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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
RIVAL PITCHERS IN BIC SERIES
COMPARE FAVORABLY IN ABILITY
One Pitching Staff Is just Good Another in the
Opinion of an Eastern Writer Cicotte Has a Good
Match in Schupp, Sallee or Benton, While the
Remainder of the Staff Are Evened Up.

10 believe that McGraw's men WI
find the White SOX pOrtslders more
dangerous than their right-handers.
And don't overlook the fact
that Russell and Williams are
just aS good as the best port
siders IN the National League, for
the pair OF them trimmed Boston
consistently all summer. feat
which Is n feather IN any pitchers
cap.
The White Sox. on the other mitt,
have been trimming some OF the
crack American League fork-handers
consistently all season. Pitching fig
ures up 10 the fifth Of September
showed that out Of a total Of So
pOrtsiders in the American League,
Chicago won "a games and lost but
Il. a record which speaks for Itself IN
sizing up what Rowland maui
wielders can do TO porr-side pitchinE-
Love. Ruth, B0ehling. KoOk. stan
Coveleeskie and Mogridse have al
felt the poWe- OF Chicago bats. The
last two named had failed TO win a
game from the White SoX up TO the
date aforementioned and had lost
kline games between them
II this showing f. an Indication
OF what may be expected from
ROvvlnmdis men in the fall classic,
there Is trouble ahead for Benton
SchuBp and Sallee. who, with
Perritf, viii compose the quar-
tet from which McGruW viii
most likely select his worlds
series performers.
Perritt is a riEht-hander. and his
pitching has been a feature OF tbs
closing weeks Of the Giant drive
down the home stretch But the
others are sideWheelers. and the most
consistent pitchers on the Giant starr.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

IEW YORK. Sept. 22--There Is
nothing consistent in trying TO
J. Y dope out what the pitchers will
do IN a short series Of games. such as
the coming worlds series between the
Giants and White SOx-
To say that the pitching staff OF
either club VIII excel is guess work
at best. for the Giant and White sox
hurlers have never been opposed on
the mound. and what they have &C
complished in their own leagues can
not be ;aken as a basis for tiguri,nlg s
what may be expected OF them m l--e
bie October classic, because pllchers
the best Of them-are as tickle as
But Il Il interesting to compare
the work Of the rival teams
HEainst left hand pitching. be-
cause Ieft-handers are going 20
figure uuite prominently In the
mig games unless present signs
T5s White sox. Of course. may be
evnected 10 play their heaviest stack
on Eddie Cscotte, who IS rlgnt-
banded fog BALI merchant fsel
Faber. who has been going greal
guns for the SoN Of late, IS also IlsLL--
handed But the Giants are gener-
aIlv stronger against right-nanc
pitching than they are against NE
southpaws. and for this reason Rus
sell and Williams. the best SoulnpaW
bets on Clarence ROwland.s starr,
NAV be expected TO get a call 10 NE
mound II Cicotte is beaten IN ne
opening game, which he is practically
sure TO pitch 49,, g. 49,,
c.9sr+q mat thew have three Of the
hest Ieft-hauded pitchers in the NJ
tional League on their own star
outside OF Rixey. Cooper. vaughn
NfarGuard and Nehf. the Giant trio
BENTON. Schupp and Sallee-doninat 2
he ranks Of topnotch portsiders IN
Are Old league. and the Giants nave
them on their own side. OF the fence;
The records show that Natcnal
7 aar7fe southpaws have been a bug
near 10 ATcGraW's team for the on L
Standing member OF the sideW nsel-
srs in Governor Tener's circuit hao
won II and lost IS games against the
Giants up 10 Sept 3
n these figues can be taken as N
ir9ication Of New YOrks SLrene N
AGAINST Ieft-handers. il is REASONABLE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

