The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-09-25
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WORK WILL PUT
CHICAGO OVER
But Moran'S Team No Easy
Victim, Writer Declares,

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NEW YORK, SEPT 2,.- Ma Gleasons =
hard driving White SoN VIII defeat the
Cincinnati Reds In tho worlds series II
they play true 10 form.
In The opinion ot the writer the Soy
need only n fair share of the "brcaks'
20 emerge from the blk classic with
another worlds title iu tow.
Here's the Reason.
There are two outstanding reasons.
Tho SoN have greater punlshins pow
and better balance,
As they stand today they are pract.
oaily tho same team that mluled the
hlrhlr. .tuited Giuuts In four out OF sN
g1mrS two yenrI Hgu. II ANYTHING they
brr NOR. fotniIrhlr III" fact that they
trlumuh.d In finish fight against no
less than four high powered clubs IN
their own league II proof Of their class
w winning tho American league pen
naut th,y scored y brilliant and well
earned victory And because they were
forced 10 maintain high speed from
start to Hnish they will enter the series
sgnins' me- Moran men next Wednes-
day In iop form.
IN, ~uN are a team of "samesters'-
great ruuuuN players, Yet they Will face
ono the .lm,st teams that ever won
NtfouH, league pcnnhnt There VIII
~ N'I'. or NO. 'NNhH'Nb' '''"'i ""' ~
E9ds Are Game Bunch.
Pat 'iu0Us newly crowned cham
plons .i. 20 sensation of the season In
baseball aud the utsrvcls Of the age IN
Cincinnati. The have displayed con-
aistent punch. ANY one who thinks they
hack gameness need only recall the six
game series at the Polo Grounds In
which the Reds put McGraw's entry out
~ the running hE tHking four games
with hostile crowds ol thirty and forty
thousand fans iuu.lus ON.
But the Reds have not been harried
aud pressed like the SuN. They had but
one team TO beat after mid season.
Chicago, on the contrary. had 10 beat
out at least two teams that In the
opinion OF the writer should have won
the American league pennant. They
are the Indians and Yankees. And II Ia
also well to remember that this has
been wear of wide contrasts In the
two big lcnYuos
moran's Pitching Cards.
Critics who favor the Reds In tho big
series are banking on MOran's pitcher.
II Is true that the Reds have more de
~ nine games But they must roll back
the white Sox IN the early games to
gain much advantage IN this line.
Sallee.. Reuthef. Ellor and Ring are
Morsns aces Fisher. Mitchell and
Luque. his second best bets. The Sox
have the Incompatible Cico'te, wizard
right -handcr. and Lefty Williams as
Kerr. courageous and capable little
routhpav Gleason Is shoo'ing his roll
ON this trio Lowdcrmilk, Faber. james
and Wilkinson will not he started II the
SoN run tru0 so FORM Otherwise the!
wil finish games.
The pitchers ot the Reds have fnccd
no more formidable batting combination
than Cobb. Ncach. Heilman and Flag
stead; Graney. Chapman, Speaker aud
Harris. or Baker. Fecklnpaugh. Lewis
and Pratt But the submen Of the soI
havs turned back these heavy mauling
combinations all season. Predictions
that they will crumpic before the attack
~ Roush. Groh. Dnubert and Rath
therefore. are Inconsistent.
sos Wrecklno Crew.
The sox have wrecklng crew Of
their own. They are no longer htlcss
wonders. with a consistent team aver
ago OF $50 for the season. against go
FOR the Reds, they have ground out
iuore hits and runs than their rivals.
And they did II against stronger pitch
Ing than the Reds had TO face,
Eddie Collins. Joo jackson, Buck
Weaver and Happy Feisch represent
more concentrated force than the Reds
can nIaster by grouping any four of
their batsmen. And this combination
sights Lehold. Gspdil and j. Collins
all OF whom are hitting consistently
What's more. the SoN slugmen have
hammered right and left handlers all,,
hitting tide, even though they are
strong In numbers, Sallee tried It In
fyi7-hut that WAS all.
Comparative figures on the rita
teams show TO the advantage OF IN,
Gieasonites. Up to September 20 th.
6ox scored 6?g runs against $50 mad,
by the Reds. They registered l.2i5 hit
against l,l50 for Cincinnati and stol,
10 bases TO li5 for Moran's team.
Pitchers outranked.
Admitting that Moran has more sea
oonable pitchers, figureo show that hi
best bets. Sallce and Reuther. are out,
Nnked by Cicotts and Williams. Asid,
from the twirlers Eddie Roush Ia tn,
only Cincinnati player who outshinei
has an edge on Fclsch.
Morris Rath. a grand and game httl
player. can not be classed with Eddi,
Collins. Joe jackson In better than Dun
can. Magee Bressler, Moran's lef
fielders, put together. Leibold outshine
Nenle. who In turn may be given
slight edge on J, Collins. Ray Schsn
70 better catcher than either Wing,
or Rariden.
As for the rest there n little 10 choog
between Daubcrt and Gandil, Risbcr,
and kopf md Weaver and Groh. /
would bc difficult to make a choic
either way In comparing these rivals
The writer does not expect to see tn
soS walk away. nor vet to see the serie
go nine games, Eight. at the outsif,
should tell the tale. And the Reds-thc,
VIII fight tooth and toenall until Ia,
very last man Is out In the last game.