The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-08
Clarke Griffith Picks White Sox
to Triumph Over Cincinnati Reds
Warrington Manager Says That Windy City Outfit Has Whr
wind Attack and Wonderful Defensive Team-Beleves 1t
Will Capture the Autumn Classic

worn ifs and butts he has boldly as
serted that the White SoS will beat
the Reds, and added that 1t was not
league loyalty that led him to make
this selection.
The white Sox have every essen
tial of championship baseball
team said Griffith. They have a
whir!wind attack and a wonderful de-
Tense. and every move they make Is
directed by keen baseball brains
There is no fluke about the position
OF the White Sox in the American
league race. 1t Is true the Detroit
Tigers had bit of tough luck at the
start Of the season. but I am con-
WINGED the Sox would have won any
how.
1T has been said that If It was not
for Cicotte and Williams the White
Sox would be nowhere. Perhaps 1t
liz right, but it Is also true that II 1t
were not for the White Sox, Cicotte
and Williams would not be anywhere.
When a pitcher can so into che box
with the feeling that II the opposi-
ton makes three runs his teammates
will make four. 1t gives him all the
confidence in the world. 1t gives him
the heart to do big things. That's
the Kind Of team Chicago has. The
White Sox never stop fighting. regard
less of what the score is.
Is Not Guessing.
when pick the White Sox to win
the worlds series don't think / have
Just made guess and let II 20 at
that. have made an exhaustive
study of the situation, and / am con-
WINGED that. while the Reds may put
up stiff argument and make the
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Chicago will be equal to the task and
will emerge from the series with the
title.
Just take the batting order OF the
Chicago outfit. Memo Leibold Is
lead of man Of great ability. He
is hard to pitch to and has a good
eye. If the balls are bad he won't
take a swing at them. II they are
good. he liz as liable 10 crack II for
two or three bases as he is to get a
single. Then there is Eddie Collins.
Collins proba bly, is the greatest second
haseman the game has ever produced.
He IL a great hit-and-run man or he
can stand up there and slug YOU
know a good hit-and-run hitter does
not smash the ball when that play
is being worked. He meets the ball
and punches II. Collins certainly can
run the bases.
Following Collins Is Buck Weaver.
He fs pretty close to Collins when Ii
comes TO ability He is one OF the best
third hasemen in the game today. He
can 60 to either his right or his left
and get ball and he can throw. He
has a good baseball head. too. He
can go back to either side OF him and
he has one of the greatest throwing
arms that I have ever seen More
over. he knows the batters of the op-,
posing teams and he shifts his po-
sition In the field according to tho
kind of hitter the batter In and he
directs the other outfleiders.
Joe Jackson doesn't need much OF
an introduction anywhere that base
ball is played Look how he Is hitting
the ball this year, Felsch is not a
consistently heavy hitter. but he Is a
dangerous hitter. He is particularly
dangerous when he comes up In a
pinch. Chick Gandil Is playing good
baseball this season and will be heard
from In rfe world series He is
known as a good money player
"Defenxiveiy. the sox are fnarveis.
| am going to tell you something
now that may surprise YOU" contin
ued Griffith. Happy Felsch Is tho
greatest center fielder In baseball.
know all about Iris Speaker. He is
great ball player. but he is not one
whit better than Felsch. Remember.
/ am speaking OF defensive baseball
now. Ii is practically impossible to
hi, ball over Felsch's head unless it
is hatted out of the ball park :.