Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-10-02
Ruether Is Hero of Over
whelming Victory, Both
in Pitching and Work
With the Stick.
Southpaw, Thrice at Bat,
Scores Three Hits, Two
Of Them Triples; Bands
and Orchestras Jazz.

cincinnati, OcL. l.-llilCIIl-
natl, today, won the opening
game of the worlds series from
the Chicago Americans, 9 to l..
Every series develops a new
idol. And Walter Ruether, who
pitched the Reds to victory, was
the hero tonight. He not only
held the White Sox to six scat
tered hits and really deserved a
shutout, but rolled up batting
average of 1000 for himself.
If there was anything in the
game that was better than his
hurting, it was his work with
| the stick. Two of his three hits
were triples. He drove in two
runs, scored one and was the
instigator Of the mad romping
Of Red legs around the bases in
the ftaeful fourth.
Sox Lost Heart in Fourth
The Sox were in the fight up
to that time, but when he pro-
PEELED the ball while two scored
ahead of him, the heart seemed
to go out of the American
leaguers. It was sad day for
Eddie Cicotte, leading pitcher of
the major leaguers.
1 Never before was SO decisive
beating administered to the
Michigan wonder. He simply
was pounded out of the box.
Five runs were recorded against
him in the fourth before Mana
ger Gleason gave him the sign
to retire. His teammates gath
cred around him and patted him
lovingly on the back as he walk
ed from the diamond.
Air cIogged With Hits.
Roy Wilkinson succeeded him. The
last inning was pitched by Grover Low
dermilk but it made little difference to
the National league champions They
kept the air fairly eInggsd with hits
while the Sox fielders ran their legs off
after terrific flies
After the game. Gary Hermann owner
OF the Reds. who came painting up the
runway of the grandstand stopped long
enough to remark to friends:
Those dopesters that were figuring
Cincinnati second did not figure on our
batting pitcher. We have got two more
like Ruether: they've all been batting
around 800 all season.
The day was clear and hot and 3o.-
o11 enthusiasts witnessed the contest
Tied at Start.
Cincinnati made the first score in the
first. but Chicago immediately tied the
score.
Cicotte started the trouble for him
self by pegging Rath between the
shoulders. The visiting twirler put one
in the groove for Daubert who singled
, cleanly. sending Rath to third. The lat
ter scored on Grohs sacrifice fly to
left.
Red errors largely accounted for the
lone score they counted in the second.
Jackson grounded to Groh who threw
wild to first and the runner reached
second. Felsch advanced him with a
sacrifice and Gandil dropped fly back
, of second and jackson trotted home,
Thereafter Chicago brought only in the
t fifth and the sixth.
Attendance 30.5ii
/. The national commission announced
that the total attendance at today's
game was 3o511. The total amount of
revenue taken in. not including war tax,
: was S9S.77S.
The commissions share of this was
given at S9.s77.so. leaving the re
mainder to be divided at SSS9O0.2o. OF
this the players share was given as
$50 3.34o12 and the share Of the two
Clubs and the leagues at S35 ,560.0S.
The day was a scorcher. more like
August than October. The grand stands
and hleachers were filled with swelter-
ing fans, who mepped their heads and
famed strenuously for breath of air
The government thermometer registered
SS, the second hottest October in the
history Of the Cincinnati weather bureau.
cicotte Bombards Rath.
Eddie Roush, National league batting
cha Hpion, was the fielding star. He
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