The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-18
GANDIL ANO MEMO
LEIBOLO PROVIDED
SERIES SENSATION

New York, Oct. 18-Before the
case of New York against Chicago Is
removed from baseball's docket for
the year It. is well to give honorable
mention to the deeds of two members
of the White Sox whose achievements
important factors in the success of
the Alabaster array-were obscured
in the glamour and hurly-burly of the
big debate.
Give Eddie Collins, Happy Felsch
and Urban Faber the lions share of
the laurel. Their respective individ-
ualties will be stamped indelibly on
the record of one of the most thrill
ing, if not the best played, title
clashes in the annals of the sport.
But Chick Gandil, first basenan, and
Harry (Nemo) Liebold. substitute
outfelder and pinch hitter extraora.-
nary, also deserve place in the
series run.
Pro-series analysis paid little heed
to Chick Gandil. He had peen shunt-
ed about the American League.
Washington and Cleveland had tried
| him and declared him bust" and
| he had practically been wished upon
| the White Sox at time when Row
| land was desperately In need OF a
q
Fourier Therefore, few of the critics
figured him a soxan asset. The
dope in advance of hostilities wasn't
at all complimentary to the big first
baseman.
But Gandf did his bit most effici-
emily to make the worlds title safe
for the White Sox His play a-field
| was nnarred by only one error-a diff
fcult chance from Kauff's bat in the
| fifth game, at Comiskey Park It was
/. his timely mace work, however, that
/ counted most in favor of his clan. He
only obtained six hits in 23 times al
bat. but he inserted them when they
did most good, and his batting in the
fifth game at Chicago and the sixth
at New York was life saver to the
fading Soxap cause.
/ Gandips long double between Kauf
and Robinson for not catching which
Davey was sharply criticised, in the
seventh inning of the fifth battle wal
the turning point of the contest. tn,
sox were trailing the Giants at thi'
juncture. Eddie Collins had loftel
an easy fly to Fletcher, and botf
jackson and Felsch had singled whei
Chick went to bat.
Sallee was quivering like an oil
flight of STAIRS and tried to slip on
right down the alley, to Gandil
8 Chick whacked it to deep right TO
Il two bases and scored both runners
An instant later Gandu scored tn
tying run himself when Buck Herzol
let Sa1lee's throw get away from hin
and Fletcher. who retrieved the ball
threw wild to the plate.
And it was GandN again who slippe,
the skids under RUDE Benton in tn
fatefuls fourth inning of Mondays de
cisive battle In New York. Collin
had scored on Zisnmerman's crack
Drained play, and jackson and Felscl
again were on the bags. when 4andi
singled sharply to right and score
the runners, putting the White So
three runs ahead.
Gandi1 has muffied all his critic.
His splendid playing in the series wa
the more praiseworthy because h
was I'LL and played practically upo
his nerve alone. After Monday
game he collapsed and Tuesday wa
confined to his room at the Ansoni
Hotel.
, Memo LieboId also proved himsel
an able citizen in important competi
tiop. Memo Is a left-handed batsna
. and only was able to play when tn
Giants had a right handed pitche,
, which, was infrequent. But In nv
. times at bat he made two hits an
each scored a runner from secon
u base on the hit-and-run play.
!. 1t was big advantage for CIarenc
!. Rowland to have such an efficier
: substitute available as this diminr
tive outNelder, for by alternatin
, John Collins and LieAold in rigf
!, field he was, able to get the benef
!, of their combined batting strength
: Shane batted .2S6 and liebold 40
( so between them they helped consit
erably to speed the White Sox towar