The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-05
YOUTH AGAIN IN
.LIMELIGHT WHEN
RING TRIUMPHS
No Past Series Equal to
Present for Fine Work
of Young Pitchers.
BUT 30 MEN FACE CICOTTE
Gives Splendid Exhibition, but
Beats Himself With
Misplays.
By FREDERICK G. LIEB.
Spscioi Despdtch TO TEE SuN.


CHICAGO. Oct Am no past worlds
series has youth been served as in the
series Of 1919. The young twirlers Of
the rival clubs have Wed with each other
for the right to call themselves the
greatest
The combination OF Ruether's pitching
and batting in the first game has never
been equalled in a worlds series con-
test. Then in the third game of the Sc
ries played here yesterday young Kerr
Of the White Sox pitched a three hit
shutout. Not to be outdone, Jimmy
Ring. the husky Redland Highlander,
born and raised In Brooklyn. duplicated
Kerrs three hit shutout to-day. At the
start f'the 1919 season Ruether and
Ring were known as Just fair In and
cutters, Ruether having acquired more
fame as q pinch hitter than a pitcher.
As to Kerr, his name never had been
heard Of on the big league trail.
Waivers were asked on both Ruether
and Ring by the Cincinnati club early In
the year. Gleason also was on the point
of letting go of Kerr several times early
In the season. but held on to him be-
cause Of his pitching shortness and be-
cause the young lefthander came In
handy to finish games with. In the last
three days the trio have taken their
places among the greatest pitchers in
worlds series annals.
Wins Crucial Game of Series.
In beating the veteran Cicotte here to-
day Ring captured what many critics
considered the crucial game of the Sc
riea A victory for Chicago would have
tied the series and given the Sox
grand chance to take the lead to-mor-
| row. Instead Cincinnati has regained
Its two game advantage and tonight is
a stronger favorite to win than at any
time in the series. To win now Glea-
sons boys must take four Of the next
| FIVE games. quite q job when they must
face pitchers of the calibre of Ruether.
Ring. Sallee, Fisher and Filler.
Cincinnati critics may say that Eddie
| Cicotte failed in his effort to come back.
| Eddie failed in his effort to win the
game. but not In his effort to come back.
Actually he pitched the best game he
has shown In two worlds series and he
beat himself with his own errors. Only
Ave hits were made Off the thirty-fve
year old star. and Eddie had the same
splendid control which made him so sue
cessful around the American League cir
cult.
Only 80 Reds Face Cicotte.
He gave no bases on balls Only
thirty Reds, three more than the regu-
lation number, went to bat. OF those
two scored and only one. Greasy Neale
was left on base.
Two OF the Cincinnati hits were wiped
out in double plays. Cicotte will take
his place among star pitchers who could
not win In worlds series. He has wor
only one game out of four. His lone
victory was scored In the opening game
of the 1917 series between the White
Sox and the Giants. when he beat Slim
Sallee by to 1 score
His name will go down in world'i
series linked with that of Wild BIZ
Donovan. Eddie Plank and RUDE Mar
, guard. and other twirling aces whS
! through lack Of breaks or the superior
prowess Of opponents proved poo
worlds series winners. Donovan mean
as much to the Detroit Tigers OF 1907
1908 and 1909 as Cicotte does to tn,
1919 Sox. yet Bill brought home onl!
one victory In three worlds series
Plank and Marquard, both corl5ing lef
banders In their prime, each won onl.
two out of seven worlds series game
in which they were engaged.
. Ring Walks Three Men.
Rings game was not quite as spec
, tacular as that of Kerr yesterday, a
Jimmy was hit harder and his contro
was not so good. Inning after innini
; yesterday Kerr retired the Reds on tn
easiest chances. but to-day It was onl,
! the spectacular fielding of the Cincin
natl players that kept the Chicago hit
ting at such q low ebb. The Brooklyn
lad walked three men and winged tw
? others. Thirty-seven Chicago batsme
r faced him against thirty Reds to oppos
y Cicotte. but ten Sox left on the base
q tells what Jimmy did in the pinches.
! Ring had terrific speed. He put sue
I spin on the ball that opposing bats
a men continually popped 1t into the ali
< Fifteen Of the Sox were retired via tn
air route. A lot of National Leagu
: players say that Ring is the best pitche
r Moran has. Only an unprecedente
r stretch of hard luck by which the har
r hitting Reds failed to get Jim a ru
. in sixty-three innings late in the seaso
|, prevented Ring from taking his plac
+. among the leading pitchers OF the spor
Ring was losing games regularly. -by
i. he was pitching the best ball on tn
l. club.
l. sox Batsmen UnIucLy.
The breaks were with and againI
Ring. II Is remarkable how this cor
dition OF AFFAIRS continues with eac
= Cincinnati pitcher. All through II
. game one may point out instances wheI
: White Sox sluggers smashed the ba
|. on the nose only to have II go rigl
= into the hands of some waiting GLOW
4 Fielding behind Ring was tho be-
= shown in the series so far. Yet twi,
q the Reds faltered with men on base
and only Rings grand pitching enable
him to Wriggle out of these holes Wink
- his support dug for him.
II In the third inning, with Eddie Co
Inns on second base and two out. Ru
fumbled an easy roller by Jackson. Mo
rls made a quick recovery, but he g
the ball too late to get shoeless j
at FIRST. It put runners on third al
first, with Felsch up. but little Grt
helded Hap's warm smash.
In the NTH Groh made a two ba
wild throw on Liebold. the second mi
up in the inning. but Heinie prompt
atoned for the mistake by gobbling
Ed Collins's grounder and ca8ing Ii
bold between second and third. i
was run down before Eddie could g
to second. In the sixth inning the slu
cling crew OF the White Sox hit Ri
harder than any pitcher has be