1HEN the critics select the
AH king Of National league third
w basemen at the end OF the
baseball season, Heinie Groh, a Wis
consin ball player, guardian OF the
near corner for the Cincinnati Reds,
viii be sure TO receive honorable
mention. The diminutive infielder,
whose playing has been an important
factor in the success OF Mathewson's
club. may not be the greatest third
baseman in the pastimes but he is one
OF the best.
Recently many experts have COM
pared his work with that Of Heinie
Giants, who this season is conceded
TO be the peer OF all third sackers-
Groh has developed rapidly in the
last few seasons
Not only have his batting and
fielding been Of assistance to the
Reds in their drive toward the
top, but his Eeneralship has fig
ured prominently in the ssinSide
play" o. the infield, the other
members of which are Hal Chase.
at first; Davey Shean, ut second,
and Billie kOpf, at short.
The little star OF the Reds was
born IN Rochester, y Y. in 1853. and
acquired his early baseball training
on the sand lots OF that city. Groh
played with many clubs in that neigh
borhOOd during his youth. He took
up the game because he preferred
baseball TO any other line Of endeavOr.
7 didn't become q ball player be-
cause 1 liked a life OF ease" he re-
marked in recounting the circum-
stances OF his entrance into the game
AS a matter OF fact. a ball players
life is not a bed Of roses. It entails
much hard work
las far back as I am able 10 re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
the rival clubs against right or
Ipff-hnuded uftchfn=.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

the rival clubs against rlEhl OF
Ieft-handed pitching.
There is loyalty among anne 60
and National League teams In the
way OF pulling for their respective
pennant winners 70 cop the world
series. Tor the winning team brings
prestige to its league. For THIS rea-
son teams that have been rivals OF
Tho Giants and White SoX all season
should be expected to do their BIT IN
the way OF lending helping hand as
soon as the pennants were settled De
yond a doubt
The hest way in which these teams
co1Ild possibly aid the pennant win
uers is the use of White SON or Giant
tactics on the field in so lar as pos
sible during the fading days OF the
season The use Of pitchers who can
put up as nearly as possioIe Jne klll1
Of pitching that each Of the Two
worlds series entrants viii have 70
face in October is q line along Wnlcn
the two leagues can greatly aid Ihe-I
rh7mnious and for this reason the
closing series of the season in which
the Giants and SON compete are on
interest TO the bug who IS trying 10
pick a winner IT.
lTcGraw. for instance, will want MS
team 10 face IS much left-hand pitch
ing as possible. for the New YORK
club has not been strong against
SOurhpaWS-
The White SOx. though they
have shown to better advantnEe
than the Giants against Ofthnnd
fingers, viii also want all the
practise they can get against
Ieff-hauders. because Of the facr
that the greatest strength IN Ne
Grrvv'g pitching staff is ce1tcFed
in his trio OF OuthpuWs-bentonr
SchupQ and SalleC-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
CITY EIGIjERS WILL RENEW
FIGHT FOR PENNANT SUNDAY

fnrSfon club even with the return
of Fisher is not considered
strong enough to give the bakers
a stiff hattie.
The surprise OF the last few weeks
has been the showing Of the weston
team, and II is small wonder tnat
manager Bill Pelphrey is predicting
that his team cannot get worse than
second place in the race With Soto
in form the Books are also to be
heard from. hOw-aver; but as this
Young twirler will be absent sunday
afternoon. due to an engagement IN
Hot Springs, the chances Of a Gomez
victory seem TO be very light This
team has defeated COneau- the Purity
soldier star. twice this season
though. and Gomez is confident that
his men can repeat the performance
if they play anything like their old
form
The Purities will take the field in
bad shape Sunday. unless some ar
rangeuent has been made by mana
ger Davis to strengthen his team. as
a result Of the leaving Of Roy Davis,
Al Talbot and II. Gomez
Davis and Gomez were called
to the coIors and left for Camp
Travis. while Talbot is going
back to school. The Books are
nIso weakened. 50 the fans can
look for n good game.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
COMMISSION SETS
PLAYER LIMIT

