The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-15
CHICAGO IS STRONG ENTRANT
IN The A. |. REMNANT RACE
White Sox Can Go Into Third
Place Today BY Beating the
New York Yankees
PITCHING, STAFF IS THE
III BEST IN THE COUNTRY
Young Faber Is One of the Main
stays of Crew-Ed Walsh
" Is Coming Back

Those demon White Hose by beat.
Ing New York today will 10 into third
place. BY a freak OF the percentage
standings Chicago. by winning from
club in seventh place, will change
places with a club in third place Chit,
cago itself now being fourth.
So closely are Detroit Washington
hid Chicago punched behind Phila-
delphia that no matter whether De.
noit or Washington win in their game
this afternoon. tneN Galatians, II they
win. will 20 ahead OF the loser at
Washington.
The table for the three teams will
be as follows IL the White SoX win
and the Tigers win
Detroit ,.... ". IS l.. 81 Pct 554
Chicago ...... W. ~ l.. 36 Pct .544
Washington 30. W, A5 l.. 81 Pct 5Ss
The table for the three teams will
be as follows il the White SoX win
and the Tigers lose.
Eashington ". = / g Pc, s59
Detroit ..,.... ". IS l.. 50 Fct. $40
That the White Sox have 10 be reck.
oned with in the pennant battle Is con.
ceded. With Ed Walsh looking some.
what like the iron man of old now the
White Sox have one Of the greatest
pitching staffs IN the history OF base
ball.
While outside Of the pitching stan
the baseball fan would hesitate to sin
gle out any of the team as real stars
II can be, set down. as positive that
this aggregation is even now one or
the best balanced and most aggres
sive teams in the American league
E II has the best pitching stan in its
history and perhaps the greatest OF all
Callahais twirlers is Red Faher, prac-
ideally unknown 20 baseball till this
wear, yet now ranking as one OF the
greatest in the game Some few weeks
ago Faber accomplished the note
worthy feat OF holding the Athletics
10 one scratch hit in nine innings
Since that time he has come with a
rush and he promises 10 he the sen
sation OF the year At the present
tire he is doing the stunt previously
enacted by Big Ed Walsh and Walter
johnson.
( AT the critical moment when his
run edge he Is jumped in by Callahan
and he never fails 10 hold his oppon.
ents safe.
Next in effectiveness comes Butch
err Benz. who has pitched one no-hit
game this season and couple OF one,
hit games. Also this great hurting
STAFF reckons Jim Scott, Eddie Cicotte,
Lefty Russell and a couple OF young
!, q
pinch
4 But with Benz Faber, ctCotte; Scott,
Russell and Walsh ready 10 work in
turn there is little chance for the
Youngsters getting into game except
at very remote periods
~ Behind the bat one Of the finest
in the land performs.
Ray Schalk. great last year but even
greater this season, a splendid re-
deliver a hrainy youngster, an accur-
late thrower and fine batsman.
Iaclipses anybody else in this position
So clever is Schalk that another first
rate performer-Red Kuhn-gets lit
De chance 10 work
With Fournier improving in his
work every day the Sox possess a bet
ter than average infeld Blackburne
has at last come into his own and his
batting. baserunning and fielding
have cut a big figure in the teams
recent remarkable showing Weaver
the captain, Is even excelling Black
burne, and clever substitute in Ber
ger can jump in and take either mans
place.
AT third Is young Breton, a civil en-.
gfneer and recent graduate Of the Uni.
lversity OF Illinois So well does Gala.
han think OF him that he jumped him
irto Alcock's place before he had at.
timed his diploma and even whom
the team Was starting 10 win Breton
was grinding away at his final exam.
nations.
In the outfeld the present trio are
performing admirably There are few
better ball players in the country than
John Collins, the right fielder. He Is
a consistently hard hitter. q fair base
runner and fine ground coverer. He
throws well also. and his all-around
work has been big factor In the
team success Ping Bodie. not the
heetest OF foot but a clever fielder and
az times an exceptionally hard hitter
Is holding his job down regularly. In
Ray Demmitt the White Sox have a
very efficient left fielder and n hard
hitter.
Furthermore within short time
young Chappelle, the high-priced ball /.
player purchased from the association /
last summer, is expected to report 4
Misfortune has attended this players
career In the major league and a
severe case OF blood poisoning nearly I
cost him leg this spring He has |
now recovered from the ill-effects OF
that malady and H. now slowly getting
INTO shape. When he does get into
Uniform and into the game the Gala.
han tribe VIII look more formidable
than ever
Very Unusual
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