The evening world., 1919-10-02
Worlds Series Notes
CINCINNATI, Oct. 2.

A FTER ruling to and to
"A favorites before the start OF
yeSterday's game, the White
Sox were no better than even money
in the betting on the Worlds Series
here to-day. Several wagers, ranging
from $500 to s2,500, were made on
yesterdays contest Previous TO the
opening game odds were given that
the White Sox would win the series.
Scalpers reaped a rich harvest selling
hour before the game was called the
speculators slasbcd their prices and
were apparently anxious to dispose OF
their tickets at face value. Box seats
for three games costing $3.50 were
snapped up at prices ranging from $40
to $50 early in the day. One visitor
paid SIPS for three $3.50 seats for to-
days game.
Frederick Ruether. San Francisco
merchant, was the proudest man In the
grand stand. He had travelled 1000 mlleJ
TO gee his son In action In the series.
Tabuiation OF the pitching record OF the
first game In the Worlds Series shows
that Ruether pitched q strikes and 20
-Clcotte, Wilkinson and Loudermilk,-
sent over n strikes and rs balls.
-Ss by Ruether in nine Innings and 100
BY the Chicago pitchers In eight innings.
Quite a lot OF money changed hands
on the first game. A bunch OF Chicago
Cicotte wouldn't lose a game in the
series. OF course that weAt. And then
there was more money. also at odds.
on the game itself
Ruether's hard hitting wasn't much
OF surprise to the close followers OF
the Reds; The blond southpew has
He has ever been known as a hard
hitting pitcher and often has been used
as pinch hitter. But three hHs N
one game for a total Of seven bases is
a record performance for a pitcher In
Worlds Series game.
There are those who say that Moran
feared Cicotte would be too much for
his hitters in the first game and offered
Ruether as a sacrifice. holding, Sallee
ana Eller In reserve to pit them against
the sox's weaker hurlers.. II this is SO,
u has given him a great start on the
series. for Sallee can face Williams to-
day and Eller take on Kerr for to-
morrow. and then. II necessary, Ruether
can be called in again on Saturday.
Everywhere you went last night among
the White Sox sympa athzers you heard
the statement that the break" in the
game came on the failure OF Cicotte
and Risberg to put through their double
play on Kopf and Duncan in the fourth
Inning. RisberR Is blamed for not being
at second quick enough to take CT
| cotte's assist, but some blame should
go TO the pitcher too. for he had plenty
OF time 10 make a good throw, instead
OF which II was low and of the bag.
Risberg' had to stoop and reach away
from the direction OF FIRST TO get the
n' and s by the time Isai, he sire rstrsiShtened up
nrst
According to the Sox. fans. Risberg
should have had Neale's riccocheting
s dSe tSr over ,oPSs sSsSnS OUT ba9 %GRsn Sa da fr
( went for a hit. and Wingo and Reu-
ther came along with their cIean-u up
wallopa. -
A great gasp went, up from the stands
when Daubert was hit on the head BY
| one Of Lowdermillk's fast ones in the
eighth inning. Jake fell In his tracks,
but after he had beer, been picked &c ,,lo up and Z,
hrst. II looked as though he ducked
I into the path OF the ball In trying to
/ get away from It.
There seemed To be the best OF feel
ing between the players. Perhaps
they'n bestn TO battle later.
An clean baseball, no rowdylsm, nc
calling of names, either by ere Nd OF
piayers and the umpires working per-
fectiy. There wasn't bad decision or
the bases. and old Cy Rlgler had a per
feet day behind the bat. II was fint
exhibition OF baseball.
John Philip sousa, the bandmsster
responded TO an ovation from the GROVE
and directed the band In playing one o.
his fayorite marches before the gam
was called.
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