The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-01
PICKS WHITE
S0X As WINNER
Expert Has Seen Both Teams in
:. Action and Describes His
Favorite
Ey PAUL PURMAN.

Sox should win the world series.
After watching both the Sex and
Giants in action on several recent
occasions and comparing the TWO
teams by the way they appeared as
they ncared the wire cannot see
where the Giants have more than the
chance of very good luck in winning
In figuring on short series many
things besides plain mechanical play
must be considered as more than cas-
ual possibilities.
Perhaps the most important thing
to consider at this time is the feel
ing of the men on the two CLUBS to-
ward each other.
The White SoX are like big fam
lily. The men all get along we'll with
each other and they like Rowland.
who has never tried to detract credit
from them to help himself along.
will not say there is active dis
sension on the New York club, bu'
/ do know that there is bad feeling
toward Herzog, since he left the club
recently, the men believing that he
deserted at critical time.
will not say that there will be
any open fight on Herzog If he re.
turns, but the feeling will remain and
ball club divided against itself is
in pretty tough luck.
In case Herzog does not rejoin the
CLUB the infield will be greatly weak
ened regardless OF what lineup shifts
McGraW makes.
In either case the situation is not
happy one for New York.
1t also believe that the CLUB that
gets away well will have bg adj
vantage. do not believe it will be
possible to beat the White Sox If
they grab the first two games, and il
will be pretty hard for them to head
the Girinas should McGraw lead off
with two wins.
Even with these considerations if
both clubs are going at top speed
when they strike the classic, it will
be one Of the most brilliant series in
the history of the game, as both clu %
play a more or less open game based
on a terrific attack rather than on
a tight defense, such as marked the
playing of the Red Sox and Athletics
during the last few series.
For this reason, if both clubs are
going well, series of six or seven
games. brilliantly played may be ex!
pected. i
If either team happens to hit a
slump and play raggedly, l believe
1t will be the Giants, club which
often acts badly in a pinch. In that1
case it should be walkaway for the
Sox. ! only mention this as a pos
sibility. \
Mechanically Chicago has the
strongest CLUB. 1t isn't a big margin
but it is, enough to count, although
margins are often overcome in snort
series.
Both clubs have powerful attacks.
There is not weak hitter from
Burns to McCarty on the Giants nor
from l.eibold to Schalk on the Sox. |
Either club, if in it's proper batting
stride is likely to heat any kind OF
pitching i
The Sox have and edge there for
their relief pitchers are more likely
to stop batting streak than Nc.
GraW's. Only a short time ago | saw
McGraW send in his four right hand
ers against the weak Pittsburg club
and everyone with the exception of
Anderson was manhandled shame. |
fully. 4
| believe that McGraw will send
Sallee against the White Sox in the
opening game, relying on the lanky !
southpaw's crossfire to stop the Amer
lean league entry. Cicotte probably
Will start for the Sox, although there
is chance Faoer will be used i'll
Rowland figures he is right. 4
On the second day McGraw is like
ly to come back with southpaw speed
pitching. either Benton or Schupp,
particularly if Sallee is successful.
Russell probably would be RoNland's :
choice in such an event. Il
If the Sox should get to the Giants
best southpaws, McGraw would be in
pretty bad shape, for Perrht is about
the only right haider he can de-
pend upon. II
This is the situation as see it. i
McGraw's difficulties with his in.
field-the possibility of dissension on
the club combined with the more or
less cratic tendencies of his club,
to my mind give the Sox a fair ad-
vantage.
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ARRIVES IN FRANCE