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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

basis, but, in a worlds series. we
must figure attacking strength lu .
I different way Further. We must deal
more with individuals, and not with
. total or average strengths Of pitch
D ing and catching s-atfS- The strong
est pitchers VIII work thereby re-
GuciuE the offensive strength pf the
opponents
This Years Doping Exciting
This -.-.- uHrtl- t--l Dee tHa.. one
teresriu- than ans 4 ever have at-
tempted. First, because DO l5 the
greatest and most important series
ever played. as the two greatest cities
are represented and second uerau use
there seldom have been two ball clubs
playing as entirely different styles
Of baseball
I confess now that have no idea
what the final figures will SHOW. j
am roofing for them TO show that the
White SON viii WIn-bur that has
nothing 20 do with IT, in dopn-
teams this way we must forget ~.
our likes and disllkes. forget 1li
friendships and eumities off you have
any and deal with each player just
as If he was q dummy tcrles OF He
u.s. He ISL It may hurt the tender
feelings Of some of the athletes. but
what we want 20 know IS W-ien
team viii win. and there IS no other
logical Way.
Dope II Yourself.
a lot Of you fellows VIII not take
my word for it, III not. take the syS-
tenn and dope 10 out for yourselves
or better still drag along with me,
follow the system. and when my ilg-
ures (Which are NOT really mine, but
compilations from averages and sta
tisticsl do not agree with your views,
change them 20 suit yourselves ou d
be surprised to find how closely to-
eather two fellows. who study the
game. viii figure the value OF "a
player If they reduce their values 70
plain figures
start with the basis that baseball
is a purely mathematical game. Get
out your averase books for the last
five years
Now. here is the system,
Attacking Strength Greatest.
The attacking strength or any team
Is greater than its defensive strength
or else no runs ever would be scored
Offensive play consists of batting.
drawing passes. getting hit. Outrun-
ming Founders. stealing bases. gem
eralship. etc. Speed. brain work and
ting are offensive and must be fig
ured item by item.
Defensive play consists Of fielding.
throwing, ground covering. pitching
field.
From studying dozens Of leagues
for over twenty years. I have calcu-
lated that defensive strength is thirty
seven per cent 'A Lllr game anu %
fensive is sixty three per cent This
is based on runs scored. bases gained,
etc.
Comparison Of Individuals.
In a Worlds series we must calcul-
ate upon this ratio. although the de-
tense is much stronger. and the Of
fensiVe weaker We can remedy this
seeming defect in the dope by
adding TO or detractinE from the in
dividuals strength. as shown in fig
ures. This is simple. because n
study Of the Worlds series is but a
comparison Of individuals.
Now. II the defensive strength is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
ii Mhita -.

