The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-25
VETERAN HURLERS
EXPECTED ToSTAR
Eddie Clcotte Is Main Cog in
RowIand'S Machine,
ljE COULD PITCH 8 GAMES
Wiling to Work Every Day It
Manager Says So,

s uo6TON Sept 2J-Will Eddie Cicotte
- he Christy Msthewson OF the worlds
oortosy IN 1879 tniIsty landed the Ohy
0undane ttie for McGrew by pitching
/, thrue shut out games against the AIN
,letloa. Those who have watched the
White Sox pitchers the last few weeks
Rave come to the conclusion that on I'd
de Will devolve the winning Of the flag
fer worlds honors for Comiskcy, Just rs
~ has won the pennant In the American
hague race
NJ II 10 true that unknowns have buttcd
Z lrte the big doings IN the past at critical
QfAes. but these Instances have not been
oaAy. II has. without hSIbly any cK-
NepAlon, been the veteran pitchers who
Ave carried the burdens, and pitching
aDoNe has decided the scrap In practically
ovsfy instance.
" was Bin Dneen who winged the
XoGton Americans In the first worlds
etitls Chr,sty Matnewson nad much to do
With all four series In which the Giants
U4ured, although he won only one Red
- vets won all OF theirs. although
rune surprSingl oatunt developed IN
eome OF them. Old-time twU.ers carricd
~ Cubs TO their two championships.
Adsms. with Pittsburgh. was an eaccp-
tlon In 1909
Al In Favor Of Vets.
With the Athletics. In their three vic
tories. there was n combination OF vet
efAn pitching with some fendish slug
eing, sndca stone wall defense. In their
Ast trial for the bunting the Mackmen
hurlers went down 10 an inglorious de-
Soat. and they were old .timers all.
mixing every game played since the
1lrot worlds series II In all In favor OF
ne tried pitchers, and that In why the
toNs talk ~ little hut what Sallce. Per
~ Benton. Cicotte. Faber and Russell
VIII DO. VI course, there mas poen some
DD0ypf0QtiOn nf
en0 Dunforth. two newcomers. and Meth
~ ol whom has ever been noar "A
yefld's series. Stll there In no certainty
0hoe 6chuppy will be In very many games
- Denf2rth viii hardly start any for
tee Sox. Then y can be taken for grant.
= that those Of mature yesty tnd long |
e9Rprtonce will no In cthc lime1ight. i
1nere 10 no use OF hiding the fact that
Ho0te viii be Rowlands main cog In |
- machine which hs firmly believes
~ play four game and at the most
nve-nms sertes with the Giants.
Neotts has been known TO pitch this
eon three times In succession--not
Nh Oames. but ne was there lust the
- yp p date he has not shown
l1y Mmensse Occasi0nally he has not
~ much OF his stun. AZ for instance.
Msonssday's game AZ Philadelphia,
~ ~ plate. Eher. were @ % G,.Uss' %
80 IN the stand and we can assure
4Cn tAAt they didn't see much
"a Any differ with Rowland and think !
~ tAe ttels will not be settled until |
y Sven eamss havs been played In
49, 70 pitch % provided he ~" gets S,'0eas of
Il . goel stsrt' Fhs star, Of In. bat.
~ VIII have something to do with IT,
~ wYud add 10 the uncertainty. |
- With only five games no could |
. u three II nscessary, OF course.
sse" .sSss RSxisnc iSMes s = A. sAs g 'sS ss
- through the inability OF the othsTs
q eeevse the goods. II 10 psrhaps pos
80 that he may have four or nve
! his tvirlers ready 10 70 In.
EDDIE Always Willing.
~ SseSMe ss - perfectly willing to step
6is pSiioscphy is contained i" in = tbs nHs"sa ss.
Wesston: suit yourself. manager"
TIE superstition Of the frequent an
n Eddie and his shine hall
. based on the fact that McGraw's
Ivy artillery Ia concentrated among
llat good left handlers have stood the
ational league on their heads dur
~ the past season. The leaders In
u older circuit have not made merry
y any great extent with the offerings
oe Big Jim Vaughn, for instance. or
vltn cooper and several other OF less
Ienewn. In Russell. Williams and Dan
tee0 Rowland has a trio OF southpaws |
Who rank pretty we'll with the hest In |
tAe National when they sre right They |
aye not, however. always' right. and |
S9Acs Why II is necessary to refer to
Urban Faber In also q right -hander |
ond Q good one, but again II mus, be |
roQeated, when In condition. Red has
oaAy shown flashes Of his real form this
eeAsen. He may work down to feather |
eoo before the big series. II he does
Coeete's appearance will he less fire. |
Qnone, ~ the big Cascade twirler can
N(e9d work. the more the better.
4. There Ia fear among followers of
the 6ox that the American league cham |
psons viii drop the first game, This. Of