Evening star., 1919-10-08

be attained by the forces of Pat Nor
Gleason's gang put the pert back in
the experts after it had been complete
ly extracted by the feat of the RedIegs
in trimming the champions of the
American League in four of the first
five games. The dopesters still have
lingering traces of dizzy feeling and
q pronounced ringing in the ears has
not ceased entirely, but on the whole
they feel much better, thank you, and
should the Chicagoans follow up their
advantage by hanging another sinner
on Garry HerrmannS outfit today the
form players who tipped the Sox as
pipe in this series and backed up their
convictions with hard-earned coin will
decide that Cincinnati is not such
bad town after all, and face with de-
lighted satisfaction the necessity for
another of those boreSome overnight
Jumps to Chicago and the possibility
of third visit to this home nest of
the hard boiled eggs.
To those disposed to view the flare
back of the Sox as a dying gasp of an
aggregation reused to fury by being
driven with their backs to the wall. an
inspection of the situation is sug-
gested. Dick Kerr, in hanging up his
SeCOHU NlCtOTy Ol tNc set WITHOUT CALI
ing for assistance, leaves Gleason in a
position to come forward with Cicotte
and Williams today and tomorrow, re-
spectively, should he decide to do this
instead of giving Bill James the chance
Tor mound work he seeks and deserves.
1t will be recalled that Cicotte proved
last Saturday, when he held the Reds
to five hits and was beaten only by
reason of a brace of errors he COM
mitted because of overanxiety, that
his arm never was in better shape.
Also that Williams, though licked
twice, allowed not more than four
bingles on either occasion, wildneSS
causing his downfall in his first ef-
fort and his own sloppy fielding in
the second, plus super pitching by Ell
Ter on the latter occasion.
On the other side of the picture is
the fact that Moran yesterday killed
for him. Neither Ruether nor Ring
can work this afternoon as a result.
Fisher has been beaten by the Sox, who
are firmly convinced they have had his
number since back in the days when
he was performing for the Yanks.
while Sallee. whom it is expected will
be picked for duty today, was hit ex-
ceedingly hard in the second game,
which he won notwithstanding, be-
cause Of Williams unsteadiness, is due
for a fancy lacing on second appear
ance, such as these same Sox gave
him year before last in the second con-
test Of the series with the Giants. 1t
would seem to be Moran's best bet to
send Luque to the mound today. In
deed, it is now apparent he would have
done better to have given the Cuban
his chance yesterday. as he had half
q mind to. The Sox have faculty
of getting a hurler's number after be-
IN 5f,rAN h DO
delivery, as was demonstrated yester-
day in the cases of Ruether and Ring,
both Of whom pitched in a masterful
manner in their first appearances, but
failed dismally when they tried to
repeat.
But it is Old Man Psychology who
Il expected to take the most promi-
nent part in the proceedings should
the Sox come back again today. The
moral effect of coming from behind
after the enemy had obtained an ad-
vantage Of four runs and then pro-
ducing their usual pennant season
punch to cop the baco in overtime is
expected to tone up the morale of the
Gleasonites and put them back on
solid ground. Until yesterday they
went about their work as If in a
trance. No one would be able to recog-
nize in them the team that rammed
and jammed its way to a pennant
through the stretch of the American
League campaign. If they really have
found themselves a lot of fur will fly
before they finally are counted out.
The boasted heavy artillery Of the
Eox, which until yesterday was made
70 resemble toy pistol ordnance. came
Into evidence with a vengeance, no
less than seven of the personnel con-
tfibuting something in the way Of Of
fensive tactics to check the mad career
Of the Reds. With the big cannon,
Eddie Collins, Weaver, Jackson, Felsch
and Gandil, unlimbered and with sight
adjusted, an old-fashioned sustained