The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-08

Wonder what was the matter with
Ruetherf This was the big riddle
In local baseball circles today after
the blg putehman was knocked off
OF the hill by the heavy artillery OF
the Chicago Sex. The big hoy
started poorly. and when tho sox
tied the count he followed the we'll
worn path 10 the showers. the first
cincy pitcher tn the series to be
knocked of OF the hill.
But before he left the mound
Ruether let tho sox know tina, his
big black bat had lost none OF It's
cunning and prowess. The hig boy
hammered the agate for two sacks
scoring run In the third frame.
Just as before. IN. big stars OF the
game are being bottled up at tho
plato by the hurlers. Jackson Is tn.
only real cloutcr who IL coming
thru. Weaver II hitting the bail at
a swell gait. but that lets the sox
out. Eddie Collins. tho only
hasn't got a real hit. Felsch opened
up in Cincinnati with two safe ones
but IL was for the time time In the
series.
Speaking OF Coast league perform.
ers In the biz games. don't forget
Chick Gandii. Chick hasn't been
knocking down any fences with his
willow. but he did manage TO knock
In the winning run yesterday with a
single. IL was HIS one base blow In
Chicago tho other day that knocked
In the winning runs for the Windy
city aggregation. Chick used 20
play with Sacramento.
Wonder who Will be back on the
hin today From pre-gamc indiea.
tons IL looks like Saiier for the Reds
and cIcotts again for IN. White.
hosed crew. IL Ia just about time
that tho veteran Highlander OF tho
Illinois hamlet comes thru with some
real pitching. lie lost his own game
the other day when he mussed up a
couple OF plays. but he pitched good
ball. IL saiiee is right. the sox viii
have hard time beating him. but
from the way the Gleason crew hit
left-handed pitching makes saiiee's
chances Of a win look like a Can.
adlan dime.
There were a lot OF bcttors yrs,rr.
day who were playing a long sho,
and they sure cleaned up. One bird
IN The Star office Laid a bet at TO
that the sox would vain after the
Reds had scored four timca Eamy
money. That's baseball betting aa
she IL done. providing you have the
money TO lose.
Greetings: And did you think the
series was all over yesterday SO
did NO after the third inning. bu,
tho Heinics didn't figure on Cha.
teau 'Thierry either.
Manager Hedigrn of the Todd ship
yard team called up the sporting
sanctum yesterday and said tina, we
should have told the public In our
account OF the Todd. South Park
game that some OF his men hadn't
played ball since Labor day, which
caused the poor showing OF some Of
his players. IL was up to the Todd
manager to keep his players in con.
dition because he knew the game was
TO be played before the city series
started. IL he thought his men
weren't ready he shouldn't have
started the game. The Todd record
wasn't impaired any Sunday and
wouldn't have been IL he had not
played. The South Park men say
the bum grounds caused their defeat,
but the grounds surely didA't make
them drop fly balls right in their
hands. II was just an off day for
both teams. which will happen once
in a while. As far as tic grounds
go. the game should not have been
played at Liberty park and would not
have. but for the fact that IL was
tho only closed field available In the
city on that date.
Jim Flynn must be n follower OF
Sampson, the old boy with the long
locks. who pushed over n couple OF
buildings like tho l.. G. Smith when his
hair started TO grow. The only diff.
ference between the venerable heavy.
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