The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-07-23
BASEBALL EXPERT
PICKS WHITE SDx
Chandler D. Richter Points Out
Why Comiskey's Men Should
Win Pennant

the Chicago White SOx to win the Am
eriean League pennant. In discussing
their chances1 he writes as follows In
the Philadelphia Sporting Life:
Every American League club has
made its appearance in this city and
there Is little doubt in the minds of the
fans but what the White Sox will win
the American League championship in
canter. Perhaps this feeling is due
largely to the fact that the SOx de-
feated the Athletics so easily, or be-
cause Eddie Collins is a member of
the Chicago club, but the fact remains
that no team in either league looked as
good in this city as the White Sox. 1t
looks just like the Athletics did in
1913, and unless the pitching staff
cracks badly, the Tigers have but lit.
tie chance of beating Rowland S team.
Boston Red Sox showed great i'm.
Provement In their last trip to this city,
but they did not even shape up with
Rowland 3 team. Before they appeared
here the fans were under the impress
sion that the Tigers wee a different
ball club than that which finished in
the second division last season, but
aside from the unusual brillianey OF
Obj, who Is apparently working for
the team this season, there is nothing
about the Detroit club to Inspire fear for
tue White Sox or Red Sox. Detroit has
grand outfield and quite shOrtstop
in DOME Bush, but the rest of the team
Toes not measure up to championship
caliber as we have seen it here. The
| inteld is one of the weakest in the ma.
jOr leagues, and seems to possess but
little strength extensively. Cobb, Craw.
ford and Veach are three hard and con.
sistent hitterss but when this trio fails
to hit, the Tigers are easy. The catch.
ing staff is by no means strong as
Stanage is not as good as he was
few years ago, and the pitching staff is
erratic. COvaleske is the most consist
ent performer of the staff and he has
always proven easy for certain clubs.
Dauss and Dubuc Good
"Dauss and Dubuc are good twirlers,
but the rest of the staff is weak unless
a recruit comes through with sensa.
tional string of victories. Three pitch
ers can easily win pennant for good
hitting ball club, as Stallings nlustrat.
ed in 1914, but the three Detroit pitch
ers do not shape up well when eompar-
ed TO James, Rudolph and Tyler in their
1914 form, and they have stronger OPP
position than the Boston trio had last
season. AS stated before, one series
does not decide a championship, but the
Tigers must improve fifty per cent TO
finish ahead of either Boston or Chica.
60.
"The Red Sox are bound to be dan
gerous if the pitching staff gets
Strengthened out, but the race is almost
half over without any sign of consist.
ent pitching except from Foster. Joe
Wood has twirled several beautiful
games for the Red Sox, but according
to reports from the Hub city, Wood :
arm is still far from right, and he must
be carefully nursed and used but one
day a week for him to be as effective
as he was three years ago. On the
other hand, the White Sox pitching
staff is wonderful. Rowland has five
twirlers in perfect shape, each being a
star who can be depended upon at all
times. There is no other staff in the
country that can boast of FIVE perform
ers who class with Faber, Scott, Benz,
CicOtte and Russell for consistently
brilliant work, and Rowland also has
WOltgang, klepfer and Walsh, any one
of whom may come through just when
they are needed most. Ed. Walsh has
rejOined the team and claims to have
regained his Old-time form.
No Pitching Worries
"This is extremely doubtful, but
Walsh can "cOme back" strong enough
to get an occasional good day TO tide
the rest of the staff over when the
double headers start coming thick and
fast, the White Sox will not have the
pitching worries of Detroit and Boston.
The Tigers are likely TO be hit very
hard by dOuble-headers, owing to the
lack of pitching strength, excepting in
Jennings three stars. Boston and De
trOit each POSSESS wonderful Outfield,
while the White Sox outfeld is general
ly considered of untried caliber, but
from what they have shown to date,
Fetch, Roth and John Collins compare
favorabIy with any of them. There is
always that chance that young ball
players who hit hard when they break
in, have some bad weakness which is
discovered by pitchers throughout the
circuit and their hitting stops, but both
Roth and FeIch are free swingers who
are evidently natural embbers. In the
games played here, Manager Mack
worked on them from every angle, but
still he could not stop them. After the
first game. Connie had figured Felch
RIGHT field hitter and Bush started
pitching inside to him. The first time
up against Bush, Feleh popped up and
Connie was certain that he had discoV
cred the Weakness of the Milwaukee
"'""""" hut ~ his next appearance at
the plate, Bush pitched inside and
Felch slammed home run into the left.
heId bIearhers with the bases full. On
Saturday they tried curved balls out
The appeal taken from the district
court in the case of II. Hackfeld L.
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