The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-16
10y Grantlsnd Rice

NEW YORK, oct 10 -tSprcial)-l
was written In tho book OF fate, was
pIcdcstiued ~ death itself. that the Great
Ilm was To come into his own this series
me- the king CONT OF the herd And the
Great IiIu made good for destiny.
In the fourth inning of the sixth game
the crown Of the Kingdom OF gOhtdom
WAS gently but firmly pressed upon tho
Great Xim's climmy but scholarly brow
IN "A coronation that Will live forever In
the memories OF 50 600 New York fans
who attended the classic pageant. For
IT was In this nuing that tho newly
crowned monarch Of an the goats there
took the blessed world series hy the
scruff OF It's neck and tossed II kit, bag
ana Doodle. plus the winners end, into
the outstrctched hand u thlcagoN' Ms
ionlshed, but higli! grateful athia.rs
Here's the Belt
Az n result Of all this goAt infested
preamble the white SON beat the Giants
I to aud thereby became baseball
champions Of the universe with the
american league holding It's old place at
The crest.
The big smear came in the fourth in
ming an inning which series has made
famous as II has been the dcCisice round
OF almost every battle fought.
For three innings Rube Benton and
Red Faber had rolled back all attacking
parties without a sign OF trouble, Roth
were at their best, working easily and
smoothly while suppressing all assaults
Then came the fatcful fourth when the
Great Elm thought that he was n rein
Cnrnated Mercury with wings attached
10 his well known poles, Him. with Eddie
Collins caught off third, turned the world
series from "A ball game into a track meet
ny pursuing Eddie over the plate with
tho first run Of The game
The Agony Detailed.
The entire game, and possibly the en-
tire series. vls crowded into this one
stanza Of Giant despair and while SoN
triumph. N ls worthy Of further note.
Collins first opened the coronation with
"A tap 10 Third, llriuic, fielding the bal
easily, porged low into the Dirt around
Holkc's feet, the ball bounding on It's
way "a Collins rustled on to second.
That slip was n physical misplny and
such often happens tn our best baseball
games Joe Jackson, falling on two at
tempted hunts. firmly ltftcd an easy fy
TO Dave Robertson who had hnttcd over
800 and fielded with fine effect up TO
.fhis one chance. Dave here pulled 4
Fred SuodgrHsA hy mutfng the chance
with Collins sal, on third and the thank
ml jackson established al first. here
we're men ny and on who should been
the easiest sort Of outs a. neither nance
should have offered any trouble
Then The Track Nest.
Benton way fused u Int. but thr Rube
vas still game and willing lie refused
- loHe his puise. even with Hap Felsch
sauntering NJ. lrlsCh took a swing and
tapped one 10 the box. Benton. whlrling
towards third, cIlEh, Collins - feet off
the lag The Ruhc. taking no chances.
rushed over and surrounded Collins In
"A chase. Collins. working his way care
fully IN order TO give jackson aud Fclsch
a chHnc" to move around, danced towards
third with his head up and his eyes open.
BENTON then iO...0 TO Zimmerman with
Collins q step en- 'yN from the bag and
u WAS here iuf lIr ME made his wild
charge that WI five loo history with the
chBrgc Of tine lign' brigade lie started
for Collins vito 900 turn wheeled and
started hnck for bone Disregprding Bin
harden who bad moved up the line to
take the throw. HrIuDr swept ON I'm un-
Gltcring pursuit The two threw M a
cloud 81 dust ~ they dashed by RAridcu
who stepped ulmhly out ~ the wuy 10
keen from being run over aud badly
maHglcd.
No Diving For zim.
Farmer Bill ls "a good, game citizen,
hut he had no desire To- remain In front
~ a hLmin avalanche sweeping down
the line, A. the two passed Hnridcn
The last Giant picket between Collins
and the plate, Eddie saw an open high.
way before him uuguarlrd nv either out
post sentry BHcl, ~ him Just u stride,
the Great Iim's flying hoofs were thud-
ding down the line. but when Eddie saw
hat open and ungulrded sweep to victory
fe put un added speed IN u mad dash
Tor the plate. Xim, still dreaming that
he was a Berry Wetcrs or an Arthur
Duffy, persisted in the wild chase al
though he might have nailed his man nj
any stride by m old fashioned football
uive upon his prey . The open gap he
tween the hunter and hunted remained
Unchanged but llcinic never took the
chsncc He had transformed the hall
game into q track meet but he drew the
limit At u kellcrmsn.
This play was the decisive factor ~
he contest. hut give llcinie credit for
ihis-he picked out the fastest man on
The white SoN team and gave him six
feet start In an eighty foot dual.
Then oandl Singled.
Tho kaiser. IN believing he could whip
the world, was comparatively modest In
his hUg ambition. Compared to llcinie
lc is u violet Of rurcst ray serene The
world isn't going 10 hc whipped by any
enc man or nation, but neither Is ANY
living bali PLAYER golng 10 give Eddie
collins two strides and catch him over
an Nn foot route. Not unless onr Of
Eddics legs flies or In transit or some
thiug happens 10 har his MY.
As Collins slid safely over the plate the
end ~ Giant hopes were plainly visible
IN thr naked eye for jackson had reached
third on this muncuvcr with Fclsch rest
ing on second tll on a hall tapped 10 the
nltchcr'p box for the caslcs, pinv OF the
game. chick Gandil then raped u single
10 right, scoring Jackson and FolsCh and
three runs had scored that should never
have reached first. Three runs on one
single, three runs from three of the
safest. easiest chances offered since play
began over a week ago Three runs from
two infield taps and n mrh outneld nv,
II that isn't one for tho book YOU can
write your own fiction. For II surpassed
even that memorial smear NJ 1902 when
the Rcd SoN won on an outficld nv and
an infleld pop-up.
Tho Worlds Series joke.
The old game IL supposed to be- rcplete
with uncertainties and vicissitudes hut
thiH stands wei over all world series
records ever made.
This lone inniug showed tho main az.
terence between the two clubs. I'm chi.
,nEo on Saturday. tho white SoN handed
the game to the Giants aud the Giants
refused to taxi A. Here the Giants
handed 'hc game 90 the white Sox and
the white SoN accepted the plr,siuv
uift with three rousins cheer.
Ana three ruusluR cheers from chi.
Cages bench formed nl the noise a,
hand For the biz crowd snt I'M stunned
silence, epthtalleh IN what tho novelist
might we'll call a hodiuK hush. The az mo
present wsre absolutely and utterly be.
wlldered and deLed They had looked
upon y new reel In the moving pictures
~ world series play where no one seemed
TO have tho answer
Faint Hone Removed.
Benton came hnck rnmelv I'm tho pub
and retired the side IN order And hero
the last Giant hope Developed Tah.r
~eekcned for n moment. passed Rnrldrn
ma Wilsoit Who Was batting Tor Henton
Buvrs forced without hut with two an,
9,sch Heryug responded raincly nv riv.
NJ n line triple 20 the tirh, field wall
A. he two Giant runs came over N.
yUvd emerged from ~ INDIGO dcpre..
0er and gnve vent 10 it, revived feel