El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-29
WORLD SERIES WILL DEVELOP
SOME NEW ER0E5OF DIAMOND

: members Of the White Sox and the
/ Giants only time can tell In veteran
material tested in the fire Of World
J series strife the New York Nationals
have a decided advantage over their
] rivals from the Middle West
/ Whether all OF these players viii get
] into the series, however, remains 70
] be seen
] In addition to manager McGraW
/ who has led four teams in the strug-
I giles pitcher TeSreau was a mem Der
of the Giants team which Inquired IN
championship play OF 1912 and 1873
B HerZog and Fletcher. intlelders- par
ticipaueG in the series Of 1911 1917
and 1913: Zimmerman was a mem Der
Of the Chicago Nationals when llal
club met the Philadelphia Atl-etlcs
in 1870 catcher George Gibson was
behind the plate for the Pittsburgh
leam when that combination played
the Detroit Americans in 1909, and
pitcher Demaree and Outfielder Burns
played with the Giants IN me series
OF 1913 against the Athletics In
sharp contrast the White SoG nave
but Two players who PARTICIPATED 70
ny extent in the baseball classic
Eddie Collins the Chlcago Seconu
baseman was a member OF Connie
Mack's famous pennant and " ORD
series machine a few years ago ana
figured prominently IN the struggles
of 1g10-l1-13-1A Eddie Murphy was
also a member Of the Athletics Tor
several years and a factor in the
series play. Infielder Robert Byrne
was enrolled with the Pittsburg and
Philadelphia nationals IN 1903 ana
1915 when these teams won the right
10 DIav the American league pennant
winner for the Worlds championship
Good Material Here.
There is also much promising ma
terial among the younger members
Of the teams and il is not all unlikely
that one or more Of these players,
r1nrrfed in the premier diamond con-
flict may prove the deciding factor
in either a game OF the series as
whole. Certainly some OF them nave
. nvce11ent records 10 support the sup
nOsition. Benny Kauff. the star bat
ter Of the defunct Federal league;
Jim Thorpe. the famous Indian ath-
I lete, football player and former mem
I her of several major and minor league
clubs: pitcher Fred Anderson; Walter
I HoIke and others Of the younger
/ Giants all appear as possessing pos
/ sif ilirise I'm THIS direct ION
The White Sox roster includes the
T names o. several players who have
] sprung into baseball prominence
within the past season or two and 1t
] may be from this list there VIII ap-
. pear one who by spectacular Held
/ ing feat, long hit or DrlllanJ piece
I of base running viii gain place IN
/ the World series hail Of fame at a
{ bound Iufielder Charley Risberg and
] outfielder Oscar Eelsch have played
remarkable baseball this season and
should maintain the pace during the
D Gaming series. In addition the White
. Sox have many players Of far greater
big league experience, who have never
had a chance TO figure in the most
I important of all diamond clashes and
II would not be surprising if one or
more Of these men leaped to the fore
in the race for World series fame
The following tabulations include
a complete list Of every player Of
both clubs who may be eligible for
the series together with their ply
osicaI and playing statistics: