Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-03


has a greater bearing upon the out
come Of u world series than the pitch
inS staff of the two teams involved.
This is an accepted axiom of profess
sional baseball which is particularly
true Of the two clubs which are sched-
uled to begin their Iattle for the
premier honors Of the diamond at Chi
cago on Saturday.
While reither the New York Ma
tionals nor the Chicago Americans
quite equal the machine like perfec-
ton in balance and play which mas
distinguished several preceding COM
binations in the series, they are, new
eYtheless. strong aggregations which
appear to be evenly matched. Under
these circumstances any edge or ad-
vantage which may develope is likely
to appear in the work of the hurting
forces.
So far as numerical strength is con-
cerned there is little if any choice
as both White Sox and the Giants
have seven twirlers who have worked
&. the box with reasonable frequency
during the sea son. The records show
that Manager Rowland sent Danforth
into IS games Cicotte in to A: Fabcr
49, Russell 3d. Williams SO; Benz Il;
and Scott "a Wolfgang. although rat
ed as a pitcher. has done but little
work on the mound against opposing
teams having been used 10 pitch to
his team mates during practice.
For the New York Nationals Dam
aree has figured in "a games. including
his chica &c National 1917 record; And
er=or SO: Schupp 90: Perritt 81: Sallee
20: Ecnton and Tesreau IS each 1t
will be seen from the foregoing fig
rrcs that rho Giants have shifted their
hurlers more frequently than the
White Sox hut the results do not ap-
pear to indicate that this had any
outstanding effect upon their winning
ability In tho matter Of right and
left handed twirlers the situation is
again 4 stalomate for each club car
RIGS and uses four right hand delivery
boxmen and three portsde or south
pau pitchers.
How these right and left handlers
will fare against opposing bat wieldcrs
is prohlematical. Eddie Collins, Weav-
or and Jackson have ali .:hoWn abil-
fly 70 hit portside pitching which they
and other members of the White SoX
team are likely to face in
majority of the games if Nc
Graw's plans do not mis-
carry. Felsch is another Chicago play
er who has shown that left handlers
have no torrors for him. The team
batting average against portside hurl-
ing is close to .260 which appears to
give them an advantage over the
Giants in this respect.
The New York players, however, be-
lieve that they will face Cicctte and
Faber both right handlers. more fire.
Quently than tho White Sox south
paws. For this reason they are par
ticularly interested in the delivery of
these two pitchers. especially the So
called shine ball of Cicotte. There
1s wide difference of opinion among
even the American League batters re-
garding the methods or means by
which Cicotte gets the weird curves
ard breaks which has made his de-
livery so effective this season. 1t is
certain that The Giants will sCrutinizo
both the ball and the bro>ks with eX
traordinary care in the coming con
tests Faber's moist BALI delivery
is also certain to bother the New
York batters especially If the pitcher
can maintain control. Russell and
Danforth are the formidable left hand
ers likely 10 be used against the Nc
GRANTEES
The Giants strongest box quartet will
probably be composed of Salee, Schupp
and Benton, all left handlers, with
Perritt the leading right handler. And
ereon Trsrcau and Demaree will form
the second string and any one of
thi: trio may prove unexpectedly If
fective under certain weather and SKY
conditions It will he seen, however.
that the Giants leading boxmen are
scuthpaws and If the records are cor,
rect the White Sox will not be so
Handicapped before this form y: de-
livery as would appear to he the -cn-
oral impression
SO far az other departments cf
play. in which the pitchers are cor
corned, there does not appear to be
any great advantage ono way or the
other IN batting and fielding thcrs
Is little margin on either side, The
Giants twirlers have few more
double nlavs to their credit and the
White SoX hurlers have the edge on