New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-05

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Folk here speak mournfully and in
low tones of the impending struggle as
if some one had just died. From New
York viewpoint, it is a peculiar and
most pleasant sign.
In other words, the same wise fish
who string with the White Sox along
Broadway can't SEQ anything here but
the Giants; only moro so. Any sugges-
ton that civic pride be backed with Il
little national currency is regarded
somewhat in the light of the overtures
Of confidence man.
Charley Williams, secretary of the
Cubs, spoke in behalf of the Chicago
fans this afternoon.
Money Goes Begging
81 had 300 simoleons to wager on the
| Giants at even money or 6 20 o. said
Charlie. "In weeks time / have had
500 covered and the remainder has
gone begging. Sox fans seem to be look
| ing for long winter and hard one
This afternoon, even when our gen
tlemanly Giants were having the wad-
| ding whaled out of them, the Sox fans
! including a party OF Sox ball players
/ headed by Eddie Collins, who had come
all the way over to the North Side to
get an eyeful, exchanged significant
/ glances.
"lf the Giants think they are kidding
u.s. they seemed to say, Gust let US
see how much it will get them
In fact, Eddie Collins, acting as
chairman for the sightseeing party, led
his tourists out Of the park at the con-
clusion of the fourth inning. The
Giants aren't going TO kid Eddie.
Chicago talk runs largely to Cicotte
II he could pitch the first four games
for the alabaster hose the Windy City
fans would be willing to sink the ship
on their favorites. As IL IS they are
afraid Rowland will use Cicotte only
in the first, third, fifth and seventh
games, and this obviously leaves three
games open that will have to be pitched
by the water bucket or something.
"Reb' Inspires Hope
As near as we could get it, Lefty
or Claude Williams will be the second
choice and Urban Faber third. Leave
it TO the loophounds and the remainder
of the pitching staff can go home right
now, possibly with the exception OF
"Reb" Russell "Reb" had a great sea
son in 1914, and that was only three
years ago.
2 This Cicotte obsession makes 1t seem
that it would be a splendid idea 70
beat this magician with the talented
knuckles right on the kickoff. II the
gentlemanly Giants can take Cicotte IN
the first game, the remainder of the
series should be a set-up, and chicago
would be justified in dying.
Who can beat Cicotte? II you can
lay a teepathic finger on the bird who
can do this wire John Joseph McGraw
at the Hotel Auditorium. The SoX
them selves, 1t is said, have given their
large South Side family 70 understand
that Harry Sallee, the sheriff OF Hlg-
ginsport, is the only pitcher McGraW
has who is worth mentioning.
They fear his professional cunning
and the disconcerting manner he has
of delivering mis- pitch off the top of
his shoes. from between his shoulder
blades or any other places that happen
to strike his fancy. They are always
expecting the unexpected from the
sheriff, and the chances are he vii!
not disappoint them.
j. Colonel Samuel Newhall Crane, the
man who has invented an individual
argot for the noble game Of rummy,
( believes that RUDE Benton will start.
I We have il on as excellent authority
/ that McGraw should move TO Mattea-
wan if ne even considers any one other
+ than Ferdinando Schupp.
/ Therefore when we insist that Poll
Perritt should start we arc only con.
tributing our share to the eayety of
nations. Polonius Pluperrect, if he Is
B right-which is the catch in it-can
/ beat Eddie Cicotte.
Cicotte Warns Up
Cicotte put in his final hard licks
for the series this morning az the
White Sox Park. According to a Chi
cago scribe, batter stood at the plate
-impersonating the Giants-and Ray
Schalk caught.
"He pitched at the knees, at the
waist and across the letters" said the
Chicago scribe enthusiastically. HE
curved EN- on the inside and the out.
His control was so perfect that Schalk
had but to hold up his glove and CT
cote hit il in the middle
We neglected TO ask the Chicago
scribe if Eddie did the old trick Of
filling the water bowl with goldfish.
1t is strange how the remaining
members OF both teams have been
neglected for the discussion of pitch
ing. 1t is the general impression, and
rightfully, too, that the Giants have
the better ball club. aside from the
box-but not enough better that the
advantage could not be eliminated by
stellar pitching.
This afternoon the Giants will get
their first practice in the White Sox
Park. IL pains deeply Major Tom Rice,
Of Brooklyn, that they have not done
this ere now. Major Rice points out the
indisputable fact that the sun is much
higher and more dangerous at 2
o'clock which is when world series
games are called than it is at $3.50,
when ordinary games begin.
/ Major Rice sustains his argument BY
pointing to the fact that such a great
outfelder as Iris Speaker almost pulled
a John p. upset in 1915 because OF
the sun conditions. Last season, he de-
clares. Hi Myers, of Brooklyn, was
greatly disturbed by the early after
room brilliancy, but. in justice to the
major, he does not attempt TO at
tribute Brooklyn's defeat to this fact.
A Slower Infeld
IL is generally believed that the
White Sox nfeld is much slower than
that at the Polo Grounds. The Giants
are accustomed to a diamond that is
/ probably one Of the fastest in the
country. but il has not been observed
that this has been of disadvantage
to them on alien fields