The mirror., 1919-10-16
Baseball Chatter
By F. K.
Wednesday. Oct. 81

In0se VINO wonder now the w hlte SOx won the
pennent in their league with only two pitchers
now see how it DONE By scrappy eameness
never-saydie spirit they overcome their rivals when
the chances looked mighty slim. They are showing
how they in the big series. but letting the
Reds grab the first two may prove too big handi-
cap.
Who would have thought that the Reds would
pound Eddie Cicotte out of the box in four and two
thirds innings but that's what they done. Now Ed
die claims that after he hit the first man up, Rath
he lost his nerve and also his control for which he is
noted. Before the games started, Cicotte said he
ready and would have no alibi if he lost. Then
he came back to the fourth game, and while he
worked pretty good he found his opponent Jimmy
Ring just little better Eddie lost again 20 But
you can't keep good man down they say and
today Ccotte took the honors for the Sox by beating
Slim Sallee.
Claude Williams has failed to win game SO
far though he gave the Reds only four hits in the
second game but lost four to two and Sallee, the
winner gave ten hits. That's baseball Then again
on Monday he lost because his team mates failed to
get run off Hod Eller. Claude will probable get
another chance tomorrow and may back like
Cicote. but he will have to beat Ring Eler do
it. The big surprise of the series the way Dick
Keer has tanned the Reds. In the third game but
three hits were made off his delivery and he had the
Reds breaking their backs trying to connect. Then
he comes back yesterday and beat Reuther 5-4 the
game going into extra innings. Now that's some
record for youugster. He classed pretty
good pitcher but nobody shouting about what
he was going to do in the series if he did blank
the Reds 80 in an exhibition game early IN the sea-
son.
Now for the Reds. In the first game Reuther
had it easy and helped himself by getting two three
three baggers and a single. You can bet his chest
was sticking way out for Walters pa had come from
sunny California. about two thousand miles to see
sonny perform which sonny did, Then. yesterday
Walter was set against another port sides and the
going was harder and the game got away and went
to Keer
Another big surprise in the third game
when Moran Fisher the hill in preference to
Eer Ring. While Fisher has been pitching
good ball for the Reds. he is in the class with
Eler or Ring the third game went to the Sox tho
really it wasn't all Rays fault, even tho he did peg
the ball into field trying force Joe Jackson
but Kerr was invincibe. But what we're trying to
bring out is this You didn't notice Gleason giving
James chance and he has been going pretty good
8 for the Sox. He put in Dickerson and Loudermilk
in the first game after it was hopelessly lost.
ln.the fourth and fifth games Ring and Eller
showed their class by blanking the Sox 20 and SO.
The sixth won by Kerr stated before while
Sallee was out of luck today and lost Al.
The series that had looked one sided by the
Reds taking four out of the first ve has now tight
ened up four three and it's up Ring or Eller to
bring home the bunting for the Reds and from the
showing they have made it's reasonable to say they
will.
Joe Jackson must have been trying to break
Dutch Reuthers heart for he swung at fast so
hard he lost his balance and rolled around in the
dirt
Now where are all those guys that were howl
ing about nine game series and that it would help
the Reds only? AS it has turned out, it has helped
the Sox for if it had been the usual game SER
les, it would be now with the Reds winning
four to the Sox one
Also where is the guy that brought out the re-
cords to show how many runs per game the two
teams made against rivals and how the Sox had the
edge? AS the scores stand now, the Reds have made
just twice as many runs as the Sox.
And now every fan is holding his breath and
wondering if the Sox can tie it up tomorrow. They
are fighting bunch and game to the core but to us
the answer looks like. No.
The local game last Saturday was wild and
woolly and the latest report shows the locals made
nine errors. The scorer must be kind hearted
fellow at that
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