The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-10

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Rube Benton, one of McGraw's high
Iy touted twirlers. who was pitted
against the Sox this afternoon and
| upOn whom Gotham fans pinned
their desperate hopes.
lin to Eddie Collins. No runs. one
/ hit one error.
Second Inning.
! CHICAGO-Felsch fouled out to
Holke Gandil also sent up high
! fly to HoIke. Weaver stung a single
over shortstop. Weaver stole second.
| The umpires had called him out but
| thev discovered Fletcher had dropped
| the ball Schalk flied out to Burns,
who had come in fast to make 1T.
] No runs, one hit one error.
/ NEW YORK-Robertson singled
over second Eddie Collins took
HoIke's grounder and touched Rob
ertson on the line, Holke being safe at
first Rariden singled over second,
( Holke going to third. The stands
were in an uproar. The Chicago in
field played in on the grass. Benton
flied to Felsch, but Holke held third.
on the throw to the plate, though,
/ Rariden went to second. Burns struck
out for the second time. No runs.
two hits no errors.
Third Inning.
Cicotte up. He was
warmly applauded by the crowd.
Cicotte sent up high foul to Rari-
den. Benton had plenty of speed and
| a sharp breaking hook on the ball.
| HoIke dropped John Collins's high
foul. Zimmerman scooped J. Col
Iins's bounder and got his man at
first Rariden gobbled McMullin' S
foul No runs, no hits, one error
NEW YORK-HerZog up. KLEIN
cautioned the Chicago bench. for
|
a fast inshoot for a third strike.
John Collins dropped Kauff's long fly
and the batter reached second II
was John Collins's second error on
Kauff. Weaver threw out thinner
man, Kauff going to third. Eddie
Collins threw out Fletcher at first
cutting down what seemed a certain
hit. No runs, no hits one error.
Fourth Inning.
CHICAGO - Zimmerman knocked
down E. -Collins's grounder and ther
threw him out. Fletcher went over
behind Benton to take Jackson;
grOunder and threw his man out a
first. Flesch singled past Zimmerman
Robertson ran over to the wall ant
took Gandil's fly. 1t looked as though
the ball was going into the grand
stand for home run. No runs, one
) hit. no errors.
NEW YORK-Robertson drove {
long hit to right center for three
bases The Giants supporters rocked
the stands with their cheers. 1t wa
v Robertson's second hit. Robertson
scored on Holke's hit to left for TIVE
bases. Rariden sacrificed Cicotte t,
Gandil, Holke moving on to third
The Chicago infield came in for Ben
ton. Benton famed on three pitched
4 balls. Holke scored when Burns go
an infield hit which Cicotte took ant
threw wildly past first base, Burn
going to second. Herzog fouled ou
to GandiI- Two runs, three hits. on,
. error.
4 Fifth Inning.
ii CHICAGO-Fletcher threw ou
= Weaver at first. Benton was pitch
u ing a nice game. He had good con
e troll and fine speed. Schalk strucl
r out but Rariden had to throw his mai
out at first. Cocotte was anothe
r strike out victim. No runs. no hits
i NEW YORK-Kauff fouled t
Schalk. Zimmerman hit a long fly t
Y F'elsch. Fletcher famed. No runs
no hits, no errors.
U Sixth Inning.
= CHICAGO. Collins went out b
e the Fletcher-Holke route. Bento
: knocked down McMullin's grounde
n and threw him out E.. Collins wen
= out to Holke unassisted. No runs, n
It hits. no errors.
l. NEW YORK-Robertson sent up
hlSh fly to FelSch and sat down. Holk
e beat up the air three times and wer
s back to the bench. Eddie Collins di
e not have to move to get Rariden
$ grounder and threw him out at firs
?, base.i No runs, no hits, no errors.
II Seventh Inning.
= CHICAGO-Herzogt tossed out Jack
h son at first. Felsch famed, the thir
II strike cutting the heart of the plat,
Zimmerman took care of Gandil
I grounder and threw him out. n
runs no hits, no errors
NEW YORK-Benton famed o
i three pitched balls. Weaver threw OF
Burns. Herzog got a Texas league
q over second Kauff flied out I
~ ~ F elsch- No runs. one hit, no error
le Eighth Inning.
CHICAGO-Weave got a two bas
hit to left. Sehalk up Strike one Ber
le ton took Schalk's grounder and ra
el 1t was nice play. Cicotte struck OF
n. and Schalk was doubled trying
n steal Rariden to Herzog No run
d one hit no errors.
w NEW YORK-Zimmerm line
l. out to Eddie Collins John Collil
err had to come in to take FIetcher's fl
at Robertson singled thru the box. h
third hit. Robertson stole secon
IT Holke famed No runs, one hit,
I'd errors.
m Ninth Inning.
ut CHICAGO-Rariden took Collins
to roller and threw him out at frs
ed Fletcher threw out McMullin Edd
er Collins beat out a hit along the rig
ed field foul line. At this point Il
d. crowd. thinking that Collins was OF
l. he 70 n Hold