Evening journal., 1919-10-02

yesterday won the opening game of the
worlds series from the Chicago Ameri-
cans by a score of 10 1.
Every series develops a new idol for
the fans. and Walter Reuther. who
pitched the Reds TO victory, was the
unenimOus choice lgSt night. lie not
only he'd the White SON 10 six scattered
I hits and really deserved shut out, hut
rolled up batting average OF 1000 for
/ himself
/ NJ there was anything In the game
/ that was better than his hurlina Il was
his work with the stick. Two of his
three hits were mighty triples. lie
drove in two runs, scored one himself
and was the nSiigator Of the mad
rOmpina of red legs around the bases in
the fatelul fourth. The SOY were I'm
the fight up 10 that time. hut when he
propelled the h-ll into No Mans Land IN
Z LETT center and romped around To third
while two scored ahead of him. the
heart seemed 10 90 out of the American
I Leanuers.
FIRST INNING-CHICAGO-J Collins
took his place in the batting box and a
I hush fc,l over the field as Reuthcr
/ poised on the mound. Ball l. The first
pitch was wide aud outside. Ball .
strike I called. \. Collins singled TO
cenier for the first hit OF the series.
4. Collins up. Rail- I. Strike I called
I. Collins forced J. Collins at second,
Reuther 10 kOpf ON an attempted sacri-
/ ilce buni, 4. Collins taking FIRST
! Weaver up. Ball I. 4. Collins out
stealing. Wingo TO Rath. Weaver flied
10 Raush in deep center.
Roush made a Onc-handcd catch al
most 10 the fence.
/ FIRST INNINC-CiNCINNAf go Rath
up. Strike I. Rath was hit by a pitched
BALL
Daubert up. Strike called. Daubert
singled 10 center, Raih going 10 third.
/ GrOh up. Ball I. Ball 2 Groh flied To
JaekSon ard Raih scored after the
catch, Daubort remaining ON first base.
The crowd went crazy with excite
ment when Rath cashcd in the first
run.
Roush up. Rail- 1. Ball ?. Strike I,
called. Daubert was out stealing,
Schall. 10 RiSbcrg.
Roush sliIl up. Ball 3. Ball :. Roush
walked.
Duncan up. Ball I. Bail ,. Roush stole
second. The throw was too low Tor
/ 4. Collins to handle.
Duncan out, Risbcrn 10 Gandil. Ono
run. one hit, no errors.
Cicotte was triile wild and the
Reds were laying the bat ON the ball
hard.
SECOND INNING-CHIC1GO-Jacksor
up. strike / called. Ball I. jackson
was safe at first on kOpf's wide throw
TO Daubert aud went To second. kOpl
was giyen an error. Fclsch up. Felscl
sacrificed. Reuther TO Dauberi. Gandi
up strike 1. called. Ball I. Gandil sin
gled 10 center, scoring jackson. tn
hall was Just over the inneld and hop
should have had IL. Roush reached
with his nngertips. Risberg up. Sirik
I. Rail- I. strike > Gandil out steal
ina WingO 10 Rath. Ningo's throw bea
the runner six feet. Foul strike. Bal
l3.. Risberg walked. Schalk up. Ball !
strike called. Schalk ilied 10 ROush
One run. one hit. one error.
kOpf was guilty of bad baseball when
Roush raced in for Gandil's pop ny.
SECOND INNINC-CINCINNATI-kOpf
up. Foul. strike 1. Foul, strike , kOpl
famed. Neale up, strike I called. Ball
I. Neale out. 4. Collins 10 Gandil. II
was a grass clipper driven hard at the
son captain. and he fielded IL fast for a
close decision at first. WingO up. Ball
I. Ball = Ball , Wingo flied 10 Felsch.
No runs. no hits. no errors.
CicOtte showed great improvement in
this inning. lie was breaking fast
curve over the corners and had the Reds
chOpping at the ball. kOpf missed his
third strike, a curve over the inside cor
ner by six inches.
THIRD INNING-CHICiGO 90 CicOttt
up. strike l. called. Strike ., called
Strike 3. CicOtte famed. Reuther served
the last one over the heart of the plate
and Cieotte stood with his bat ON his
shoulder and watched II 40 by. !. Col
Hns up. Ball I. Strike I. \. Collins flied
10 Roush II was high arching chance
and Eddie took the ball without NOV
inq out of -his tracks T. Collins up
Ball I. Strike I. called. Ball , Bali ,
strike ., called v. Collins out. kopf Il
Daubcrt. No runs. no hits, no errors
Reuther was showing fine form on
ire mound. lie was bending a dazzling
curve around The knees of the SON bat.
iers and was working cody and conf
IDENTIFY.
THIRD INNING-CINCINNATI - Reu.
tner up. Ball I. Foul, strike l. Bal
, Ball 3. Bail Z. Reuther walks. Ratf
up. Rath sacrificed. Cieotte 10 Gsndil
Rcuther going 10 second. Rath's ef
fort was neat bunt down the first
base line Daubert up. Ball !. Dauber
flied TO Jackson, Reuther was held al
second. It was an easy ny in shori
left. Groh up Ball !. Strike I, called
Ball >. Foul, strike . Groh flied "a
Jackson. No runs. no hits. no errors.
CicOtte was mixing tnem on the Reds
and forcing them 10 pop up the ball
lie was working easily and seemed to
be improving in every inning.
FOURTH INNING-CHICAGO-Weaver
up. Ball I. Weaver out, Groh 10 Dau-
bert. He hunted down the third base
line and Heine made a neat pickup and
throw. II was close play. jackson
up. Ball T. Strike I. swung. jackson
/ out. kopf TO Daubcrt. II was another
| close plny at first, hut JecksOn was
beaten by fast lelding Fclsch up
I strike 4 called. FelSch out, kOpf TO
I Daubert. No runs. no hits. no errors.
Fe!sch hit the ball hard. but Il was
an easy out. The Reds defense was fine
/ in this inning and the left side OF
! Moran's inneld worked like q clock.
REDS SCORE > RUNS
T FOURTH INNING - CINCINNATI
Roush up. Roush flied TO Felsch in left
center. Happy showed his back 10 the
stands and raced half way 10 the
stands for a pretty catch Duncan mp.
Ball l. Duncan singled 10 right cen