The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-02

center field In that turbulent fourth,
and drove in two runs. He had
great support The Reds played
with rush and dash that must have
surprised The White Sox, 1t was all
the more surprising because in prac-
tice the ChiGa@oaBs seemed much
faster In the game however, their
WORT, was drab and colorless as
compared TO the Reds, but that's al
ways the way a baseball club seems
behind poor pitching.
Cicotte can blame himself for some
of the disaster OF the fourth. He was
very slow in making a play that
would have ended the inning before
any runs had been scored, Maybe 1t
| wouldn't have made much difference,
! however Maybe it would have de-
lay~d the inevitable.
The Sox couldn't hit Reuther The
| Reds could hit Cicotte. There's tho
story in a nutshell.
| Now we'll drop completely into
| baseball vernacuar, and tell the story
! OF that fourth inning.
; RousDh is out on hy to center
! Eddie Rousch. the wide ranging
! hard hitting outfield star OF the
national league Pat Duncan, Just
up from tho sticks" as the hallplay-
crs say. aud like Reuther playing his
/ first world series game, singles
smartly 10 center.
Larry Kopf. the short fielder who
was once traded TO Brooklyn. and
whose refusal 10 report there practi-
| cally forced Moran to keep him, hit g.
ball TO Cicotte. It looked MS "A the
pitcher had plenty of time to wheel
and throw the BALI to second and
start a double play which would have
ended the inning but instead lie wait
ed that fatal few seconds that are
often the difference between victory
and defeat IN baseball
He finally did make the throw to
'Swede" Risberg. but too late for
Risborg to relay the bah on To Gandil
and double kopf Great" Neale fol-
lowed with single and a moment
later Ivy Wingo the rcdheaded Caro-
linian who did great work behind the
bat for the Reds today. stepped and
! slashed q hit to right scoring kopt
and putting Neale on third and HIM
self on second on the throw The
slaughter was on and the crowd was
in a veritable frenzy.
Wins Own Game.
!, Now came Reuther, always such a
good batanlan that he has often hit
in the pinohes for the Reds this past
season, and subhed in the regular
lineup to give additional hitting
power He smashed the ball into the
centerteld crowd almost on line
and Neale and wingo scored
There was no luck or accident about
these hits. The Reds simply stepped
forward aud hanged Cieette's de-
livery.
Rath. the second baseman, WHO was
once with the Sox years ago, crashed
| n ~ y,
''Swede" Risberg went from his
position and talked to Cicotto as the
veteran moved around in the box ap.
parently somewhat dazed by the sud
| DER Onslaught. Jake Dai1}ert wa.
the; next batter ana Wren the paries
between Risberg and Cicotte ended
: Daubert slugged out double, scor.
ing Rath
Kid Gleason, the ffty-ffve-year.
old leader of the White Sox. had beer
Watching the furious attack, his
wrinkled face study Over at frs
base Pat Moran. the grizzled Irish
:, man who was released by Philadel.
: phia after winning the first natiora
league pennant, only TO come to Gin
cinnai and win the first flag for this
. town too, was doing a sort of jig al
he beloved at his men
Gleason notioned to Cicotte after
Daubert's hit, and the stocky pitcher
slowly walked from the box, Wilkin
son. tall young recruit from the
American association, who had been
with the Sox only 4 short time, took
his place, Groh raised fly to
Happy" Felsch out in center >f1eld
and the inning was over.
So. too, were the hopes Of the
White Sex for the world champion
ship unless they can produce much
better pitching than they showed
today.
4 After that the Reds made more
runs--two in the seventh, when
Daubert tripled to the crowd in RICH,
center. aud scared ON Grohs single
and when Weaver's bad throw tic
Gandil on Rousch's bunt was follow
i cd by an infield out which let Groh
score, and one more run In the eighth