The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-11-08
GRIFFITH SAYS S0x
SHOULD WIN SERIES
Washington Manager Puts in
Boost for Chicago Team.
Not League Loyalty, but opinion
Formed Upon Careful Study OF
BasebaIl-Tigers Had Hard
Luck at Start Of Season.

Manager Clark Griffith of the WASH
ingtOn American league team, in MS
cuSSing baseball the other evening ex-
pressed the belief that the White Sex
would defeat the Cincinnati Reds ana
gave his reasons for his choice. X
was not league loyalty in any sense,
but an opinion based upon careful
study of baseball that the Washington
leader gave.
ITO begin with" said Griffith, II
have not seen the Reds play this sea-
son. l know some of the older men
and know what they can do. l do
know the White Sox and l know what
they can do. l have had practical
demonstrations of what they can do.
The White Sox have every essential
Of championship baseball team.
They have a whirlwind attack, won
derful defense, and every move they
make is directed by keen baseball
brains.
There is no fluke about the posi-
| ton of the White SoX. 1t is true that
| the Tigers had bit of tough luck in
| the 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, scor-
ing runs, extra base hits and every
thing else. When they set the highest
standards in those things we can only
conclude that they are champions.
| no
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 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 a good
hit-and-run player does not smash the
ball when that play is on. He meets
the ball and punches it. Collins can
run the bases, too.
"Then there is no less a person than
Buck Weaver Buck is about as good
as Collins. l 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 smart.
Then comes Joe Jackson. Jackson is
hitting $50, and Is liable to bust one
clean out of the lot. Happy Felsch is
hitting about .26O now, but he is q
dangerous factor. Chick. Gandil is q
hard hitter and is playing wonderful
ball right now. Don't let any shallow
skulls tell you that Chick is not
good player.
sit has been said" continued Grill
"that if it were not for Eddie CicOttt
and Claude Williams the Sox woult
be nowhere. Perhaps that Is right
but YOU can take it from me that II Il
were not for the White SOx Clcott'
and Williams might not be anywhere
When a pitcher can go In there ant
know he has the sort of team that I
Che opposition makes three runs hi
mob will make four 1t gives him tn
heart to do big things. That is tn
tyne of men the White SOx are. The
never stop fighting.
"Defensively the Sox are marveis
and nothing less. I am going to tel
YOU something now that may surpris
you," said Griff earnestly. Il am goin
to tell you that Happy Felsch Is tn
! greatest center fielder in baseball"
5 "But there is Iris Speaker" proteS
!: | od tho writer
I 81 know tAsSS is Speaker" repiie
& Griff, 81 know all about Speaker; q
4 is a great ball player, but he Is nc
4 one whit better than Felsch, and
. think that Felsch is just bit bette
! than he. Mind you, 1 am talking 9
defensive work now. 1t is practicaii
impossible to hit ball over Felsch
| head. He is ball falcon in fieldin
] the grounl hits. and he has one
I the most marvellous arms that eve
swung from mans shoulders"