The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-04
CHICAGO RECEIVERS
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was vfndicated this afternoon when
little Dick held the Reds to three
hits.
He pitched one of the classiest
games ever seen in worlds series.
Behind this sort of pitching and on
their home grounds before nearly 3o.-
900 of their home people. the White
Sox were not the White Sox who
played before the hostile Cincin-
natians.
They were again the White Sox who
rushed through the American league
last summer to a pennant with dash
that sent them into this series over
wheiming fayorites over their Ma
tionai league opponents.
They were opposed this afternoon
by the first right handler they have
seen in the series. Ray Fisher. the
school teacher from Old Vermont.
who pitched for years for the New
was started by Moran. Fisher was
ness when he was released by the
Yankees sometime ago. but he has
pitched some good games for the
Reds. He is a spitball pitcher and the
Sox had no great trouble with his de-
livery this afternoon. A. bad threw
by the schoolteacher contributed to
his own defeat.
Kerr pitched with surprising cool
ness. He fires the ball with a quick
sideways jerk of his left arm and 1t
shoots over the plate with terrific
speed He aaso has = great curve. IT
was his curve which bothered the left
handed hitters Of the Reds more than
anything else.
Little Dick comes from st. Louis
and when he was a kid he had prize
ring aspirations. He turned boxer.
but at the same time ne also turned
TO playing baseball on the sandlots.
He became a better ballplayer than
a boxer. The white Sox got him from
Milwaukee of the American associai-
tion and this il his first year N big
league regular.
Had any of Gfeason's old stafY corn.
through II il doubtful II Kerr would
have had much of a chance this
season, Until the disaster to the Sox
in Cincinnati few expected him to
start in the worlds series. But Glea :
son was In desperate straits with
Cicotte and williams beaten and he
had to call on. what he had
Amos Had Fight.
One of those almost fights between
the balipleyers enlivened the game
today. The Reds did not relish the
licking that was being administered to
them and began Erarling from their
hench--nct a bad mood for q ball
club In q big series At that.
It finally wound up In an open jam
between Eddie Coliins. Of tho Sox. and
Jimmy Smith. OF the Reds. but hos
Utilities ended almost ~ soon ~ they
began,
So FAR as Chicago is concerned the
series began today. The game was
splashed high with all the vivid color
OF an opening session
OF course tho local fans had heard
OF the happenings 1T Cincinnati. but,
Judging from their enthusiasm. they
didn't credit the news. Thousands OF
them were lined uD at the ball yard
gates all dav. Some Of them had been
there all night. according to the state
hotel Hobbies were damned this morn
inE,
4 Several thousand Cincinnati fans ar
rived on special trains from the Queen
City this morning and hasfened out to
the ball yard to start roofing for their
beloved Reds. One thing about . Gin
cinnatian--he Is intensely In favor OF
Cincinnati At all times
The weather made the Ohio delega-
tion feel right 1t home A at. Louis
visitor would have bAer right in his
baseball element. II was good and
hot The lake breeses. which are part
Of Chicago's stock IN trade. rtppled
around now and then moving Some 81
tho used mp hot air Of the park. Int
moving fresh instalmsnt Of hot air
right back In again.
There were still : lot at empty
seats. especially IA tbs right ana ieft
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