Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-10
'9R|ID's DIAMOND TITLE
FINALLY LANDS AT C|NCY
sr Fifty Years OF Waiting Red
!. Fans May Celebrate Hard
y Won Victory.
SERIAL MUCH EXAMINED
tument OF National Pastimc
s3ftSn Given Once-Over by Players
md Officials in Final Contest of
sKorld Series.
sY DAMoN RrN,o>,

SNorld Series.
By DAMON RUNloN.
Sg{HICAGo, CSs;. s.--I;'S !e?E time be-
zen, baseball >AaSTg ~, hips n en-
one landed ;hsrN ;Ais afternoon.
I she old Gown or the Ohio can now
sSrt the feS;:yities in honor - ne! be
si1air, 50 70 speak. last THlssdsy when
g&t vaE1e pcSs. = Ky >: ma. ds;s : +;
ia sia.sse Saa:o" asErsS iAs "Aii-
IN The sieA:S aoa asc!6s7e sz-e >:
IA wori6's series - 1873. ne NaIlo7A.
r,tEue-s go .Ss-- -::c v:c;o-y from
White Sox, CHAMP Gas :: he A:Tle-:-
slair tAe tac: :A-- ,As Closing innings
: la6 tAs wA:;s >oN Piping ho,sS
nugh the delivery .: ~E;c1" EHsv.
Sss. prsvea:s3 !, ion ss.ae = d-ssry
tHish 20 me Sex ana 20 the ;aCS. toc.
- that matter. IS: ne beginning 81
~, series. when E6Gus Ico:;e was
siten by .ops.ded score
10 Gnme Sort of BurIr>qur.
Even at best. The game was = so-
( 6urlesque touch 10 a ssow ihat Tor
&couple OF days gave signs OF be
nning quite drama; .. -, -
age of baseball. stood ihe SoN or
,ir heads. was weakening fast q: che
sc. He went into the eighth inn
q with a ninc-run lead and the SoN
Z ed UP four runs. \ marvellous run
zig catch in deep center by Eddie
7 psh with a SoN runner on first saved
"a, a lot of trouble.
Vat Moran. the red nrnzzled leader
a; the Cincinnati Club. was several
les minded 10 remove Eller in the
49, two innings. He had Jimmy Ring
,rming up in right Held anu every
&,nd or to the distant outteld. Ring
.Dked around at Moran, expecting the
nal.
Z che Red inhelders were constantly
sing in on the shine bailcr, giving
a. advance and encouragement but
sre were moments when even they
II questioned the judgment of their
Sui for the fact that the Reds. had
overwhelming lead. Filler would not
We lasted past the 9rst couple OF
ttnrs in the eighth. 1t was well for
rs early in the game. Eller's weaken
!. came very suddenly, because VI
the eighth he had been pitching
ckson TO the right field hleachers il
2 third inning was, the only rca
Ivy blow made off his delivery, al
ough he was nowhere near the sen
u3nal form he displayed on his frs
1t. was Eller's second triumph in tn,
lE,drawn-out series. Under the oil!
re ehans Of the for w tSs ssges whsl
me of the baseball maGnateS saw a.
portunity to engage in the popula
Stame, the affair would have endc,
eTe with the Reds victors by fou
wes to one,
- Thought Reds Done.
The elaboration of the series to min,
mes, an idea which originated witt
TRY herman. president o: the Reds
NEST NEST p p1k THE The Indo!ng Of the Gin.
70, games. The series stood four &c
rec when the clubs returned 10 Chi.
g. ms Us b mi4;5ning; and many fans
They quickly erased this notion this
ternoon by tirsi-inninG rush which
owe Claude Williams. the Sox lef,
rough their lineup in that inning
I'd scored four runs. 1t was a dis.
,aItening blow TO the Chica goans
gGt OF the reel Williams had al
,ainst the Reds, bu, both times he
tched good ball. He had nothing
day, which is TO say. the ball re-
lsed to answer 10 his hand.
James Goes to Rescue.
Coulon't break an egg" remarked
ie OF the ball players describing the
OK OF speed behind the ball as de-
tigh, handler. tooe. the tsouthpaw S
ace. The seat OF Birs White
ousers were sadly discolered from
4s sitting on the So2 bench. He
ont have much more than prayer"
the bal! players report on James
AFTER James came Wilkinson, re-
'uit The Red massacre OF pitchers
'1tinued.
Nothing buy his glove" was the
ase. oaAic summing up OF Wilkinson 5
i, is going TO be difficult, ,oat,.r
> pick the baseball! heroes" OIL, Of
nis, serieJ when the winter rossIn
sgins Cincinnati had Eucr for its
divide the lrclight with Maurice
ath. Eddie Roush. Larry Kopf, and
eyaral others.
On the SoH side. tiny Dick Kerr is
xo' OF the ,hrac games Wen r pv ,Sa
'hite So& anl mad IT, So. Uecr All.
? ,put over victory tuutS, he %OIra
ave been pitching for nom n Ia,
ma at Emcinnau tomorrow. "a
chalk and Buck Weaver are the otncr
TUCK. '' '''>'
!; schulk Greut Performer.
SehalE has caught every game with
ne exception OF "a few innings OF on,
aine from which nc VAS expelled by
Ipire Charles k!slc-. lie has made
Few mistakes. but in the main Inc
aught good ball and renewed his boio
Inc title Of best back8top in the
anne.
There was WHO excitement around
ne town this morning - the folk
.ustied for baseball tickets. 10 on.
I'D, anticipated anOthe; game in en-.
ago, ana 50 II Was last minute rus!
or what the football writers call In.
c9yeted pastcboardS." The GROVE
esrned TO be as large as on an, 1thn,
ays OF the long battle. The hl.acha-.
tsrf damned and they were sun Linz.
at the s@tes when the game ot
4 10 was striking cOntras, To TN.
ToRd In Cincinnati yesterday. Til
OK, fans renewed their offers Of v,r,.r
.ni the home CLUB, but thcv Md -
ophne themselves TO offers tn Gin
lads confirmed tho recent .lrr
ION OF Cincinnati as the molhe, nos
f!the hard boiled eggs Of America. bt
sizing even money ana sonnet me
or course, the betting was conaoo,
otthts one game. = Chica gcau .ou.t
AYE been simple 10 bet on the Soy I,
axe the series except at long odds
There were some empty seats lcf
nj the sta nds when the familiar cor
eye of somberiy clad umpircs cam
,ut ION the Iie!d, but the vacauc!es wcr
tss Several Huriers Warm Up.
Claude Williams warmed III over i
Tont OF the Sox bench, while Mora
lad several huriers. including Ellie,
working on the other side Of the nel,
rhe group finally dw!ndied down 1
5Ilsr.
fgHt and put Memo Leiboid in con 81
.eftain ny balls was responsible 70
~ sohanrc The lfttrrN feIlnuy ,u.S 10,