The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-01
'SALLEE WILL Be I
PITCHING HERO
Slow Ball Delivery viii Battle
Speed Hitting White Sox
CHICAGO STRONGER IN BOX
Worlds Series History Writ
ten Around the Pitchers.
Nv WILLIAM COLLIER,

CHICAGO, Oct The pitchcfs7 An,
thntS n hard one.
What the ttisger Ia to tho field piece.
the pitcher IN 10 u bali team. He is the
man who gets credit for the victory or
defeat II In his brain that must ever bs
working striving TO penetrate tho
thoughts ot the hRtsmen and always en-
doavornE to Outguess the man who
swings the mace.
Columns have been written about the
pitchers place on the bah team. Nome
hay" called him the most important COZ
hud certainly he In one NJ tho chief fads
tors In victory or dofout
II IL he 10 whom tho fans direct the
greater portion NJ their praise or criti-
clsm OflmoH he hears lh. cry Take
him out "Grtin pitchcr"--and other
phtnscH peculiar 10 the game wo all love.
Where n field player needs an ounce Of
nerve, pitcher needs pound. Whers
the regular needs shaft Of lightning
thought and tcsOurcefulnesH. tho mound
mnu needs bolt
series Pitching stars,
Comparatively speaking, tho history OF
WurdH reficH has been written around
the pitchers We say comparatively, be.
cause tho glory of worlds series pitchers
uyorshnduws m flaming fame Of men In
other positions Ia spite of the fact that
thcrc uir eight players 10 shine On the
hpll field aud only one pitcher. TIE for
MGR deeds NJ our Mhtyr, our LENDERS,
our llpnks, our Coolnbn. our Ruths at
cctera. ct Cutcrum, ouldlHiance and lsavs
u dHtint shadow the performances OF any
one single catcher fifrthpaninan, second.
hnr,wuu Outnclder ~ the rest,
We trust YOU seize our lnnuendO,
which iH highbrOw stuff FOR do YOU get
me-
sos Have the shade.
| must runcedc shade 10 tho White
D 4. L.. s...l a. .l.lA
mcui IN mndc with u pruViro, however,
/ that ltrh ltuHsull plchrs the brand OF
BAN hn In capable ~ ut his best Cicotts
and Williams, I believe. can he depend
/ rd upon II i,usHoll IN good and enjoys
one ol his right DAYS, must c0nfase
/ ho win Htnnd the Giants on their heads,
| T. ibrr completes the quartet whom
| hrucyo Rowland IL dopondng upon.
PICKS saiIes 10 shine.
II iH NJ, humuC prediction thnt bilm
| Sale, VIII be- tho blk pitching hero lot
! Manhattan hlc | hhyc Nptrhed this BID
! hunk NJ lee In many Of his games Hs
| mlNpr m absolutely lmmobilo couDten-
rur, aud superior, naughty air with 4
| lnuinli4lng. slcnfy delivery that In mad
! duuluG To- an anxious bnttcr, | an
! slightly afraid NJ RChupp and Hcnton--
| not ul their arms. you undeirtnnd, bul
NJ their hearts but there are hlg possi.
| hUilIua IN Hull Icfritt "a mighty good
rlght hnnder, and In JEFF Te-rssu. who
a. one ul those fellows who delivers wher
lyHHt expected and falls Whor ovofy siSH
point 90 his mnkinr good r,pta,u haC
the experience NhiCn Ii inynluaDio 10
| worlds series pitcher
A Comparison
The white SoN resemble II glutt0n
| Whom II comes 10 eating soup, a glutton
can make Lou Dillon look like n statiOn-
niy engine Speed II soup In my com-
pgrison The white Sos eat speed But
when tho g'uitnn comes 10 tho long,
stflnRy course, like spaghetti, ho must
hesitate or have indigestion Tho LONG
| stllnHy oVt'so IN the worlds series viii
| hc slim HallcrE slow hnll It's liable u
! mnkc the Sos have Indigestion n they
tiy tO Cut N