The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
'OUTF|ELDS OF SOX
 | AND REDS ARE BEST IN MAJOR LEAGUES
Pat Duncan Is Almost Sure to Get in Opening Game. Roush Pounding Pill
 for .319

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 individually the outfield of the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds,
 which will put their prowess in he worlds series, rank among the best In the major leagues and their work un- doubtedly will be watched with keen in-
 terest during the championship contests. Considered broadly, the men who will form the last lines of defense for the contending teams measure up to all the requirements sought in outer garden~.s. Defensively they are sure and quick Judges of fly balls, steady on groundcrs past the intield, possess powerful arms ! and can make puck decisions when there IS choice of one or more plays. Offen sively some of the greatest hitters in either league, in addition to fast base runners. are incluoed.
 But if the records made by the various | men this season may be taken as an ac- curate criterion Of their ability. the White Sox gardeners have the edge on their opponents. The mention of such men as Fe,sch. Jackson and Liebold, veterans of the 1917 worlds series against the New York Giants, coupled with those of Roush tre leading slugger of the Red aggregation. Neale, Magee and Duncan, a new conner IS sufficiena to start controversy among the fans regardless of what the figures say. Already there is talk that Roush will outhit the mighty Jackson, and that Felsch and Liebold will not compare with Neale, Magee and Duncan.
 Duncan is fair batter but fast fielder. His hitting will not compare with that of Jackson, who is topping the White Sox with an average which has been lowering around $50 the latter part Of the season. Duncan has been hitting about .255, while his fielding average has been around .962. That of Jackson nas been around .97I There is some doubt just how the out helders will line up for the opening game Manager Gleason will have Jackson iu left field, and Felsch in center The right field will be assigned to either John ,'ol- lins or Liebold, the choice for this ro- stion resting upon whether Manager Moran sends right handler or south paw to the mound in the opening gars. DUNCAN TO GET IN
 The Reds will have Duncan their new man in the left field garden, with Roush opposing Fe'seh in center field However. Manager Moran af the last moment may decide to shift these players and may send sherwood Magee. veteran, to the out garden in the opening conflict
 There should 5s an interesting strug- gle between the veteran Jackson for the " Hitc SOA dHu DunCaH, M 0ran rO0kie. Duncan never has been under fire in a series of this kind but his work since joining the Red aggregation has beer of such class that he has displaced the veteran Magee, and he may give Jackson a good run. Jackson's batting has been one of the big assets of the Gleason trtl.e | He has wonderfully strong arm which l has cut many run off at the plate He 1 can cover more ground than his. younger | iS fa1di irtD %t
 cans .962, the averages being those of 1 the first part of September.
 1 Roush will be pitted against Felsch in | the center garden. Both these players l have thousands ot admirers for each Is I one of the stars of his league and a real battle is expected. Roush, who one time tried to make the White Sox team but was found ws nting. has climbed the
 ladder of fame and today is one of the | best hitters in the National league, hAr- l ing an average of more than 300 almost | the entire season. He Is good fielder l with a mark around 9S7, has a good arm and covers lot of ground This win be his first worlds series.
 | Felsch, on the ether hand, suffered q slump in his batting this year, but has been a dangerous man in the pinch and l has boosted his batting mark to about l 259 while his fielding average for the greater part of the year is .9H. He IS rated by many. experts as the greatest
 outfielder in the American league Felsch | is player who can go to any corner of 1.-the field and get ,hem has lot of speed 1 and a powerful arm. Toward the close | of the season Fe,sch showed signs of re- l covering his batting eye. Roush's mark , during the first part of September was ! .3l9.
 1 The right field position seems to favor the Chicago aggregation. Lie-
 bold, Chicago's lead off" is one of the
 hardest men in the league to pitch to- ! and is a patient waiter at the plate He 1 will invariably make work for a pitcher I to count two and three, and when they
 cut the plate Is capable batter. He
 is fast 6n the field. has a strong arm
 and is brainy player and a clever
 base runner. Neale. on the other hand,
 while cavorting in the right field gar
 den, may experience some difficulty
 fielding. especially in the White Sox
 park. owing to the shadows which have
 affected many American leaguers. On
 his home grounds, however, he will
 have the advantage over his White Sox
 rivals Liebold has been hitting at a
 .293 clip while Neale's mark has been
 around PAT. In fielding Neale has
 hung up an, average for the greater