New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-12
Joy Reigneth
AsCiants Speed
To the West
Hammer and longs Fight
Now on for World
Series Flonors
By Louis Lee Arms

ALBANY. -. Y. Oct. II zen route
with Giants).-The sweet strains Of a
ukalclc broke in on the monotonous
hum Of the Giants special as II swept
westward in the early hours TINS
morning. In spirit it was decided
reversal from that OF the trip East,
when the Sox had won two and solemn
eyed critics were predicting tina. the
Giants would lose four in row, Ia
the PHILADELPHIA Athletics in 1914.
Il might even be said that the Giants
were experiencing Mr.. Briggs justly
celebrated grand and glorious feeiin'"
Now Battle of Nerve
From now on il will be hammer
and tongs fight. and the team that
stands up best under the strain OF
capturing the elusive 80 per cent VIII
be ant 20 win. The Giants have
stronger team identity than their
rivals-that is TO say, have pisyea
longer together as a unit-and look
hest to win IL the series comes down
10 a thrse-three. Chicagoans argue tnat
Cicotte will be the turn in the balance
IL a seventh game is necessary, but
Broadway, anyhow. will string with
the Giants. That much is certain;
Il IL also certain now that DIT. Var
ence Rowland will have to shoot hIs
ace-Edde Cicotte-against the gem
tlemanly Giants Saturday IN Cniesso.
By the same token It Is prooaole tnab
Mister McGraw will trot out the ven
cradle Sheriff Sallee, who pitcned eA-
The aeld al Chicago Is a Dig one ana
This il suited 10 SAILS style OF delivery
While thew may nit the Sherit far'
thcv usually hit in the air, and. WITH
acres of territory 10 cover. the neeI
Giant outfeld can protect SaIIee
AGAINST hits that would go for nome
rms in the Polo Grounds. with tae
short right and left field fences.
Giants Now Favor.tes
When Ferd,e Schupp stepped ne
Giants into a 5 10 . victory yesterday
the Giants Immediately became 20
fayorite 20 win the series ahc -
Wa yumo-ed aboard train this evening
that commission OK tnoCsanus %
dollars was % be sent Mesr' III we
hope that the Windy City eognoseenH
would cover il. They were olt chsry
OF backing their favorites before tne
opening game last Saturday puI ,hs
initial victory by Clcotte preceding 'nas
Of Red" Eajer gave them 10; OF
heart. and Trey may even PUT tnelr
pocketbook behind their sentiment on
this invasion.
/ Of mis- pitching convictions go 70 speaH'
and ~ result. the series Is tie TO-
J. L L,..faI tho III N be -
/ mo Rube Benton in the first game
tbere we're fans who thought it should
have been Sallee. Yesterday, WHEEL ne
nominated Schupp. his judgment again
was criticised. from the fact that
cchupp had been virtually knocked OUT
of the box in two innings In the Windy
City.
McGraw's Strategy Victorious
This made no difference to the long
headed Mr.. McGraw. He knows Ferdie
Stubblefeld always has gone great guns
~ the Polo Grounds. and yesterday was
no execution. Worlds series games
are not based or the chances OF mir
acles or on chimera. A baseball man
ager has 10 base his attack on the law
OF average on the season, and that Is
lust what McGraw did. AS result,
as we have said before, the series IS
now a tie.
Il is the ability Of McGraw's left
handed pitchers 70 stop the Z. Collins
Joe Jackson combination which IS
causing Clarence Rowland q loss OF
sleep. There is no disputing the fact
that neither Of these star sluggers
likes a fast breaking curve ball wren
propelled by south slider. Sallee,
Benton and now Schupp have made
them hit below their normal stride, no
matter what their averages may be.
Collins got a double yesterday. but II
was a lucky hit over third. which the
Great Zim played badly by tossing his
head in the air and even then II took
tho most stylish of sprinting for Col
Inns 20 reach second base. A good
throw By Burns would have nabeed
him.
There Is no telling how Il vii! all
come out, but tonight the Giants are
feeling pretty good. The ukalele is
being strummed and the Giants have
that grand and glorious feelin."
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