Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-11-27
GRIFFITH SAYS SOx
SHOULD WIN SERIES
Washington Manager Puts in
Boost for Chicago Team.
NOT League Loyalty but Opinion
Formed Upon Careful Study Of
sasebaII-Tigers Had Hard
n Luck at Start Of Season.

Manager Clark Griffith Of the Wash
,ugton American league team, in dis
erssing baseball the other evening ex
dressed the belief that the White Son
vouid defeat the Cincinnati Reds and
ave his reasons for his choice. 1t
ras not league loyalty in any sense,
Inf an opinion based upon careful
study of baseball that the Washington
leader gave.
ITO begin with" said Griffith, 81
nave not seen the Reds play this sea-
AN. know some of the older men
snd know what they can do. I do
know the White Sox and 1 know what
they can do. / have had practical
demonstrations of what they can do.
The White Sox have every essential
If a championship baseball team.
they have a whirlwind attack, a won
derful defense, and every move they
make is directed by keen baseball
brains.
aThere is no fluke about the posi-
tlon of the White Sox. It is true that
ne Tigers had a bit Of tough luck in
the start of the season, but, just the
sane, the Chicago team is a real,
hloEn-in-the-glass club. They lead the
league In hitting, base running, scor-
lng runs, extra base hits and every
thing else. When they set the highest
standards In those things we can only
conclude that they are champions.
aJust take their batting order first.
Memo LeibOld is lead-off man Of the
type. He is hard to pitch to and has
4 good eye. If the balls are bad he
won't take a cut at them. If they are
q be lie as liable to crack it for two
m three as he is to get single. Then
there is Eddie Collins. Collins is
shout the greatest second-sacker that
the game ever produced. He is
great hit-and-run man; or he can
stand In and slug. You know a good
ht.and-run player does not smash the
ball when that play is on. He meets
the ball and punches it. Collins can
run the bases, too.
Then there is no less a person than
Buck Weaver. Buck Is about as good
IS Collins. / think he is the greatest
third baseman in the world today.
Re can 90 and get a bah. he can
throw, he has fine hands and is smart. |
Thea comes Joe Jackson. Jackson is
hitting $50, and is liable to bust one
clean out Of the lot Happy Felsch is
hitting about .260 now, but he is a
dangerous factor. Chick Gandil is a
hard hitter and is playing wonderful
ban right now. Don't let any shallow
SkuIls tell You that Chick is not a
GOD player.
i has been said" continued Griff,
that If It were not for Eddie Cicotte
md Claude Williams the Sox would
b nowhere Perhaps that is right,
lut you can take it from me that If it
yefe not for the White Sox Cicotte
lnd Williams might not be anywhere.
Nlen a pitcher can go In there and
Ehev he has the sort Of team that IL
\ 1e opposition makes three runs his
llea win make four 1t gives him the
lest to do big things. That is the
gpe Of men the White Sox are. They
asFer stop fighting.
Extensively the Sox are marvels,
Go nothing less. 1 am going to tell
Spa something now that may surprise
lea. said Griff earnestly. Il am going
Y ieA you that Happy Felsch is the
aeatest center fielder in baseball"
But there is Iris Speaker" protest
q he writer.
I know tssss is Speaker" replied
sna u know all about Speaker; he
7 great ball player, but he is not
g Nhit better than Felsch, and 1
lak that Felsch is just a bit better
W. ne. Mind you, / an talking of
4enslye work now. 1t Is practically
possible to hit a ball over FeIsch's
saa De is ball falcon in fielding
grounl hits, and he has one of
most marvellous arms that ever
'saag rom mans shoulders"