Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-07

The first four carried this club Iu in :;
the .}r.N stages OF the season. Fisa-:
pi,cned good ball for Moran ut times
wh'lcs Brcssler was his left fielder for
quito spell.
As it now STANDS. Morans club ought
10 breeze through the National League
next season. but. then, the same thing
was said OF John j. McGraw's club last
fall. The best McGraw's club got was
premium out OF this series for finish
inS second.
Charley Rigler. the stout umpire
from the National League. came out
ali alone this afternoon. ahead Of the
usual pallbearish- looking cortege OF
umpircs. and filled his pockets with a
lot OF nice new bascballs. He was the
umpire in chief behind the plate The
Other three umpires arrived soon after
wards. and the chic BILLY Evans went
Gown 10 first, crossed his legs and grew
there.
Nallin was off third and Quigley
back OF second Quigley stood with
his lands in his pockets. All the ges-
ticulators look ed tired. Maybe this is
tough town on umpires.
Same ground rules" bawled the one
armed announcer at the same moment
confiding the news OF the batteries to
the anxious multitude. which today
was jus, as :nulttudinous as Saturday.
though later in getting there.
First Man Up Walks.
Part OF the scoreboard wouldn't
work and the multitude had difficulty
IN Keeping the count on Rat-,. He
walked after Williams had worked him
down 10 three and two. or until he had
worked Williams there, just as you
please.
Dauhcrt hunted the first ball pitched.
and was thrown out at first by Schalk.
rs Rath went TO second. 1t was a
very shor, push and the ball would
have rolled foul lad Schalk let 1t go.
but IL was moving very slowly. and
Groh HI, n fly to Felsch. and Sui
eide Happy. the sacrifice king, threw
the ball in on line to Risbe.g. hold
ing Rath 20 second. AS Groh stepped
the plate the SoN began initiating. in
unison. Hc:ne's queer method of wav-
ing the bat at the pitclcr. Much OF
the. acrimony between the clubs in this
series has developed over the riding"
which the SoX have been giving Groh.
1t was FOR no other reason than the
fact that Gro-i is the nearest Red
They have been after him since the
clubs came 10 Chicago. The row be-
tween Eddie Collins and Jimmie Smith.
the Red utility inhelder. started over
to run a chance of getting put out OF
the game by the umpire, so Jimmie
picked UP the quarrel
williams In Fast PIny.
Williams made good play getting
over and covering first on Roush'c
ming.
The press box called Roush Dan
gcrous Dan McGrcw."
Filler was very Wild at the start and
passed Lcibold. He got one strike over.
He pitched two balls TO Collins, and
Jake Daubert went over TO the box
and talked 10 him. Collins hit a
srounder TO kopf. and seemed to have
called out. whereupon Eddie appeared
quite peevisn.
Leibold went TO second. Weaver
smashed a bounder at Eller, and Holds
hands DETECTED the ball of towards
Groa. While Eller was still looking
around in n bcw!ldered manner, Hcinie
made great pickup. but he had no
chance 10 make play. and very wise
ly held the ball. Leibold moved tosthird
and Weaver vas safe q. first.
"Shoclcss Joe" Jackson came up and
nearly swung himself out of the lot,
as he missed E!!er's first shot. Then
he popped up high fly between third
and home, not far from tie plate, Groh
making an easy catch. The Red bench
gave jackson great "raZZ" through
cupped hands. The Reds have been
paying quite Bit of attention to Jack
son during the series, favorite topic
with them being Joes war record.
FeIsch Flied to Duncan.
'1Iap"Fvisch got his first crack at the
ball in spot where il might do some
good TO tie So1. but merely hit a fly
to Duncan.
Duncan and Neale famed in the sec
ond, Ncaie swinging at every ball
pitched by Williams. KoDf went out in
after missing the first strike. Will
!!ams was crooking them over like the
letter IS"
rub on his right trousers leg. Some
times the movement is barely pcrcep
tible. Then he gets it away with a
sidea motion. lie has very little
the SoX half Of the second and Risberg
was called out on strikes by RiSler.
Scha!k took third swing. Thus the
Sinner" retired the side on strikes.
There is no doubt that Icllcrs de-
livery is more or less OF a trick. aided
by something beyond his own natural
powers. There has been a lot OF talk
about ieg!siatins against these trick
the "sp!tbali." but every manager who
has trick pitcher is naturally in
favor Of the tricks.
Then he famed Williams. Leibold
and Leibold were called out by Rislcr.
The" seemed fairly dazed by the fire of
the Red gunner. Collins worked FL
Ter for three balls then took strike.
hitting under the ball several inches.
Weaver Makes boot.
After Feish had gathered in flies
from the bats OF Daubert and Groh.
Buck Weaver booted Roush's grounder.
Roush stole az Duncan missed a swing
al a pitch and as Schalk missed
clutch At the bail. It was scored
passed ball. Taught by his experience
Of saturday, when ne played In too
close touch with Duncan and had one
hit over his head. Jackson was sta
toned way back and had no trouble
getting Pats long ny.
Filler threw out Weaver. breaking
his strike ont string and also took
care OF Jackson's roller. The White
Sox were making it easy for Eller By
swinging at the first ono.
show me club that hits the first
ball. ard ] viii show you a club I can
always beat" is a ,-uism once uttered
by Christy Mathcwson in the days Of
his pitching puisSance.
Fclsch famed. swinging at every
ball pitched However. the Reds were
also taking a punch at the first
pitched bali. kopf swinging at the first
ON" in the Reds side Of the fifth, and
foulcd it off. Then he singled to right
center. Greasy" Ncaie. with his left
hand bandagcd. forced kopf on a
roller to Weaver. Schalk guessed
Ncale's notions and called for a pitch
out al re- ha inli 10