Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-09
CHICAGO, TRYING
TO MAKE 1T THREE
IN ROW OVER REDS
Having Found Their Long Lost Batting
Eyes, Players Are Confident They
Can Draw Abreast of Cincinnati
and Opertop Them Tomorrow
WILLIAMS AND ELLER ARE
TO BE OPPOSING HURLERS
Q 8 S s 9 R. H. E.
Cincinnati EAgHSl s 81 M K ss - M
Chicago MgIE q N I E EB
Cincinnati
Chicago


Comiskey Park. Chicago, oct. o.
- The eighth game of the world S
championship baseball series will be
played here this afternoon, unless
all indications fail. The sun broke
through the clouds shortly before
noon and shone down brilliantly.
An extremely high wind sprang
up, however, and unless this abates
at game time, the fielding end of the
contest will be decidedly uncertain.
The scene at the ball yard to-day
appeared more natural for world $
series. The vast stretches of bleach
erS were more than three-fourthS
filled two hours before game time
and a constant stream of humanity
was pouring through the gates. The
pavilion seats were also well oc-
cupied.
The Sox emerged from their dug
out at 1885 p. m. and Immediately
began a spirited fielding and batting
practice.
The Reds came on the field a min
ute later and went through the
usual ball passing in front of their
bench.
Faber served up the benders for
the Sox while Williams took his reg
ular position in the batting practice
and appeared certain to be Gleason's S
choice in the box.
williams to TwirI
, Claude Lefty" Williams, twice de-
feated by the Reds but holding them
! to an aggregate of eight hits in the
! two games. was expected to be Glea-
sons selection for mound duty.
! Williams pitching was of high or
| der, but each time he opposed twirl-
ers before whom the White SoX heavy
! h,tt iYtt NpUarlncg with
| the assertion that his boys" had re-
covered their batting eyes and fight
! ing spirit, as was evidenced yester'
! day and Tuesday when they battec
! from the box Reuther and Sallee, who
! oTercame them in the first two bat
/ ties, Manager Gleason was confiden
| his star left handler would pitch {
comeback game as did Cicotte yes
| terday.
Moran Confident s
Manager Moran, while somewha
! surprised that his charges had failed
in two attempts to assume the Ma
tional League champions possession
of the 1919 worlds championship
merely pointed to the breaks of tn
game as responsible for what h
termed the "postponement." HI
seemed confident to-day would ent
the series, making unnecessary th
ninth game tomorrow at Cincinnati
Dig Faber Out
Red Faber, hero of the 191
worlds series, was mentioned as
! White Sox pitching possibility to
day, but the consensus of opinion wa
that Williams would be given tn
honor. Faber is said to have recov
cred form though he was virtual.
on the retired list all the season.
In their renewed hope that tn
White Sox yet would win the series
local enthusiasts began to cast abou
for precedents to fortify them in wha
some others regarded as rather far
fetched desire.
1t was found that the American
! League representatives would hav
to establish yet another record in thi
record-establishing series to be re
turned winners. In no worlds series
has d club won four straight game
| when its opponents needed but
| single contest. In 1907 Franl
Chances old Chicago Cub machin,
took four straight from Detroit afte
the first game ended in a tie, the re
search divulged. And four straigh
victories by the Boston Nationals owe
Philadelphia Americans and by th'
Boston Americans from the Philadel
phia Nationals after the latter haC
taken the llISI SdIIlcI dlSO were IOunu
| Can he Done"
| Regarded as most reassuring in it,
value as directly concerning tn,
White SoX, however, was the recorC
! of the 1912 city series when the Sox
with their backs to the wall aftei
the Cubs had taken three straight
fell on their National League rival!
and won the necessary four games
That showed it can be done" som,
| said.
Few wagers on the outcome of tn.
series were reported to-day. Prevail
ing odds on the series result appar
emily were 2 ~ to 2 and even money OIL
to-day's game.
The probable lineup and batting
! order follows:
CJNCINN ATT CHICAGO