The Washington times., 1925-05-06
WHITE SOX
: FANSARE
EAGER
Demand Early Seat Sale for
Coming Appearance OF
World Champions
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER,
sports Editor. The Times.

0y LOOlO As OOOUAEASS
Sports Editor. The Times.
30 insistent has been the de-
mand for reserved seats among
White Sox fans wishing to see
the series starting in Chicago
Friday by the world champion
Griffmen that the club opened
It's ticket sale yesterday at the
Hub, Jackson boulevard and State
street, the downtown office of the
organization. Tickets for the en-
tire series Of four games were
placed on sale, following such de-
mAnds from hundreds Of fans
whose letters have been pouring
IA upon the clubs for days.
Eddie Collins success in whip
ping his team into winning form,
coupled with the well-known
popularity of the world cham
pions, has stirred Chicago fans
deeply. The entire South Side is
abIaze with baseball fervor.
Believing the White Sox danger.
Gus rivals for early second hon1rs
in this flag race, Bucky Harris IS
planning to send his steadiest and
most elective fingers to the box
in those coming four contests.
Johnson Mogridge, Zachary and
Ruefher will get the ball against
the Sox and If they live up to past
form the world champions should
&C least break even with the home
brigade.
Little Ike Davis, who once had
n &EsOn v-s4kla GvseRHvSa..S ~-R.@wa
fresh from the Virginia League,
has apparently plugged that hitl-
erto yaWning gap at shOrtstOp
SoR the White SOx. With the esti.
mlable Collins beside him, Davis
ID fielding Ike . demon.
Faber, Robertson and Ted Blank
enship are pitching excellent BAN
this spring, despite much cold
weather. Indeed, the other day
Faber came within an ace OF pitch
ing no-nit game, some stunt for.
an old bird like him. AS a team
the White Sox are working TO-
gether as one man, which explains
their fine stride away from the
line.
The world champions depart to-
night at $50 o'clock for Chicago,
Afternoon. Their headquarters viii
be the hotel ooper-Carlton on the
lake front at Fifty-first street and
the outlook IL for much merrymak-
ing during their stay. The Griffs
have many friends In Chicago who
Ike to call on the boys and chat
baseball.
Walter johnson goes after the
Boston Red Sox today in the third
and last game of this series, and IL
ID possible that either Howard
Ehmke or Jack Quinn will oppose
Washington's ace. The Red Sox,
swamping the champions yesterday,
Q TO 4, want the odd victory and
win make every effort to humble
old Barney and the titleholders ne-
fore hiking to Detroit tonight.
Rudy KaIIio, some years ago
with the Detroit Tigers, twirled
for the Red SOx until he began
realizing his prosperity I'm the
eighth inning. Then he was der.
riclEed In . hurry by the nervous
Mr. F0hl to have Alex. Ferguson
stop the champions in his Gus
tOmary style. Until he blew up
KalliO had pitched fine ball.
Geor9e Mogrldge, carrying two
prayers and q glove. was shelled
from the hill in the second inning.
He took his glove away with him
after three runs were in and bases
'Jammed. It just didn't happen to be
= good day for the slender south.
paw.
Vean Gregg came along and forced
one run over before Boone's two
bagger scored a couple more. Then
he disposed Of the next two, leaving
the Bostoniane six runs to the good
and the fans quite disgusted
Harry Kelley. the nineteen.vear-old
Memphis hurler, was bumped for a
single. two doubles and a pass.
netting the Red Sox three more runs
IN the fourth.
A double by BucIxy Harris, with
ooslin's triple. gave the Griffs a
run in the fourth, and then they
relapsed until the eighth. when they
drove KalliO to the clubhouse. Lei
bold led off with a single Harris
doubled and Rice tripied. Fright
ened lest the champions put on one
of their famous rallies and grab
the gelt. Fohl hurried Ferguson 10
the mound and, though Judge
brought Rice over with a single.
the rally died. never to come to life
again.