The Cordova daily times., 1917-09-22
G UP r OR THE WORLD'S
 SERIES
(By United Press)

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 baseball has ever seen since the erup- ton that shattered the Athletics will be seen in opposed action when the Giants and White Sox mingle in the worlds series. Each Is balanced at second base by fast thinker. a speedy, certain fielder and veteran of hard-fought championship games. Eddie Collins, prince of the second sacke.s is field captain for the White SoS. Charley Herzog, McGraw's vet eran of many campaigns. holds down the same job on the Giants.
 Man for man. compared from every angle. the White Sox have an edge at infieldlng, despite the comparison that is always being made between McGraw's quintet and the slugging bunch that once performed for Con nie Mack. Infields of the s1O0.o00 sort have gone out of fashion since Mack used his axe. but the nearest approach to it since has been the aggregation thrown into the pennant fight by Chas comiskey.
 Gandil and Holke at first base com pare closely, despite Gandil's experi- |ence and an old reputation for heavy hitting, Like all the White Sox of former years and present days, Gan dil's heavy bat has been lost. He is Hstill hitting them regularly as is one fof the games most dangerous pinch batsmen. but his 300 average has gone. Holke is the same sort of hit. ter. but Is more youthful. Their field ling offers nothing to favor either man. Each is steady under fire.
 Comparisons never offered more in 5a worlds series than the respective smerits of Charley Herzog. Giant sec |ond baseman, and Eddie Collins, the Brilliant second baseman of the White Sox, A terrific hitter. speedy base .runner, brilliant fielder, and lightning |shinker, Collins stands out as the greatest second baseman the game .has ever known. Even now. after peiao0 of batting depression, the for mer wonder of the old Athletics, Is striding into 300 form with vim that holds nothing good for the Giant pitchers.
 Like all the great batsmen, Collins work with the mace is natural. Hitting left handed pitching is only slightly more of task for him than smashing the right handlers. McGraw's trio of sterling southpaws will have little ef- feet on his average, provided he plays in championship form. Collins has been accused this year of slowing up as fielder and of playing stupid base ball. but this charge may be classed with the declaration that Ty Cobb was slipping. Ty slipped into the Ameri' can leagues batting leadership.
 In Herzog the Giants have a second baseman the equal of Collins as fielder and thinker. The clash of wits between this pair should be fully as interesting as the battle of bats. Herzog's batting falls far below Col lins mark however, and it hardly can be said he exercises the same judg ment in base running.
 The best baseball in Herzogs Ca reer will come out in the forthcoming series, if the injury to his back does not prevent. He is purely a fighter. The short series will bring every ounce of effort from his nervous body. At shortstop the Giants have the edge in experience, fielding ability and hit ting. Fletcher's hitting will carry him over the rough spots where Risberg might stumble. Fletcher's fielding. likewise. tops that of the coast gradu- ate, mainly because he is more ceT- tain of himself.
 Risberg speeializes in long hitting He has been hailed a coming nation1l star but hasn't yet attained that form. It was his acquisition, however, that supplied the championship form foI White Sox.
 In Buck Weaver and Heinie Zimmer- man it is difficult to reach basis or comparison. The men are vastly diff ferent. Weaver is undoubtedly the bet l ter, faster fielder, and faster thinker. Zimmerman's aggressiveness, heavy hitting and personality give him an
 edge over many infielders.
 Zimmerman's batting punch, com bined with that of Benny Kauff, will
 he the main reason for bets on the
 Sox. He is playing the best ball Of
 his career and is holding his temper. Weaver is generally conceded to be
 the best third baseman in the Ameri-
 can league. He is a good pinch hitter
 fair base runner and brilliant fielder,
 but given to cratic throwing. I