The sun., 1919-09-30
WAMBSGANSS ALONE
PICKS REDS TO WIN
All Other Cleveland Players
Say White Sox VIII Triumph
in Worlds Series.

Indians before scattering for their homes
to-day almost to q man pick the Chi
cago White sox to triumph over the
Cincinnati Reds in the worlds series.
The principal reasons ascribed are Chi
cago's great batting strength. defensive
ability. gameness and the near irwin
cibility of two pitchers. Cicotte and Will
liams. Most Of the Indians think the
American League is a stronger organ
isation than the National and that the
Reds would be unable to win the pen
nant in the younger circuit.
The one notable exception among the
Redskins is Bill wambsganss, who thinks
Cincinnatrs pitching material Is supe-
rior to that of Chicago. The opinions Of
the Indians follow:
Speakers BOOST.
. MANAGER SPEAKER-Chicago has
| one OF the greatest ball teams ever or
! ganized. 1t had plenty of opposition
| In the An rican League this year and
yet delivered in spite OF the fact that It
was supposed to have only two pitchers.
II Is resourceful team and does not
depend on any one style Of attack. Few
flaws can be found In its defence In
Kid Gleason II has q tactful manager.
who Is aggressive and has shown the
ability to get the best out of his players
| and promote perfect harmony. I look
| for Gleason 10 show his ability during
the series
COACH JACK McALLISTER-It Is
| an old saying In baseball that a real
champion must show real strength along
the line drawn from the plate through
the box to centre field Compare the
two clubs along that line. Chicago har
| Schalk. who shares with Steve O'Neil
the honor of being the best catcher in
| the country. Every one will admit he
| has 1t on Rariden or Wingo of the Reds.
We know that with Cicotte in the box
Chicago practically is invincible, while
! with Williams there they may be as
strong. Eddie Collins at second IL far
ahead Of Rath. When It comes to neld-
| ing Happy Felsch is a trihe superior to
Roush, although he may not bat quite
! as strongly as the Red. That Is my
reason for picking Chicago.
CATCHER STEVE ONEILL-I pick
the Sox. l don't think Sallee or Ruether
can stop the American Leagues. Fishe'
| and Eller may beat them, but my money
| goes on the team that Cicotte and WILL
Jams will pitch for.
CATCHER CHEF Chicago
has the better ball club and ! will bet on
every game Ctcotte pitches.
Chicago/for Me.
PITCHER STANLEY CovELESKIE
Chicago for me. The Sox have the
better hitting team and how can you
back up on Cicotte or Williams?
PITCHER GEORGE UHLE-Cicotte
will win all his games and the other sox
pitchers will win enough TO give Chicago
the edge In the series.
PITCHER ELMER MYERS-Chicago
has the smarter ball club. with two great
pitchers in Cicotte and williams
| PITCHER ED KLEPPER-Chlcago
has the stronger batting organisation.
1t plays smart baseball and has a won
derful defence. Cincinnati may have
more frst string pitchers but 1t has no
better pitchers than Williams and CT
cote.
PITCHER GUY MORTON-Chicago
is my choice When you are pitching
against the Sox you never know what
they will do next They always try TO
outguess you and they make many OF
| their own breaks,
PITCHER FRED COUMBE-I cannot
see the Sox losing series to any club In
the National League. They batted their
| way through the American League when
crack. When another club made five or
six runs they had the batting strength
TO get one or two more. A club that
can do that can beat the Reds.
Tough Club to Beat.
PITCHER JAMES BAGBY-while ]
have been fairly successful against Chi
cago, think 1t is a tough club to beat,
and do not think Cincinnati has the
batters to win over Cicotte and williams
| PITCHER HI JASPER-I have
pitched In both big leagues and pick
Chicago to win because the American
League is rs per cent stronger than
the National.
FIRST BASEMAN JOE HARRIS
There would be nothing to II but Chi
cago II the series was to go only seven
games. With nine games. Il may be
different.
FIRST BAsEMAN DOC JOHNSTON
Chicago looks good to me. 1t has the
hardest hitting team In the country
and Is stronger in the lnfieid and out
neid except at third base and centre
nsld. Groh and Roush are the only
Reds who compare with the class on
the Sox team.
Lone Dissenter.
SECOND BAsEMAN BILL WAMBs-
lGANSS-I suppose I should pick the
White Sox because 1 am an American
| Lacquer, but / have bunch Cincin-
natl will win because of better pitching.
They say pitching is so per cent of a
teams defence. II that be so. the Reds
will win.
SHORTSTOP RAY CHAPMAN-Chi-
cago has so many good hltters II Ia DIFF
ficult to see how they can lose. In Eddie
Collins IT has the greatest money player
| in the business Cicotte can pitch every
other day II necessary The Sox mutt be
given credit for gameness and great de-
fence ability.
NER-While ! think the White Sox
should win, 1 would not be surprised
II the Reds came through as the Braves
did In 1914. They are bunch OF dis
caCds just as the Braves were and have
been moulded into a smoothly oiled win
ming machine.
Breaks VIII Figure.
OUTFIELDER JACK GRANEY-
Chicago win win because It has the
stronger club and plays best when
against strong team. If Elier has
a good sailor ball he will make trouble
for Chicago, and II opposed to Cicotte
II will be case Of the team that gets
the breaks.
OUTFIELDER ELMER SMITH
Chicago. Cincinnati better not bank on
Sallee and Ruether. for the Sox can
hit southpaws. Weaver hits right
handed and does Il we'll against left