The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-23
American and National Victors
About as Evenly Matched as Any
Two Clubs in Annual Fall Series
CINCINNATI Redlegs Have Slight Edge Chicago White Sox
With Pitching But This Is Offset In Outded and Inhed-
Both Towns Have Formidable Aggregatons and Neither
Team Is Expected to Have Walkover

Ne"v that the wor,o Is at peace.
America now awaits the coming
rorl6's series battles between the
Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati
Reds with the same enthusiasm as
1cy9 bcfor. the war.
TO the merits of the players
themselves. upon which we shall
sweli another day much Is being
vet 81 wherever baseball folk as
semhle. Suffice 10 say now, however.
tl3o Sox and Reds will be as evenly
matched when they go to grips In
the final test as were the Sox and
Giants in 1917 and the series should
be fought as keenly,
In many respects the White sox
are superior TO the Sox of 1917. In
the first place, Gleason VIII be in
fpl command on the field and the
K, unquestionahly is better leader
tnan Clarence Rowland. Gleason. 10
he sure, was with the Sox irf 1917
against New York, but he remained in
the background to give occasional adj
vice while Rowland directed the as
ssult This trip. however. the Kid
will rule.
The Chicago club is virtually the
eame that bowled over the Giants.
rhe infeld viii be changed in one
position snort stop. where Swede
J. sherE will patrol In place OF Buck
Weaver. who stood guard at that all
important sector through the cam
ratgn OF 1917
Weaver who has but one equal
todsy and he the man who will play
third fer tho Reds. VIII handle the
near corner in the series. Weaver
t. an extraordinary pastimer and
81 hatt Of
MeMullin. although the latter's play
ing in The series OF 1917 was com
Ing in the series OF 1917 was com
Y4tndabie.
The shift of Weaver 20 third, how
ever, was impelled by Risberr's brill
i.ant playing ~ short shop. Risberg
Is faster than Nc Mullin and "A better
eli round player Weaver. further
moro. prefers third TO short, so the
G erre has worked happily all
round.
Great Outfieldcr.
~htcago's outaeld viii carry the
~ grenadiers that faced the
c{ents in 1917. Joe Jackson. Happy
+, h Memo I.eibola. John Collins
All Eddie Murphy compose the outer
!; trojan outfeid eaualied by only
two in tho major ieagues--Detroit s
With Cobb yech and Flagstead and
NV Yorks' with Burns, Kauff and
young.
Gleason has won the admiration
et cli balloon by his SIX ilfui manipu-
isslcn If the So@ pitchers. Ills stan
was All too brief at the outset Only
c cettee. ever the wonder of them
al and Williams were able to put
tarth their best,
taher withered like mornins
glory in a mid summer sun and has
teen OF little value all season But
g'ensan developed Dick Kerr. tidy
IT, southpaw into one fthe best
IT. > circuit. ktrr doubtless will
S,s,F the third game OF the series
The ctficsent pitching of Bill James
and Grover Lowdermilk. with oc-
easicnal aid from Erskine Mayer and
10y Wilkinson. helped nightly ia
keen the SIX up~f tho upper course
The catching staff. too. will be the
same that stood back of the plate
sgassst .she Giants, :. Pay. sctsaits. si
course. will do the work. with Lynn
aid Jenkins TO help If required.
And they complete If finished :
ciih as the American league has
Ssown in years machine powertul
aid resourcerul and swift on attack
~ sound on defcnee--wtth extraor
dssary leadership and speed OF noodle
ala speed OF 1901 thrown III
Reds Formidable, Too
nv Peds arrayed at present
" ..s3 ne no eiderdown cinch for any
e,'t N tne long history ~ the sport
Ar8a ever r9axter architect, IA:
n ed q machine superior in every
~ 70 the cluh he commanded whor
Ii ed the Phillies 70 a pennani n
Il National league. In view of thu
u ,yonatning material he took South
Il he spring his construction Of :
,.7g4at winner in his first year 81
n. aager marks Moran as one Of tbs
49, est leaders the game has eNel
Enwn
while Sir Patrick has done a prais
a,rthy job with his entire team. +
1.-THE pitching staff that reflects mos
edit. Reuther Sallee. Ring. Eller
Eshcr Luque---they will face the Rec
sx in the impending test. Their
lords unfold a story OF untlring ef
$50. ct. or answering loyalty III Morar
vi the Redland cause. II the Reds
m the title the pitchers must &C
.up.ish II,
Cincinnati infieid while considerab
Il 4 IL.