The sun., 1919-10-05
KEYSTONE STATE IS
WELL REPRESENTED
Leads in Furnishing Men for
This Years Worlds Series
Conflict.
NEW YORK IS SECOND
Empire State Ties With In
diana With Three Repre-
sentatives Each.
NEW YORK IS SECOND

CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-Pennsylvania has
the distinction of having the greatest
representation in the baseball classic
this year. Ten players from that State
will battle for the highest honors In
baseball, four of them are members OF
the Chicago White Sox. American
League pcnnant winners, and six are
members of the Cincinnati Reds, flag
winners in the senior organization.
The White Sox manager, William
Gleason, heads the list Of Quakers.
Along with the fighting manager Is
Eddie Collins, one of the greatest
guardians of the keystone sack in the
game. Eddie Murphy, utility outfielder
and pinch hitter de luxe, and J. Erslline
Mayer. side arm pitcher, are the other
members from Pennsylvania.
The Reds have two pitchers, Ray b.
Bressler and Ed Gerner; an outfielder,
and three infielders-Jacob Daubert,
first base; Morris Rath. second base.
and James l.. Smith, third base, as
members from Penn State.
Illinois, where one end of the premier
events will be staged, Is next In the
list. The Prairie State is represented
by seven players six of whom are
members OF the White Sox and one IL
on the payroll of the Reds Three OF
the White Sox live in Chicago They
are Sullivan. Weaver and Gandil. Raw
c. Schalk. said by most critics to be
the greatest catcher of them ALL"
heads the list from Illinois for the White
Sox. Along with Schalk Is his under
study, Byrd Lynn. Then there is the
peppery George Weaver known to fans
all over the country as Buck" He
will be on third base. Arnold Gandil.
alias Chick" guardian Of the initial
sack, and Grover Lowdermilk, the
elongated right handed pitcher. and
John H. Sullivan. alias Lefty" for
mer Chicago professional twlrler.
make UP the others H. o. Eller, who
one time was on the Comiskey payroll,
II the only member from the State of
Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant
on the Cincinnati roster, and "Hod.''
as he is intimately known, is one of
Pat Moran's leading twirlers.
Ohio and California TIED.
Ohio. where the other end Of the
worlds series will be played, is tied
with California for third place in the
list OF contributing States. 1t lays claim
to four members. The Buckeye State
quartet are all members of the Reds
injury bTOH, tllTu DdSeInan. anu
Earle Neale. outfielder. OF Cincinnati
and Harry F. "Slim" Sallee, pitcher, and
Henry W. Schneider. utility infielder.
California is represented In the fray
with split delegation. three of It's
players being members of the American
| League club and one OF the National
League aggregation. The trio OF Pa.
ciflc coast men with the Gleason outf,
are Joseph Jenkins. catcher, a former
Lieutenant In the United States Army
overseas; Charles A. Risberg. alias
''Swede." the strong armed shortstop
and Fred McMullln. utility infielder
William II. Ruether. former member OF
the Chicago Nationals and now one Of the
faces" on the Reds pitching stan. IL
the other member from the Golden Gate
State.
Michigan and Indiana will be repre-
scented by three members each. The
Gopher State delegation is solid for the
| White Sox. while the Hoosiers go strone
to the RedleGs. Each of these States IL
the home of stars. Michigan is the
home of Eddie V. Cicotte. knuckle anG
"shine BALI artist and leading lace" or
the White Sox pitching staff.
| Harry Le!bold, alias Little Memo.
diminutive outfielder, and Big BIZ
! James, the feet AZ inch pitcher. alsC
hail from Michigan, this State hav
ing the distinction of furnishing III,
tallest and shortest player to the Amer
can League pennant winner In Leibolt
and James, the former being feet |
inches Eddie Roush, one time a mem
| Der OF the Chicago club and now tn,
smuggling outfielder of the Reds; Levin
b. Duncan, another outfelder, and Will
lam A. Rariden, formerly catcher o.
the New York Giants, are the Hoosieri
on the Garry Hermann pay roll
| Two States Have Two Each.
Two States have contributed two
| members each. These are Texas ant
Massachusetts,, which go "fifty-hfty" b!
sending one member each to the Whit,