Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-10-08
ClcOtte Was Expected TO start in
Third Attempt TO Subdue the
Reds-Sallee On Deck.

Cincinnati, Oct. S.-Fighting with
their backs 10 the wall but hope
full despite their four defeats, the
White Sox will meet the Reds To-
day in the seventh game OF the
worlds series. The Reds and $4,000
fans who witnessed yesterdays 10
inning battle felt confident that the
contest would be the decisive one
and that before night the men OF
Moran would be proclaimed base
ball champions OF the world.
Before the game started It was
believed that Manage" Gleason OF
the Sox would send Eddie Cicotte,
rated as the master pitcher OF the
American league to the moU9d l"
face the Redlegs. Cicotte trter>{p
stop them twice and failed, bur
Gleason has every confidence that
he can master the Reds II his arm
is in perfect condition. It is pos
sible, however. that big Bill
James may be Gleasun's 1lth hour
choice.
Supporters of the Reds believed
that slim" Sallee would be Man
ager Moran's pitching selection,
SalIee scored the Reds second vic
tory OF the series and is declared TO
be ready TO take his turn on the
pitching mound again.
Ready 10 Celebrate.
All Cincinnati is getting ready to
celebrate the expected victory of
the Reds and there was a wild
rush today to get tickets for thy
afternoons game. The sale ope@l
last night and hundreds stood IN
line for hours waiting TO purchase
box and grandstand seats. II the
Sox are victorious in tOday's con
test. the teams will have TO return
to Chicago for the eighth game
Thursday. But admirers Of the
Reds are confident this trip will be
unnecessary.
That sixth game yesterday,
going 10 innings and seeing the
Reds beaten 5 TO 4. was full OF
thrills and erratic baseball. The
Reds passed up several Opportuu-
tiles, something they have not been
doing in the series. The Reds made
IL hits, the Sox made three errors,
two men walked and one was hit
and out of these chances they col
lected only four runs.
Despite the three errors, the SOS
defense fToze up whenever the
Reds were getting dangerous. The
SoX seemed to realize that a humil.
iating defeat faced them unless a
brace was taken and the team
played championship ball in spots.
For two innings there was nc
scoring. Ruether held the SoX, and
the Reds each inning threw away
f-
Chicagoans finally solved Ruether's
offerings in the sixth and he gave
way to Ring with two scores in
Felsch on second, and none out. lie
got the next two men and then
Schalk hit one scoring Felsch and
tieing the score.
After that the Sox fought fur
iously and had the edge. A match
less double play, started when
Rousch caught Risberg's low liner.
saved the Reds in the eighth. But
Weaver opened the 10Th with astwO
Dagger and Jackson laid down -,
hunt and out raced the ball to first.
Felsch famed, but Gandil, always
dangerous in pinch. came
through with a drive that scored
Weaver. the score that Won for the
White SOX.
After the victory Manager Glea-
son declared that the SoX had at
last hit their championship stride,
and although beaten in four of the
six games, were far from out OF the
race. The Sox seemed TO be fired
with a new fighting spirit, which,
they hoped, would turn the tide of
defeat into victory.