Cincinnati. o., Sept 22.-The ma
tiOnal baseball commission has de-
cided that the following players and
none others will be eligible to par
ticipate in the world series games:
Chicago American league team ;
Rowland. manager; Benz. Byrne, L.
Collins. John Collins. Cicotte, Dan
forth. Faber, Felsch. Gandl, Has
brook. Jackson. Jenkins, Jourdan,
Liebold. Lynn, Murphy, McMullin.
Risberg. Russell. Schalk, Scott,
Weaver, Williams. WOlfgang and
Gleason (coach).
New York National league club.
McGraw. manager; Anderson. Benton,
Baird. Burns, Demaree, Fletcher, Glib
son. HOlke. HerZOg. kaufL Lobert
McCarty. Murray. Onslow. Perritt,
Robertson, Bariden, Smith. Sallee.
Schupp. Tesreau. Thorp. Wilhoit and
Zimmerman
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

lew YORK. Sept. 22.-The
NJ Giants and White Sox are put
= y ting on the finishing touches
in preparation for worlds series
For the past week or so the two
teams have been "prepping for the
biE blue-ribbon event which means
so much TO the winner-both club
ard leaeue-and with scouts camping
on the trail Of each team to pick up
pointers which will be helpful in the
october classic, and the rival mana
gers grooming pitchers and batsmen
<or the struggle, the baseball fan Is
busilv irving to pick the winner.
The picking OF n winner Is
difftcuIt task, for when one re-
mem hers that n base hit. an error
n wild pitch or n hone play on
either side may eventually decide
the battle, there Is no consistent
method to follow.
The Giants are a powerful team
among q comparatively poor lot III
the National League, Inc W me ~
are TIE best Of a fast set OF American
League teams. and yet the margin nE
which these two Dennant winners viii
eventually lead their respective IleIls
Will not be vastly different Wneh lhe
races come TO close.
FOR this reason the baseball en-
thusias- who sits down 20 dope out
the big series should consider every
angle carefully before making ms
Il is argued. in favor Of Chicago,
that the work OF the White SoN IN
winning the championship by nearly
the same margin that the Giants viii
win in the National League, STANDS
out as a strong point IN favor o.
Eowland's men, because they nave
had the stiffest opposition.
Yet supporters OF the AicGraT- en-
try will counter with the argument
that the Giants have been so conf
dent all season that they did not play
at ton speed. especially early IN the
race. and that because they lacked
hot connection they were content 70
swing along at an easy gait and nolq
the comfortable lead they hau
zmassed in mid-season-
Both angles are worth while
thinking over, but there are
Others. and perhaps the most IN
rr-estinE Of all f. study Of the
strong points and WeHkueEses or
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
KID WILLIAMS
WANTSAFIGHT
The Former Bantamweight
Champion Wants to Meet
Man Who Defeated Him.

Philadelphia. Pa. Sept. 22.-There is
no denying the fact that the ring
fans Of America are eager 10 see
Pete Herman, Of New Orleans. and
Kid Williams. OF Baltimore, in an
other championship BATTLE battle
Of IS or 20 rounds in which the result
will be so decisive as to leave no
room for doubt There are many OBJ
stacles in the way Of such contest
but the chief one has been removed
The writer was the third man IN the
ring in both championship contests
They were held in New Orleans Both
went the fun 20 rounds.
In the first the decision was a
draw At the end Herman felt he
had been wrOnged- At the END OF
20 rounds Of sensational mining IN
the second bout the New Orleans boy
was awarded the deelslon,. IL e. CARED .Iiit
with 10 the worlds championship title
Williams and his manager say they
were robbed A few 'pikers," who
had lost money on the contest, agreed
with Williams manager
Now IL is up to Williams Tor the
third match and TO prove TO the ring
world that he is the master Of Her
man.
Herman has repeatedly told the
writer that he win box Williams %
or % rounds in Baltimore at us
pounds ringside with any reputable
man outside OF , Baltimorean as
referee
sam Harris, representing the Amer
lean Athletic club, viii offer a purse
satisfactory to Herman for the bout
So now Il is VI TO Williams and his
manager to make good their boast or
else confess 10 the public that they
are fearful Of the result and that Her
man IS the master Of the Baltimore
''bantamweiEht"
New York, sos: Groh. Cincinnati. sos;
Burns. New York. 500; Carey, Pitts
burEh. .297: Cruise, st. Louis, .296;
Without. New York. .296; blacksmith,
St. Louis. .295; Wheat Brooklyn. -295.
Leading pitchers participating in
aHrnHn Games
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
Fletcher Says Giants
Are Not Worrying

