New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-09
McCraw Men
Awaiting Third
ChicagoCharge
Friendly Breezes From Coo
gan's Bluff May Work
Wonders To-day
By Grantland Rice

Canada. 1917. Tho Tribune Asscaaronl
The situation to-day is about as fol-
lows: A year ago September the re-
vised New York Giants tore through
the National League in romp that
rose to twenty-six straight victories.
All through this last campaign the
same machine ripped the National
League into CORY tatters and CULVER
ing shreds. When the job was finished
Giant supporters who had known three
successive campaigns of world series
defeat figured that their day had come
at last. Their ancient yoke was 10 be
broken; their old-time bondage lifted
by one Of the greatest ball clubs Nc
Graw had ever led to battle.
To-day this same ball club is barri-
cading itself upon home sod without
victory to show from the first two
games. In place of an expected
triumph, this same machine is waiting
for the third Chicago drive with only
pale blue chance Of escaping com
plete humiliation. Where the closest
series ever played was looked for, one
club has maintained It's known power
on both attack and defence, while tire
other has fallen far below its average
form.
An Ineffective Thrust
The Sox have played their game. The
Giants have made one ineffective thrust
and then Owed from human sight. In
the presence of 10000 hot supporters
whooping il up for the big town OF
the East the color scheme, which Is
now a violent indigo from New York
viewpoint, may change again to the
pleasing point Of q new born hope. The
Polo Grounds and the victorious mem
cries thereof may yield New York an
other chance.
Then, again, there are scattered mo-
ments in this temporary existence
when O violent shock. can accomplish
wonders. So it may come to pass that
the unseemly jolt which the Giants re-
ceived from the White Sox in that sec
ond fray will arouse them at last from
their dazed torpidity once they get re-
freshe6 by the friendly breezes that
drift down upon them from Coogan's
Bluff.
Back home again, fighting upon
field that has given them most Of their
glory, there is still chance that Nc
Graw'J machine will look like a differ
ent bail club from the organization that
fell back Saturday and reeled into ut
ter roLt on Sunday before the speed
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clan.
Unless the Giants are disheartened
and dismayed by that Sunday over
throw they still have sufficient smmu-
milton &c carry the war to a close de-
cision. They were on the edge OF
sharp do five years ago. In the 1872
series with the Red Sox out Of the first
five games played the Giants had gath
cred IL but one. The count then was
3 to against them, with one tie. Yet
the New York delegation came within
one fy ball Of On eight-game champion
ship.
The White Sox have Cicotte left, but
the Red Sox had Joe Wood, who had
stopped the Giants abruptly in his first
two starts. There is no questioning
the verdict up to date. The box score
is eloquent testimony for Chicago. The
White Sox played jubilee. They out
classed their Eastern rivals all eleven
ways. But the Giants dropped so far
Sunday they are now due for rebound,
unless, as announced before. they have
decided TO drift gently into The losers
end and let it go at that.
Still Have Punch
So far the Giants have never been
that tyne of club. They have had their
faults, but lack of gameness and as
gression was not down on the list. They
still have the punch concealed upon
their persons, and they still have the
pitching TO draw upon, provided they
can swing back together and dash
blithely into the thick Of firing with
their heads up and their eyes open TO
the main chance.
Take the case of Ferdinand Schupp.
Once in while Schupp has very bad
inning, but in the main he is high
class lefthander, with a winning roper
tory and plenty Of nerve. He had one
OF his worst innings OF the year on
Sunday, but il McGraw decides TO shoot
him back to-day he will almost Ger
tainly be hard young man TO over
throw, and if Schupp isn't ready. there
is still Rube Benton, and there is slim
Sallee.
Here Is another detail to the advance
in behalf of the winning Giant cause.
Two of McGraw's strongest men upon
attack all year have been Heinie Zim-
norman and Benny Kauff. Heinie was
under the ancient and depressing spell
of the South Side in Chicago, while
Kauff was over-anxious for an early p
display OF his wares. Zimmerman, watt
ed away from South Side hoodoo, should
rise TO his old height upon the Polo
Grounds, and ksurf also is due for
sudden charge.
When two star swatsmen from
ball club go 10 bat sixteen times with
out hitting ball hard enough TO
break through the cuticle of lemon
pie the aforesaid club is under heavy
handicap.
II the Giants are to have an outside
chance, Heinie and Bonnie must read
just quivering sights and emerge from
their Chicago trance. Robertson. Nc
Carly, Holke. Rariden and Burns have
all done their expected share az Dat.
Herzog and Fletcher have each produced
blow, but Zim and ksuf, two Of the
main factors upon offence, have been
on the outside looking in, all dressed
up, with no place to 20 but back TO
the bench.
A Different Story
The highly elated White Sox have
lived up 10 all advance notices, plus
trife on the side. They have produced
one star pitcher and another steady
workman. They have backed up their
pitchers in brilliant style, and beyond
all this they have hit the ball. Where
Jackson and Weaver paused on Satur-
day they came back Sunday with six