Arizona republican., 1917-10-06
BASEBALL RANDOM AWAITS OPENING NORLD'ssER|Es
 BATTLE EbETWEEN APPROXIMATIONS IF MAJORL LEAGUES

bacco were soon on sale. Business was brisk throughout the hours as midnight approached. A Although confidence was rampant among the camp followers of the two teams, there was little evidence of heavy wagering Most of the betting was confined to sums ranging from five to twenty-five dollars and these amounts were placed at or close to even money. It is probable that in the aggregate the total reached into thous- ands of dollars but there were no rec ords of either large individual or pool wagers
 Ii betting was scarce, forecasts and predictions as to the outcome of the initial game of the series as whole made up for any deficiency in this re- spect Tie fans of the competing clubs did not hesitate to voice their opinions in no uncertain tones. Players, mana egrs and magnoaes, while more conserv- ative, still let it be known that they believed their respective clubs would quickly establish a lead which would indicate the relative strength of the two combinations. Manager Clarence Rowland. speaking for the Chicago club and players, said:
 Rowland Is Confident
 This series means a great deal to Chicago and we have not left wheel unturned to bring the worlds cham pionship to Comiskey. We realize that the Giants are a great team but the White SOX have had to battle all sea- son in our own league with three or four clubs that were as tough, or tougher to beat. My men are in the pink of condition and eager to meet the Giants. have had three ambitions and two of them have been realized They are the winning of the American League pennant and the privilege of meeting Manager McGraw for the highest honor of the game. He is up- questionably the greatest leader of the National League. My third ambition is easy to guess-I want to give Comiskey another worlds championship flag"
 While Manager McGraw of the New York club, adhered to his rule of no predictnon regarding victory he was willing to discuss the series in gen. eral way. He said:
 McGraw Makes no Prediction The White Sox are going to be a hard team to beat, and while natural ly expect the hardest kind of a fight l am confident that the Giants will prove much more formidable than many ex- pect Every one of the Giant pitchers who is likely to work in the series is in perfect condition and l feel sure will be able to hold his own against the Chicago batterS. l have a splendid infield and outfield combination and we will have no excuses to offer if we lose but I have fixed my mind upon a dif- ferent ending to the series and all the players feel the same way about the outcome"
 Both President Ban Johnson of the American league and Owner Charles Comiskey of the Chicago club spoke confidently of the chances of the White Sox but none of these connected with i the two teams cared to go on record as [ to the number of games likely to be needed to decide the series. President 1 John K. Tenner. of the senior league is not expected to arrive here until to- i morrow, having been delayed by the death of a relative in Pittsburg ! Chief interest and uncertainty ap- | peared to center upon the selection of the rival pitchers for the first clash ! While neither Rowland or McGraw l would state his probable choice, the l consensus of opinion among the experts ! and fans was that Cicotte would lead
 
 ! Giants while the New Workers would place their hurling reliance in Gren- adler Schupp.
 Second choice twirlers were Faber and Perritt but almost without exception
 the wish was expressed that Cicottt and Schupp might work in order tha1 the question of pitching supremacy be- | tween these two stars be settled at the
 outset This sentiment will have no ef
 feet upon the plans of the rival man | agers, however, and it is probable tha neither will make a final selection un- til he has seen the pitchers warming i up tomorrow afternoon.
 In other respects the lineup and bat
 ting order will be the same as forecas
 for several days past. Charley Herzog
 the giant second baseman, stated to- night that he was fit and ready for tht hardest kind of a fight and that ther,
 was no question. in his mind, of hi:
 ability to play full seven games if nee
 essary. Under these conditions tn
 batting order for the first game prob
 ably will be as follows:
 Chicago Americans New York National
 J. Collins, If. Burns, If
 McMullin, 3b. Herbog, 2b
 E. Collins, 2b. Kauff, cf
 Jackson, If. Zimmerman 3b
 Frelsch, Of. Fletcher, ss.
 Gandil, ID. Robertson, If
 Weaver, ss. Holke, 1b
 Schalk, c. McCarty. c.
 Cicotte, p. Schupp, D.
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