New-York tribune., 1919-10-09
Cicotte Wins:
: Red Pitchers
Beaten by Sox
Grantland Rice Tells How
Reds Collapse Began With
the Crushing Defeat of
Ruether ON Tue ay
By Crantland Rice

CINCINNATI, Oct. Sin a gray and
ghostly drift of hurried shadows thou
sands of detected figures can be seen
practising quick starts tonight in the
general direction of the Ohio River.
The spectral line is growing in end
less length. And if "Hod" Eller and
his hope saving shine ball don't roll
back the surging White Sox tide in
Chicago Thursday this purling Ohio
stream viii soon be clogged with
floating bodies, who in the moment and
the heart break of the hour have COM
mtted a Brodie to end the agony for
ever.
Between the highly fashionable hours
of 2 and 4 p. m. on Tuesday afternoon
the Reds we're within one lone base hit
Of being champions of the world. This
lone blow vas all that separated them
from the proudest title Of the old game.
To-day they are on the verge Of panic.
with their big lead cut down to one
game, most of their pitching staff blown
10 pieces and the abiding knowledge
that if "Hod" Eller can't stem the rush
the Sox will be champions of the world
by Friday night.
Dope, Crushed, Rises Again
The dope, crushed to earth. will rise
again. You can keep it choked for
day or week, but can't keep it choked
forever. The Sox looked to bo the
class before the series opened, and the
Sox again looked to be all the class in
o-day's. battle.
"If we can only get by Slim Sallee
we will be worlds champions by Friday
night" remarked Kid Gleason ss he
sent his platoon in for second counter
attack.
BY winning the game, to I, the Sox
now consider them elves real contend
ers for the highest hohors in the base
ball universe. The series now stands
four games for Cincinnati and three
for the American League leaders. The
Reds used up three pitchers
Sallee, Ray Fisher and Adolpho Luquc,
the Cuban, and another, Walter Rue
ther, appeared as an emergency butts
man.
Sallce suffered the fate of Ruether
yesterday and was driven out Of the
box in the fifth inning, after the Sox
had maced MIN for all Of their runs.
! Fisher completed the inning, retiring
| the side without further scoring.
/ Luquc pitched the last four innings,
and held the Chicago sluggers in
check
In the seventh battle OF the series
the Sox not only got by Sallee, but their
big bats drove him in rout from the
hll before the fifth inning had passed.
And while the Sox we're clubbing Sallce
10 death as Eddie Cicotte held the Reds
in easy check, less than 10000 Red fans
Sat moodily around the half-hlled park
and watched their machine wrecked at
home for the second day in succession
Oh, what fall is this, my country
men,
Only Il cor. parativcly few hours ago
the greatest crowd that ever swarmcd
into Rcdland Field was cheering the
Reds and their four-run lead. But a.
the surgin9 breakers changed from Red
to White the big crowd faded out and
the roaring chorus sank TO tho faint
applause Of the half beaten.
Reds Pitchers Bombarded
TIE pitchers that stopped the Sox sf
handly through the enrly drive arc
rnow being dismantlcd, one by one ant
group by group. Kid Gleason rushed
Up his heavy howitzers on Tuesday u
Continued on paOe fourteen