The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-10-02
CINCINNATI WINS
INITIAL CANE IN
WORLDS SERIES
PAT M0RAN'S REDS KNOCK CI.
COTE OUT OF Bon IN THE
FOURTH INNING
THE SCORE IS 9 TO |

WALTER REUTHER is OFT.
STANDING BRILLIANT PEFORM.
ANCE OF REDS GANIE-HOME
TOWN GOES INSANE WITH JOY.
Redand Field. Cincinnati. Ohio. oct.
1.-The Cincinnati Reds won the initial
same of the worlds series Of 1919 today
by the overwhelming score of to |.
The heavy hitting of the National leag.
uers combined with the fact that Eddie
Cicotte, the White Sox star twirler. was
forced to retire, stood out as the fea.
lures of the opening contest. The hit.
ting of Walter Ruether was the out.
standing brilliant performance Of the
Reds, the southpaw getting three hits
out of three times at bat including two
triples. Reuthers pitching was also
of the highest class.
Final Score
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Cincinnati 9 IA
BATTERIES
CINCINNATI: Reuther and Wingo.
CHICAGO: Cicotte and Schalk
TODAY'S LINEUP
Chicago. Collins rf, Weaver, 3b; e.
Collins, 2b Jackson. If; Felsch. cf,
Gandil, lb; Risberg, ss Schalk, C; Ci.
cote. p.
Cinelnnati-R Rath, 2b Daubert 1b
Groh, Sb; Roush cf; Duncan, If; Kopf,
ss Neale, rf; Wingo, c; Reuther, p.
The reds began batting and fielding
practice at 1880 p. m, Ring serving
the offerings to the batters.
The White Sox came on the field at
1874 and began tossing the bail to
each other in front Of their bench,
which was on the left side of the plate.
Uniformed Policemen were station
ed 80 feet apart around the entire
field
Williams of the SoX took Kerr's place
and warmed up for a few moments.
Forty.five minutes before the time for
play 10 be called the grand stand, boxes
and pavilion were nearly half filled,
but few seats remained untaken in the
beachers.
Kerr, the White SoX southpaw warm
ed up for 10 minutes in front Of their
bench, and Moran sent in Gerner, a
lefthander, to serve up his benders to
the batting Reds.
Managers Moran and Gleason shook
hands at the home plate, while the
photographers scrambled for adEan-
photographers scrambled for advan.
tages OF positions. At III the bell
rang and the White SoX trotted onto
the field. They received big ovation
sullivan served up the ball for the
batters. Jackson cracked his first Of
fering into the right field crowd.
At las p. m. the White Sox took the
field for their official practice and re-
ceived another big ovation. Eddie
Cicotte began warming up for the
visitors and they trotted to their
places,
Umpire Rgler announced the bat
teries as Rcuther and Wingo for Gin
cinnau and Cicotte and Schalk for
Chicago.
The ground rules were announced
as two bases on a ball hit into left field
crowd and three bases in the right field
crowd.
FlTSI Inning
White Sox. Collins up. one ball.
Ball. Strike. j. Collins singled to
center. 1t was line drive that land
ed directly in front of Roush. Eddie
Collins up. Ball. Strike one. Eddie
Collins forced j. Collins at second,
Reuther to Kopf. Il Collins attempt
ed to sacrifice. Weaver up. Ball.
Strike. Eddie Collins out, stealing.
Wngo to Rath, Jackson up. Jackson
flied to Roush, the latter making a
great one.handed catch.
No runs, one hit, no errors
First Inning, Second Half
Rath up. Strike. Rath was hit by
q pitched ball. He was hit ON the
back and walked to first. Daubert up.
Strike one. Daubert singled to cen
ter. Rath taking third. 1t was
clean drive through second base. Groh
up Ball one. Groh flied to (wire
troublel. Daubert remaining on first.
Roush up. One ball. Two balls. Strike
one. Daubert out stealing second,
Schalk to Risberg. Three balls. Roush
walked. Duncan up. Ball one. Strike
one. Roush stole second, Schalks throw
was too high. Strike two. Duncan
was out, Rsberg to Gandil
One run, one hit no errors.
Second Inning. First Half
Jackson up. On Jackson's drive to
Kopf. the latter threw wild to first base
and jackson Cwire trouble). Felsch up.
Felsch sacrificed, Ruether to Daubert, !
jackson taking third. Gandil up. Gandil
Sinp1ad to center and Jackson scored |
Risberg up. Strike /. Ball l. Gandil was
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