The sun., 1919-10-05
CHEERS RING OUT IN
JIMMY RINGS HONOR
Throngs at "The Sun" Score
Board Shout Approval at
Brooklynite's Victory.
SOX FANS ARE EXCITED
Soon Learn History of Pitcher
Picked Up From the
Sandlots.
sOX FANS ARE EXCITED
BY CHARLES r. MATH1soN.

The ringing cheers that yesterday az.
ternoon reverberated about the gray
walls of the court houses and the sky
scrapers in the immediate vicinity OF
Broadway and Chambers street, where
THE SUN score board daily informs
thousands of the progress of the worlds
series games, were quite appropriate to
the occasion. These ringing cheers rang
for Ring-Jlmmy Ring of Brooklyn
who, according to reliable telegraphic in
formation from Chicago. pitched a quail
ity of ball that not only completely BAT
fled the heavy hitters of the White sox
team, but shut them out and put the
Reds in very advantageous position in
the struggle for the pennant.
Every time Ring caused jackson,
Felsch, Gandil or the other ball crushers
on the Sox team to strike out, hit pop
flies or easy srounders the crowd, which
was the largest that has faced THE Sun
board since the series started, broke into
roar OF applause and cheers One
Brooklyn fan and neighbor Of the Red
pitcher came armed with a big dinner
bell. which he rang every time Ring did
anything noteworthy. And as Ring did
something out of the ordinary every few
minutes the bell had a busy afternoon.
One by one the Sox batters faded be-
fore the whitening fire of Rings relent.
less shoots and the crowd howled its
approval OF the pitchers skill.
sOx Fan Becomes Excited.
Here Is where the Sox break I'd
the game" said a man with a reddish
necktie and eye to match, as jackson
was placarded as first at bat In the
due for a hit over the fence, so look
out for fireworks"
Ball one" the score board reported.
'Ring is afraid to put 1t over" said
the man with the reddish tie
Foul strike" signalled the board.
Strike two. swung at it." quickly fol-
lowed
Nov watch him smatsh IT," said the
Jacksonian admirer.
Ring on" said Red rooter.
Strike three called" said the board,
and the man with the reddish tie moved
to another part of the crowd.
as shown on the board, Ring seldom was
in tight place, and when he did get
into trouble he settled down and pitched
himself to a position of safety.
The White Sox fans, who were in
goodly numbers in the crowd. appeared
to feel that Cicots would recover his
effectiveness and win handily, but as the
game wore on and the Reds gathered
their two large runs in the fifth, hope
died away and 1t was conceded by Chi
cago sympathizers that the outlook for
the Sox was anything but hopeful
He Soon Learns Who Ring Il.
"Who is this Ring. anyway" asked a
White Sox rooter as he disgustedly wan
dered away after the last man was out
in the ninth.
'T can tell you" said a delighted
Williamsburg fan. who was all smiles.
Jimmy Ring was born in the WIZ
iamsburg district of Brooklyn twenty
fve years ago. He lives with rs
wife In Brooklyn. AS boy hs
went to Public School II of Williams
burg, and 1t was there he began to p.ay
ball He soon developed into quite
pitcher. Ring did good work in Tia
Public School Athletic League and
later became a semi-professional, lay
ing with the Empire City club. 1t was
while with this team that Jimmy Ing
developed into a pitcher of the first r0nI
and attracted the attention Of rro--s-
sional managers. William Mulroy re'-
commended Ring to President Ebhets Ok
the Brooklyn club, and the younEs''r
went South on q training trip but d'I
not finish II.
"He was picked up by Cincinnati and
has been a great card for Pat Moran.
That Is the story OF Jimmy Ring ana
the Brooklynite started for the bridge
'Tf had known all that about RING
believe me-" said the questioner, Il never
would have bet on the Sox."
Police Arrangements Fine.
Barring a bloodless one round contest
between two excited partisans Of the con-
testing teams, which was stopped by
policeman and declared a draw, the big
crowd yesterday was orderly and PAR
ticularly we'll handled by the bluecoats
The mounted cop who had the task or
keeping the road clear in Chambers
street In front of the score board did so
with the efficient aid of an educated
horse. As soon as fan got excited ana
off the sidewalk the horse woulu
back against him and push him back 10
a place Of safety.
A number of white Sox rooters VINO
had perspired freely during the two
hours they watched the score were seen
to mount a weighing machine as soon as
the game ended.