletcher and Schalk and Cicotte
 Fifth Inning.
 Cicotte frightened up again after his disastrous fourth inning and retired he Giants easily in the fifth. Benny Nauff fouled out to Schalk and Zin- herman drove a long fly to F'elsch Fletcher struck out on four pitched ,ails.
 Sixth Inning.
 Nothing of moment happened in the ixth inning. For the White Sox, J. Collins was thrown out by Fletcher Benton gathered in McMuliin's groun- fer and leisurely tossed him out. Iollze took care of Eddie Collins roll r unassisted. heers when he came to bat in New ,orks half. He flied out to F'elsch 5olke was also given a hand and dis ppointed the crowd by fannins Rar- len was an easy out E. Collins to ;andil.
 Seventh Inning. It was one,~ two. three for the west rners in the seventh. Jackson was brown out by Herzog and Felsch truck out after the count was three nd two. Gandil was thrown out by 
 New York got a man on in the sev- ( nth. Benton famed and Burns went | ut, Weaver to Gandil. Herzcg raised fly in short left center and the ball ell safely for single. Kauff tried ard to put the ball out of the park ut flew to Felsch. giving the Sox enter fielder his fifth putout. i
 Eighth. Weaver opened Chicago's eighth in | ing with a two base slam to left i cid but was caught between the 2 aseS when Benton grabbed up l r chalk's 'puny grOunder and ran over I nd touched him out as he was try 2 lg to return to second Cicotte s ruck out Schalk tried to steal .cond. The runner was begged out =