Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-29
WHITE SOX OUTCLASS REDS In
ALL BUT TWO OF The REGULAR
PLACES, FIGURES INDICATE
GeasOn's Men Perform Both Of
fensively and DefensiVely Bet
ter Than Their Rivals.

Of the regular positions, taking into
consideration both the defensive
and offensive values of the men
who, barring accidents, will play
them during the coming worlds
series.
In centerfeld the Morans will
have the Gleasons tied defensively
and a considerable advantage in
the offense if comparative batting
averages are worth anything AT
third base Cincinnati may haYCAhe
better OF it in the attack. but o.
fensively Chicago may be SUM-
GENTLY superior to make that po-
sition draw. In all the other
Jobs, outfield or inheld, the White
SoX stack up ahead of their rivals.
SOx Superior Behind Batsmen.
Starting nearest 10 the press
box, because one has to begin
somewhere. no one will question
the White Sox's superiority behind
the batsmen. In Ray Schalk they
have the premier catcher OF the
day in every line Of diamond en-
I deavor. He is a better batsman
than Ivy Wingo. according TO the
! figures. and is one of the storage
| batteries from which emanates the
| fighting spirit for which Gleason's
men have been famous all the year.
! Dynamic by birth, Schalk Is
wonderful performer, both defen-
sively and extensively, in spite Of
his size The Sox have in By
| Lynn a backstop who would
) first string catcher on any other
! team in either league, and II he
| should stack up against Bill Rari-
den his only fault would be lack OF
| work, because Schalk insists on
doing it all If he can. Rariden, by
| the way, is the bird who left the
gates down for the historic foot
race between Eddie Collins and
Zimmerman in 1917.
GandiI Better Than Daubert.
| At first base Chick Gandil is SUI
( perior to Jake Daubert, II figures
and inside information mean any
thing. Gandil has it on Dauberr
J by 20 points in swatHng and by a
wider margin than that in game
ness under fire Defensively they
are about equal, because either Of
them can handle anything within
reach and get the decision from
/ the umpire If IL is humanity pos
!
4 handed catches OF throws which
Daubert will try for with one hand.
There Is little to say about sec
ond base There Eddie Collins
stands out so far superior TO Maui
rice Rath that even the most par
tisan Red rooter cannot claim
equality. In this case it is pos
sible to eliminate the difference in
the speed of the two major leagues.
! because Rath has played in 10th
and never has come close tct. the f
pace set by the White Sox ca tain.
( Collins has a margin of 90 Pc nis
/ in batting and has no peer defe
sively as guardian OF the second I
/ sack.
! Risberg a Sweet Fielder.
I At short the White Sox have in
Risberg a sensational defensive
player. whose fielding ability and
! experience will Offset in my opin-
ion the advantage Kopf has Oh him
in batting. Risberg is compare
lively a veteran and Kopf a kid
so far as money playing goes, and
while both may prove erratic in
spits. it will not unsettle the Sox
inhelder to bobble a few ground
ers.
Risberg has the most powerful
throwing arm in either league, and
can beat the fleetest OF runners
with any chance at all Kopf has
proved a whirlwind for the Reds.
and unless he loses his head
through lack of experience. viii
not be a weak spot in the Red de-
Tense.
GrOh a Harder Hitter.
Heine Groh. if he is able 10 play
at his regular gait after his long
layoff will give Buck Weaver a
battle for the third base honors,
because of his superiority at batf
He has it on Weaver by fair mtf-
gin with the stick and is the more
reliable batsman of the two when
IL comes 10 a pinch. but on the de-
tense Weaver Will get more hard
chances, and convert them into
outs than Groh can unless he cor
reefs his fault of stumbling and
falling down on slow hit balls.
In the outfield Jackson, Felsch
and Liebold have a good margin
on anything the Reds can produce.
but in center Roush is superior TO
Felsch by a considerable margin,
according to the seasons dope
The Red center gardener is many
points ahead of Felsch in batting
and can go almost as far after ny
balls. AS an outfielder Felsch does
not have to take off his hat TO any
one in the game. but his batting
this year has been below normal
for him.
Jackson 0utclasses His Rivals.
There is no comparison of course
between Jackson and either Dun
can or Magee in any department Of
the game Duncan has filled in
we'll in leftfield but Is a $50 batsa
man. compared TO Jackson's $50,
and Magee is a slow outhelder and
mediocre batsman. Neale in
right does not compare with eth
or Liebold or John Collins, ohen-
sively OF defensively. Either Of the
White Sox outfelders can oucptt
him and either OF them can tie him
as 1yhound or in throwing.
In the matter Of reserves the
White Sox have a strong advan-
tage Gleason has every position
well protected with Eddie Murphy.
Fred McMullin and Hervey Nc
Clellan on the bench.
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