The sun., 1919-10-02
CHICAGO Is ROUTED
BY CINCINNATI, 9TO1


eyes kept wandering to that box right
of the playing field. In his ears rang
the din of the cheering fans, and he was
set on doing even greater deeds 1t was
In the sixth inning that Ruether came
up to bat for the third time. On this
occasion he found Wilkinson already in
the box. An appraising look at Wilkin-
sons offerings and bang went another
hit of the bat Of the young left handler.
1t was for only one base and Ruether.
though a pitcher still, was not satisfied.
In the eighth inning Ruether came to
the plate with his bludgeon for the
fourth and last time. Now was his
chance TO strike parting blow at this
enemy which had come through the city
gates with cockiness never before ex-
ceeded and a look OF pity at the poor
Reds who dared dispute the baseball
supremacy. This time It was a third
Chicago pitcher who faced Ruether. Low
dermilk had been injected into the fray
after Wilkinson had been removed in
order to let McMullen bat for him in the
eighth inning.
Lowdermllk Jared Just as badly as did
Cicotte in the fourth. With Neale wait
ing on second base Ruether once more
took aim at the centre field fence of
green. and once more his effort was
crowned with success. Again Ruether
hit for three bases, and when he reached
the third station and sat himself on the
hassock to regain his breath, while
Moran stood over him paternally, srnil-
ing as one would over his own child, the
fans let loose with the most sincere and
enthusiastic volleys that yet had ac-
claimed hero in baseball
Once Discarded by Cubs.
Take account 81 Ruethers remarkable
M nm fhA Of tha xxrith
his left handed spced ball. his ability to
| outguess his opponents and to pitch to
such a keen mind as Eddie Collins and
| so powerful a propeller as Joe Jackson.
just the kind of balls which they did
not find to their liking. Add to that
Ruether's brace of triples and his single.
which sent in three runs, and then re-
member that this youngster only few
seasons back had been given up by the
| Chicago Nationals as no fit material for
the stern battle of the major leagues,
and you may realize to some extent the
completeness of Ruether's triumph on
the field down In the Redland hollow
this afternoon.
| His work was the most thorough. ef-
/ fective and versatile yet recorded by
any worlds series here 1t is likely to
be many day before another pitcher
rises to the heights which Ruether at
utes which 1t took him to send the once
proud White Sox back to their hotel
| thoroughly beaten, slowed down to a
whisper, and in that short space OF
time converted from overwhelming Ia
vorites into poor second choices.
Not since the Boston Nationals took
the first game of the 1914 worlds series
from the disdainful Athletics by to 1
had any team been so thoroughly and
l ur1r CIT ulx ia nnd tn fAQf
coming events truly cast their shadows
before them many take II for granted
that this Is to be a Cincinnati year to
the sweet finish, and that the White
Sox will be fortunate to salvage some
small part OF their self-esteem out of
the wreckage of their hopes
Reds on Carnage Bent.
Ruether made himself the dominating
hero. but let 1t be said that every other
worker in the Cincinnati cause was
more or less a hero, The team went
at Cicotte on carnage bent and even
after it had driven him from the box
with six hits in the fourth and charged
up five runs in that session 1t refused
to relent Still 1t kept its attack at
lighting pitch and 1t proceeded to maui
Wilkinson.
The youngster. who is a right handler
and. We believe. at one time served
with the Yankees pitched to Groh for
the final out OF the fourth round
Lowdermilk, the veteran who was the
third and last OF the trio of Chicago
righthanders. was handled just as
roughly as his predecessors. There was
neither charity nor sweet temper in the
camp of the Reds and once on their
career Of carnage there was no stopping
them.
1t remains to be seen whether still
another White Sox pitcher will succeed
tomorrow in the second game of the
series here. In all. the Reds made
fourteen hits and had only one error
chalked against them. They gathered
a run in the first inning, five in the
fourth, two in the seventh and one In
the eighth.
The White Sox accounted for six hits
and one error. They got their saving
marker in the opening inning, but OF
that more. anon. OF the fourteen hits
made by the Reds, seven were registered
at the expense of Cicotte, five off Wilkin-
son and two Off Lowdermilk
Jake Daubert Shines.
Second to Ruether among the brightes.
luminaries OF the battle was Daubert-
that same familiar old Jake who for 30
many seasons worked with Brooklyn and
who In the lone worlds series in which
he figured as a Superba failed dismally.
In 1915, against the Red Sox, Daubert
made just three hits in the entire series.
To-day Daubert made three hits In the
one game. On his fourth trip to the
plate he Was hit on the back of the neck
by one OF Lowdermilk's wild shoots and
went to the ground like a dying gladi-
ator, clutching to his breast his cher
ished batting percentage OF 1000.
Daubert got single in tbs first in.
ming. another single in that resoundins
fourth and a triple to right which
opened the seventh inning assault or
Wilkinson and started little carnival
which was ended by a double play.
And Daubert was effective not alone
with the bat. He was on his toes every
minute, playing a great game around
first base and reminding men OF the
days when he was acclaimed the batting
champion OF the National League ant
the lone disputant of Chases claim &c
supremacy among the guardians OF the
first station.
Heinie Groh. whose single In tho
seventh scored Daubert. was an Rgil,
performer in the field, but did not quite
satisfy himself at the bat Eddie Roush
champion hitter of the club and secont
only to Rogers Hornsby among the Ma
tional League patsmen, tried with NIGH