The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-04


the din.
A bunch of Cincinnati rooters in the
upper stand first made their presence
known when Greasy" Neale made a
tumblng catch of Eddie Collins line
smash Then it began intoning "one-two-
three after the manner of rooters at
a college football game. as Buck Weaver
retired on 4 light fly.
PAT GETS FIRST HIT
The crowd watched Eddie Rousch Gu
riously as the loose-limbed outfielder OF
the Reds came up for the first time. They
have been hearing much of Edward in
Chicago lately. He hit an easy roller to
| Risberg. Then Pat Duncan. the South
| ern Lacquer. smashed single to center
the first hit of the game. Larry Korpf
cracked a hot grounder at Risberg a.
Duncan cut loose from first The Sox
shortfielder had a double play in front
of him, but fumbled the ball long enough
for Duncan reach second in safety, al
| though Risberg managed to throw out
kopf at first, Eddie Collins took care OF
Neales grpunder
"Shoeless joe Jackson, the first man
up in the Sox side of the second, smashed
a single to left. Joe seemed to be favor
| ing one leg as he limped to first This
| brought Felsch up. He crouched low over
| the white SQUARE his bat clutched close
| to his breast, made a sudden push at the
4, ball and knocked it directly at Fisher
The pitcher quickly gathered it up and
turned to throw to Rath, waiting at sec
ond as big Jackson swung into the bag
| The ball flew wide of Rath's fingers
Jackson scrambled UP and started fol
third but fell again in a heap as F'elsch
went tearing down from first. The lonn
| Carolnian once more regained his feet
and fairly staggered to third, just ahead
of Rousch's throw to Groh. Felsch was
safe at second
GANDIL HITS TIMELY
Chick Gandil smashed single to right
Jackson scoring easily. and Felsch, round
ling third at full speed, was urged on ir
iby the excited Kid Gleason. GREASY
Neale. in right field. got the ball ant
1 fired for theS plate to Shut off Felsch
l"Wa'al Bill Rariden was squatted wat
ling for the throw. but oddly enough Bill
seemed to have lost the location of tn:
plate. He was some feet away from +
as he got the ball, and Felsch slipped pas
him to safety. Meantime Gandil tool
second Fisher seemed somewhat upse
and walked Risberg. Schalk hit ground
er toward third, which Fisher chased
finally grabbing it and throwing it y
Groh for a successful play on Gand,'
Kerr hit to Fisher. who again tossed y
third, getting Risberg Groh threw on
Leibold. 1t was certainly busy session
of the school teacher pitcher.
Fisher seemed to have mighty little OF
I the ball in the third Collins singled t
left and on hit and run play Weaver
ismash caught Kopf moving over to sec
ond. 1t was single. Collins had to stol
at second. Gleason put on the old sacri
flee again and Jackson popped to Dau
bert trying to bunt. Jake dashed owe
from first to the pitchers box to get tn
ball. Groh made a great play gettin'
Felsch's fierce drive and as Collin
dashed past him he then threw to sec
ond. starting a double play on Weave
and Felsch. which ended the inning
DUNCAN HITS LINER
| Tuck broke against the Reds in thei
side of the fourth, when Groh Wake
and took second on Rouschs out. Dun
can smashed liner right into Risberg
| hands for an easy double play.
! Neale missed a clutch at Risberg's driv
down the right field line in the Sox's en-
of the same inning and before "Greasy
could get the ball Risberg had pulled vi
at third. Then Gleason put on play no
| often seen in a worlds series--th
squeeze playa play which looks fin
when it gets over, but which is terri
BILE affair when it goes wrong. With Ris
berg in motion from third. Schslk mad
sort of swinging bunt at the ball. II
connected and the drive splashed o.
Fishers outstretched fingers as the bi
pitcher lunged forward for a safe hi
Risberg scored. Scha'k was out stealn
Immediately afterward'
Some animation crept into the series i,
the fifth, when Collins was retired on !
90 qx roller tn Fisher.