Evening star., 1920-09-15

tiOn pervading the ranks OF the {
York cop than Chicago, if Clevelant
A week ago the White Sox were
prime favorites in the struggle. To-
day they must be quoted on the short
end of an odds bet, conditions favor
yesterday. the Indians are rated an
even choice with the Yankees. with
a slight edge, if anything. owing to
the fact that they have eighteen more
games to play. with the Comiskeyites
as their only strong opponents. while
the White Sox. IN addition to a series
of four games with the Tribe, also
must face the Yankees in three con-
tests, leaving them with only six con-
tests against weaker opposition
sox Must Travel Fast.
The chances of the White Sox hinge
On their series with the Yankees
starting tomorrow and that with the
indiana beginning in Cleveland a
week from today. The Sox must win
I'VE out of the seven to remain In the
race. and their prospects of doing this
aFe not bright with their fielding
tending to the erratic and their pitch
AT present Gleason has only two
huriers in top form. Dyke Kerr and
Red Faber should win majority OF
their games with good backing. but
they are by no means assured of this.
Cicotte Is in slump and Williams
has been too inconsistent to depend
upon Of late. That Clarence Hodge.
the youngster who encouraged South
xaye them when he broke in on Labor
day, cannot be expected to render
much aid was demonstrated yesterday
when the Nationals jolred him of the
rubber. :.
CH4 hn fn
TO come through at this critical stage
~ the race 1t is significant that
after returning from the east, Where
they lost seven straight games, they
were speculating on how much money
n set of contests with the CUPS wouia
left the Windy city the prospects Tor
4 city series with the National Leaguers
again were being discussed.
Too much credit for the routing OF
.Comiskeyites clan yesterday cannot
riRht-hander held the champions to
seven safeties. only two OF which
came in any one inning and all Dut
three of which were OF the scratcH
order. Jackson. with double on a
liner that Rice muffed in the second
inning, was the only alien to get as
Tar around as third base. Joe going
uD ON Felch's out and watching J.
Collins and Risberg raise HES
Felsch reached second when his
regular single was followed by j. Col
lins' Texas Lacquer in the fourth. ana
the only other Sox to get as Tar as
the midway was Weaver in the
eighth, when the lone Grififthian er-
ror, a wild heave by Acosta, was on
set by Brewers fine peg to erase MN
1t third.
one or more Of the dozen hits OBJ
tained on Hodge and Wilkinson. and
he registered. pair of sacrifices. one
Of which scored run.
4 Score Three In Third.
Risberg's fine play on Miian,s
erounder over second for a dual kill
Ing after Harris singled snuffed the
Griffs In the opener. but trio OF
sfieid by the 'sox enabled them. to
register thrice in the second. Roth
led with a high fiy near the foul line
for two bases. John Collins took
BroWers roller and trapped Roth
between bases. but in the .,, run-down down
reaching third and Brewer second.
Ellerbe's long fly to Felsch scored
Roth. O'Neill was credited with
bingle on a swinging bunt toward
f1rst. and when Eddie Collins fumbled
the ball Brewer continued on to the
plate. Gharrity's clean single to left
sent O'Neill to third. Pat reaching
second when Jackson did little Jug
Cling. Acosta's loft to Felsch regis
tered O'NeilL Harris left Charity
on second.
Clean hitting gave the Nationals
. tally in the third. when Milan's
hopper over Risberg's head was fol-
lowed by q liner to the left field
bleachers by Rice. Sam reached
third on his swat and was left there
when Roth. Brewer and Ellerbe were
retired in order.
Brewer supplied the punch which
netted the Griffs two in the fifth.
Milan walked and was forced by Rice.
Roth also drew a free ticket. The
pair Of them moved up on q passed
ball and Tailed when Brewer poled
. single to left. Frank continued on
to second when Jackson's throw went
through Schalk, but neither Ellerbe
Eor O'Neill could score him.
There were two down in the sixth
when the Nationals increased their
run total to seven at the expense of
Relief Hurler Wilkerson. Harris
double past Weaver and Milan's
safety to right turning the trick.