According to a recent state
ment credited to Artie Fletcher,
shortstop OF the Giants, McGraw's
men are not worrying over what
Chfcago's pitchers may be able TO
do to them by the use Of the
shine ball" which they have
been credited with using so sue
cessfully iB the American league
this summer
AS far as 7 know" said
Fletcher, "the shine ball has
never come in for more than
casual comment among the play
ers on our club. and none OF the
boys are worrying over IL.
81 guess the shine bali has been
confined strictly to the American
league. At least, we haven't run
M against IL in our league, that
I know Of. From what hear, il
is more like q splitter than any
thing else, and We've faced
plenty OF spitball pitching"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
CINCHES
REMNANT CLAIMS

Boston. Mass. Sept 22--ChicaEo
made its capture OF the 1917 Amerl-
can league pennant certainty III
day by defeating Boston
Should Boston win all its remain
ing 70 games and Chicago lose all the
eight contests scheduled for it, the
final standing OF the teams would
show Chicago leading by half a game
as follows;
Clubs. Won Lost
chicago ------.--. - %
Boston o. .---.---.-..----S %
The hitting OF catcher Ray Schalk
was the biggest single factor in the
clinching Of the flag and in assuring
the west its first world series since
1910. Urban Faber Of Chicago pitched
perfect ball for six innings. having
decidedly the better Of Leonard OF
Boston.
Hooper's triple and Barry's single
IN the seventh. with none out scored
Boston's one run
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
DICKERSON IS
AGAINST RULE

President Dickerson OF the Western
league says his league will not sub
nit to the ruling Of the National
commission that players drafted by
major league clubs viii not be paid
for until IL is assured they have
escaped the army draft and are thus
available The Western league. says
Mr.. DickersOn, will not recognize the
draft Of any player from il unless
the money is paid over forthwith. Oh
very Wen.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

y II is going to be a series Of <
Q left handlers. from present indi- (
0. cations, With the Giants having 4
Q, three southpaws and the Sox (
9 the same number.
. The steadiest OF the New
D York southhanders is Harry (
. Sallee, who might have won a (
. pennant for Clark Griffith's (
> Yankees had the Old Fox given (
. him q chance in the fall Of I
> 1905. The Old Fox didn't and
. Chicago. not New York, won <
. the Johnsonian standard Sal "
Q, never did have such a good (
. season as the present one.
. Rube Benton was made into
. a pitcher by Clark Griffith, (
3 while Fredie Schupp is Nc 4
. Graw's own Workmanship.
> Red Russell, Dave Danforth 4
= and Claude Williams are the
= Sox kithogues. the talent seem
. inEly being Of the opinion that 4
.. Danforth Will not show in the (
. series, and that Rowland viii (
= let Russell, Williams, Faber =
., and Cicotte do the heavy work (
q The theory about McGraW's I
., box choices at present is that 4
. all three Of his left handlers I
., will be thrown into action (
o against the SoX-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
MIKE GARRITY
NAV BUY TEAM

