The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-05

CINCINNATI. O., Oct. 4.-Since I saw
McGraw here last week. several Of my
inuuisitive friends have asked me VINO
will pitch the first worlds series game
for tho Giants. AS If I knew! Mac
didn't tell me. for the very good reason
that be hasn't decided himself and prob
ably will not until after his four aces
warm up next Saturday.
have never known 81cGraw TO
schedule his pitchers. or course. he
works them In order when they are IN
shape. but. even then. he employs no
regular system. He may bunch his lott
handlers against teams that do not like
that style Of pitching. and where q GER
tain pitcher is particularly good against
Il certain team. he may work that man
twice In O series IL he can get his
proper rest between games.
McGraw probably has his ideas as to
which Of his pitchers is best fitted TO
stand the strain Of working against
CIcotte in the opening game. but no
must figure on conditions. Ono man
might get the call If the weather is
cold: another might be n better man on
q wet day; still another might be the
best choice on a dark afternoon. and
then there Is always the question OF
who will work for the enemy.
1 have heard every one Of McGraw's
four best headlIners named to start the
first game and those who pick them can
give good reasons. too. When the
Giants were here last week McGraw was
quoted as saying that he might start
Schupp If it is II cold day. OF Sallce if II
Is hot Many believe that he will sur
prise the Sox by opening with Perritt.
r;r,J ho r1e Perrtt has hppn MITCH
ing shutout ball for a month and he Is
a rervy customer.
When Polly" is right. he has tremen-
dous speed and can work the corners
clevcrly. On a cloudy afternoon. he
would have q better chance with his
fast ball. The. same goes for Schupp
who Is another fast ball artist. Both
Of these men. however. have plenty of
other stuff.
I have heard 1t argued by National
league players that Harry Sallec should
be New York's best pitcher in the series
The boys can count on Old Sal in one
respect-he won't get ratified. And, II
he starts we'll and gets by for three In
nings. the Sox are going to find II hard
to score on him.
A Brooklyn player made An observa-
ton on SalIee which think Is worth re-
pcatinE.
SAL places himself right in front Of
ball when he pitches with that old
cross-nre delivery" said the man. land
often a batter does not see the ball we'll
until it Is right up on him. Then again
hc pitches from his ankle. knee and
shoulders IN such n puzzlinE manner
that Z batter cannot follow his hand or
sec the ball when ii starts toward him.
Sal has something on any team that
isn't familiar with his style. The Phil
lies used In murder him. but no other
National league team ever found him
soft in Il seasons run Of games. He
throws from different angles. and can
lay q half dozen curve balls In success
sion over the plate when he is right"
You don't hear much about Rube Ben
ton these days. because he suffered a
sort Of slump this fall after the hest
season hc ever had. Don't forget that
Benton. when ho WIS winning game
after game. was virtually pitching shut
out ball. They say Joe Jackson can
murler low curve. so Rubc Will doubt
less have n care when serving to Joseph.
AS have remarked n few thousand