Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-02
WHITE SOX ATTACK
HELPLESS IN FACE
OFRUETHER,S WORK

ing crowd when Reuther tripled and
drove tYo more over. The wild out
burst mat followed must have filled
every valley in the Buckeye state.
Exit Cicotte
It was something more than n mere
vocal cataclysm, being the loud throat
ed heraldry Of second miracle como
true, for as the two additional redegs
cantered over the plate and Reuther
swept the towpaths on his way to third.
here was conclusive evidence at last
that the great Cicottc could be beaten
and that Gleason's big mainstay was
only few jumps from the cooling
shower, beaten to n pulp il he never
allowed another hit.
Then. as Rath doubled and Daubert
singled for additional runs, the clamor
that greeted Cicotte's exit rose into a
roar as the big crowd gathered In the
full significance of Cicotte's retreat.
1t meant something more than one
ball game. 1t meant that Chicago's
greatest star had been powerless to hold
che. Red drive in check, and that in
place of being underdogs the Reds stood
out with every advantage their way.
For it was Cicotte and Williams. alone
almost, who with fifty victories, had
carried the White Sox through the long
seasons fight. and here within less than
forty minutes the main dependence in
the box had been crumplcd into a
shapeless mass. slaughtered by fusil-
lade that sounded like machine gun fire
beyond the drift of an Argonne dawn.
Sox Attack Fails
Cicotte's amazing failure to hold the
Reds at bay was not the only depressing
/ feature from a Chicago standpoint.
| The other was that at least one Red
pitcher could put an utter crimp in the
Sox "big four''-Collins, Weaver,
Jackson and Felsch.
| The two safeties this slashing quar-
tet gathered were both puny blows,
lacking the resounding echo that fol-
lows lusty whack. The tall Red left
bander had them all powerless, proving
again that great pitching can stop hard
hitting nine times out of ten, no mat
! ter what ball club it is.
All the way through Reuther was as
cool as slice of cucumber lifted from
the ice. He gave no sign of mental
worry. If he was nervous he was also
great actor, for he gave no evidence
of any fiuttering duck fit at any stage
of the fray. He deserved shut out,
and but for Kopf's tumble and wild
throw in the second would have retired
the hardest hitting ball club of the
American League without run.
Mixing his fast fall and his fast
! breaking curve with fine control he
held his power to the end, with Cicotts
beaten.
Now for Williams
Chicago's next best bet will be Lefty
! Williams. who will make a gallant at
tempt today to hold Chicago in the
{ fight. The Sox always have been hard
game fighters, and they haven't quit
They are still a trif1e dazed and be-
wildered, but by game time they are
sure to crash back in everything they
have to offer.
They will need it now; the Reds have
tasted blood, and with Cicotte beaten
are confident of cutting their way
through within seven games. They still
have four fine pitchers left, while
Gleason has only one veteran star or
hand until Cicotte can get his bearings
again and come back for another start
In addition to playing great baseball
the Reds have proved once again that
they can battle in pinch.
They proved that more than once
against the Giants when the pennaut
was at stake.
They proved it beyond any finaI
doubt yesterday when they dashed head
long at the Sox and put across the frs,
stunning punch.