Evening journal., 1919-10-04

CHICAGO. Oct. The Chicago White
SoN yesterday served emphatic notice
that they were still in the worlds
championship contest by defeating Gin
cinnati, 3 TO 0.
The series now stands Cincinnati, >;
Chicago, T.. Six more games are pos
sible.
Dick Kerr, who in his younger days
was something Of a boxer as well as a
ballplayer in St. Louis, and who came
10 the SOX from Milwaukee, pitched un-
beatable ball. allowing but three seat
tered hits and but one pass 10 first
kerr's home Is at Paris, Tex, and he
first played professional baseball at
ParagOuld, Ark.
lie made everybody sit up and look
nj him yesterday, for his left wing con
tanned more mysteries than sphynN.
Duncan. kOpf aud Fisher. the Gin
cinnati pitcher. who also hurried good
game. were the only Reds TO obtain
bingles Off the Texan. while his sole
complimentary passage 60 first was
granted 10 GrOh. None OF these ath-
] lctcs ever reached third
FIRST INNING - CINCINNATI - Raih
/ up. Strike I called Rath bunied down
( the third base line and had the ball
/ becn fair he would have been safe.
/ Schalk stood and watched the ball roll
foul. Foul. Foul. Rath out, Risberg 10
Gandil. II was a slow hit and Risberg
made beautiful snap throw. Daubeif
up. Ball I. Strike called. Ball .. Dau-
bert flied 10 Felsch in short center. II
was a dinky pop up aud an easy chance.
GrOh up. Ball I. Strike 1. Strike
called. GrOh famed.
No runs, no hits. no errors.
Kerr uncorked some dazzling speed
and showed the sharpest breaking
curve yet offered the Reds during the
series. Groh swung feebly at the last
one and the stands rOared.
FIRST INNING - CHICAGO - LieboId
up. Strike 4, called. Leibold lined 10
Noae Nealc made fine catch. taking
the ball at his shOetOps and rolling oveS
on the grass. T.. Collins up. l.. Col
Inns out, Fisher to Daubert on an easy
chance. Weaver up. Strike I, called.
Foul, strike ?. Weaver popped TO Dau
bert
No runs, no hits. no errors
Fisher went through the first inning
with only seven pitched balls. lie was
working smoothly and had a big hop on
his fast ball big crowd of Cincinnati
rooters shouted its approval.
SECOND INNING - CINCINNATI - !
Roush up. Roush out, Risbcrg TO Gan
dill. II was an easy tap which the |
Swede lelded cleanly. Duncan up. Ball /
1. Duncan singled 10 right lie drove |
the ball over T.. Collins for the first hit |
of the game. kopf up. Strike called. |
Ball I. Ball .. KOpf out, Risberg 10 |
Gandil. Duncan taking second. Rlsbcrg
fumbled the ball and missed chance /
for a dOublc-play. Neale up. Ball 1.
Neale out, +. Collins 10 Gandil.
No runs, one hit. no errors.
Kerr was working cody and conn
IDENTIFY and showed as much stuff as he /
did I'm the first round.
SECOND CHICAGO-JacksOn 1
up. Strike 1 called. Ball I. Strike ..
swung. Jackson singled 10 left. II was
a hard drive over kOprs head and the
crowd rOared with mighty shout.
Felsch up. Ball l. Ball .. Strike I
called. Felseh-bunted TO Fisher. who
threw wildly 20 second. Jackson aoinq
TO third and Telsch reaching second on
the error Gandil up. GandiI singled 10
right, scoring Jackson and Felsch. Gan
dill went 20 second on the thrown I'm. II
was hard hit drive perfectly placed.
The SON POOters went wild with ioy.
Risberg up. Strike called. Rail- 1
Ball > Strike , called. Ball 3. Ball 4.
Hisberg walked. Fishers last two de-
lNeries were way wild and the Swede
had 10 Jump 10 guard his ribs SchaIk
mp. Schalk forced Gandil at third.
Fisher 10 Groh. on an attempted sacri- I
tee. The play was close. Risberg went
10 second on the play. Kerr up. Foul.
strike l. Strike ., swung. Rail- I. Kerr
forced Risberg. Fisher 10 Groh. SchaI,
went 10 second. LeIbold up. LeiboId
out. GrOh 10 Daubert.
Two runs two hits. one error.
Fisher was lucky 10 get out of tiqht
hole.
EstlRD INNING-CINCINNA
den up. Ball l. Ball > Ball 3. strike
l. called. Strike :. called. Raridan ont
Weaver 20 Candil on an easy chance
Fisher up. Strike I. called. Fisher sin
gied 10 the iniield. Kerr slipped in field
ina the ball and could not recover I'm
time 10 field the ball Rath up. Strike
l, called. Rath popped 10 RiSbero. II
was feeble attempt. Dauberl nm.
strike !, called Daubert forced Fisher.
=. Collins 90 Risberg.
No runs, one hit. no errors
Kerr was working with even moro
confidence. Tie was mixing a slow one
and the Reds were evidently pu1zled
THIRD NG-CmCAGO-F. CoIIins
up. Ball l. Strike I, called. T.. Collins
singled 10 left. kopf made desperate
try but barely touched the drive with
his glove. Weaver up. Strike I. called
Weaver singled 10 left. T.. Collins goino
TO second. II was hit and run plaV
but Duncan's snappy leldinq held Col.
l:ns on second. jackson mp. STRIKE
called. Jackson popped TO Daubert. he
hind the pitchers box. II was an al
tempted sacrifice. Felsch up. Felscb
hit into double play, Groh 20 Rath to
Daubert.
No runs, two hits, no errors.
1roh made wonderful stop O. = 4
hard drive. u was beautiful plav.
FOtRIH INNING-CINCINNAT
up. Ball I. Ball > Strike called
Ball 2. Groh walked. Kerr seemed
a bit wild for the first time. hut was
working cody. Rousch up. Rousch out
hsberg TO Gandil. Groh went TO sec
ond. Duncan up. Strike I. called Foul
strike 2. Duncan lined TO Risberq who
doubled Groh of second with a tbro,,
TO +. Collins.