Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-07
BALL BRINGS
DOWNFALL OF WHITE s0X
Hold" Ellcr. Chicago Cast-of, Be-
wilders Windy City Band
by Twirling.
SHINE BALL" is EFFECTIVE
Delivery Which Cicottc Used So Sue
CeSsfully Comes Home To Hoost.
Funeral Today, Yell Cincinnati
Fans to Losers.
ny DAMON n1rNY0N.

%M rams 10 LOSCrS.
ST By DAMON UuNYoN.
$H CoMIsKET PARK. CHICAGO Oct s.
tgH-Beforc the eyes OF the Chicago White
aESoN this afternoon there spun base
Nball that acted as thing bewitchcd.
I'M A species OF pitching lcecrdemain
saSwas performed for them in = manner
;Sssthat left them as dazed and newiidered
gas an audience before which great
lsEmagician has just executed some as
astounding feat.
IN The ball came from the hand of
"aod" Ellsr. thicksei young sI ni'' nI,T
sthere on the pitching mound
Es He seemed no different from any
Mother pitcher as he drew back his right
arm and lashed the ball toward the
batters with all the stereotpyped mo-
ga lions Of the mound man approved by
ssXears of baseball. But the ball. as j.
some of the greatest hittcrs in the
s American League. twisted and turned,
q fashion. and the throaty voice of UNI
fspire Charley RiCler came TO the ears
@fof the startled battcrs, slowly inton-
~ ing the strikes
H aShine BALI Comes Home.
"a 1t was the shine ball which car
81 ried the Chicago White Sox home to
"a couple Of American League cham
s3 they say Elier rubs the magic OF his
pitching Into the baseball along the
i, Of Eddie Gicot,e, Of The SON
81 Today the young hurting Aladdin Of
IS the Reds held the Chicago club 70
in the nth nth game s Of The ' Series les Of siS
3 One more victory md the DENOMINATIONS
are champions of the baseball world
an excited fan, from the banks OF the
s!ohio at the dlsconsolatc crowd filing
b out on the field late this afternoon
E Of sse1sk a1s Of be ef S ths
f The 5000 af peopTs ban SH
n around the field sat breathiessly silent
as they watched him in the early in
81 tremendoue ovation;
LIE Eddie Roush; Eller is a White
the hicaeo clubs some nn years ears aga goa TheH
8 espssience ana abont Everything else
f sssss baseball pitcher IS supposed to
~"Hod" Ener Proves Master.
rs SoInew in his subsequent wan
derhgs Ener learned the secret OF
Il young master Of that particular .,nys-
OF the pitching craft, as Eddie
he it, Sinks into worlds series oblivion.
the Redz oS ny thei 1eF seemingly nmss
THAI was in the sixth inning. A couple
Of Grors by the SoX helped the Gin
NAM the Wifi fa' soa m wet but III
e :, Gs de, w y, fyPs Pitched a great
e fiveshits. However. club which can
not sscore run never deserves 10 win.
* the breaks in the luck against club
tally. Barring the hrst inning. Eiier
Is terea glove lie was going at such a
Ire aiendous rate in the first few innings
s thai. many people did not believe il
VI pOS61Dle Tor nm to last the entire
E EaRs: EliS Snws Is very cry noweTfnl
onsiy n as hs sta aqe he closed just
~ "a Series Records Broken.
81 .il manner ot worlds series records
& ciaHy in the pitching line The nnan
& GSi slfae Of other years have been
meat neale1 vii, Ion rsce ago Old Pat Morans
morrow in Cincinnat THIS was VI !" the tS
q share; Under the conditions of other tr
h yeats the Reds would now be cham
* r. Schalk, the great little catcher
G ga e. 'oday By Umpir. RiE!tr for dis
H PuttnG decision at.-thc- plate with too
m% 4 fsrvor in the heated. sixth. - '''
sta me 81 SoS =" were keyed way up at the
Il bura agains, Rigier was an indics-
t!on.of The tension. Fred Merkie and
S I6s Tw a. McGraw We're heavily hned in
gg dh.iE. and especially Star sacS as as
+ Eller Grin. Deri.iveIy.
+ TAe sutili,y of their hitting ar,,,s.
EllT probabl had the Sox Pretty We'll
sTfSesa5ne o. up Ban Clubs get that way.
b sroSnaeTs 70 he infe ddr''S65 n ON we a..
theM de ene Tsriy yo9nsstcr grnned at
bsf&e re siy,h was Is 7ea ,5fS1Y mt fnd
e S;s,ss,iza chdcogaps could easily
R4uther beat them. sale. b.. a,
them :, Ring beat them, And now 81.
n ierW II was enough 10 make them sors
4 espesially In ta-c- Of tho TACT that ,b,,
4 ha6sgone into the series overwhnr NM ,irs
+ May2[lteSs IS ana IN the assurance ma
s whAcould Pitch up an aney.
8 Whis t.!tr ART n!tcher," some OF
Of e he sesso gs9d 10 say s dnrgr ne rpm
q HAt Eiler was mighty good piicn.-
& tntssa fternooni, and 4 YOU wani further
S ssssMDs"hS on me subject ask the Wh:;c
.Xsry few, people believe tina, the
& In in Snse'nnat:. is regarled as a ! pure pure
q toTmairy. At is possible Of corr..
q thatsKerr. the foriorn HOPE o. the Son
h ENORMOUS odda in chicago acai1s. ~ ~
p rin Of the soN winning the 50.
q u Binds DO Battle.
OXercoats showed up al tho ea-;o
q forIhe first time today IT was cie,r
q oyeShead and the sun vas en.ninp IN.
there was just enough OF INIT o.
chiN in the bretZes to warn y,ier.,
Chifag oans Of potential inHueny9
y pneamonia and Other ailments to When
& theHf K es tde fresh ar is hcir
A1pther terrific battle Of INC banda
q feasHred the hour before the ~, stirr,n
1t Was good. close draw T'ha ~
4 cag0s ba nd snatchcd a sheet fran ia
y Cincinnati musicians rack, and !ns,.sS
q OF cp1nmittinE sundry jazzes as was .'s
b cusfbm before the Ohio outat cs1,a
& along, and almost blew Il out % liz
& park with Stars and Stripes Forever
& y introduced lot Of military musical
GIicago led with hard swing CON
b sisttng., OF the second Regimen,
n Iarch, the greatest fQot-lftsng.
81 spids-tingl!ne melody ever uri.:er
Il pargng only Sousa's MASTERPIECES
81 Cincinnati STAGGERED from the blow.
81 butsFecovered and did lot Of footworL
q aroHad the field With 'Scmpcr r.dclis."