South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-15
MANHATTAN IS
ENTHUSIASTIC
AND HOPEFUL
Ideal Weather GreetS Teams
TOday-EnormOuS Crowd
Out to Witness Sixth
Game of Series.
international News Service:


Rowland and his hustling White Sox
are determined TO bring the 1917
worlds cries TO a close this after
noon when they battle the Giants i'm
the sixth game at the Polo grounds.
The Sox were greeted by ideal
baseball weather. The sun came
out bright and warm early in the
day and the weather man promised
the teams something besides arctic
temperatures.
Under such conditions the rival
teams should be at their best when
they line up for today's game. and
with the Importance Of the game
firmly impressed on both sides. there
is promise Of a hair-raising time
under the shades and shadows Of
COOgan's Bluff.
SOx Confident.
The White Sox are supremely
confident now They have the whip
hand in the matter Of games won
and they know il. They believe that
al they need 20 do is go in there
today and give McGraw's boys a
little rOughing. and that is the cam
paign plan announced from Row
lands headquarters.
But il spirit counts for anything.
and it surely ought 20 I'm this world
series. the Giants are far from
through. They have yet TO be beaten
ON their own grounds and they feel
that il is their turn TO defeat the
Sox. McGraws men are saying
nothing about their latest defeat
Several members Of the team have
been severely PANIED by McGraw, il
is said Yet those who watched the
game from the press box are con-
ndent that better management would
nave averted defeat.
good many baseball men here
are inclined 10 believe that the
White Sox are up against a ticklish
proposition in the matter of pitch
ing Rowland. they say. is handi-
capped because Red Faber is prac-
ticauy the only pitcher who can
show effectiveness against the Giants
consistently. while McGraw has
Benton and Schupp rested up and
eaeer To- get back on the firing line.
Giants Fighting Mad.
Looking az it from this angle, the
Giants have an advantage i'm the
box but il appears that the lighting
sDirit of the two ball clubs VIII
count more heavily than any other
thing I'm the remaining game. or
GAMES. of the series.
So far the spirit of the rival teams
has taken turns in showing itself
Both the SoN and Giants have shown
fight. and both have turned their
backs when the heavy artillery got
into action. The team that shows
the most fight today viii probab ly
be returned the winner.
Fabcr TO Pitch
NTrr Rowland IS expected TO send
Red Faber back 90 the rubber tor
the White Sox today. Faher worked
bur two innings in Saturdays game
AGAINST the Giants on past perform
ances he IS the best bet available
NlcGraw is expected TO use Rube
Reuton for the ruhe is an eNper-
fenced and steady pitcher and his
great showing I'm the box last week
was a revelation
Emit regardless of what pitchers
work. the fact remains that The
White SoN have two chances TO one
10 win the worlds championship
This fact has caused the betttne
puhHc 70 make them rs good q.
10 and Is 10 here today. and
rhie despite the schedule viii force
Them to play both remaining games
on The Polo grounds If TWO games
are necessary.
For the first time since the worlds
series commenced, New Aork
really enthusiastic today. and IL Is
predicted that the game this after
noon will DE witnessed by the higgeS
crowd that has termed out yet. The
fac. that 70 may be the decidins
o &C. The MAGNET which is eN-