The Washington times., 1921-10-16
BIG SERIES DOPE
JONES' HITLESS
WONDERS UPSET
Georges Rohe, Substitute In
fielder, Proved Hero When
Chicago Teams Met for Title.
EIIFTEEN years ago the city of
IL Chicago was in a thrill Of

xVr iccN ycdrs ago Tie CITY VI
Chicago was in a thrill of
world series anticipation. The
Cubs, under Frank Chance. had
breezed through to the National
League pennantby creating a new
record for games won. Chance had
assembled a wonderful team.
In the American League the
White Sox and Highlanders (who
later became kSown as the Yam
kees) came Gathering down the
stretch, first one ahead and then
the other. Not until September 25
did Fielder Jones pilot the Sox into
lead that few days Later cRnched
the flag.
The series that followed between
the two Chicago clubs was one OF the
greatest ever played. 1t resulted in
the complete overthrow of Chances
great club.
Sox 'Hitless Wonders"
As the "hitless wonders" of Fielder
Jones upset all calculations by win
ming in the American League, so did
they repeat In the series, winning four
games and losing two.
At that time seven games, instead
OF nine as today, constituted a series.
The winner had to gain four games in
stead OF five.
The Cubs were heavy favorites.
They had Tinker, Evers and Chance.
Jimmy Sheckard and Frank Schultz
were in the outfield with Artie Hof-
man, st. Louis boy. Frank King,
the greatest catcher of the time, was
behind the bat. The pitchers in
Ruelbach, Jack Pfeister, OWE Overall
and Carl Lundgren.
Great players, all of them. The
greatest of the time, but through n
series of phenomenal individual exer-
tions the Cubs went down to defeat
before an admittedly inferior colleC-
ton of athletes.
Sox Had Great Pitchers.
Fielder Jones managed the Sox.
Jones had a brainy ball club, a field
ing ball club, a pitching ball club, but
he lacked hitters.
Jones accomplished the remarkable
feat OF winning the pennant with
team that was absolutely last in hi.-
ting. The team figure of the Sox OF
1906. when they became world cham
pions. was .22S.
Surrounding Jones on the Sox were
Isbell, Davis, Tannehill and
Rohe for the infield; Hahn and Dough.
erty in the outfield, and Sullivan
catch. The pitchers were Ed Walsh,
Nick Altrock, Doc White, Patterson,
Smith and one or two others who did
relief work
To make matters worse for the Sox,
George Davis. the shortstop, one Of
the real ball players Fielder Jones had,
was injured and forced a last minute
change in the infield. Lee Tannehill
moved to short and George Robe sit In
at third.
Robe Gets Chance at Third.
Little did Fielder Jones realize at
the time that the injury to Davis
would win the series for him. With
Davis hurt, Robe had his chance and
what the substitute performed will
long remain as a marvel of world
series.
The Sox won the first game play. !
ed in a snow storm. Nick Altrock |
beat Miner Brown. 2 to /. A dropped |
throw at the plate by Johnny King |
beat the Cubs. II was Robe who |
lripled and counted the first run.
With Reulbach on the hill the Cubs
won the second game, Z to 1. Ruelbach '
gave one hit-a single by Donahue !
in the sixth.
The third game went to the SoS
with Ed Walsh making his first ap.
pearance. Walsh came back with a
marvellous game, allowing only two
hits and winning, 2 to 0. Again it
was Robe who broke up the game.
His triple with the bases filled count.
ed all OF the SoN runs
Again the Cubs tied II in the fourth
game. Miner Brown gave the third
fraight exhibition Of marvellous pitch.
ms Like Walah. he allowed only
.wo hits and won. TO 0, when Evers
singled over Chance In ths seventh