South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-13
N. Y. SEEMS
CONFIDENT
Giants All Ready to Wind Up
World SerieS-SOX Un-
diSmayed.
Associated Press Service.


CHICAGO. oct. I-.-The world Sc
ries warfare between the New York
Giants and the Chicago White sox
enters into the closing stage OF the
baseball campaign here Saturday.
when the two teams meet IN the
NTH contest Of the series at Com
sskey park. Each club has won two
Victories and the club that takes
two OF the remaining three games
20 he played viii bear off the hon
Ors Of the series.
The Giants came 90 town late FRI
day clipper and confident that they
had the edge on their opponents and
would decide the baseball supremacy
by trimming the White Sox on their
own grounds and then put over the
fourth victory In New York next
Monday The Giants have faced the
best Of the Sox hurlers and say thSy
do not fear them
We have beaten Cicotte' Charley
Herzog. the Giants second baseman
and captain. said. land we can beat
him and that shine ball any time
he goes against us
Sallce or PcrTitt.
Ssllee is regarded as McCraW's
choice for box work tomorrow. but
if the weather continues cold-it
was lowering around freezing to-
night is probable that poll"
Perrit may be chosen. McGraw has
found. though, that the Sox do not
take kindly TO left-handers and
some Of the Giants believe that the
plan is 10 "southpaw" the Sox out
% the series.
y he White Sox caane home on a
special train tonight no whit dis
Outraged by the upset in New York. |
They gave full credit TO Rube Bel- |
ton for his work in Wednesdays |
rsme. bu. could not understand why |
they did not make any progress |
against Schupp's fast curves. The /
So, seemed to think that Benton al /
ways will be a hard proposition any /
time ne starts, but believe either /
Sallee or Schupp will find themselves /
rrn1lng 20 cover If they go against /
them again.
Eddie Cicotte said tonight tina. lie .
was ready TO work tomorrow If call /
I'd upon, and Reb Russell is fairly |
begging Manager Rowland for l
nance 20 face the Giants. Russell |
told everybody on the train that all |
through the National league season 1
The Kew York club had ITS troubles /
with good left-handers when they /
showed speed and curves.
Rowland Doesn't Know.
Manager Rowland said tonight /
hat he had not made up his mind /
Is TO the pitcher for tomorrow's
game.
Joe Jackson insisted that the Sox'
attiug slump was only Of two days
duration and that the Sox back
-ences would come IN for a bonn
,ardment once the club was under
Way
tt showed here today and then
aimed, and there was constant
arcat of a storm tonight though
ne weatherman gave a cheer NJ
o.ecast of fair and cold. The mem
1ers OF che national commission sent
word ahead that the game would be
played unless II rained or showed,
)r au unusual cold wave prevented.
Seats for Saturdays game sold to-
l'eht az a high premium. Fifteen
IolIsrs ~as paid for box seat and /.
SO was the figure set by the specu-
ators FOR a grandstand seat. Late
tonight a shivering line Of fans gath
cred at the gates OF the unreserved
stands Fires were lit and men
Rrarped themselves i'm greatco1ts
sud blankets.
Trains from all points brought \
eur dreds % town to witness tne /
struggle.