Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-02
White SOX ROUTED
BY SLUGG|NG REDS
| IN OPENING AFFRAy
|durler Walter Reuther
Climbs to Hall of Fame
by Victory.
|iETS SINGLE. TWO TRIPLES
AND DRIVES HOME SCORES
Windy City Tribe Unable to
Connect With Moran's
Young Southpaw.
FORCE CICO1TrE FROM MOUND
ohio City Band Hammer Three
Visiting Twirlcrs for Total OF
Fourteen Hits.
FORCE C1co1TE FROM MOUND
Ohio City Band Hammer Thre,
Visiting Twirlcrs for Total OF
Fourteen Hits.
fBy Associated pres. +,


lay won the opening game OF the
worlds series from the Chicago Amcri-
cans by score Of Q TO /. Every
series develops new idol for the fans.
and Walter Reuther. who pitched the
Reds TO victory. was the unanimous
ehoice tonight. He not only held tho
White Sos to six scattered hits and
reaN! deserved a shut-out. but rolled
I'D batting average Of 1000 for him
self.
II there was anything in the game
was his work with the stick. Two of
his three hits were mighty triples. He
aroVe gro IN TO runs. scored one himself
romping of Red legs around the bases
In the fatetul fourth The So1 were in
the night up 10 that time. but when he
IN left center End romped around to
third while two scored ahead OF him.
the heart seemed to go out Of the
1t was a sad day for Eddie cicotte.
leading pitcher OF the Junior league.
Never before was SO decisive beating
r. was simply pounded out of the box.
Five runs were recorded against him
In the fourth before Manager Gleason
gave him tho Sign TO retire. His team
mates gathered around him and patted
him cncouraging!y on the back but
he walked from the diamond with his
4
Hammer All Comcr..
Roy Wllkeson succeeded him on the
mound: while the last inning was
pitched by Grover Loudermilk. but /,
) made little difference 10 the National
fairly ciogsed with fugitive hits. while
the SoX tieiders ran their legs off after
terrific flies.
The game gave the Reds the edge
OF the series
After the game Harry Hermann.
owner Of the Reds. who came painting
friends:
Those dopesters that were figuring
batting pitchers. We've got two more
like Ruether Thel: have all been bat
Ting around SOC, all season"
The day was clear and hot and 305ll
enthusiasts witnessed the game.
According to announcements from
the headquarterS OF both teams to-
VIII pitch for the WhIie sos os tomorpaW ts9mtnPaW
and Harry Sallee.. likewise a left
hLn!fGer, VII work for Morans team.
a thorouShgo!ng baseball town, sup
porting the home team in good season
and bad. but but nerves were on edge to-
gle. This was made evident by the
abrupt termination OF the waves of
cheering until the inundation OF runs
in the. fourth relaxed the tension and
the cheering became wild and pro
longed.
Reds Make First Score.
Cincinnati made the first score In
the first, but as Chicago Immediately
afterward tied the score it was still re-
earded as anvbodys game.
Cicotte started the trouble for him
self by pegging Rath between the
shoulders and he looked a little wor-
ried as the Red second baseman, for
iner SoX castoff, enjoyed his unearned
increment on first base. The visiting
H. ,N,,f
bert. who singled cleanly, sending Rath
10 third. The latter scored on Groh's
sacrifice fly 10 left, giving the Reds
the first run of the Series
Red errors largely accounted for the
lone SoN. tally counted in the opening
halt. Of the second. jackson grounded
tto Groh. who threw wild to first and
Felsch advanced him with sacrifice
and GandiI dropped hy back Of sec
threatened only twice. i'm the fifth and
sixth. but Ruether rose to the occasion
and the danger passed.
The fourth inning opened with fy
by Roush to Felsch. Duncan singled
to right but was forced by Kopf Neale
hit funny one. which eiuded two in.
sAnding Kopf TO third. Wingo sim
e.sd, scoring kops. Ruether's first
nl.ple followed. scoring Neale and
|ingo.
StCotsS bcCo"CS NefVOu8s
Cicotte was plainly nervous and a
conference was held in the center Of
the diamond. Rath was smiling as
he faced the pitcher, and doubled TO
left. putting Ruether across the plate.
Daubert singled over second, scoring
Rath. Five men had scored and Man
favorite twrler to the bench.
Winkjnson who had a brief warming
up weht into the box. He was in
more or less trouble much Of the time,
but managed to stay tho slaughter
until the seventh when, 1t was re-
nowed. Daubert tripled into the right
field crowd and scored on Groh's sim
gle to center. Roush laid down a
perfect bnnt to Weaver, whose throw
10 Gandil compelled the latter to
stretch so far that the umpire called
the runner safe on a close decision.
duncan grounded to Risberg and
Roush was forced at second, while
Groh scored on the play. %
Manager Gleason led forth a third
pitcher in the person Of Loudermilk
: in tho eighth and his delivery con-
-tributed one more run to the Red
total. Neale greeted him with a single
and ne advanced a base on Wingos
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