Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-10-01

pannant play. Various reasons have
lbeen advanced for this marked lifting
OF their game and they have been re-
ferred to as star money players" Sc
ries cracks" and other terms to dis
tinguish them from the men whose
works in the big contests is neither
more or less sensational than their
seasonal play. Another peculiar fea>
ture is that there can be no accurate
lforecasting as to which men will rise
to the occasion in this manner. Many
have been expected to play most brill
l;antly only to disappoint their sup
pcrters with an exhibition which hard
ly deserved the descriptive term of
mediocre.
There is a wide field of speculative
possibilities among the players of the
Chicago Americans and the New York
Nationals and world series heroes may
spring from unexpected positions in
the coming contests between these
clubs. Whether these series stars will
rise from the raks of the veterans or
from among the younger members of
the White Sox and the Giants only
time can tell In veteran material
tested in the fire of world series strife
the New York Nationals have decide
advantage over their rivals from the
Middle West. Whether all of these
players will get into the series, how
ever, reamins to be seen.
/ In addition to Manager McGraw, who
has led four teams in the struggles,
Pitcher Tesreau was member of the
Giants team which figured in cham
pionship play of 1912 and 1913; Herzog
and Fletcher, infielders, participated
in the series of 1911, 1912 and 1913;
Zimmerman was a member of the Chi
cago Nationals when that club met the
Philadelphia Athletics in 1918; Catcher
George Gibson was behind the plate
for the Pittsburg team when that COM
bination played the Detroit Americans
in 1909, and Pitcher Demaree and Out
fielder Burns played with the Giants
in the series of 1913 against the Ath-
letics. In sharp contrast the White
Sox have but two players who have
participated to any extent in the base
ball classic. Eddie Collins, the Chicago
second baseman, was member of Con
ME Mack's famous pennant and world
series machine few years ago and fig
ured prominently in the struggles Of
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the Athletics for several years, and
was factor in the series play. In
fielder Robert Byrne was enrolled with
the Pittsburg and Philadelphia Ma
tiontals in 1909 and 1915 when these
teams won the right to play the Amer
lean League pennant winners for the
worlds championship.
There is also much promising ater-
ial among the younger members of the
teamh, and it is not at all unlikely that
enc or more of these players, untried
in the premier diamond conflict, may
prove the deciding factor in either a
game of the series as a whole. Ger
tainly some of them have excellent
records to support the supposition.
Benny Kauff, star batter of the de-
funct Federal league; Jim Thorpe, the
and former member Of several major
and minor league clubs; Pitcher Fred
Henderson: Walter Holke and others of
the younger Giants, all appear as pos
sessing possibilities in this direction.
The White Sox roster includes the
names of several players who have
sprung into baseball prominence with
in the past season or two and it may
be from this list there will appear
one who by a spectacular fielding feat,
long hit or brilliant piece of base
running will gain a place in the world
series hall of fame at bound. Infiedl-
er Charley Risberg and Outhelder Os-
car Fetish have played remarkable
baseball this season and should main
tain the pace during the coming series.
In addition the White Sox have many
players of far greater big league ex-
perience, who have never had a chance
to figure in the most important of all
diamond clashes, and it would no. be
surprising if one or mere Of these men