Evening star., 1917-10-13
WORLD SERIES GOSSIP.
CHICAGO. October 13.-The Giants
have started all the games with left


have started all tho games with left
handlers.
Pinch hitters have not become head
liners. Neither Wilhoit nor Risberg
the only two called upon. delivered the
goods.
If it continues cold today MeGraw
may send Benton back at the Sox.
The Deans Club Of the big leagues
was formed on the trip west. Only
those who have been continuously writ
ing big league base ball for fifteen
wears or longer are eligible for men,
bership. The charter members are:
Edwards. Cleveland Plain Dealer; Jack
Ryder. Cincinnati Enquirer; Charles
Dryden, Chicago Examiner; Cy Sanborn,
Chicago Tribune; William &. Weart,
Philadelphia Telegraph; Sam Crane,
New York Journal; Joe Villa. New York
Sum-: NJ. N. Rawlins. Philadelphia In
ouirer: Paul Shannon, Boston Post;
George NJ. Young, Philadelphia Public
Ledger; Melville Webb. Boston Globe;
Tom Rice. Brooklyn Eagle: John Cru
Jack Sheridan, st. Louis Republic; Abe
Yager. Brooklyn Eagle: Gus Axelson,
Chicago Herald. and William B. Hanna,
New York Herald. D. L. Reeves, secre-
League. and John 3. Foster of the New
York base ball club qualified as honor
airy deans. Sam Crane will be known as
Mother" Dean.
The national commission is expected
to toss the coin today to determ inc
where the seventh game will be played
should it be necessary. Every one is
pulling for New York against Chicago.
Eddie Cicotte said last night that he
was ready to work today If called upon,
and Reb Russell is fairly begging Man
ager Rowland for a chance to face the
Giants. Russell told everybody on the
train that all through the National
League season the New York club had
er showed any speed and curves.
The Sox agreed that the Giants had
a smart and fast ball club on Thursday.
and that it was team that would
take a lot of beating once it was in
its winning mood.
Joe, Jackson insisted that the Sox
batting slump was only of two days
duration and that the back fences
would come in for a bombardment once
the club was under way.
Herzog. the Giants second baseman
and captain. said last night. "and We
can beat him and that shine ball any
time he goes against US"
McCarty are in perfect physical con-
dition. and McCarty's injured shoulder
had mended to such an extent that he
was able to carry his own hand bag
gage to the hotel. McCarty announced
that while he will probably be unable
to catch another game this year. he
will be ready within couple of days
to resume play as pinch hitter.
Tho control Of both sets OF pitchers
in this series has been remarkable. An
average of only one man to a game
reaching first on account Of lack of
control has been hung up. Three of
these were walks and the fourth was a
Il; Il piy ha1 han
Betting odds on the series have shift
ed from three to one that Chicago would
win to three to two that the Giants
win.
McGraw will depend entirely upon
his left hand pitchers to bring the COW
eted title back into the National
his trump cards. 1t is doubtful if
Right-hander Perritt starts any of the
games.
AS the White sox special sped across
Ohio along Lake Erie. Rowland's
charges saw their first snowstorm of
the season.
Base ball critics, managers. players
and fans have nothing but words of
praise fer the new umpiring system.
which places an arbiter at each of the
four bases.
Christy Mathewson. 1.-The old master
who came to Chicago on the White
Sox special. is confident that McCiraw's
men will continue to play the brand of
game they exhibited at the Polo
grounds and win the series.
Matty looks for a cleanup for the
National League in the interIeague
games. his Reds already having beaten
Cleveland and the Cardinals defeated
the Browns.
Happy Felsch declared that he should
have held the first homer of Benny
Kauff to a triple. He blamed his failure
to do so to the fact that he tried to
pick up the ball before he fully had
caught up to it.