The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-05
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Get A GOOD DAY PICKS WHITE SOX
Jack Veiock Thinks They Will
Win Big Series.
Much Will Depend on 'the
Jump" Tomorrow.
~ IA@ VEIOCK.

Chicago. Ill, Oct. 1.-THE Giants
and White Sox are ready to ''go over
the top"
They are entrenched on the field of
battle, impatiently waiting for the
signal which will send them into the
greatest worlds series conflict in the
history of modern baseball. For the
past two weeks both teams have been
''prepped" for the first big contest at
Comiskey park tomorrow afternoon,
and the determined set to the jaws OF
players on both teams as they stroll
thru the Hobbies of their hotels indi-
Gates that they are ready and that
they realize the importance of the
! task at hand.
Getting the jump in the first game
is the goal for which the rival teams
will battle tomorrow, for with the
winning of first blood there is always
/ a balance of confidence with the vic
torious team, and without doubt the
athletes will enter tomOrrows game
little nervous, but none the less
determined.
Big Test Tomorrow.
| After the teams have tested each
others steel in the opening game the
Lseries will settle down to a grueIling
/ battle and both clubs will be prepared
/ to put up the very best brand of base
/ ball that is in them. McGraw has a
I team of temperamental fighters; a
/ team which tries to take the opposi-
ton by storm; a team which has
more confidence in the punch behind
a willow war club than in its pitchlng
staff And the Giants are full of night
today. They are aching to take a toe
{ hold at the plate and swing at the
offerings of Rowlands pitchers
/ The players of the White Sox are
i taking things bit more quietly. They
are not as temperamental as the
/ Giants and they do not show their
nerves as plainly. But they are on
edge They have the advantage of
/ playing the first two games on their
| home grounds to console them, and
they are confident that they will draw
/ first blood.
Meantime the great baseball public
is waiting with breathless interest for
the battle to commence. Never be-
fore in worlds series history has
1 there been such vivid interest in the
title battle as there is in the one
which starts tomorrow. Thousands of
dollars have been wagered on the out
| come by those who back their judg-
ment with hard cash, but the fan who
4 follows baseball for the love of the
game alone is just as eager as the one
/ who will win or lose financially.
White Sox Favorites.
Several weeks ago the writer of this
article picked the White Sox to tri-
umph. Today he offers the predic-
ton for a second time, and judgment
| will come with the playing of the last
! game.
That the series will be fought to a
red hot finish is practically assured.
| 1t should go at least six games. and
may be stretched to seven, but be-
| cause of the writer's belief that the
White Sox will show superior pitching
and superior team play on the field,
/ they look sure to win.
What the Giants may enjoy in the
way of an advantage in having the
| more rugged batsmen. Chicago should
| overcome by cleaner fielding and bet
| ter base running. This leaves the
| pitchers alone for comparison, and on
the seasons showing the tossers of the
| Pale Hose are the most effective.
Generalship that may be shown by
| McGraw or Rowland on the field OF
battle may play its part. In expert
| ence McGraw stands out a weather
beaten veteran of many long and
hard campaigns, while Rowland is a
comparative newcomer. Both are ag-
| gressive and both know baseball in
side out But it must be said for
Rowland that he has piloted a winner
against older and more experienced
major league pilots, and has proven
himself a success in a league where
the opposition has been three times as
strong as that which McGraw has con-
tended with in the National this year
4 The White SoX should win, but they
will know they have been in a world
|