The Washington herald., 1917-10-17
New York Weakens Under
Fire in Three of Six
Contests.


Chicago American League club, com
monty called the White so1. the cham
pions of the world.
Ability won ten OF the twelve world
series played under the National Com
missions auspices previous to this
fall. Gameness or lack OF 1t. or both,
were never so apparent in helping to
decide the baseball classic as It was
this year. The White sox proved
to have more ability and more game
ness than the New York Giants and
they are worthy holders Of the worlds
title.
After weighing the work in the blue
ribbon event this year. the fact stands
out ike a calcium light in a tunnel
TO an. unprejudiced observer that the
Giants are a collection Of individual
stars while the White Sox have been
nodded into a machine. When a ma
chine goes against combination Of
individuals, no matter what may be
the ability OF the latter, they almost
invariably get crushed.
bGIOTc inc Settles was play NucTe
was no chance to really determine
whether or not the Giants were a
machine. They had won their cham
pionship with almost consummate
ease. Only one club, the Phillies,
gave them a scare during the league
season. When they were to the test
the Giants were not there. They
were not outclassed. but they were
outplayed and they were outgamed.
Rowland's White Sox won their title
and the big end of the SIS, 900 purse
by sheer merit. They came from be-
hind and won out. That is the real
test Of a baseball team.
With the fifth game being played
and six innings of that contest over
the Giants had the upper hand. They
had a strange hold on their oppo-
nents. Then the White Sox arose to
the situation. They rose gamely and
grandly. They refused to acknowl-
edge defeat, and they went in and
won that game in a manner that win
always be remembered by that crowd
at Comiskey Park last Saturday. The
White Sox refused to be scared or
worried when they were behind. They
were cool and collected under fire and
when their chance came they seized
It like a hungry tramp grabbing a
meal.
The Giants. on the other hand. were
Eighty and as scary as a colt. They
looked only good when they were in
the lead. Once they were collared
and the score tied or their opponents
went into the, lead the New Workers.
looked anything but like a crowd of
major league champions. They simply
waited when the firing was the hot
test. whereas the White Sox never be-
came Hurried or hustered when the
odds Of battle appeared to be against
them
Three times during the series the
Giants looked to be anything but
champions. The first time was in the
second game at Chicago, on Sunday.
October I. On that occasion they
took lead OF two runs in the second
inning and they kicked away their
lead and gave a regular razzle daa-
zle exhibition. In fact. they were
outgamed and practically disgraced
by their showing on that occasion.
Despite this. they came back with
two grand victories at New York, the
reason probably being that Benton
and Schupp pitched with remarkable
wizardry and refused to allow their
OpPOAChNS IuIl. vi
obeT Is. at Chicago. the Giants once
more appeared to have the White
Sox on the run. The New Workers.
had a lead of three runs with the
contest more than one-half over. Then
the game White Sox came from be-
hind and tied the score and then
overwhelmed the National Leaguers.
who once more looked pitifully weak
under fire.
The same thing was true at the Polo
Grounds in the final game of the
series For three innings Benton and
Fabcr twirled beautiful duel. The
closeness of the fight and the fact
that for them everything depended on
their winning must have upset the
Giants The White Sox were simply
handed three runs in the fourth in
ming and they were enough to win the
game and the title.
The worlds seriesJhpon which the
curtain has been rung down will not
go down into history as the best
! played Of the thirteen classics under
the auspices Of the commission. 1t
was. though. one of the oldest in
the history of the blue ribbon event
and some new records were created.
Chicago did not lose one of the three
),
and did not score in the first two
games played at New York.
The winning run went over the
plate in the fourth inning of five
of the six contests.
II was the first time in five years
that more than five contests were re-
quired to decide the winner.
It was the most lucrative series, ex-
cept one, for the club owners and the
national commission.
1t was the most costly series for
the players of the two teams.
1t was the most costly series for the
clubs, because OF the two round trips
necessary from Chicago to New York.
1t saw established a record for a
player. Eddie Collins made this mark.
Up to and including 1915, Jack Barry
played in games in five world series
and twenty-five games. Last year
Barry figured in his sixth world series,
but he did not take part in a game
except as a coacher. This was Eddie
Collins fifth world series and he ac-
iually played in twenty-six games,
hereby tying Barry's record for ac-
ual play on Sunday and beating 1t
IN Monday.
1t was the first series on record