Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-05
.CICOTTE HURLS STELLAR
BALL BUT UNABLE To WIN
Christy Mathcwsop and Johnny
Evers Watch Passing OF
Veteran Twirler.
OWN ERRORS CAUSE DEFEAT
Another Youngster, Ring, Inspired
by Soothing Words Of Moran
Keeps White Sox Down to Three
Hits.
WN ERRORS CAUSE DEFEAT
BY DAMON RuNYoN.


ing the moving drama of worlds series
events number of jewellers In that
dour middls-aged region of sport that
they call "Hasbeenville"
There was Christy Mathewson, once
monarch Of all the. baseball pitchers;
in his day over second base and over
second hassmen; There, were half a
their. time and in whose ears had
sounded the wild applause OF the
crowd.
Sitting up there they watched. with
singular expressions on their faces, as
the shadow of another once great base
ball figure passed across and on be-
the 10000 people In the stands rose 10
stare at boy who was leaving the
t a.s. in the uniform Of the Cincinnati
New Hero Comes to Play.
a new hero had come 10 the game.
An old one Was slipping quietly
through Subbyhole on the other side
Evsrs sIaneed at, Msthewson, and
between mem, but there was world
than any others in ali that srea,
crowd. perhaps. they knew the EEL
iGss Of Eddie Cieot,s, the veteran
60 Jimmy Ring, the newest star
,.I They knew n, some5htng: TOO Of The
from his triumph of = 10 Q over the
old pitcher and the White Sox. They.
too, once lived the same hours
cieoties own mishaps caused his de-
game Of ,hs series in which the Reds
bad throws in one inning, both prob
ably due to over-anxicty as much as
ANYTHING else. II was tough luck"
series
They were WHITING cicot,e's baseball
epitanh after the fourth inning OF the
first game over in Cincinnati, and his
epitaph was "all through"
Cicotte Pitches Mn.teriy.
1et Ctcotte today pitched mastery
c ca1l, lie Pitched with All his oid-time
smost wi sRe s KILL Of The hen same
hand which brought about his defeat.
Between innings this afternoon. a
p oSe1 little s zen being
laced. gray -haired Pat Moran, leader
young Jimmy Ring. as a father might
cinnat manager could be heard on al
most every ball pitched by the lad, who
was a Brooklyn schooI-boy couple Of
III was the voice of encouragement.
Moran has raised Ring, so 10 speak, TO
one on, OF his best pitchers this year. after
Jimmy had started on what looked az
II it might be that interminabis round
OF tho leagues that is often the Dor
ION or basebalrs young.
Cncie Wtlbert Robinson found him In
brooklyn and first took him South with
York Yankees had fling for ' a , Me@
i Ssxa sam Su, a1aI RsriHd In The minor
fatherly hands Of Moran.
Even Moran was disposed to send
MN BACK to the bushes for further
seasoning last spring. but It was found
that certain clubs would not waive on
him. 0''e VII
Rns'a Luck Changes.
50 jimmy remained with the Reds
and Fat Moran became his teacher. He
control That was rings 'n rre sfeFet a Of
Sc. during the closing stages Of the
National League race. where he began
acGhievlng some fame as a hard-i1ck
pltGher because Of the tight games in
end " e 4os'hs
:, Here is is, another. Of those s,rans.
pitcher becomes the 'sood-iuok ps,ch.s
OF the world ger!es. for barring .IirSt
margin in hits. Ring was not rreatiy
superior 10 his veteran opponent this
:, de mad forgotten Noran's Lessons
o waI coniroi He Hill two hatsmen and
hi 'f hard en eouIa' HIS HIS aelivsry was
,,hree blows went safe. Yet even When
ne seemed very unsteady. tho voice
a apd ao crane carried 70 his ear soothingly
Behind him the Reds played mar.
H1i anin Far and vide rsnssd
e eeI,s,n and S,, Duncan after wha. seemed
tishtly against every assault 7, u.ii,
De SAD that it was tough psn.
but nc E,no 10 lose" and that is true,
aertni exhibition of defense. WIN
Cicotte Was Desperate
me old "shine-ban king" called q,
ms every resource. He worked WIZ
eeyery pound OF strength in his bod bod
,on nVth ne most feverish Cincinnati
coes' whlie giorying in Rings suc.
cess. could not help feeling sou Sne,
his H'hI as, Tor. lor tho veteran as he made made
susnic vas another al broiiing day The
ibst ,hn Is growing in these paris
soc ne me ~eather is crossing the sea.
crossing the noble experts. oope u
MOST people have hitherto ,unnooaI
Of the VS. Sat- som nt in the siatu,ei
chilly atmosphere in Chicaroa d dmrins
"orld series. but Il seems ,his &C. e
at his o pse , sun was doing bushes
soon fried ali hands rIcht 6ou aht
tneir suspenders. The bleacheps l.
s sbir,is were piled with mod,sS
on the right field side weYs aa owe
t sa The holders Of res. 90
SCI were more ,etsurely in fhey,
the ..Tsgr o orS business manager o
western League, has a thenrv =. IN
!T;s.e gazing spaces of yesterba,
~ thinhs it was because thc Ia
papers had kept Cabling about c, ne~s >
aitihg IN line until some OF the w.! q
insects decided that il VAS usaies ao;a
.hem to attempt an entrance Who 10
y may BE discouraged.
Another theory which has som,
is thdt those two defeats over IN ~
ing. "e 'oHo"
Chicago 10 no different from .,
o.hef town when Il comes 20 basel
The Woodland Bards" an orpan,a
Con peculiar to Chicago and IN. w Whi
~ SOL. which has its headquarters ~
tanned the visiting experts before :,
game today in lavish fashion. Chs,i,
Dryden did his best TO erp,sin ;,
causes and purposes OF the BARD
II seerna a woodIsr3 p..d -,