Manager Nike Garrity Of the Port
1s-7J 80, ri The Eastern league is
50 positive that the game viii be a
20 in his circuit next year that ne
wants TO buy the Portland franchise,
putting some one else in charge as
team manager. Portland. II is said,
sborIf broke even on the season and
maybe a little better. New Haven
also made money on the season, 50
That al least two clubs were on the
right side They didn't have 10 spllt
the season either
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
HEINIE GROH, Of CINCINNATI,
IS GREAT FIELDER Of NATIONAL

member I loved to play baseball IN
my youth ! dreamed OF becoming
great pitcher like Amos Ruste, but
nv small stature prevented my ever
becoming a pitcher I did pitch for
some Of the clubs I PLAYED with in my
youngsterhood, however, and made a
pretty good showing at that, but when
] got into faster semi-prOfessionaf cir
cles I abandoned the pitching and be-
came an infIelder. and since then I
have played every position on the in
field. even giving 2 hand at first base
on occasion
aNIy faTorife position however,
Is third base. and / am doing my
utmost at that post to help the
Reds keep up in the race this
season.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

In the National league, Roush Of
Cincinnati with an average Of -3iZ has
an IS point lead over Roger HOrnsby
Of St Louis, who is second Three
members Of the New York club. kautt
Burns and Wilhoit are among the
ten leading batters. Kauff, being third
with 308.
Burns. Of New York. the leading
scorer. brought his total TO 80 and
Carey Of Pittsburg. increased his
mark in base stealing TO 20. The
record Of l. home runs hung up by
Cravath Of Philadelphia remains out
Of danger
Leading batters: Roush, Cincinnati
$40; Hornsby. St Louis. .524; Kauff
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
BLOOMINGTON TO
REORGANIZE CLUB

Bloomington. which stuck through
thick and thin with the Ihree-A
league. realizing that circuit is dead,
is laying plans TO get in reorgdn-
lied Central league outfit II pro
poses to adopt the Peoria idea OF the
club owned by the fans and already
a movement is under way 10 finance
a club with enough stockholders 10
fiji the grand stand. The first ten
men approached put up $50 each,
making $500 TO start the campaign
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
sox CAN HIT sOUUTHwAPs.
By
BRIGGS

Q sOX CAN HIT sOUUTHwAPs. (
. Can the sox hit left handlers? (
. Read the answer in the box (
. scores
. They certainly ought to be
. able 10 BY this time. for seven
. leaders in the American league :
- have been trying 10 sOurhpaW :
. them TO death this season The :
. records show that the Pale I
. Hose have stacked up against
. port siders in some 70 games
= this year
. Fourteen times have south 4
. paws won decisions over me
. south Siders. kOOb. Mitchell, Z
= Leonard. Ruth and Coumbe (
. each having taken two games
. from the Rowlandites. Plank, I
. Love. Peunock and Harper
= each beat the new champions I
. once; the task OF abating Col I
. Inns. Jackson & Co. was too
. much for Boehling. Anderson, 4
. Cullop and Mogridge-
. The record Of the Sox against I
. the left handlers this year (
. shows they have won IS, lost I
= "A and tied one. Percentage,
. $50.
. The last bunch Of averages
. at hand showed the SOx hitting I
. .25S Now I figure It out that I
= the SOU are cloutinC south
. paws for $50. so Chicago.s
. team really IS able to hit left :
. handed pitching better than Il
. is able to hit right handed :
= twirling.
$AAAAA~AA~<
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

