The Washington times., 1917-10-01

and in forgetting many of the bad
little tricks he picked up in the Fed
League.
This season he Is q lot better ball
player than he ever was before, al
though a comparative study OF fig
ures would seem to indicate he had
slipped bit. The difference is in the
class. and not in the player. He is
better this year than he was last,
even during the Giants sensational
spurt late last year. and undoubtedly
the class OF, the National League is
much higher now.
KaufI Sometimes OVereOnfIdent.
Kauff still has some bad habits
throwing the ball to the wrong spot,
for instance. and delaying his return
throw at times with no reason at all,
nor any play in sight. He probably
will not do such things in a worlds
cries, however, % we may count
that out entirely. These are faults
Of carelessness or OF overconfidence.
II Kauff has q fault It is overcon-
fidenee. and IL Is going to be inter
esting 10 study these two men in the
coming series because OF the vast diff
ference in their temperaments. Felsch
is an easy going, seemingly careless
fellow who makes little show, and
never seems to get excited. Kauff is
the "cocky" type OF ball player, bub-
bling over with confidence in himself
and seemingly absolutely certain that
a brass band ought to precede him.
All other things being equal, which
would you consider the better man
in a trying, nerVe-rsckins series. II
anyone is to make breaks, the
chances are that Kauff will be the
one. His temperament Is of the kind
that does not give the best results
under a strain, or before great
crowds. Nervousness is one OF the
things that were omitted from
Felsch's make up.
1t is in the attack that these men
count most. In the series Kauff stands
handicapped before the start because
1t is certain he will have difficulty
in hitting Cicotte, who is exactly the
kind of pitcher Kauff doesn't hit.
One the other hand, II McGraw re-
lies upon Schupp and Sallee to a
large extent, as he seems certain to
do, Felsch will have all the advant-
age, because that is the style OF
pitching he hits very well. and SalIee
is the kind he hits for long drives
down the alleys. He is a solid driv-
er, especially when he connects with
a left handlers fast ball, and his hits
are natural" that is, terrific drives
down the grooves between the fields,
not along the base lines.
This season Felsch has hit all
kinds OF pitching, s-nd his hits have
been timely. Perritt would trouble
him considerably and a Ieft-hander
with a slow ball might check him
up.
Once on first the men are about
equal, although in this series. Kauff
is a BIT more liable to pull off some
thing on the bases. His cockiness
and habit OF taking chances will
keep the White Sox defense worried
all the time. Felsch never will wor-
ry the Giants. If he goes, he goes
Unexpectedly and his success has
been largely due to the fact that no
one suspected him Of 1t.
There is enough difference be-
tween the men, in favor of Felsch,
to offset New York's superiority in
lef field, and IL looks asiif the quss-
tion of superiority in the outfields
rests with the right fielders. We
will take up the study of those to-
mOrrow-and there we will find a
complication which may affect all
our figures. The managers figure
heavily In the right field question,
and we will be compelled to figure
on them, as well as on the mechani-
cal abilities and the temperaments
of the players.
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