The Washington times., 1917-09-25

on the foul lines ana ABOUT eQually ol-
vided.
Had q Tough Break.
GandiI had a tough break in his
major league career. His trouble has
been money He started in debt, and
worry over money matters kept him
back in his development, and, IN some
clubs, made him unpopular. How un-
popular, anyone who even borrowed
a dollar from a ball player will un-
derstand. He was in constant arrears
for a long time, but, returning to Chi
cago, he rearranged his financial af-
fairs and got back onto his feet. He
came back gratefully. and with an
earnest desire to help Comiskey, who
helped him. Now he sees a chance to
get some real money. to square his
old obligations, and beyond doubt
that has spurred him. 1t may make
him a great ball player.
He is not snowy, but has developed
into a steady, reliable fellow, a good
mark at which to throw. and he has
steadied the inield (Which was none
too reliableD. and has saved young
Risberg a lot OF errors by his infiu-
ence. Gandil doesn't look aggressive.
but he plays hard ball, plays to win,
and is much improved.
His natural hitting gait is close to
275. He makes as many extra base
hits, almost, as does his rival He is
the inferior of Holke in speed, al
though neither can be rated fast
Holke can outbunt him, can wait a
trife better, and hits at fewer bad
balls. Do not, however, conclude that
Holke is necessarily a better waiter
in a series such as this.
The difference between them may
be due to the systems of baseball or
dered by their managers. The White
Sox have not been waiting, and have
not been bunting. The frs. time Gan
dill was with the White Sox he hunted
we'll He looks the ball over care
fully and seems to have a good eye,
excepting for his tendency to be fool
ed by a fast curve.
Gandirs chief asset is his coolness
and steadiness in the tight places. He
appears TO be without nerves.
HoIke n Great Discovery,
Holke was heralded last season as
the find Of a decade. He rounded out
McGraw's machine exactly as Gandn
did Rowlands He came from a mi
nor league in the last third of the
season last year, and played as II
he had been a major Lacquer all his
IKE. ne MT leTTlIlCally, ana was
rated a 300 hitter. Study the dope, and
you will see two pitchers were expert
menting with him to discover his
weakest point. Second, he Joined the
team at the start of its marvellous rec
ord breaking squirt, when every one
was going well and hitting hard. In
addition, you will discover that his
batting record last season was piled
up largely against pitchers of the
weak Western clubs OF the National
League.
This season Holke is going about
his true stride. He is not the hitter
the Giant admirers thOught-but still
a great hitter. He is a normal .2OO
hitter in the National League, per-
haps a 300 hitter in a lucky season.
Remember, also. that the mine run of
pitchers that Gandil has faced is
harder than those Holke has batted
against This season. also, the Ma
tional League pitchers have located
Holke's weakest spot, which is, odd
ly enough. the same as that OF his
rival in the series-neither of them
hits a fast curve well.
In the coming series, ] expect both
Gandil and Holke TO make long hits.
but neither will hit safely many times.
The pitchers have them curbed natur-
ally. The pitchers they must face are
ones who can and will pitch to their
weakest spot
HoIke. like GandIl. seems solid. al