The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-13
chicago's Heroes Declare They Have
Been In Slump and viii Pull.
Through Today With
Victory.
SPECULATE ON PITCHER
Benton or saliee for Giants While
Russell or cicotte Are Be-
Ing Talked for
Sox.
[BY n. @. HAMILTON

rBY H. G. HAMILTON
limited Press Staff Correspondent
A CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-Whether the
mere flip Of coin is to have much to
do with the worlds baseball champion
ship for 1917 or whether the Giants or
White Sox will bring their bloody
grapple to final decision on the Polo
grounds will be decided here to-day
this thirteenth day OF October.
Before the sixth game OF the worlds
series is played, according to the
rules OF the national commission
coin must be Tipped to decide the
surroundings for the seventh game.
Today's game, the fifth will be follow
ed by this ceremony. Fifty-ffty the
two teams stand now, Just as they met
each other when they began their
strife here week ago. Two games
for either will decide the series.
The weather man had-a fierce dispo-
sition today. He shot snow storm
into the worlds series works yester-
day and today was considering wheth-
or or not he should open the skating
season. A wind tipped and howled up
and down Chicagos streets and the
thermometer was a common cause for
euss words. However the man who
pulls the handles has promised to re-
lent some before game time, SO there
is no chance that the contest will be
spilled.
Confidence and grim determination
are alternating spirit in the breasts
OF the White Sox. They are confident
they can again win the upper hand Of
their surprising rivals, and they are
backed by determination to 30 in
today and fight.
Sox Blame Themselves.
The Sox declared themselves to
olame and not their pitchers for the
two defeats slammed against them in
New York Cicotte they say pitched
fully as good game at the Polo
grounds as he did a,week ago in Chi
cago. One more run was chalked up
for the Giants than they managed TO
drive out when they first faced the
White Sox star. but the result they
declare should have been no different
Faber, in their way OF looking at it,
was In better condition in New York
than when In Chicago. The Sox con-
tend they have been in a slump, the
worst experienced during the year.
That slump they say will be buried
without honors today and the worlds
series then will begin to look different
There was some inclination to criti-
CHE Clarence Rowland today for his
attempt to win worlds series with
two pitchers. Critics agreed that
sending Ctcotte ont for the first game
In New York wasn't a bad bet but 1t
Is realized here as elsewhere that Red
Faber's health has been too uncertain
and his control too precarious to take
chances with. Another days rest,
they believe would have changed
things. Reb Russell has been begging
for crack at the Giants. He has
pointed out and his supporters have
been many, that the Giants have been
weakest against left hand pitching
when the southpaw was good. There
is more than one follower of the game
who believes a different result might
have been attained had Reb been per-
mitted to start that second contest
Selection of pitchers to oppose each
other in the game that means the edge
for one team or the other depends a
great deal upon how much the weather
moderates and upon the showing the
rival stafrs make at the baseball park.
Slim Sallee is expected to take an
other whirl at American league champ
ions and everyone in Chicago Is guess
ing that Rowland will come right back
with Cicotte. Sallee's best work has
been done on warm days, He doesn't
like cold weather 80 unless the diff
ference In temperature is considerable
by two o'clock the former Cardinal is
not expected to get his second chance.
today. In that event McGraw is ex-
pected to come right back with Rube
Benton and to shoot Ferd Schupp
back when the team gets back to the
Polo grounds for their sixth game.
Looks Like cicotte Again.
Clarence Rowland has been ready at
all times to enter into an open dis
cussion of who might start for the
White Sox but not so today. Good
baseball would send a left handler
against the Giants now that they have
punished his right handlers.
All summer long Rowland has bank
ed heavily on Cicotte, sending him out
after games when contests were bad
ly needed some times with only
days rest. And Cicotte has made
good many, many times He has had
plenty of rest since he worked in New
York. He is strong enough to go back
and hurl an excellent game. Likewise
he dotes on the cool weather unless
the field is wet and damp. and this
will have something to do with the
decision.
Rowland's decision probably hinges
on the condition of Comiskey park II
1t ts dry Cicotte will start, If not. Reb
Russell or Claude Williams mill no