" IANTS or White Sox.
This the toughest mathemati-
- cal problem a baseball dopester
e.,- tackled. The betting at present
I---c4tes that the majority OF persons
,.H1 are in the habit az deciding ques-
tiuus by wagering on their juds-
m-uts. ,nluk the Giants VIII win the
coming worlds championship. Nine
teuths OF the people OF Chicago think
the White Soz viii win-and perhaps
q greater majority Of New Workers
believe the Giants invincibIe
Ii is the habit of baseball fans to
think the way they hope ana 10 bet
the way they want a series To result
Eat picking a winner of a series on
sentiment is idi0cy. ! could save my
self a fortnight o. tough work by
sa-lAA the ~ mite SON Viii win be-
cause 1 want them TO win, because
believe they VIII VIM or some similar
The truth is. I'm pulling my left leg
out like an accordion for the White
SoX, but that viii not help them win.
nor viii Harry stephens Wild eyed
hope that the Giants VIII win help
We all want to know in advance
which team is going 20 win this series.
and this is the season OF the year
when the dOpester works all night
figuring out the probabilities, with
the net result that he furnishes para
graphers, who do not know q shine
bah from a hit and run sign. material
Tor humorous knocks.
FullertOn's system,
For the last dozen years, l have
been WORKING out - system Of doping
baseball and Of figuring comparative
strength Of teams. The system is not
vet perfect, because there are some
elements that enter into the game
that make il impossible to calculate
exactly. The system has worked out
wonderfully well. This season practi-
Cally every team in the American and
National leagues finished as they
figured to finish in March when
doped them according to the season
me Boston braves 81. Louis BrOWus
and, 10 = small extent, Detroit. faile1
% live W to the dope. The St Louis
Cards ran much higher than they fI--
ured, but when the figures were made
-Irs BrirrOn owned the team and the
change Of management revived IT,
Chicago figured 10 win the American
league pennant with Boston second
New York figured TO be the National
league champion. Pitts5urg and the
Athletics figured to finish last in
their leagues.
How the Dope works.
Further. almost all the IS teams
won and lost about the number OF
games they figured to win and lose
The dope worked out wei on the sea
son-a little better than usual
But doping teams Cor a regular
season Of 154 games, against all
'-lnes OF pitching and seven clubs of
known strength. is comparatively
easy s. world series between cham
pionship teams or leagues Of known
strength and varying styles Of play
is different.
Those OF you who helped me dope
the season last March must amend I
some Of the dope rules. We can fig
ure defensive strengths on the same I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
EDDIE PLANK IS
OUT OF PASTIME

Eddie Plank. the oldest pitcher iu
the game, announced his permanent
retirement the other day, but base
bail men believe that he is -ryiu. 20
play q WORKOUT trick on the ST. Louis
Browns Plank has been anxious TO
set away from St Louis ever since
Jones became his manager. He de-
clared last winter that he wanted 20
De traded to one of the American
league teams in the east
In 1919 Plank, who wanted n raise
in salary. told Connie Mack that he
was tired Of baseball and Mack. tax
ms him az his word. released him
outright. Plank then signed with the
ST. Louis Feds for more money than
he had received from the Athletics
and also pitched with the skill that
made him famous as a Mackman- Al
eran left handler still is In rugged
health and enjoys playing ball FOR
money
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

ship of the game Let me explain that
The White SON have a lot of brains
scattered around. and some Of them at
vital points They bluuder terribly
and bawl Up simple plays, only 20 turn
and execute miracles a moment later
They are charged with not being
game-bur forget that-thev are game
rs pebbles. and have proved IT, But
tEey axe not a fighting team, not
aggressive. and do not battle hard un-
III tEey are hurt
Giants Are Aggressive.
The Giants are aggressive. braiuy,
and they fight all the time and for
everything I'm a world series. how
ever. this fighting counts little as the
rules are TOO strictly enforced to allow
the favOrite McGraW methods 20 be
used effectively.
There is another big point The ma
iority OF the Giants are experienced
iu worlds series of the White S0N-
only Collins and Murphy have been
through that mill
Undoubtedly. the gamblers. I'm max
ing the Giants odds on faVorlteS. are
figuring on the experience Of the
Giants. this gameness and their rcpu-
to-iou as money players against the
iueNperieuce and the tendency 20 panic
Of the White SoX-
Have to study.
We must all study these elements
faults or virtues. but as faults or
virtues OF individuals. The gamblers
are beginning TO dope teams after
their own manner one New York
gambler offered me almost as much
as q years salary TO prepare this
dope for him exclusively and TO re-
dope each night during the series
This is merely a warning not 20 make
waeers with those fellows. They are
wiser than we are.
The way we will proceed now IS TO
take each man in his position. find
his team value as compared with the
team value as compared with the team
team value OF his opponent i'm the se-
rles. No played should feel offended If
he IS rated below his opponent He
may De "a better man but up against
the kind Of pitching he must face he
may lose so many POINTS he viii rate
lower.
Monday we viii take up the study
Of the FIRST basemen and try TO dis
cover watch is the berter-not the bet
ter ball player rily-but which
is the better man for the purposes Of
this series That is all that counts
tCopyriEht, 1917, by the Bell Syndi-
cate. Inc)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

