Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-10-09
~-Bnttcd for Fisher in 5th.
"-Batted for Lugue in 9th.

r-Bnttcd Tor F'tshcr In 5th.
"-Batted for LuGue in 9th.
- '-Rnn for Magce in 9th.
TwO-basc hits. j. Collins. Groh, sa-
crificc hit. r. Collins; double play,
Kopf to Dnubert. Left on bases, Gin
clnnnti o: Chicago. :. Bases on balls.
off Cicotte, z, (WinEo 81; hits off
Snllec In 4 la innings, off Fisher.
none in 2-3 inninss; off Luque. 1 in 4
innings. Struck OIt by CicOtte. 4. (GrOh.
Daubert, Neale. Luque)t Fisher, 4. (Ris-
berg), Luquc, s. (Cicotte 2. r. Collins,
Weaver and Felsch). LosinE pitcher.
Sallec. Time 1,47. Cmpires. Evans he
hind the plate; NaIIin mt first; Rigler
mt secOnd; Evans mt third.
Cincinnati, Oct. Swimming to-day's
game against Cincinnati. 4 to 1, the re-
Gently detected and all but hopeless
White Sox of Chicago now consider them
selves real contenders for the worlds S
baseball championship.
The series now stands four games for
Cincinnatai and three for the American
League leaders. Tomorrow, weather
permitting, they play at Chicago. The
Athletes of the pallid hose took tho train
tonight jubilant at the manner in which
they snatched chance of victory from
what seemed certain defeat. and were
determined that the eighth contest.
played on their own familiar real estate
and cheered by their loyal following,
will see the series tied up.
The serio-comc affair of yesterday was
succeeded to-day by real baseball. The
visitors earned two of their tallies by
conscientious workmanship, and this was
enough to win. while the other two counts
IN rtIxr hxr 90 Ia1
Four misdeeds were charged against
Garry Herrmann's Athletes. and but one
against the Comiskey entry.
Cincinnati trotted out pinch pitchers,
pinch batcers, and pinch runners in a
desperate endeavor to come up from be-
hind as the SoX did yesterday. but all
to no avail. The Reds used three pitch
ers-Sallee, Fisher and Luque. and an
other pitcher. Ruether, appeared as an
emergency batsman. Despite the array
of hurlers the Sox accumulated ten hits
while the National Leaguers were able
to pole out but seven.
Eddie Cicotte, who was driven from the
box in the first game of the series and
lost his second game because his team
mates could not hit anything. came into
his own in this afternoons attraction.
He exhibited control. speed and judg-
ment and his comrades played with a
confidence. properly tempered and quail
fled by recent severe lessons and a dash
that reminded their clientele Of their best
md-season form.
The narrowing of Cincinnatrs margin Of
victories caused serious consideration Of
the possibilities of ninth game. Gin
cinnad won the toss taken Immediately
after to-day's engagement and the de-
Gliding contest. il Chicago evens things
up tomorrow will be played here next
Friday. President John A Heydler OF
the National League tossed the coin and
Mr.. Hermann guessed it would be tails
and tails 1t was.
For the first time in the series many
seats were vacant due, it was said, to
the general belief that seats would be
difficult to obtain. Everybody expected
that everybody else would be ahead of
in the left field bleachers, many vacar,-
cies in those in the right and little un-
populated patches even in the grand
stands.
A stiff wind was blowing from center
across the plate during the struggle.
When the Sox came on the field the band,
which on the Red grounds always has
some little musical : sarcasm at hand.
played she May Have Seen Better
Days" and please Go Away and Let
Me Sleep"
GAMES OF THE WEEK
ill., al.