The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-15
Probabilities Are That Trenches In
France VIII b. Like Sunday
School Picnic In
Comparison.
BOTH TEAMS WILL FIGHT
Giants Have Learned That the Sox
Can Fight Uphill and the Sox
Are Determined to Crush
Nationals Today.
IBy H. c. Hamilton. United Press !

TBy H. C. Hamilton. United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK. Oct. ia squad or
bombers, two or three expert bayonet
men or tank of liquid fire would be
popular at the polo grounds today
Either the Giants or White Sox
would gladly assign the bombs or
bayonet men to the infield and put
the LIQUID fire tank in the outer gar
denH to spray the base Lines, as they
Nv at each other in this sixth game
for the worlds baseball title.
The New York weather man did
his best in offering fit day for the
big battle. The sun was smiling
down from a sky barely hecked with
clouds. The chill of last week had
departed.
II a pitcher is knocked out this
afternoon he may blame it on the
weather, in that the climate after the
arctic Saturday in Chicago affected
his elbow, bat otherwise 1t was
perfect day.
There's going to be spirit in to-
DAVIS game-real fighting spirit.
Both Giants and Sox returned here
with terrible tales of atrocities they
experienced at the hands of the
enemy in Chicago. The Giants told
of cleaning spikes that came at
them, working end first, as the Sox
went into the bases. The Sox told
OF Fletcher and Herzog pumping
them on the paths. Both teams
breakfasted on raw meat and brim-
stone this morning and II converse
ton counts, a few ambuiances ana
Red Cross nurses might not be am1ss
IN the vicinity of the polo grounds
about two o'clock. 1t is desperate
case for the Giants. They must turn
in victory today. or it's curtains
for them. McGraw is expected to
start Rube Benton, his southpaw
star who shut the SoX out last week,
in an effort to carry the series to
the seventh game.
For this STRUGGLED it occTs-he
will have Ferdie Schupp ready.
The Giants expect Clarence Row
land to send Red F'aber back at them
this afternoon. Faber looked good
during the time he worked Saturday.
The McGrawites have no fear of Red,
but on the other hand the Sox have
every confidence that Faber can wipe
put the defeat he suffered last week
Will Be Real Fight.
Both teams have learned two high
ly important facts since the series
started The Sox have learned that
two games don't make a series. The
Giants have learned that In the
American league a ball game Is mot
considered over until the last man is
out. They grasped this Saturday
when the Sox suddenly rose up after
the Giants figured they should know
they were licked and upended cere-
monies.
The Sox figured the series was
over and talked four straight, after
their two initial victories. Then they
dropped two. AS result they are
not counting today's game won on
the strength of Saturdays victory.
All of which promises a struggle this
afternoon to the last man, the last
ball and the last drop in the water
bucket.
About the hotels there was some
discussion during the morning Of the
possibility of Williams or Reb Rus
sell being given a crack at the Giants
instead of Faber. When Russell is
good, he's awful, awful good and
when he's bad he's rotten. He was
that way Saturday. Williams didn't
look bad Saturday and the dopesters
are including him az a possibility. A
great deal depends on the warm-up
before the game, but If Faber is
right, the greater chances are be-
lieved to be that Rowland will send
him against the New Workers and
endeavor to wind up the series.
Sox FavorFte for Series.
New York made the Giants the
favorites for today's game. But the,
odds were with the Sox for the
series. Five to four was offered that
McGraw would take the contest this
afternoon, but the Sox were favored
for the series at 2k to 1.
The good weather and critical
nature of the clash was expected to
bring out big crowd this afternoon.
The rush was not that of first game
nature, however.
A thin line was waiting early for
the bleachers to open. Some ticket
holders apparently had loosened IN
and disposed of their pasteboard for
today's game as local papers carried
scalper's advertisements this morn.
ing offering tickets
The probably lineup today fol.
lows:
New York-Burns, left field: Her.
zog, second base; Kauff, center field.
Zlmm erman, third base; Fletcher
1hOrt stop. Richardson r;,t,+ al,