South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-15
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WLNTODAI
Chicago Players Don't Believe
Giants Can Repeat on
Polo Grounds.

MI ~ inn ONL. l3---Ine TWO
contending baseball teams from the
American and National leagues.
battling for the championship Of the
world. returned TO New York sun
DAY night 20 resume their struggle
at the Polo grounds Monday after
noon As a result OF the stormy
and loosely played gam ia the west
Saturday. the series stands three
victories for the Chicago White sox
and two for the New York Giants.
One triumph for the American
leaguers Monday will give them the
baseball championship OF the world
and the spoils that go with il. Vic
tory for the Nationals, however. will
carry the series into Tuesday for the
final game. provided the weather
man is kind-hearted and assuming
there is no tie game.
As Chicago has the old game
safely tucked away, great advan-
tage at this stage OF a short series,
her followers feel confident the tItle
will go 10 COniskey's men They
still have two chances 20 win while
the Giants have only one. The White
SOx say they do not believe Nc
Graw's men can repeat their per
Torrance Of last week Of taking two
straight games on the polo grounds.
The Pitching Choice.
The Giants are pinning their faith
on Ferdy Schupp and Rube Benton.
who helped the New Workers TO
make their great comeback last
Wednesday and Thursday when eli
but their most faithful followers
thought the team was out % the
running Based on their work in
the present series. there is little
choice between the two and IL is
PROBABLE McGrGw will make no lie
cision. but will wait and send in to
morrow 20 hold the Sox the pitcher
who shows the better in the prac-
tee Benton held the SOx 20 five
hits for six pases in the oac gaTe
he pitched and won. Schup1 has
swirleo in two games. bei-g taken
out in the second inning OF one con
test and shutting out Chicago on
his second appearance.
Manager Rowland's pitching
choice. ne said tonight. would he
Faber. II he is right, and Cicotte to
relieve him if Faber shows any signs
Of trouble Cicottc, the records
show. has pitched % Of the 43 in
nings New York has been at bat.
The white Soy manager SAID ne was
confident that tomorrOw's game
would be the last His men are
greatly elated over their victory
when defeat looked almost sure.
SOx Lead i'm Batting.
Unofficial averages Of the five
games so far played show neither
team has had a great advantage.
By. reason OF yesterdays fusillade of
hits Chicago leads New York in
team batting. The white Sox have
Giants .271. Chicago has made a
total or ~ hits and L runs. while
New York has made As hits for Is
n 'ies.
New York leads in team fielding
with $50 against ChicagO's .94S.
The Giants have made eight errors,
three OF them In Saturdays wild
game. and the White Sox II. OF
which six were scored on Satu rday.
The shUrtstops. Weaver and Fetch
or. led their teams in errors. the
former having four and the latter
three The average OF John Col
linz the Sox hclder. of three scores
in Il eosal OF seven cn1uces is far
below world series standards for
outer garden men. He is the only
outfeIder on either team 10 make a
misplay so far.
Frr- he
teams rest with Davy Robertson. the
Giants rightdelder. He is the only
player on either team who has dOu-
BILE figures in the hit column. hav-
ing slammed the ball safely 10
times in 10 times ar bat for an
average Of .526 Rariden. substitute
ing for the hard hitting NCCa-ty.
and whose catching has been Of a
htph order, comes next to Robert
e I with an average Of 200.
IN 10 times at bat Kaun and Ziu-
norman. the Giants cleanup men.
are batting under zoe
Eddie Collins Hits Best
Capt. Eddie Collins is leading the
White Sox regulars with eight hits
out % IS times ar hat with an yer
age Of .444. Risberg. the pinch hit
ter. has an average Of 500. coming
through safely once in his two trips
20 the plate. Weaver is hitting at
a .353 clip John Collins has aver
aged 1873 and Jackson ana Felsch
.316 each
The total attendance for the series
so ar is 152.675 and th- total re-
ceipts SS52.530 only i'm two OF the
FIVE games have the ball parks been
filed 10 capacity and these two IN
stances We're in Chicago. where the
srst two games we're PLAYED.
FORFEIT GAME