Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-09
WHITE SOX GARNER
four RUNS AGAINST F!
ONE BY CINCINNATI
Ed Cicotte Comes Back and
Holds Ohioans Helpless
as Mates Score.
AMERICAN LEAGUERS SEE
OPPORTUNITY TO TIE SERIES
count Now Stands Four to
Three Games With National
Crew Ahead.
MORAN USES THREE PITCHERS
nch Hitcrs, Pinch Runners and
finch Twtrlcrs Fail to Halt
Light Hose Band.
AMERICAN LEAGUERS SEE
OPPORTUNITY TO TIE SERIES
MORAN USES THREE PITCHERS
fBy Associated Pre.s.1

iN-NAIi. oct- Swimming to-
uays game against Cincinnati 4 TO J.
'cccnt!y detected and all but hone
ss "hite Sox. of Chicago. now con-
themselves real contenders for
mo worlds baseball champiopshin
The series now stands four games
1or Cincinnati and three for the Amer
lean League leaders. Tomorrow
weather permitting. they play In Chi.
easo- Tho athletes OF tho pallid hose
TOOK tho train tonight tubflant at tbe
manner In which they have snstchnd
"ertain nanee 49, OF victory from wha, eecmed
!nat the eighth contest, played on
their own familiar real estate. and
cheered by their loyal following, viii
zee the series tied up.
INC sero-comic affair of yesters,v
was succeeded today by real basebalj
the visitors earned two OF their tall
and this was enough to win. The
OF the Reds errors. Four misdeeds
were charged against Garry Herr
mann's athletes and but one against
the Comiskey entry.
Mnny Pitchers Used.
Cincinnati trotted pinch pitchers.
desperate endeavor to, come e up from fp
behind az the Sox did yesterday. but
All to no avail. The Reds used three
pltchersESallcc. Fisher and Luque-
n
peared as an emergency batsman. De
spite the array OF hurlers, the Sox
umulated ten hits while the Ma
ttonal Leagucrs were able to pole out
but seven.
Eddie clcettc. who was driven from
the box In the first game OF the series
teammates could not hit anything.
eane Into into his Su own in the atternoon's
speed and e e1nstes and ha sons5e
played with confidence, properly
tempered and aualified BY recent Sc
we're lessons and dash that remind
season FORM
The narrowing OF Cincinnatrs margin
ton of the possibility OF a ninth game.
Cincinnati won the toss taken imme-
diately after today's engagement. and
he hnes 1p II VIZ Ghieago as
here next Friday. President Heydler.
OF, OF the s,5 National M1 League, tossed the
would be tails. and tails It was.
Many Seatn Arc Vacnnt.
For the first time in the series many
TO the general belief that seats would
be difficult to obtain. Everybody ex-
pected that everybody else would be
half crowd in the left-feld bieachers.
many vacancies in those in the right.
but littlo appropriated patches even in
the grand stand.
Usually the official attendance fig
ures are ready during the game, but
half-hour after the last out today
nounced that they would not be ready
Tor an hour. Just what went wrong
was not stated. but 1t was not he
cause the crowd came too fast to be
counted.
stiff wind was blowing from cen
ter across the plate during the struc-
fhe Ee bans mhen wheb shs soH ,ba she ed
always has some little musical sar.
casm aann at 5.t,u. hand. playes. she May Have
%sn Sssn aBe Bettes ist Rays,n pa and Please Go
This did not impair the buova,cv
OF the slandered athletes who retali
ated without delay by putting a run
Collins. the first batter up. who made
the count He singled to center and
went to second on a sacrifice by Eddie
Collins.
Joe jackson Singles.
Weaver slammed the ball aratns,
the wind for an out to center. bnt Joe
Jackson. who was desperate at bave
ing found no new lucky omens in the
ing. j. Collins. HAPPY" Feisch Sa1F also
delivered bingle on which Jackson
took second, but Felsch was forced
ing the assault for the moment.
In their half the home team took
heart when Eddie Collins juggled
was less %ociferous than usual, yeiied
for the aviator to come and meet the
SoX going up. but 1t was a vain PRAYER,
for Collins redeemed himself by going
back and taking, Daubert's fly, the
mighty Groh struck out and Roush hit
to Collins who threw to Weaver, fore
ing Rath.
In the second the sox were bowled
over in short order without getting a |
man to. first. The Reds did !. little
better, for. after Duncan had flied out
10 center. Kopf singled but was caught |
stealing or. Schalk's perfect throw |
Neale fouled out to Weaver 1t was
not until the fifth inning that Gin
cinnati, by virtue OF single and al
base on balls, got a man safely to |
second The sox. however; got, an
other run In the third, Johnny Coll
Inns again making the count.
Hit of billiard style.
Collins who played center for Felsch |
while Felsch went. to right where the
sun lis not so troublesome, was the first |
mar. up. He delivered his second single
as ifi,c were playing billiards. The ball |
slapped on Sallee's mitt, caromed Off |
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