The Topeka state journal., 1919-10-09
WORLD SERIES

the Chicago White Sox returned to
Comiskey park today to make de-
termined effort to draw abreast the
Reds in the matter of games won at
four-four. Regarded as virtually out
of the race for premier baseball hon
ors when the Red Legs took the first
two games of the series at the Ohio
city and then took two out OF three
here, the American league pennant
winners apparently found their long
lost batting eyes and the two victories
they ha mmered out on successive days
on foreign soil brought return of the
pre-series confidence in the ultimate
outcome to their supporters here
Moran BIamcs Breaks"
Manager Moran, while rather sur
prised that his charges had failed in
two attempts to assure the National
leagu champions possession OF the
1919 worlds championship, merely
pointed to the breaks of the game as
responsible for what he termed the
"postponement." He seemed confident
today would end the series making
unnecessary the ninth game tomorrow
at Cincinnati.
Interest in the series at Chicago was
renewed by the comeback the White
Sox staged and with two days of ticket
sales for today's game the prospect
was that approximately a capacity
crowd would be out. The usual small
group gathereda about the bleachers
and pavilion entrances last night and
were added to during the evening and
thruout the early morning. All the
grandstand reserved seats were sold
yesterday but many of the box seats
were unclaimed.
In their renewed hope that the
White Sox yet would win the series,
local enthusiasts began to cast about
for precedents to fOrtify them in what
some others regarded as rather far
fetched desire.
VIII Have to Break Record.
IT was found that the American
league representatives would have to
esta blish vet another record in this
record esta blishing series to be re-
turned winners. In no worlds series
has club won four straight games
when its opponents needed but a
single contest. In 1907 Frank Chances
old Chicago Cub machine took four
straight from Detroit after the first
game ended in a tie. the research
dfvulged. Four straight victories by
the Boston Nationals over Philadel-
phia Americans and by the Boston
Americans from the Philadelphia Ma
tionals after the latter had taken the
/ first game. also were found.
Regarded as most reassuring in its
value as directly concerning the White
Sox. however. was the record of the
1912 city series when the Sox, with
their backs to the wall after the Cubs
had taken three straight, fell on their
National league rivals and won the
necessary four games. That showed
sit can be done" some said Few
| wagers on the outcome of the series
were reported today. Prevailing odds
on the series result apparently were
II to 1 and even money on today's
game.
Threatening weather dampened the
spirit of the fans here today and a
small crowd was on hand early at Co
! miskey park, where the bleachers and
| paviliOns were placed on sale. AS the
morning wore on, however. the sun
i made an effort to break thru the
| clouds and late in the forenoon the
| fans hopes rose accordingly. When
| the gates were thrown open at 10
! o'clock. several thousand were on
/ hand. At this time the weather was
| clearing slightly. NThe infield at Co