El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-04
THE FIRST FLIGHT PITCHERS.

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[ ~HICAGO'S White Sox. for purposes
Of the coming worlds series are
~ better in pitching than the New
York Giants. The Giants have held
a small lead in the comparative dope
! since I began studying the teams.
man for man in every department Of
the game, and suddenly, in the study
I OF the first flight pitchers, the Chi
Z cago team shows such undoubted su-
periority that they have regsined the
! lost points.
teams that figured so close together
as entire teams, and, while the study
/ OF the second string pitchers may at
feet the figures slightly, the chances
are that the White Sox will show n
/ lead Of only few points. The second
string pitchers We must figure upon,
but they viii cut only a small figure
in the dope, because there is but small
chance they viii be called upon IN
less a game is lost. and what they do
then is Of little interest.
am surprised to find in studying
the New York pitchers against the
White Sox. and the White Sex pitchers
against the Giants that the Giant
pitchers do not figure to stop the at
tacks Of the Chicagoans to as great
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Schupp and Sallee viii slow up the
attack Of the Sox, because some OF the
hitters on Rowland's team viii be al
most helpless, but the cunning con-
struction Of the team is revealed by
the fact that. pitching that stops one
squad OF batters strengthens another
bunch.
The done indicates this: AIcGraw
will first use Schupp, then Poll Per
rift, then Sallee, Schupp, PerritC, SAL
L. Ha
90 seven games II, in hard straits,
he viii call upon Anderson, he viii
have a man who not only is one Of
the most effective Of National league
pitchers in number Of runs allowed
per game. although not in victories,
but who figures TO be extremely effec-
tive against the White Sox, especial
~ against their right handed bat
tiers. There still remains some ques-
ton as TO the condition OF Per
rift, who has been off color and not
physically fit for a long period, and,
near top form, Anderson may do duty
in the front rank
It is practically certain MeGraW
viii use only three pitchers, two
left handlers and one right handler,
as the series Is now carded, the
breaks in the schedule giving am
plE time for the men to rest. II
Schupp, for instance should show
himself master of the White SoN
in the first game, McGruw IN
dOubtedly would use him in three
games.
Rowland Hasn't Much Choice.
ROwland's plan Of battle almost is
forced upon him. You may calculate
that Cicotte viii pitch three games
il the series goes to seven games, and
that Rowland will use Faber and Rus
sell. IN RusseN's game you may safe
y figure that II he Cor Faber) show
any signs Of weakening, Danforth will
be on the mound TO relieve them
Danforth is a frealSy sort Of pitcher.
He is one OF the best of all
the pitchers at finishing up a game,
but does not seem able TO go a whole
nine inning game, or 20 win when he
starts a game. He has saved the
Sox many games this season, and won
very few that he has started.
II looks as II we can safely
figure upon each team relying
upon three men, with one rescuer,
and that the others Will he used
only in case game is hopelessly
lost IN order TO save others for
the following game.
It now has become question OF
condition Of the pitchers course, ev-
cry pitcher on the staffs wants 70
pitch in the series, but il is better TO
have three all ready. This dope does
not necessarily mean that the pitchers
who will work in this series, are bet
ter than some Of their team mates on
the bench. II means that they are
better suited 10 pitch against She
team.
have figured Cicotte. Faber. Rus
sell and Danforth for the Sox first