New-York tribune., 1919-10-07

The shine ball is developed by rub
ping the sphere on resin or paratfine
coated spot upon the trouser leg 1t
gives glossy smoothness to the ball
at the anointed spot and helps develop
hop and jump entirely too swift
for the human eye.
On the day before the game Christy
Mathewson made this remark: "Eller
tomorrow will cut loose shine ball
far beyond anything Eddie Cicotte ever
knew in the way Of shining the pill
Was Matty correct?
Sox Are Utterly Helpless
Ask Eddie Collins, Joe jackson. Hap
Felsch, Chick Gandil or any other
member of the White Sox crew. If
| they care to speak what they know
to be true deep down in their dis
heartened souls they will tell YOU
Eller had more stuff than they had
ever faced before.
! The score tells part Of it, but not
even a threehit shut-out quite out
lines the utter helplessness of a club
that batted .287 against the various
pitching stats of tho A'Ne-can League.
Eller not only famed six men in row,
but retired nine men N order. Up to the
sixth inning, when he had four-run
lead to work on, he allowed but two
blows beyond the narrow infield range,
and these were far from lusty.
Such ancient sluggers as Collins,
Jackson and Felsch came up-not to
make hit, but to put their bat on the
ball in the vain hope of lucky break
These men could not even hit the ball
hard enough to make the Red infeld
cover any ground, for in the main their
attempts were puny beyond descrip-
tion-thc punness of club that is be-
ing pitched to death and knows it in adj
vance.
Feeble Rally in the First
In the first inning the White Sox
! started 4 fe"hle rally when Liebold
walked and Weaver bounced a lucky
single off Elers bare hand. Then, with
t~o on bases and only one out, Eller
emptied such vast quantities of stuff
against the bats of Joe Jackson and
Hap Felsch that neither could even ad-
vance a mate. This early furry was the
last look-in the Sox had. From that
point on their bleeding hides were
nailed to the cabin door.
AS the game swung into action before
another big Chicago crowd, all signs
indicated a pitching battle of rare
merit. For where Eller was tearing
along, Claude Williams. the southpaw,
was keeping him close company. In the
second inning Williams famed both
Duncan and Ncale. and with fine con-
troll, his famous HOOK was working mer-
rly. For five innings the two stars
travelled side by side. For five innings
each allowed but one safe blow, protect
ing the plate with their right and left
arms in a grapple that kept the big
! crowd worked up to high tension.
Eller Starts Reds Attack
1t was evident then that one run in
4 \ = -
German indemnity or one of the ancient
pyramids. Williams had been as ef-
fective as Eller until Eller faced him in
the sixth. 1t was here that Eller. taking
a leaf from Ruether's snappy diary
decided to start his own attack. The
big pitcher stepped into fast curve
and belted to deep left centre for two
bases, racing on to third when Risberg
rushed out and DETECTED long return
play alone the ball would have travelled
direct to Buck Weaver waiting on the
bag.
This complication meant the ball
game.
With Eller on third and none out
Rath pumped line single to right
scoring his mate with enough to end
the battle then and there. But the Reds
refused to desist Daubert sacrificed
and Groh walked.
Roush then followed with long higl,
fly to centre. Felsch first misjudged the
ball. then misplayed it, and finally
backing squarely under it, permitted
the ball to strike his glove and bound
away. 1t was officially scored three
base hit, where, in fact, it was three
base error, on which Rath and Groh
romped over the pls..es.
Schalk Put Out of Game
A fly by Duncan and Roush scored
on great slide to the plate.
In the heat Of the battle Ray Schall
jumped to his feet on Rigler's decision
and pushed the umpire with consider
able vehemence. Still raging, he
pegged his steel mask at Jimmy Rings
kneecap when that athlete rushed uI
to enter the argument. This double
escapade forced Riger to watt Mr.
Schalk away from the scene of conflict
and the great little catcher retired
moodily to the bench. He had been one
of the few SoX stars to keep on fight
ing against hopeless odds, and with
Buck Weaver had been the only man tc
stand up and lash boldly at Eller's
battling handiwork.
Schalk's disappearance meant moth
ing at this point, for the SoX already
had been choked to death, and it wac
1
autopsy and the coroner's verdict
They we're then one of the worst beater
clubs that ever buckled UP in {
post season championship. Their once
vauntcd attack had been throttled anC
| reduced to feather duster blows, anC
facing those four big runs they hae
| exactly the same chance as Hindenburl
had a year ago of taking Lima, Ohio
by storm.
! Williams Pitches Good Game
| 1t was pitiful break on the par
of q great ball club. ball club tha
had expected to win easily and ha'
suddenly found itself not only out
cassed, but completely shut away from
the plate with one run only earnet
since the series began six days ago
They knew at last about how Jes
Willard felt when he stepped int
something and sat down heavily, won
dering what outsider had welded tn,
gaspipe with such telling effect.
Claude William pitched we'll enough
to win an ordinary game. He allowe
but three hits and one earned run, bu
he was not moving quite fast enough
to keep pace with the terrific pace tha
Eller decided to use. The Sox south
paw has enjoyed the dstinguishe
privilege of permitting seven hits i,
two games and losing them both b.
decisive margins.
now merely question Of whether tn