The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-09
Local Man In
Chicago Says
Sox Will Win
Combined Effectiveness Of the
White Sox viii Rout the
New York Team,

when A. q Robertson, state agent for
the Fidelity Phoenix Fito Insurance
company aud chairman Of the cunsorva
ton association OF Oklahoma, left hare
September 80. he was rtninch Giant
supporter. but he is ~ no longer.
Talking to the sporting editor of 'h'
Times the day before he left Tor Chicago
he said. when ] get 10 Chicago ~
write you why ! think the Giants VII
win
Ills letter was received Friday. hut h'
had decidedly changed his opinion, foI
instead OF telling why he thought III,
Giants were going TO win. he explained
why he krew the white Sox were COINS
to win the worlds championship
Why the sos VIII Win.
His le,tei is as follows'
When | LETT Oklahoma city, tho
Giants looked pretty strOng for the
long end Of the worlds series money.
hnd just about made up my mind
that McGrnw and his gang were sure
20 IOmp away out IN front and puil
or all the hero stunts IN the big
show.
The Giants certainly are n strong
bunch, every man u star, nUd lhrl
hrc welded Into fine fighting ma
chine, by leader whnsr offensive
tactics are SECOND 20 none In the
bers OF 10th team. man for man, aud
line them M side by side, and from
all past performances II would look
almost certain that the Giants would
land the championship
But. nevertheless. the white Sor
win cop the bunting The more
study the comparative performances
Of the two teams, the more certain
am that the apparent superiority ~
the individual members Qf the
GphRmiic TENN. In more than over
come hy the combined effectiveness
OF the players from the windy city
Present Conditions OF Teams,
'The'prosent cOnd ION of the two
tennis IN what We must look nj first
Hni THIS IN best told hl the percent
Hge OF the winnings during the latter
prri ut the season ! think this
shows Tho whit" SOX hnlshing at "A
clip of ahoct 7lb, while th" hveragr
" wins for the Giants during the
same period iH only about 800 or
comparison recall several in
stances where teams secured the
championship ~ either the National
n American Leagues hy whlrl-wipd
finish. only To ~ down IN defeat IN
the worlds series, before the stead.
their own leagues ny u long period Of
consistent winning But, ln these
cases II generally allowed that the
surprise contender failed ~ the last
contest, mainly because they were
| uyor.sDrHiuch Us their efforts dur.
! ng the late pert ~ the season
Stronger IMAM Ever before.
However this In not the situation
~ the White SOk hv any menus.
They look today stronger I'm eNgry
department " tho game, both of,
| fruHvch and dcfrusi,cly. than nj any
other time thia senHon Tholt ind
yidunl batting has improved with tho
closing ~ the scnsou, and their team
| average, white not 'upurlntlyc hY
my means BhOWs Tint thsiT hatterh
are entitled TO considerable respect
"Rul oven II the SoS suffer u
| comparison lu tn' yluuunr iupnN
! mont thD have more than cuuu.h
udgpn'. D, ir h, 'ui'nr section POO
even ~ srur" Hp in ih" point uu1
/ Inv the field bkHr Oh, iVo ionms AN
/ IN an ho'n iu N"uII'g the hl. nu'
/ n rrltmg around 'hr stations 49,,
Sos took nlr o fhr n.nrllr guuipnd
crs sn 7 rm r.N'ur TOAD 80 fuu.
ur tho Su,. 100 Mo coming No.ldH
uorcs l,rpUa. rHuk thcy NNl
win"