Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-17
CLUBS EVENLY MATCHED
LITTLE Difference SHOWN
IN WORLD SERIES ENTRANTS
Giants VIII Depend on Southpaws.
Right-Handers Strongest with
White SoK.
BY ARTHUR s,rRUwE

NEW YORK. September 16.-with
nothing but a miracle to prevent the
Giants and White Sox from meeting In
tho worlds series, the talk in base
ball circles to-day Is on the prospective
winner of the stellar title. Dopesters
naturally are figuring on the pitchers.
They believe that McGraw will try to
win with his southpaws. And he has
three good ones in Sallee, Schupp and
Benton. Rowland. however. Is not far
behind the Giants's leader in this re-
spcct The generalissimo Of the White
Sox already has three good port sling
crs in Russell. Williams and Danforth
The Giants's trio OF lefthanders have
won forty-nfne games and lost nineteen
thus far. The Chicago Fingers have
forty-two victories and seventeen do
feats to their credit.
or this sextette the leading honors
go to Sallee and Russell. Tho former
has won eighteen OF his twenty-thrce
games; the latter. fifteen out of nine
lost seven; Benton, twelve and seven;
Williams. seventeen and eight; DAN
forth, ten and five.
In the niGhthanders the White Sox
have 1t over the Giants. McGraw has
only one starboard finger on whom he
can rely-Poll Perritt. He has won
fourteen games and lost seven Cicotte
looms up as Rowland's zone best bet"
He has been the best mafnstay of the
White Sox. having won TWENTY-FIVE
games and lost twelve. and Chicago
fans pin their hopes on him to bring
homo the bacon"
The riEht-handed twirlers of the Sox
have won forty-four of their games
against twenty-five defeats, while the
" ri r1,k
turned In forty-four victories to thirty
seven defeats. Tesreau. Anderson and
Demaree have been big disappoint-
ments. they only winning thirty and
losing the same amount. In Faher
and Benz. Rowland also has two good
right-handers
From perusal OF these figures II
can be seen that McGraw must rely
on his southpaws to WIN, as PerrItt
cannot pitch every game
IN the other end Of the battery tho
"hlte Sox have probably the best
catcher in either league-Ray Schalk.
McGraw will have the use of Nc
Sarthy In the big series. The latter
Is not as good in the receiving line n,
the Chicago mitt artist. but he more
than overcomcs this handicap with his
SUCK work. Tho New Yorker ia hat.
ting a an average Of 800, while Schalk
Is only clouting at 1926 gait.
laking up the inrield. each team has
ono OF tho strongest combinations to
DC found in baseball. The Giants.s
nner-sackers have been classed as the
100000 inheld"-a sobriquet 1nade
famous in tho heyday of the old
Athletics. In batting. the Giants's
quartette arc going at an average OF
.Eo4' three points above the SoS en-
perts. Holke. Fletcher and thinner
man are hitting ahead of Candid. Ris-
oerC and Weaver. while HerzoE seems
70 De the only weak stickcr In the
QUIT. ne having averaged only .225
against Eddie Collins's .29o.
In the outfield there is little 10
choose from hitting standpoint. Tho
G ,nn boast of two clouters over the
800 mark-Burns and Kaufr. F.,scb
Is the only White Sox hitting ahova
inc me coveted mark. He is batting .sos.
pom Pom robertson and J. Collins are hit
ing close together, tho former geo
ana the latter 1854. The outer garden
experts, as team. are hitting at abomt
ehe same aVeraEe-.2S9.
iakins it as a whole. tho teams arc
pretty nearly evenly matched.