New Britain herald., 1919-10-07
cotte lost a five hit game and Kerr won his three hit game
 SOx Pass Up Chances

The first inning is a splendid illus tratlon of how the Sox have been un- able to take advantage of their break all through the series. Eller started little wabbly. He was perhaps a bit fustered and he wasn't controlling his "shiner" the way he desired. Leibold walked and Eller then pitched two balls to Ed Collins. It looked as though it would be good baseball for Collins to try to work Eller for a pass, but he hit at the close and Eddie let out quite growl when Evans called him out
 Weaver bounced an infield single off Ellers glove, which put Leibold on third base. What better chance would the Sox have asked to rush a young pitcher appearing in his first worlds series? They had runners on third and first, only one out and Jackson up. Even Moran was afraid the sit uation would grow serious, and Luque, the Cuban, rushed out to warm up.
 But the Sox hopes died when the famous Jackson raised a puny pop fly to Groh and Felsch raised a high fly to RouSh.
 Mayer Pitches in Ninth.
 Erskine Mayer got into the game in the ninth inning after Eddie Mur- phy struck out for Williams in the eighth. Mayer, therefore, takes his place among the few players who have represented both leagues in ac- tive worlds series competition.
 Jimmy Archer caught for the 1907 Tigers and the 1910 Cubs and both times he was on a losing team Coombs pitched for the 1910 and 1911 Athletics and the 1916 Dodgers and never lost a worlds series game. Mayer pitched for Moran's Philade1- phia team in the worlds series of 1915, and it looks as though he will tie Archers record of playing with a loser in each major league.
 During Mayors stay on the mound Eddie Collins also fell from grace to the extent of making his first worlds series error since 1913. He played through the four games of the 1914 series. the six of 1917 and four this year without a fielding mistake.
 High Class Hurling.
 The pitching in this series has been the best seen in any series since 1905, when all five games of the Giants Athletic series were shut outs. Matty scored three shut outs and McGinnity ana Bender one eaCn. In ms two defeats Plank permitted only one run in one game and three in another Bender permitted only two runs in two games, winning one 3 to viC- tory and losing the last game to Mathewson 2 to 0.
 There were no worlds series played since 1905 in which there have been as many as three shutouts.
 IJnleSs White SOX be r9l- lied by tradition they ought to fade out today or tomorrow in Cincinnati. Kerr is to go back at the Reds but he can only delay the inevitable. Ruether will be on the mound for the Reds, and judging by his perfor- nance of last week, Kerr will have to pitch shutout ball to keep up with Ruether A two base wild throw de- prived Ruether of a shutout in the opening game last Wednesday.
 Under the old seven game system the series would have closed yester- day afternoon, but the Reds need only one more to bring back basebalPs highest honors to the National league. To win the White Sox must win four straight against that crafty Cincin natl pitching staff. Not very soft assignment.
 The sox pulled out a city series here in 1912 by winning four straight after losing three in row, but their chance of duplicating such a feat at
 (Continued on Ninth Page.)