The sun., 1919-10-02
Worlds Series Record Is Set When
Heat Forces Fans to Remove Goats

/ HleQ 10 hOuSn and the Wnlte SOx were
retired without a score. Cheers and
more cheers, and then a sudden hush as
Rath came to bat to begin the Red
attack.
At the very beginning Cicotte demon
strated that he was not in FORM He
could not control his spitball. which he
appeared to use more often than ever.
He tried to find the plate for Rath, but
instead he located the small of Rath's
back and the Red infielder took his base.
Daubert singled to centre, sending Rath
to third, and here bedlam was let loose
Experts began to shake their heads.
"Cicotte looks bad" was the word that
went round, and Cicotte confirmed that
judgment when he passed Roush.
Groh lifted ny to Jackson, but before
the throw could get to the plate Rath
had denied the rubber with the first run
yet registered by Cincinnati club in a
worlds SERIES No other scoring marked
that inning.
The White Sox came right back with
| some show Of vigor in the second round
and evened the score. Then came a lull
In the storm. The second Cincinnati
turn at bat saw the Reds go out in one,
two, three order Chicago's third passed
, without incident and so did the Red half
of that inning, after Ruether had started
II with a walk.
Came the fourth for Chicago and still
nothing OF any moment as Weaver.
jackson and Felsch went out in Quick
| succession. Ruether was working like n
well behaved machine-quickly, with
precision and never a loss of motion or
enort' There was confidence in his
every move. and both teams felt 1t.
Now for the hectic fourth-the inning
that sent Cicotte to the showers and
! chicago fans into despair. Roush opened
I tne inning with fly to Felsch. Duncan
singled to right centre-the second hit
that the Reds had got Off Cicotte, Kopf
| forced Duncan, but Neale singled past
second. The Reds were hitting the first
ball pitched and meeting it with power,
The Great Cicotte Totters.
| Cicotte was beginning to totter wingo
sent screaming single to right, scoring
! kopf with the run that would have
sufficed to win had there been no further
scoring. Neale got as far as third and
| Wingo to second on the throw in.
J Wingo also had met the first ball. II
was then that Ruether injected himself
into the tone occupancy of the limelight
He sent his triple to centre. scoring both
Wingo and Neale. Rath doubled down
the third base line, scoring Ruether.
BY this time Redland field was the
scene of the widest demonstration. A
worlds series victory over the much
heralded White Sox was within the grasp
| of the Rels and their supporters knew
not how to contain themselves. While
the enthusiasm was at its height Kid
Gleason ordered Wilkinson to the men
to warm up. The young pitcher. only
recently obtained from the America
Association, rushed to do his Managers
bidding with avidity. He too, had his
dream But he was doomed to disap.
pointment.
Cicotte was getting his bumps and the
Reds were showing him no mercy. Dau.
bert came TO scratch with a single u
right, and that after he had waited fol-
three balls in a row and had no strike.
called on him. This surely was takins
liberties with Cicotte. The veteran,
confidence was gone. while the attack o,
the Reds gained in momentum witt
every successful smash. Daubert's blow
scored Rath and Jake wandered on e
second on the throw in.
Six hits and five runs had been mad,
on Cicotte and the White Sox wer,
called In by Eddie Collins for a it'll,
consultation. The colloquy was brief
Cicotte, with head bowed, tossing tn,
ball in a nervous way, slouched OF III,
scene of battle. Perhaps he was think
ing of another worlds series inauRura
of another diamond and a far differen
treatment by Fate and the opposinl
batsmen. over to the bench and as III,
White Sox again took their places In tn,
field, on the diamond and into the club
house went Cicotte. while Wilkinson
mounted the hill. Groh flied to centr,
and ended the attack for the time being