The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-02
GIANTS HAVE A HARD
CIRCUIT THIS WEEK
New York Players Have Two Double
Headers With the Phiiiies Whole
the White Sox Are Prsc-
ticaily Loaftng.
t BY Arthur Struwe. J

New York. Oct. l--While the
Giants will have A hard row 10 hoe
for the rest of the week. the White
sox will have an easy time in tuning
up for the big series. starting next
Saturday. McGraw's men will face the
Phillies tomorrow ard Wednesday in
double hea ders They must spend
great part Of the time on the road
The White sox finished up heir play
Ing season today when the Yankees
defeated them. Tomorrow they VIII
play an e. Inhibition game wiki Gleve-
land In that city Wednesday thay
wifi he AT home" The Giants have
been on the road for nearly three
weeks, After tie Philadelphia games
they VIII have TO make jump 10
Chicago. whore they viii arrive late
Thursday hight. II it should ran
Tuesday or Nedr esday the Giants viii
have to stay over IN PhIlaaclPH'A
THURSDAY. as the National league sea-
son does not officially close until Oc-
roher If this should be- the case
NcGrawss men Will have TO trave! on
Friday and run into the Windy city
late Friday night. get sleep ana
then go out and tackle the White Sox
In the nrst game OF the big series.
From this dope It is plain &ha2 she
American lea que champions have 1t
or their hictl er champions III he
tuning up process. But the Nation
al league rooters believe that the orsc-
tice the Giants will get from the games
with the Phi'ies will d. more good
and keep them "on edge" better than
will practice stunts among the players
There is no doubt that this series
will be the most expensive as far as
travelling expenses are concerned than
any YET played it is figured, because
OF the big railroad jumps between
New York and Chicago. III the teams
only make two round trips it is esti-
mated that the cost will be- $40 900
for railroad fares. meals I'D Pull
mans.
The American league has ii on the
Nationals in the series played during
the past twelve wears. The Americans
have won seven OF them. In the
number of games won the Americans
have scored 33 victories to the Ma
tionals 81. The Ban johnson circus;
has scored 22S runs. while the older
league has made 222. The winners
In the American league have been the
White Sox. Red Sox and Athletics.
while the honor or the National league
during the twelve seasons was upheld
by the Cubs. Pirates. Braves and
Giants.
Eddie Collins, the White Sox cap
tain. will enter the lucky group n
players who have participated in FIVE
worlds series This will be Collins
Attn However. he will have to en-
gage in another series to tie Jack
Bsrry's record Of six years The Red
Sox captain has been In half dozen
series, all but one OF which was on
the winners end. He has taken s13,
S1i.so out OF the big championship
games. Next to Barry ranks JACK
Coomhs. now with the Dodgers
Coombs has ben in three winning and
two losing affairs and has topped Bar
RVS record by taking out si2,62e.70.
Other players who have taken part
in five series are Harry Davis. Danny
Murphy. Chief Bender and Eddie
Plank. all of whom were with the
old Connie Mack regime. Ira Thomas
got in one series with the Tigers and
four with the Athletics Johnny Exers
got in four with the Cubs and one
with the Braves.
Few of these players drew as much
in their five series as did the Red Sox
in 1912. 1915 and 1915, which shows
that the interest of the public Is stead
lily growing each year.