El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-24
FIRST BAsENEN.

HICAGO'S White Soz are off in
the lead Of the Worlds Series
~ dope-in the lead by so small a
margin that I was compelled to carry
out calculations TO the fourth point
TO find any difference at all
The difference between these two
men, GandiI and Holbe. is chiefly
found in their experience, for so
closely do they rate together in me
chanicaI ability, in style and in gem
eraI play. that fl is hard TO choose
between them. Yet the advantage.
although il amounts 10 only five
points. is gained IN one OF the most
valuable parts OF the game-eN'er--
cree. IN hitting. in long driving I'D
run scoring. in speed ttO very
slight degreeD. and I'm individual
fielding HOlke shades Gandu IN ablls
itv. In experience Gandil has all the
better Of the argument; in knowledge
Of team play and IN GOODNESS under
fire Gandil again has the lead; an-,
besides that. when we come TO STUDY
the psychology Of the game we VIII
discover thar Gandil has every inren-
tive for making this the greatest
week of his life.
GandiI and HOIke Very Similar
These men are almost twins in a
mechanical sense Their styles are
SO much alike. both in the field and
at bat tHat there is marked re-
] semblance between them. even 10
movements and to the general meth
DDS Of execution Almost any man
ager. given his choice between the
I two men for purposes Of a season 5
work. would choose HOlke without
doubt lie is younger, shade raster
lalthough not speedy, he handles a
I ball faster, and he throws a DIT Pc :
ter. Youth is all in his favor But II
the same managers were TO choose
] between the men for the purposes or
I a Worlds Series, the majority would
choose Gandll-
II Is evident, even at this
early stage Of the doping of the
teams for this series, that we are
going to discover some odd and
peculiar things bearing upon the
value of teams
HoIke's value for a season IN OF
; fensive work in the National League
J is gsS. vet against the White SoN de
0 Tense he is cut to So 1t is evident
I he will not be as big factor IN the
] Giant attack in this series as against
the National League pitchers FROM
"a study Of his balllng form IL ls "a ~ ~
! TO be seen that CicOtte viii stop MIN
almost TO q staudstill, and, the FUR
l Their we 20. the more we must con o
] Clude that this is ClcOtte series, allo
D that the great little SHINE ud-l AZ L-Ht
. must bear the bruut OF the Cnlcdep
] defense. Therefore. we must study
\ the Giant batters most closely IN re-
j latiOn TO CIcOtte.
/ The first step OF this doping, OF
/ course. is to figure which OF the
l pitchers Of each team Will be most
I effective against their opposing
l teams. If Jim Scott was In form
. Holye might as well drop out, 1oI
] SCOTS fast curve would kill him. On
the other hand. Perritt and Tesreau
u can curve Gandu 10 helplessness
Neither of these men hit fast curves
Iar an wen. Both hit left handed
pitching. unless IL is air tight. anc
when a left handler has his fast bal
jumping no one hits.
study of GandiI.
Let us study Gandn first. He is q
; man who should have made good tn
first time he was with the White
Soy. He failed. and not because oil
mechanical ability. He failed a
Washington. was declared a failur'
! at Cleveland. without Il fair trial. ant
. returned to Chicago to be one OF th'
main factors in winning the cham
pionship. He is not brilliant III
. has won remarkably few games 70
/ the Sox by his individual work. HI
/ crashing triples, it is true, haV'
I turned 4 number OF games, but tn
lost any considerable number
r In other words, he has playe.
: ] steady. consistent and regular ball
o. without great brilliancy. He ma
s teen in the game all the time. ha
hustled. and has scored a fair uumbe
o. of runs He hits freely, and in al
directions; hitting naturally to LEI