Evening star., 1919-08-30
SAYS WHITE SOX
SHOULD WIN SERIES TITLE
Nationals ManagerP Puts in Big Boost for
Comiskeys Club, and Says Felsch
kGreatest of Outfelders.

start of the season, but. just the same,
the Chicago team is real. blown-in-
the-glass club. They lead the league
in hitting. base running. scoring runs,
extra base hits and everything else.
When they set the highest standards
in those things by which champions
are measured we can only conclude
that they are champions.
Just take their batting order first.
Memo Leibold is lead-off man of the
type. He is hard to pitch to and has
good eye. If the balls are bad he
won't take a cut at them. If they are
in he is as liable to crack it for two
or three as he is to get single. Then
there is Eddie Collins. Collins is
about the greatest second sacker that
the game ever produced. He is
great hit-and-run man: or he can
stand in and slug. You know good
lhit-and-run player does not smash
the ball when that play is on. He
meets the ball and punches it. Col
Inns can run the bases. too.
Then there is no less person than
Buck Weaver. Buck is about as good
as Collins. I think he is the greatest
third baseman in the world today
He can go and get a ball, he can
throw, he has fine hands and is smaIt
Then comes Joe Jackson. Jackson is
hitting $50. and is liable to bust one
clean out of the lot. Happy Felsch is
hitting about $50 now. but he is q
dangerous factor. Chick GandiI is a
hard hitter and is playing wonderful
ball right now. Don't let any shallow
skulls tell you that Chick is not a
good player.
Team and Pitchers Even.
ut has been said" continued Griff.
| "that if it were not for Eddie Cicotte
and Claude Williams the .Sox would
| be nowhere. Perhaps that is right
but you can take it from me that if it
, were not for the White Sox Cicotte
and Williams might not be anywhere.
| When pitcher can go in there and
know he has the sort of team that if
the opposition makes three runs his
mob will make four it gives him the
heart to do big things. That is the
type of men the White Sox are. They
never stop fighting.
| 'Defensively the Sox are marvels.
and nothing less / am going to tell
you something now that may surprise
you." said Griff. earnestly. Il am go
| ing to tell you that Happy Felsch is
the greatest center fielder in base
ball"
| but there is Iris Speaker" protest
ed the writer.
II know there is Speaker" replied
Grin. II know all about Speaker: he
is a great ball player. but he is not
one whit better than Felsch. and l
| think that Felsch is just a bit better
| than he. Mind you. l am talking of
defensive work now. 1t is practically
| impossible to hit ball over Felsch' S
head. He is a ball falcon in fielding
the ground hits, and he has one of
| the most marvellous arms that ever
swung from a mans shoulders.
! IT recall a game that we played
against the Sox this season in which
he distinguished himself. We got
| three men on bases and a fellow hit
q single to center. Ordinarily that is
good enough for two runs. But Felsch
tore in on the hit. picked it up and
threw it home in one scoop. and the
man on second had to turn back to
third. Well, two more hits went into
center. but on each hit just one run
scored. l call that throwing. and it
shows that Felsch is a game man. 1t
tai kes a real player to keep shooting
| them home when they are whistling
into your territory in that fashion.
Nov, as I said in the first place.
! don't know much about the Reds.
They are certainly the best team in
the National League. for they have
proved it, Pat Moran deserves lot
of credit for the work he has done
He may win the big battle. but 1 have
told you what he will have to face"