Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-06
MANAGER JONES NOT
AFRAID OF THE CUBS

CHICAGO. ILL.,, October 6-Now that the
American League championship has been
practically won by the White Sox. the fol-
lowing forecast of the worlds series by
Manager Fielder Jones. who will lead the
Sox in the coming Homeric contest which
Will determine the base ball championship
of the world, will be read with interest.
That this feat Of winning a pennant Is not
the easiest task in the world Is demon
strated by look at the Sox leader. His
face Is drawn and he is below his average
playing weight. His eyes are sunken and
ashen circles mark hours of worry and
trouble. But Jones' eyes are not listless. but
snap and CLEAN at you like two ponia I'd
points, sharp and true.
When asked what he thought of the Soxs
chances against the Cubs in the coming
struggle, Jones said:
SO well matched are the Sox and Cubs as
10 management methods and individual
callber that no man can now justly proclaim
the superior team and pick the final win
ner in advance. There will be profit and
glory for all of us in the SERIES and I am
sure all my boys want to see it fought for
manfully and decently. The event is the su-
preme one of base ball and there should be
no outbreak against the dignity of the
game.
1t may not seem the best taste in the
world to make prediction as to the final
outcome of the series in advance but I
want to do little foretelling.
All through the latter part of this cam
paign there have been large number of
people pulling for Cleveland to win the
pennant Mind you. after the Sox demon
strated that they were the masters Of every
other team in the A. L., a large number of
enthusiasts wanted to see Cleveland win
tne pennant because they figured that they
would be better representatives than us
fellows
Where do they get that dope? Chicago
Is the best team and has proved it in bait
a nf fha ho.,f
l.. are sorry to see us the pennant winners.
Most of them are figuring that just be-
cause the Cubs beat US in the post-season
series last year four games to one. they
VIII nave another easy time with US in the
championship series. But will they?
The statistics of the Sox-Cubs series of
last year will prove. 1 think. that we made
more runs off the Cubs pitchers than we
did in any series before or since Lundgren
was lucky to get away with the first game
We slapped him hard. Reulbach lasted Just
one inning In the second game, and right
then he was the star pitcher of the Cubs
Brown. who succeeded him. did not do
much better. and we won that game. IA
I'VE hammered Jake Weimer in the
third game. but were beaten. 3-2. Lundgren
and Reulbach twirled the fourth game and
we got ten hits and a beating 8-5. being
nosed out in the sixth and seventh innings
The fifth and deciding game we lost 1875
but We got eleven hits OF Weimer and
Brown.
Our pitchers were in miserable condition
during the fall season last year. whereas
the Cubs twirlers were in fine physical
shape. This year everything is different and
all my boxmen are fit and ready to battle
in just such a supreme event as the world
championship.
I'VE have had lot to contend with dur
ing the season. and those prone to criticise
must remember that we were working un-
der difficulties and have not had full team
In the field since Labor day. Things at last
are beginning to break better. and 1 imag-
Inc l can see the sunbeams bursting
through the clouds.
so. 1 have hopes of going into the
worlds championship series in better shape
than we have been for some time or at
least In better condition than we were when
we last stacked up against the Cubs And
II we do, we will win for the present Chi
cago A. L. team. man for man. and col
lectively. is one Of the strongest aggrega-
tons ever gathered together.
Socially. they are clean, honest and
loyal, and 1 desire to reiterate again that
the interests of the A. L. are better con-
served In their hands than they could be
If in the keeping of any other club"