The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-01
WILL
STAR IN WORLD
SERIES OF 1878
Ruether and SalIee and VIII
liamS and Kerr Certain to
Show a World of Class in
Big Games.

NhlNAGO. Ocl. l,-Soulnpaw pitch |
ers. who for years have given way in !
the baseball world series nah of fame |
TO right-handers. TINS year bid fair TO |
prove the stars of the championship |
contests.
With the exception of one or
TWO years-notably IslS-right handed |
twirlers have been the mainstays OF |
their clubs for 80 seasons, and seldom
has southpaw pitching brought the
world championtitle to any club This /
year however, the Cincinnati Reds
virtually have southpawed their way to
victory and two left-handers have
shared with the veteran Eddie Cicotte
the burden of bringing another Ameri-
can can league pennant to the Chicago
Two southpaws-Dutch Ruether, last
year considered not good enough for the
Dig leagues, and Slim Sallee, twice dis
carded--are the twirleTs chiefly re-
| sponsible for the Reds victory in the
| National league, and it is on these men
mat Cincinnati will depend largely in
the fall series, Eller and Ring, the
two star right flanders, have long done
| their share, but Cincinnati fans are
betting on Ruether and Sallee.
| For the White SoX, Eddie Cicotte is
| Of course, a pitching staff by himself;
| but Claude Williams has won many
| games with his southpaw slapts and
Dick Kerr has more than held his own.
So 1t seems probable that the series
this year may find Ruether and Sallee
battling with Kerr and Williams for
| premier honors.
Left-handers have held little promi-
! nence in world series pitching with the
one exception of 1918 when the south
paws had more than their share of
glory
Babe Ruth won two games from the
Chicago Cubs, while Tyler and Vaughn
did most of the hurting for the National
leaguers.
Right Handlers Star.
Delving back into the early records of
baseball, it is found that heretofore
the pennant winners generally have de-
pended on right handed pitchers.
From 1889 to 1894 there were no prom
inent left-handed pitchers on the win
ming teams. Baltimore, the champion in
1894, 1895 and 1896. had only one first
class southpaw-Esper, From then until
1901 the right-handers carried the bur
den of pitching, In 1901, 1902 and 1908
Tannehill and Doheny helped Pitts
hurgh. Mathewson and McGinnity,
right handlers. won the pennant for the
Giants in 1904 and 1905, while in 1906,
1907, 1908 and 1910 Pfester was the only
eft-hander with the champion Chicago
Cubs. Leifield aided Pittsburgh in 1909,
but the right chambers did most Of the
work The same goes for 1911, 1912 and
| 1918 when Mathewson was the main
} stay of the Giants, although Marquard
| and Wiltse gave material assistance,
In 1914 two hight handlers, james and
Rudolph, and one left hander, Tyler
won for the Boston Braves. In 1916
Alexander and Mayer were responsible
: for the Philadelphia victory in the Ma.
tional league with Rlxey, the southpaw
losing a majority of his games. Mar
! guard and Smith, helped Brooklyn in
INIT fuFp f~I IF ha foh xnras
. done by right-handers
In 1917 Faber, right handler, turned
the trick against the Giants by winning
: three games in the titular series.
/, The southpaws win not carry of
a honors in the world series this fall
however without battle Cicotte un
= doubtedly Is the best Highlander oil
g either team, and Filler and Ring hav'
$ pitched wonderful ball all season, Fable
e has not worked regularly this season
but is being groomed to take his turf
in the big series. James, Of the Sox
counted on, and there is strong prob
ability that Grover Lowdermilk ma!
ascend the mound for the White Sox.
Good Catchers.
\ Ray Schalk is said to be one of tn
best catchers in the game. He Is won
derful little general and his work, witt
/ Gleason's meager pitching staff. ha
been one of the big factors in the rae
of the White Sox. He can steady tn
q pitchers In wonderful manner, and |
first-class judge of batters. He ha
: been through two worlds series il
1t which the Sox have emerged victorious
"a and he should outshine his rivals. HI
!, is a dangerous batter, is one of the bes
y catchers in the game going after fot
If balls, and is known as an UNUSUAL
y game receiver. Schalk has been battin
u around ,275
TX In Wingo the Reds have catche
r, who will give Schalk a great run. Wing
d. has a good arm, like Schalk, and ha
rs been batting about the same as the lit
r, tie Chicago backstop. although he ha
not been in as many games as his rive.
l. The Reds also have Rariden, the vetera
id who was in the series against the So
in 1917 Rariden Is not as good bate
lie as Schalk and not as fast, but has
1e good arm, and gets everything possibl
to out of his pitchers. He may do most G
" the catching for the Reds during tn
series, owing to his experience with tn
I'll Sox players. Rariden has been hittin
lg around .220
liz The Sox will have Byrd Lynn as
d, substitute catcher for Schalk Lynn ha
vel a. strong arm, but lacks experience in
tx series Of this kind. For that reason h
n. NAV not get into play during the cor
IS, Wet. Lynn Is a fair batter. with mar