That IS with the defensive strength
thirtE-seven. the pitcher is worth
thirty-siN one hundredths OF thirty
seven Therefore. the defensive
strength of the pitcher is thirteen
and fraction one hundredths of the
entire team strength, and SO on for
each position.
Theoretically. with nine men play
ing and the attacking strength valued
a. ba-lo1. each man is worth Zoo
Add that to his defensive strength.
and you have his total team value.
These figures are mere bases Of
comparison. Tt Is ridiculous 10 say
that IT Cobb Is worth only 100 TO
Detroit. or that Johnson IS only thir-
teen and fraction OF WashinEton'S
tenn strength when he is pitching.
The figures furnish MS a fair basis
OF comparing men. IL the aVera Ee
batter is worth seven what is Cobb
Wortl- If tho AVERAGE pitcher is thlr-
tecn- what is JohnSon's value
How II Works.
Instead of using thirteen and seven.
however. ] use thirteen hundred and
seven hundred so we may carry out
II we preserve the ratio il makes no
difference
We must figure each mans strength
AGAINST certain pitchers It makes
very delicate figuring. We know cer-
tain hatters can hit certain STYLES
of pitching We must. in calculating
his value IN the coming series. study
the kinds of pitching he must face II
Is no use 20 figure average pitching
strengths. because the chances are
the White SON viii rely upon three
pitchers. and McGraw viii use only
four. unless they are compelled to call
achievements. of this much later.
Ginnts are So Different
The thing that makes doping the
NeW Aork-Chlcaso series so hard Is
the fact that we have diametrfcally
opposite kinds of teams playing very
different types Of baseball
We have i'm the Giants nervv. ev-
perienced. fighting. brainy ball club.
endowed with lot OF mechanical tai
ent, and with a spotty and not at all
reliable pitching staff which has
been shot to pieces and revived during
the season half a dozen times
We find in Chicago an uncertain. I
thoughtless. almost brainless. erratic I
team. possessing a terrific punch. a
" Cnderful lot Of mechanical ability. [
very little knowledge Of the general /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

men exactly as we did Tor the entire
season We can rely upon the aver
ages of this and other seasons. What
We want Is 90 know each man $
strength i'm his position To reach
This. 4 have figured position values.
These are not the values of men at
all. but the average values Of men
iu rll- position and they are based
upon rLe number OF chances "a PLAYER
-l thar .rou fa= per game This
fable of values Is as follows
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

ALEXANDER IS VICTOR.
Since he Joined the Phillies in 1911.
pitcher Grover Alexander has won q
shade over two games for every one
he has lost
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

Art AlcGloOn. known in several nil
nor leagues as an umpire, is now in
France. where he is q corporal in the
18th regiment or railroad engineers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22
WESTERN Lacquer
MAY GET BERTH

IF Fred AIoIlwitz does not meet
requirements for the Pittsburg club
then this Ben Shaw, catcher-first
baseman, recalled from Omaha.
should. He has been going like a
bear for the Omaha club. hitting hard
and doing a good job Of fielding on
first Pittsburg may vet account IL
a lucky day that IL landed him. How
ever. Shaw or any one else who tries
to play first base for Pittsburg. de
serves sympathy. The history OF that
Job this year has been that of the
past-nobody satisfying the critics.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-22

FABRIQUE GOING GOOD
Had young FabriQue hit for Brook
lyn anywhere near his present Toledo
mark he now would be one Of the
leading beginners.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11

Menefee county viii vote on
road bonds March 10. Twelv
months ago the writer was tear.
ing his shirt for road bonds in
Powell county, hoping 10 ulIi.
malely get good roads in the
county.
We got the bonds, but the
roads-Where are they?
Nothing definite has been done
except Ia put mp our tax and
spend less than ever on road work
III the county,. a great deal of
money has beeu spent in plan
ming and theorising, but the act
ual work is missing.
If Menefee is wise it will vote
no bonds ostensibly for road
buildina.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11

In this issue of the Times, Mr..
Bert l.. Grove, of Stanton, an
nounces for the office of Super
intendent of Schools of Powell
county. subject to the action of
the Republican party in the Au-
gust primary.
Mr.. Grove is fine young man,
a splendid luuns educator of the
county, ana one capable of filling
lhe office of superintendent OF
Schools with credit to himself
and Powell county.
Our readers who are members
of his party, are requested to
give this worthy young man due
consideration when casting !helr
ballots IN the primary tins fall,
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11
PAINFUL COUGHS RELIEVED.

