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PLAYERS IN
WORLD SERIES
The States to Be Represent
ed In This Years Base
ball Classic
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VERMONT HAS
ONE REPRESENTATIVE
R. L. Fisher Is Pitcher For the Reds
Pennsylvania Has Largest Repre-.
sentation-Ten of the Players Hail
From That State.

CHICAGO, Sept. 25-Pennsylvania
has the distinction of having the great
est representation in the baseball elias
sic this year. Ten players from that
state will battle for the highest honors
in baseball, four of them are members
of the Chicago White Sox, American
league pennant, winners and six are
members of the Cincinnati Reds, flag
winners in the senior organization
The White Sox manager William
Gleason, heads the list of Ouakers.
Along with the fighting manager is Ed
die Collins, one of the greatest guard
ians Of the keystone sack in the game.
Eddie Murphy, utility outfelder and
| pinch hitter, are the other members
| from Pennsylvania.
| The Reds have two pitchers, Ray B.
Bressler and Ed Corner, an outfelder,
S. R. Magee, a veteran of the game and
three nfielders-Jacpb Daubert, first
base; Morris Rath, second base, and
lanes l.. Smith, third base, as members
from Penn State.
| Illinois, where one end of the premi-
err events will be staged is next on the
list. The Prairie State is represented
! by seven players. six of whom are mem
beers of the White Sox, and one is on
the pay roll of the Reds. Three of the
White Sox live in Chicago. They are
| Sullivan, Weaver and Gandil. Ray C
Sehalk, said by most critics to be tn,
greatest catcher of them ALL, head:
the list from Illinois for the White Sox
/ Along with Schalk is his understudy
4 Byrd Lynn. Then there is the peppery
George Weaver, known to fans all ovel
the country as "Buek He will bt
on third base. Arnold Gandil, ALA!
"Chick,' guardian of the initial sack
and Grover Loudermilk, the elongated
right handed pitcher and John H. Sui
livan, alias Lefty" former Chicago
semi professional twirler, make up tn,
others. II. o. Eller, who one time wa
on the Comiskey payroll. is the onl,
member OF the state of Abraham Lin
coin and Ulysses s. Grant, on the Gin
cinnati roster, and ''Hod'' as he is in
timately known, is one of Pat Moran
leading twirlers.
Ohio, where the other end of tn
world g series will be played is tie,
! with California for third place in tn
list of contributing states. 1t lay
claim to four members. The Buckley
state quartette are all members of tn
: Reds. Henry Groh, star third basemaT
and Earle Neale, outfelder of Cincin
natl, and Harry F. "Slim' Salles
l pitcher, and Henry w. Schneider, util
ity infielder.
= California is represented in the fra
: with split delegation, three of it
: players being members of the America
: league club and one the National leagu
: aggregation. The trio of Pacific coas
: men with the Gleason outfit are Joscp
!, Jenkins, catcher. a former lieutenant
- the United States army oversee
. Charles A. Risberg. alias "Swede,
i the strong armed shortstop and Ere
!. McMullin. utility infielder. WilliaI
!. H. Ruether, former member of the Oh
- cago Nationals and now one of I'll
e "aces'' on the Reds pitching staff
= the other member from the Golden Cat
Il state.
h Michigan and Indiana will be repr
scented by three members each II
q Gopher state delegation is solid for Il
White Sox while the Hoosiers go stron
TO the Red Legs. Each of these stat
is the home of stars. Michigan is Il
home of Eddie V. Cicotte, knuckle al
shine ball'' artist, and leading CAGE
: on the White Sox pitching staff. IIa
II ry Liebold alias Little Memo, dir
4 inutive utfeder and Big Bill Jane
K the feet, Az inch pitcher, also ha
er from Michigan, this state also havil
20 the distinction of furnishing the tale
IT and shortest player to the Americ;
ID league pennant winner, in Liebold, al
James, the former being five feet fl
inches. Eddie Roush, one time a mel
- Der of the Chicago club, and now t
smuggling outfelder of the Reds, Lew
B. Duncan, another outfelder, and w
liam A. Rariden, formerly catcher