The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-03
ANALYzINC THE TWO
WORLD SERIES TEAMS
SHOWS Even BREAK

NEW YORK, Oct 2-While tho WIN
ming Of A pennant aud the resultant
Darticipation in the world series Is based
upon the number of games won during
the entire season Of league play. 1t is
as a rule the final weeks Of the schedule
in which tho championships ar" "llnched'
At this period Of the play the leading
teams in each league are putting forth
their greatest efforts in an attempt 10
capture first place and cach days strug-
gle Is fought out to the finish. For this
reason It has frequently been said that
the true speed OF n team In world
series can I've gagged from the power
Of It's play near the point where the PERI
nant was mnthematically won.
Based upon this assumption. an analE-
sis Of the work If the ChcaG" -Nmeri-
cans and the New York Nationals IN
the closing weeks Of the present season
should afford 4 somewhat general out
line OF the form which may be expected
of these two clubs when they meet In
the worlds series Of 1917. On the LIST
day of September the Chicago White
SoN were leading in the American league
ey four and a half games over the Sos
ton Red Sox. while the New York Na-
tiouals led the PhillieS in the senior
league by nine games.
In neither case was the lead SO great
that the runner-up club did not have n
chance to overtake and pass the pac"
settlers. Under ;ha circumstances the
New York and Chicago teams were
forced TO play their best game and de-
spite an occasional defeat. the records
phow that they Travelled at high speed
up to the very moment that the flag
was won beyond peradrcnturc.
During the first twenty days nf Sep
tember the New York Nationals played
80 games. of which they won IL and lost
:. showing n winning average Of $50 for
that period. In the same number OF
DAYS the Chicago White SoX played Is
games. Of which they won all hut 3 for
an average OF son. In these Is games
the Chicago players accumulated to-
tai of So runs 70 their opponents 81. or
an average Of close To five and n half
runs per game. The Giants aggregated
so runs in % games. for an average "f
three and half runs per contest. while
their opponents collected 80 If the OPP
posing strength were equal in all games.
which was not the case however. 1t
might be assumed that the White SoX
attack was stronger than that Of the
Giants. while the latters defense WAS
harder to break through. The fnct that
these clubs did not. Of course. face tn"
same opponents must not hc overlooked
Much stress has been laid upon tho
respective ability of the pitchers Of the
two clubs and the part that th"s" Twill
crs will play in the winning Of the
world series For this reason II COM
paris0n Of their box records during the
period under consideration may hr help
full to the followers of the gnme. The
Giants have used Sallee. I'errttt. SrhGpp
Tesreau and Benton for an average OF
"a S-5 innings each in the To-day period
while Dcmaree and Anderson have
worked An average Of II IL each.
For the White SoX. CicoItc. Williams
and Faber have borne the hrunt of tn"
pitching. having averaged 4h innings
D;:nforth and Russell. between them
pitched 20 innings. an average OF 10
Innings.
The work Of the pitchers OF both
teams showing innings pitched. hits al
lowed and earned runs scored off their
delivery follows