Evening journal., 1919-10-13
JACKSON LEADS
SERIES BATSMEN
Tops Regulars With Average
of .375 in World Cham
pionship Games.
ROUSH is AMONG
THE 1919 HEROES

The National Commissions initial at
tempt at a plne-game worlds series has
staggered TO a close. It staggered, too
all the way from the Nth game-when
it would have been won under the old
regulations-through the eighth. The
"dope'-that food OF experts-was veri-
fed in the final averages, but the Reds
proved that figures can lie and won the
series at the same time they were
making those averages for the done
slers.
The White S0x still have a margin on
paper. Joe Jackson leads the series
players in batting, the regulars, al
least and the Chicago team has two
other regulars, Weaver and Schalk, in
the 300 class, against a single entry,
Neale for the Reds. And in the neld the
White Sox had an edge in every posi-
lion except the pitchers box, where
hOnOrs are about even, and shOrtstOp.
where Kopf held a big margin over
Risberg.
The 1919 series was striking In that
not one hero was developed 20 the ex-
clusion all others. but several players
rose TO herculean accomplishments.
Reuther, with his pitching wizardry and
his mighty bat, reigned supreme in the
inst game. but the flashy young south
paw found Roush stealing his stun in
ne second combat.
Dickey Kerr usurped the throne FOR
The third day. and Jimmy Ring occu-
pied il the fourth. Eller came into the
glow OF the spotlight by his remark
able pitching in the nth contest. while
Kerr came back in the sixth. The sew
enih combat was noted for CicOtte's
remraksble comeback. and Joe Jack
sons noble fight for a lost cause was
the feature the last day.
Worlds series OF the past have been
noted for good pitching, but never In
the history OF the classic have three
three-hit shulOuls been hurled at the
fans on succeeding days. This Is ex-
actly what Kerr, Ring and Eller ac-
c0mplished in the third, fourth and NTH
games
In addition. Eller. whose work was
most brilliant in both games he worked,
established a worlds series record for
continuous strikeouts by tanning six in
a row. He ran his string higher. by
throwing the next three men out at first
base. This feat Is not likely 10 be du
plicaled in the classic for many years.
Until the sixth game, the pitchers
held the batters in almost complete
subiugation. but after that the games
resolved themselves into slug tests. IL
Is hardly likely, however, that Eller
would have been hit as hard as he was
in The eighth game had he not been en-
iOying a ten-run lead.
Although the White SoX nOminally
lead in fielding in both right and
'enlre fields, those positions. everything
cons dered. should rise above figures
and should be given 20 Neale and
Roush. The work OF Roush especially
was a revelation. but he was unfOrtu-
nate enough TO make two entirely eX-
cusable errors. He established a worlds
series fielding record In the first game
when he retired eight Chicago players
and in the second game. when be robbed
Felsch OF an almost certain three-bag-
ger at a critical moment.
The remarkable all-arOund work or
Pat Duncan. the Reds new left fielder
from the Southern League, was sur
prising. This is the first time in the
history OF the series>that young play
or so fresh from the minors, played
such a stellar role.
on the whole the work OF the Gin
cinnau pitchers excelled that OF the
White Sox. Until the sixth game the
Chicago club had manufactured the /
amazing total OF one earned run. They I
turned loose a bit after that, however ,
and batting averages rose. llod Eller I
practically made them a present OF i've /
earned ones in the last game.
In losing the series Gleason employed |
all but four or his eligible men, while /
Moran called only seventeen OF his 1
iwcnty-ihree players. Gleason's substi- /
tute pitchers did better work in the box /
ihan did the regular boxmen. Cicotre /
and Williams, herslded afar. ranked |
tenth and twelfth, respectively, among
the thirteen pitchers who entered the
box during the series
Adolpho Luque. the Reds little Cuban
hurler. ranks first in the earned run
averages. but scintillsting as his work
was for the i've innings he worked he
cannot be given the palm because he
was only a relief pitcher. Luque did not
allow a single earned run.
Ring OF Cincinnati, allowed fewer
earned runs than any OF the other
pitchers who started a game. Rings
average OF runs per game was 06i.
or the men who finished two games,
Kerr takes the lesd with $50 runs per