New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17

,hout Unquestionably he would be
have sensitive eardrums.
q, stage manners aside. the ques-'
"a, & whether Mr.. Fullerton has ar
wed 4, some system Of calculation
which can automatically predict the
oo,core Of pennsnt races and world
,.,ies II he mas. obviously we are
casting a lot Of time in playing the
original l54 games before a world
series and the play for the national
Championship is a mere formslity.
Personally, We do not believe that
~, Fullerton SIS more than a particu-
,.y,v keen Observer Of big league play.
Ne can name half dozen critics as
.brewd. TO be sure. they do not Pre-
ssrt their subject quite so obviously;
rev may lack the general geometrlc
knowledge chat evolved Mr.. Fullerton 5
..,ona svstem.' but Les them give a
bsseball team thc north and south
or few weeks and they'll come very
nssr telling YOU what 10 will do under
ever circumstances.
Crane Was Wrong
Ne sre thinking of Mr.. Sam Crane,
RIO writes In speaking voice. He
"a the Giants would win, and he was
rronc That doesn't lessen the fact
-, he - one OF the cleverest critics
~ America and possesses the unusual
s.eylty OF seeing baseball from the
Nm playcr's angle. u should be re-
rsmbercd that 10 IS only IN recent
v.ars that SIR. Fullerton himself has.
30 70 speak, been hitting on all twelve
prophetic cylinders.
As between Nr Fullerton and Mr..
-rane there may be little 20 choose,
but Il there is an advantage 10 as
,ureov is rot with the Chicagosn. Nor
= AM If his observations on the game
s,es he indicate the same subtle grasp
). diamond activity that is shown by
ne Oldest Of New York critics. lie
seems rather 20 be shouting the OBJ
gous. while Mn. Crane seeks the I'M
1sual .n so far as it is relevant.
But. however that may be. the Chi
.sso oracle said the White SoX would
Ein the world series IN six games, and
ttsy did. That is something; but It
should not be exaggerated. il was
aaEul! ilhris e"O '0N =.
tour games. IL seemed thal WIN any
breaks a. al the same cruz IA. WI
twenty six straight IN inc Na'lol'sI
League I'D 1910 would YIN ol,S anu 49, NJ.
hkeiy TWO games mus WI -
tons primary move N@5 " w
Shsther the sefles "oulu ho ''N VI
seven games ne cIoSe - -, Tho Dosi-
~ tIe' D,i''' - bor6 The
uoh OF man s'-,,ii,-.. DE-, ,,,o~o tbsr
SsV wronci
nall "i0"S
He Chose Clco'ie
The dav the series opened Mr.. Full
i.rtnr wrote. "The dope indicates
t,st while At the finer points of the
50 ~ Giants will be better, the
80. bit4in, nover Of the White SoX
~ ~ Zoo much for NcCraw's pitch
VI - .bo frs1 decision OF the
he s'sil' .. en- W.. -, ore man
CO. 60. - go
N'So'.S' .... &c L;+.;ry the White
- 6ftv-four hits ( or sixty
noA NlsIe IN the Giants amasseC
w. -; .. fn, - total of seventy
.-.' o''' - .,' III, tber tho Giants
Base. ''it -. riv.1s and the
~ -'-.' ...: ...,.o-r 81 tho Cox
.sll.'c rii.'-5i'H roattor Of fact, in
but seven extra base hits, was met by
more "terrinc hlttlhg power oi 1ne
Giants, who re yea up eIeN Gu o@'ia 60
smasncs, including TWO nome w. ~. ~.
triples and I'VE doubles a. agdIHo1 'i'
Sox's s'X doubles and one nome run
VI Fullerton was Tar 1nore preSclt.H
!, the matter Of the games the series
would 60 than he was m the important
Tar, Of hitting.
"Tto final decision Of the series VIII
r,.t rr,- ora man Cicotte." Here
.g.ir tfr FULLERTON was not so acute.
I. 90 rrcjic+ed Cicotte would win three
gsmes. even going TO the extreme pans
| 81 predicting the scores, the hits and
IA. errors in each. As d matter OF fact
Cico,te won one game, lost one tha'
/ was highly important to the SoX-ir
| ft,t almost cost them the series, for j.
glye the Giants d psychological edge
and worked in another few innings
| with but fair success.
Continuing, Mr.. Fullerton a1ter oS
/ c.ir.ng Fabcr would win ana rose salu
! Rowland viii then try Wild faper a.,
lose, IS the big fellow VIII De I ~.
oft for me Giants. cannot "s vi
iaoer 70 hnish TINS game ON' ''' mo
Faher Pitching Star
-. o,o Knows that
| EoN' o. co1l9.' 80 tho indiyidua
.,yt, WIN DeI. III IL eo,;es lie wor
bis first game. pitched a corhlnE fSSm n,
tne second "nen S si'" scoreles.
So; 80 "q.e " .n,.ao3 he highly jim
os-,s@. ff.. ,..,ae Inn Chicago by retir
no N. C,.,.s ir order for two con
s.su,;r, .,,-... sTd came back gooC
enough to ,I,r fbe siNtb and deciding