DR.. Kings New Discovery is a
soothing, healingremedy for coughs
and colds that has stood the test Of
nearly fifty years. For that cough
that strains the throat and saps the
vitality try DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery. The soothing pine balsams
and mild laxative ingredients soon
drive the cold from the system.
Have bottle on hand for winter
colds, Group, grippe and bronchial
aff.tions. At your druggist, soc
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11

the farmers and the common
citizens of the State. We oppos.
ed the amendment to the con-
stitution, believing something un
fair would be the outcome, and
so it is, but far worse than we
conjectured. We do not mind
paying high tax if we can get full
value, but when Il comes to pay.
ing higher taxfand the masses Of
the people getting less for so do
ing, we revolt. And this will
be the exact situation with the
new tax law. IL will be passed
so as to low er the tax on capital
there will be deficit in the
State Treasury, and the next
thing will be up goes taxes On
real estate of which the farmer
will have To pay the greater
portion.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11

last of the week, returning home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. l.. Wetherholt
have gone to housekeeping at the
home of the groom-the Elkin
place, which he purchased OF W.
j. Barrett some time last sum-
mer.
Our school closes Friday. Miss
Vlrgie Sewell has taught us a
good school. She will go to the
home of her parents at Morehe al
with nothing but good wishes
from the people of this commn'
nitY.
The Rev. Carter Van Cleve,
of Wolfe County, is here this
week. Mr.. Van Cleve is the one
who purchased the Sidney Town.
send farm, and is preparing to
move TO his new home here
March 1st.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11

The Courier-Journal has un.
dertaken to ascertain the will Of
the people of Kentucky as to
whether or not they want an ex-
ira session of the legislature
called to enact new tax law re-
ported on by the Commission.
Sunday that paper published
reports from 26 members of the
Legislature in which eli but one,
who was non-commital, favored
the calling of the extra session.
Eleven county judges say the
people of their counties favor
the extra session; judges of four.
teen other counties say their
people do not. or the thirty
editors answering the Courier
journal, thirteen SAID Yes, and
fourteen, No; while three are
nun-rulnmlttal.
From the Courier-Journal's in
formation 81 Is easily seen thai
while the members Of the Legs
luture are favoring all extra SEES
sion, and none of them who have
responded 10 the Courler's lnqul
ry are opposed TO change IN Ia!
Law, the people, as viewed by
the county judges and editors
are opposed to the proposed re
forms.
In justice to our Senator, j. II
Evans of Beattyville, and Rep
resentative, f. b. McGlone, WI
wish to say that neither of then
have favorably responded to tn,
Courier-Journal's inquiries, an,
We do not believe either of then
will.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11
SPOUT SPRING

Joe Mckinney was at Irvine
Court day-Monday.
Shelf, the little three.year. old
son of Mr.. ard Mrs. Moses Nc
Kinney, is very sick at this time,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mcintosh
visited Mrs. McIn,osh's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Pickett, the
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11