RNOLD c CHICK GANDIL is
a a White Sox cast-off who came
4 = back and made good after
period OF six years.
The Chicken" first came TO the
White sox in 1910. having been sold
to Chicago by the Sacramento club
Of the Pacific Coast league. He
played first base for the Sox in so
percent Of the games that season, but
in September. largely because Of his
weakness at the bat, he was sold to
Montreal, where he stuck until May,
1912, coming back TO the American
league as a member Of the Washing
ton Senators.
GandII's comeback with wash
fnrton was n successful one. for
he ranked with the 500 hitters
during his first two years under
Clark Griffith but In February,
1916, he went 20 the Cleveland
club By the purchase route, and
last year his work with the IN
dams was mediocre.
So when Charley Comiskey MADE
Cleveland an offer for Gandu last
spring he had little trouble in clos
ing the deal. and the wise heads gave
Commy the laugh Cleveland had Sc
cured Louis Guisto, star slugger Of
the Portland club, to fiji Gandifs
shoes and everyone said that Cleve-
land would never miss the -Chlcken-
But Cleveland has missed Gandil ana
Comiskey has profited by having MIN
with the SoX. for although he has MOI
been busting the fences around Ban
Johnson's loop, his all-around playing
has been I'D to the standard.
1t was a lucky day for Gandu when
Comiskey made the deal that took
him back 70 Chicago, for as mem
Der Of the White SoN he VIII get q
cut Of the worlds series melon. and
he is now a member OF team Which
many critics believe viii follow IN
the footsteps OF the fading Red SoN
nv dominating the American league
pennant race for at least another
season
OSCAR chap FELSCH.
white Sex Outftader.l
ASK any rabid Chicago fan who's
the best hitter in the big leagues
and the chances are that he VIII
name Hap Felsch without as much
as batting an eye
The Windy City bug acknowledges
the greatness Of Iyrus Copb, George
sister. Eddie Roush and others, but
in his estimation the nearest bat IN
the majors IS the one welded by the
Milwaukee boy, who came TO the
White Sox from the Brewers in 1913
and has made good as a fence buster
Felsch is the only member OF the
White Sox smuggling crew who has
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
W Tasy IF I Ibsy
American League.

Where They Play Monday.
Chicago at Boston
St Louis at New York
Detroit at Washington
Cleveland at Philadelphia
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

Philadelphia 900 102 0OO-S 10
Batteries: Cleveland. Morton and
Billings. Philadelphia. Schauer, Bush
A. Nsv- yo-l-- R II. E.
St Louis ....... 600 O04 1915 II 3
New York 400 go 32x-9 10
Batteries: St Louis, Sothoron anq
Severoid: New York, Mogridge and
Ruelbach.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
National League.


Where They Play sunday
Brooklyn at Cincinnati
New York at Pittshurg-
Boston at St Louis
Philadelphia at Chicago.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
GIANTS AND S0X ARE FINISHING
IN PREPARATIONS Fob CANES

Teams Are Acquiring World Series Polish, and Both
Are Anxious to Get Into the Fray, and Start as
Soon as Possible; Strong Rivalry Exists Between
Two Clubs, Each Having Many supporters.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
NATInNAL LEAGTE.


At Chicago K Il =
Philadelphia 200 600 02O-t
Chicago 80 -..-O02 600 600
Batteries. Philadelphia. Alexander
and Killifer; Chicago, Douglas and
Dilhoefer-
At Pittsburg- r Il p.
New York ....1O1 Dol 000-5 y
Pittsburg &C.. 200 900 0Ol-l
Batteries: New York, Benton ana
McCarty; Pittsburg, steele ana
Schmidt.
Boston at St Louis; rain and cold
No other games scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At BCuton- r. H E
Chicago 49,. o.. 600 100 600 1-2 O
Boston &C.. 200 900 100 O-l l
Batteries; Chicago. Faber and
Schalk: Boston. Leonard and Thomas
At washington r. II. +.
Detroit -. 400 O2O 1907 10 1
Washington ...-. 900 900 O10-1
Batteries: Detroit. Boland and sta
mage; Washington, Harper and Ain
smith, Clarity.
AT PhiladeiDhia- r II. Z.
Cleveland -. 200 600 O5O-5 10
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

EN YORK, sep, - 7 II
Giants and White Sox are put
+f1q on the finishing touches
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

{ McGraw's men VII
Sox pOrtsiders more
cheir riEhr-handers-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

EW YORK. Sept 22--There IS
. nothing consistent in trying 70
a. 800 -,-r,s+ the nirchers will