Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-10-02
Walter Ruether, Pitcher for
Reds, New Idol, Born Of
Worlds Series by His Great
Hurting and 1000 Batting.
POUND EDDIE CICOTTE
TILL FORCED TO RETIRE
Five Runs Recorded Against
Him in Fourth Inning, Be-
fore Manager Gleason Takes
Him Out of the Box.

Cincinnati, Oct l.-Cincinnati to-
day won the opening game of the
worlds series from the Chicago
Americans by a score of 9 to |.
Every series develops a new idol
to the fans and Walter Ruether.
who pitched the Reds to victory
was the unanimous choice tonight.
He not only held the White Sox
to six scattered hits and really de-
served shut out, but rolled up a
batting average of 1000 for himself.
If there was anything in the game
that was better than his hurting it
was his work with the stick. Two
of his three hits were mighty
triples. He drove in two runs,
scored one himself and was the in
stigator of the mad romping of Red
legs around the bases in the fatefuI
fourth. The Sox were in the fight
up to that time. but when he pro-
PEELED the ball into mo Mans
Land in left center and romped
around to third. while two scored
ahead of him, the heart seemed to
go out of the American leaguers.
Sad Day for Cicotte.
1t was a sad day for Eddie CT
cote. leading pitcher of the junior
league. Never before was so de-
cisive beating administered to the
Michigan wonder. He was simply
pounded out of the box. Five runs
were recorded against him in the
fourth before Manager Gleason gave
him the sign to retire. His team
mates gathered round him and
patted him encouragingly on the
back but he walked from the dias
mond with his head hanging.
Roy Wilkinson succeeded him on
the mound, while the last inning
was pitched by Grover Loudermilk,
but it made little difference to the
National league champions. They
kept the air fairly clogged with fug-
tive hits, while the Sox helders ran
their legs off after terrific flies.
After the game Garry Hermann,
owner of the Reds, who came pant
ing tip the runway OF the grand
stand. stopped long enough to re-
mark to friends:
Garry Hermann Pleased.
Those dopesters that were hgur-
ing Cincinnati second didn't figure
on our batting pitchers. We have
got two more like Ruether; they
have all been batting around 800 all
season."
The day was clear and hot and
30,5ll enthusiasts witnessed the con-
test. Cincinnati has always been
known as thorough-going base
ball town, supporting the home team
in good season and bad, but nerves
are on edge today with the impor-
tance of the struggle in store. This
was made evident by the abrupt
termination of the waves OF cheer
ing until the inundation of runs in
the fourth relaxed the tension and
the cheering became wild and pro-
longed.
Cincinnati made the first score in
the first, but as Chicago immediate
ly afterward tied the score, it was
still regarded as anybody's game.
Reds Win First Run.
Cicotte started the trouble for
himself by pegging Rath between
the shoulders, and he looked a lit
tie worried as the Red second base
man, former Sox castoff, enjoyed
his unearned increment on first base.
The visiting twirler put one in the
groove for Daubert, who singled
cleanly, sending Rath to third. The
latter scored on Groh's sacrifice fly
to left, giving the Reds the first run
Red errors largely accounted for
the lone Sox tally counted in the
opening half of the second. Jackson
grounded to Groh, who threw wild
to first and the runner reached sec
ond. Felsch advanced him with !
sacrifice and Gandil dropped 4 Az
back of second and Jackson trottedS
home with the tying run. Tbere-
after Chicago threatened only<wice,
in the fifth and in the 18th. but
Ruether rose to the .e,ccasicn and
the danger passed. ~
The fourth inning opened with a
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