The Times is being pulled on
10th sides. Last week the Board
OF Temperance, Prohibition and
Public Morals, ol the Methodist
Episcopal Church, wrote US To
know how We stood on the adj
yertising liquor proposition, to
which We wrote an answer and
told them we favored the bill
now before Congress 30 stop il.
The other side is after us this
. week advising us that If this blli
becomes law II will ruin III 2
advertising business of all pa.
pers.
To this we say: "Let it go"
III the Times has 10 1--we by adj
vertising liquor, let it die.
We have been in The newspa-
per business for twenty year:
and during that time we have
never received one penny for al,
vertising Liquor of any kind.
We believe advertising in tn,
Times pays, then if we advertise
liquor il pays the liquor people
aud TO pay the liquor people il
means rob some body else anC
debauch them too, often is tn,
case. We positively cannot par
ticipate in this business, and W.
think no one else should be allow
ed to.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11

Geo. Hon, of Winchester, is
out in the race for State Senator
on one ct the best platforms We
have seen. lie /, for a subnis-
sion of rhe State wide question,
is for a just tax law, and Is not
afraid 10 let me people know
" here he stands on every i'm
purtant question.
George is good business man,
and will make "A good legislative
official. We. say Evil make"
because We don't believe the
good voters OF Clark cou1t will
turn down such "a deserving and
quanlird man for 80 important
place as State senator
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11

In some places potatoes are re-
failing AS high as 81 20 per bush.
ell. That's high living for the con
sumer and affords high living for
the producer.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are authorized to announce
BERT L. CROWE.

candidate for Superintendent Of Schools
Of Powell county, subject to the action
Of the Republicans in the primary, Aug
4, 1917.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11
You get Good Singing

when YOU use our collection Of
sacred and secular selections en-
titled CHILD SONGS. We viii
send FREE one copy in exchange
for the names and addresses
of five music teachers, Sunday
School superintendent or Choir
Leaders
The Ruebush- Kieffer Co.,
Day ton, Rockingham Co., Virginia
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11

The Interests seem to be work
ing very hard 10 get favorable
impression before she people so
asJo get an extra session of the
Legislature 10 enact new tax
law that will be very unfair TO
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1917-01-11
GOOD MUSIC

Do Won like to sing? Do you
want IN up-to the mimi - collec-
uou of songs which vii delight
children.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-23
APPLICATION TO SELL
 NORWICH ARMS PLANT
Marlin Rifle Corp. May Buy Hopkins & Allen Prop
 erty.

New Haven, Aug. 23.-Application was made to Judge E. s. Thomas of the U. s. district court today by the receivers of the Hopkins and Allen Arms company of Norwich, for per- mission to sell the property. The court set the hearing for september. ii.
 A prospective purchaser Is under stood to be the Marlin Rifle corpora tion of this city as Pierre Mali, coun- sel for the Belgian government, creditor, explained that the Marlin corporation was willing to take over the uncompleted order for that gov- ernment and fill it.
 The Hopkins and Allen company received an order for 150,0O0 rifles at $27 each, and had delivered only Ill., 392. The Belgian government ad- vanced s228,115 to help out the com pany, but more than $2,00O,000 is needed to complete the contract The company has considerable outstand- ing indebtedness and sale of the plant would be subject to mortgages of about $3,80O,oO0 and various other claims
New Britain herald., 1917-08-23
ENGLAND AND FRANCE NOT
 READY FOR END OF WI
NEW ENGLAND GUARD MAY REMAIN NORTH Western Soldiers Expected to Occupy Camp at Char
 lotte, N c.

Washington, Aug. 23-Indications at the war department today were that the 41st National Guard division composed of troops from Washington, Oregon, Montana. Idaho and Wyo- ming would be sent to Camp Green, at Charlotte, N. G.. for traning. Camp Fremont at Palo Alto. Cal, has been abandoned because local health au- thorities insist on complete sewage systems, which the war department considers unreasonable for a tempo rary camp.
 Camp Green was prepared for the 26th National Guard division. com posed of New England troops, which has since been assigned for early duty in France.
 No official announcement was made today, but there was reason to be- lieve that the New England division would prepare at some northern point. while the troops from the fist division would be brought east.
 During the Spanish war, off1dals point out, thousands of troops were encamped withing the city limits of San Francisco and that the Latrins construction used for temporary camps was held by the city authori- ties as sufficient safeguard for the health of the community.