Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-08
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Cincinnati, o., Oct. THE person
who was directed yesterday to shin
up the pole at Redland park ami
measure it for the world S champion
snip bunting, slid down the shaft a
bit today and the measuring was
postponed. The reason was that as
the Chicago White SoX did not dare
lose today game, for with it would
have gone the championship. They
oVercame a lead of four runs and by
delivering one more tally in the tenth
round won the game, 5 to 4.
1t was a contest repiete with thrills
and heartbreaks, varied by some
weird fielding, snappy base running,
mighty clouts, 1ade ~ tches and in
short, practiall everything relating
to baseball.
Cincinnati looked like a certain
winner IN the third ain fourth round
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crossed the plate. In the fifth. how
ever, the Sox turned two passes and
single into a tally, and in the sixth
two doubles and two singles were the
major factors in the three runs which
tied the score, To Buck Weaver,
sterling third baseman, who welded
a mighty stick in the game, fell the
distinction of recording the winning
run in the tenth. He was the first
man up and doubled to center. his
second two-sacker of the game.
The Winning Run.
The partisan crowd became hushed
and then began to chant encourage
ment to Ring, who had displaced
Reuther as pitcher for the Reds.
Jackson tried a bunt and missed, but
on a second attempt the ball drib-
bled a few feet down the third base
line and while the ball was perfectly
fielded, Jackson crossed the initial
sack with time to spare. Weaver
landing on third. Felsch who had
delivered double in the sixth struck
out, but Gandil, who had previously
delivered nothing, singled and
Weaver scored In their half of the
tenth the Reds went out in order and
the day closed with the series stand
ing four victories for Cincinnati and
two for Chicago.
The Cincinnati team entered the
field confident that they had so
drubbed the visitors that the last
ounce of tight had departed from
them. The latter, however, had been
hauled over the Goals in unmistakable
fashion by Manager Gleason duriuS
the forenoon, and they came on the
field looking desperate rather than
hopeful
Sox SIugging Sayagely.
Dutch" Reuther, who became a
local idol by his great pitching and
perfect batting in the first game Of
the series, in which Chicago was
Inundated, to /, trotted out to de-
liver the coup de grace to the Ameri-
can leaguers The crowd gave him
a rousing welcome but although he
held his adversaries hitless during the
first three innings, experts noted that
the Sox were slugging them saVageiY
into the outfield, or sizzling them
down the foul lines in way that was
not noted in the first game. There
were none out in the sixth vhen Man
ager Moran, more in sorrow than IN
anger, beekoned him to the bench
and Jim Ring, right handler who
pitched the Reds to 2-to-O victory
at Chicago, was called on to save the
day. He was wild but effective until
the tenth, aided by some sparkling
fielding.
Dick Kerr, who pitched Chicago )
only previous victory, 3-to-O smut
out at Chicago, was again called upon
by Manager Gleason, and although
eleven hits were registered against
him, he was steady in the pinches
and kept them we'll scattered. save
for his two bad innings. Ray Schalk