Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-11
GIANTS WIN THIRD
GAME Of SERIES
BY 2-TO-0 SCORE
Fight For and Gain Both
Victory and the
Breaks.
STRUGGLE DEVELOPS
INTO PITCHERS BATTLE
But Cicotte Is Forced to Bow Be-
fore Prowess of Rube Ben
ton, Tarheel Twirler.
ROBERTSON ALSO BIG HERO
Virginian and His Southern Team
mate Bring About Downfall
Of White Sox.
ROBERTSON ALSO BIG HERO
Pirgfnfan and His Southern Team
mate Bring About Downfall
Of White Sox.
tBy Associated Press |

NEW YORK, October l0-Cheercd
on by thousands of loyal rooters, the
New York Nationals turned desperately
upon the Chicago Americans in the
third game OF the worlds series this
afternoon and shut out their inter
league rivals. TO 0. 1t was an en-
tirely different appearing team that
faced the White SoX at the Polo
Grounds. For the first time since the
struggle began, the Giants fought for
and won both victory and the breaks
OF the game.
AS was the case in the first contest
In Chicago the struggle developed into
pitchers battle. but to-day IT was
Eddie Cicotte who was forced to bow
before tho prowcss of the opposing
hurler and the sweeping bats OF the
Giants. Pittcd against Rube Benton.
the star OF the White Sox hurting
corps found a rival as skillful as he
In delivery. AZ crafty in generalship.
and who refused to allow Cicotte's
teammates a run to ease the strain.
Only six OF the visitors reached first
base, Ave on hits and one on a fieldcr's
choice, and of these only two saw
second base.
BcnlnQ bentOn tnC NIlantS DldyeQ
with a dash and brilliancy completely
missing in the preceding games. De-
spite Cicotte's fine control and decep-
tive curves. they smashed into the de-
livery OF the White Sox pitching star
I'm the fourth inning and hammered out
the two runs which spelled victory and
restored their confidence for tho con-
tests to come. After the game the Ma
helief that they
would be able to repeat tomorrow and
start westward Thursday night on even
terms with their American League op-
ponents for the nth game of the series.
set for Saturday in Chicago.
DAVID ROBERTSON HERO
OF DAY FOR GIANT FANS
Among the fans Tonight the name
of David Robertson. of Norfolk. Va.
ia praised in equal proportions with
that of Rube Benton, another Southern
player. hailing from Clinton. y. G.
Between them. these two diamond
combatants from below the Mason and
Dixon line brought about the downfall
of the Chicago combination when the
outlook for break in the series OF
defeats was none too bright.
For three and half innings the op-
posing boxmen had proved invincible,
and the thirty-odd thousand fans were
settling down for a hurting duel. when
Robertson spranE into the calcium
glare of fame He ended the White
Sor fourth-inning attempt TO penetrate
the pitching of Benton with a great
running catch of Gandils long. sizzling
drive to right field when he hurled
himself against the concrete wall OF
the grand stand and plucked the ball
with one hand just as 1t was about to
strike the wall. Had he missed the
catch. Gandil's smash would have gone
for at least a two-base hit.
But Robertson was not done. The
Norfolk player doffed his fielder's glove
and stepping into the batter's box.
picked one of Cicotte's sharp-breaking
low balls and drove high and far into
right center. The sphere sailed up
ward and onward under the force of
the blow. until it seemed certain that
il would equal Felsch's home run drive
of the opening game. Both Jackson
and Felsch raced frantically after the
hall. but it hit the bleacher fence and
bounded away from their clutches s.
Robertson was sliding into third base
when the ball was returned to the
infield.
ROBERTSON SCORES
ON HOELKE's LONG HIT
Hoelke followed with two-base
drive to left field. scoring Robertson
Catcher Raridcn, playing in place OF
McCarty, who was injured in the sec
ond battle at Chicago, advanced his
teammate to third with sacrifice
Cicotte to Gandil. Benton could not
fathom Cicotte's curves. and struck out
| As Burns came to bat, Umpire KLEIN
took the ball away from Catcher Schalk
| and after examining it carefully, threw
il into the Giants dugout while the
crowd, scenting the "shine ball." booed
vigorously. When Cicotte hurled un
new white ball, Burns hit puzzlng
| slow grounder toward third. which
scored Hoelke. who was half way to
the plate when the bat met the ball
Cicotte finally captured the sphere and
tried to retire Burns at first, but his
throw was wild, and the batter con-
tinued on to second. With Herzog at
bat, the crowds were roofing strenu-
ously for n continuance OF the hitting
but Gandil checked the rally with a
wonderful running catch Of the Giants
field captains foul which he speared
one-handed as the ball was about to
disappear among the spectators in one
of the ground row of field boxes.
That was the end of the run-making
for after that spectacular inning both
Cicotte and Benton pitched weiI-nigr
perfect ball. Both teams got runners
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