Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-08
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
CERTAIN OF VICTORY
OVER THE GIANT TEAM
Yesterdays Game Was One
Sided Affair From Start
to Finish
eADl HOW THE MONEY ROLLS IN.
q VI. G. Hamiltonl

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
On Board the White Sox Special, Oct.
S.-A happy, laughing team of ballplay-
ers rode this train to New York today.
Two-up on the Giants after their first
clashes with the National league cham
pions, the White Sox basked in the
sunny smiles Of fandom, for they are
just half day down the trail that leads
to the world s championship.
Everything seemed to favor the Am
crican leaguers as they approached their
two contests to be staged on the Polo
grounds. The prospect of playing on an
alien field bother them but little. They
have the knowledge that John McGraw
is short of pitchers and that Clarence
Rowland can now afford to take a
change. Cicotte and Faber, his two stars
have downed the enemy. They are now
able to take a rest. =.
1t wasn't that way with the Giants,
as the Chicagoans figured it. They had
witnessed the setting of two suns, those
of Schupp and Sallee. They had faced
the fearsome Perritt and had come off
victorious. They know the curves and
tricks of Fred Anderson. John McGraw
was left helpless from the standpoint of
pitching strategy. Supporters Of the
New York club who had figured Nc
Graw would save Schupp to work
against the Sox at home were confident
the Giants leader would not start the
young l~efthander. They believed it
meant a start for RUDE Benton or Poll
Perritt. The latter s showing against the
American league champions, while not
exceptionally brilliant, was sufficient to
convince followers that in the right arm
of the former Cardinal lies the greatest
pitching power the National league
champions hold.
Chicagoans Confident.
As predicted by the United Press,
the Sox have taken the jump, and the
rest of the prediction that the Sox
would come through with their second
championship, seems about to be real
lied.
There is much in favor of the Sox
playing at the Polo grounds, for they
have become accustomed to the Giants
home grounds. There were some who
believed that the Homecoming of the
Giants would lave an effect that would
amount to more than joy at coming
home. The Giants never played base
ball in ComislSey park and were at some
disadvantage. The White Sox' conf
denee, however, was running wild. New
err a member of the team could con-
slider anything but victory in two more
games.
That sort of figuring seems out of
the ordinary, for McGraw is at the head
of a powerful baseball organization, one
that will go strong with the breaks in
tine luck. He still holds an ace in Slim
Sallee, who pitched an extraordinary
game against the Sox in the opening en-
counter. He still has Benton to fling
into the fray and he possesses an exr
ccllent right handler in Perritt. Dope
points to at least one victory for the
National leaguers, with a probability
that they will take away two games.
1t Was Murder. ia
Clarence Rowland could send backs
Eddie Cieotte Tuesday. Cicotte is a
whale of a pitcher, of which the Giants
are aware. Ills presence ON the pitch
ing mound would have a great effect.
However, Req Russell has been show
ing lots of stuff and is expected to
get tho call. He would give Rowland
the advantages of mixing it up for the
opposition.
1t was considered improbable that
Schupp would get to work again unless
he starts the second of the home games.
Schupp, in addition to having on the
ball to speak of, appeared to be a fright
ened youth.
Sundays Game.
Yesterday ball game, from the spec
standpoint, was a frightful muir
der of what had been called a great
baseball club. The non-hitting White
Sox leaped on everything that was turn
ed into the pitching box by McGraw
md made it a terrible day. Schupp
WASH t alone in his sorrow. Fred An
lerson and the rest of them received
A Chicago greeting sufficient for any
me.
Perfecr Batting Average.
Joe jackson, smuggling rival OF ~
Cobb in by-gone days, came into has
I'D stand-the spotlight, as the day clos
d on a White Sox victory. Joe three
lines dubbed offerings of the Giant
lurlers for a hit and once he walked,
irving him u perfect batting average
'or the day. Joe's hitting form and the
'emarkable fielding he has displayed
Turing the series entities him to at |
east a runner.up position for hero. And
Toe IS hitting win mark him for respect
rom now on. Jackson, always figured I
hard nut to crack by the Giants, Is !
made douhly so now, for MeGraw 5
were sent out to pitch to hlm
nd they failed. It was straight club
ling that won the second contest for !
he Sox. Their heavy bats went the /
oute where sacrifices and daring base I