South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-02
RUETHER HERO Of
BIG RED VICTORY
Smuggling Pitcher Hammers
Out Three Hits While Hold
ing SOX Safe.

CINCINNATI oct 2-CiE-innati
won the opening game OF the world
series Wednesday from the Chicago .
Americans by a score OF 9 20 I.
Every series develops "A new idol
for the fans Walter Ruether. who
pitched the Reds 20 victory. was the
unanimous choice. Tie not only held
the White Sex 90 six scattered hits
and really feseINed shut out but
rolled up a batting average OF 1000 .
for himself
IL there was anything I'm the game
that was better than his hurting c
vas his work with the stick Two
OF his three hits were mighty triples.
He drove I'm two runs. scored one
himself and was the insticator Of the
mad r0mping Of Red LEGS around
the bases IN the fateful fourth The
SoN were in the fight mp 20 that
time. but when he propelled the ball
into no mans land 30 left center and
romped around TO third while - o
scored ahead OF him. the heart
seemed 10 20 out of the American
Ieaguers.
CICOTTE HIT HARD.
II was a sad day for Eddie Cicotte.
leading pitcher of the junior league.
Never before was So decisive a beat
ing administered 20 the Michigan
wonder. lie was simply pounded out
OF the box. Five runs were record-a
against him IN the fourth before
Manager Gleason gave him the sign
20 retire. His teammates gathered
round him and patted him encourag-
ingly on the back while ne walked
from the diamond with his head
hanging
Roy Wilkinson succeeded him on
the mound. while the last inning was
pitched by Grover Lowdermik. but
II made little difference TO the Ma
.tional league champions They kept
the air fairly clogged with fugitive
hits while the Sox FEEDERS ran their
legs of after terrific flies.
MORE SLUGGING HURLERS.
After the game. Gary Hermann,
owner OF the Reds. came painting up
the runway Of the grandstand. stop
ping long enough TO remark 70
friends Those dopesters that were
figuring Cincinnati second did not
figure on our batting pitchers We've
got two more like Ruether. they've
all been batting around 300 an sea-
SON 4"
The day was clear and hot and
30.51 enthusiasts witnessed the
game. Cincinnati has always been
known as thorough going baseball
town. supporting the home team I'm
were on edge today with the import
ance OF the struggle i'm store. This
was made evident by the abrupt ter
mination OF the waves OF cheering
until the inundatiou OF runs i'm the
fourth relaxed the tension and the
cheering became wild and prolonged
REDS SCORE FIRST.
Cincinnati made the first score i'm
the first, but as Chicago Immediately
afterward tied the score. 10 was still
regarded as auybody's game.
Cicotte started the trouble for
himself by pegging Rath between
the shoulders and ne looked a little
worried as the Red second baseman.
a former Sox cast-on enjoyed his
unearned increment on first base.
The visiting twirler put one IN The
groove for Dauberr. who singled
cleanly. sending Rath 20 third The
latter scored on Groh's sacrifice Gy
70 left giving the Reds the drst run
OF the series.
Red errors accounted for the lone
Sox tally counted in the ope Gng half
OF the second. Jackson grounded TO
Groh. who threw wild 20 first. and
the runner reached second. FeIsCh
advanced him with sacrifice and
Gandil dropped a fly back OF second
and jackson trotted home with the
tying run. Thereafter Chicago
threatened only twice. in the nth
ard in the sixth. but Ruether rose
10 the occasion and the danger
passed
FUSIILADE N FOURTH.
The fourth inning opened with
nv by Roush Ia FelsCh. Duncan
singled 20 right. but was forced 10y
Kopf Neale hit a funny one which
eluded two inhelders with as many
high bounds. sending Kopf 10 third.
wingo singled. scoring Kopf. Rueth-
er's first triple followed scoring
Neale and Wingo Cicotte was
plainly nervous and conference
was held In the center Of the dia-
. rtond Rath was smiling as he
faced the pitcher and doubled to
left. putting Ruether across the
plate. Daubert singled over Sec
ond. scoring Rath Five men had
scored and Manager Gleason az this
point sent his favorite twirler 90 tho
bench
Wilkinson who had had a brief
warming up went into the box He
vas IN more cor less trouble much
OF the time. bur managed 20 stay
the slaughter until the seventh when
g. vas renewed. Daubert tripled into
the right field crowd and scored on
Groh's single Co center Roush
laid down q perfect blunt % Weaver.
whose throw 90 Gardu compelled
tie latter 20 stretch so FAR that the
umpire called the runner safe on a
close decision. Duncan grounded 90
Risberg and Roush was forced at
1 second. while Groh scored ON the
play
LOWDERMIIk Co.'s IN
Mara ger Gieasun Jed forth "a third
rffrnar tn the maroon 20 nd ,-..- % q