Evening star., 1919-09-27
Bill JAMES MAY
UPSET SERIES DOPE
castotf Is Touted to Star if
GIeason's Regular Pitch
ers FaIter.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

Nominations for the honor of being
the dark horse of the world series
are open. Nearly every set of fall
games produces some player who rises
from a. position of comparative OBJ
ecurity to the center of the limelight
by some feat or succession of feats
entirely unexpected. The stellar roles
played by George Rohe, Babe Adams.
Hank Gowdy and Frank Whitman
form one of the most spectacular
chapters of the history of the fall
classic If Cicotte. Collins. Jackson.
5 Groh or some other recognized star
proves the outstanding hero of the
1919 engagement it will occasion no
surprise Stars are expected to snine.
1t is the likelihood that some little
known. unadvertised athlete will rise
to the occasion that makes specula-
tion on this score interesting
There are many candidates for the
honor this fall. named by fans who
have come to recognize their pos
sibilities by watching their work
through the stretch of the campaign.
They include little Dick Kerr. the
White Sox hurler. who disproves the
contention that G1eaSons mound corps
is two-man affair: Greasy Neale.
. the light hitting but nervy member
of the Reds outfield. and even Pat
Duncan. the hychaser obtained from
Birmingham to plug the hole in the
Reds outer works.
James May Prove Surprise.
Thus far little mention has been
made of Bill James, the elongated
siabman cast off this year by the
Tigers and Red Sox as no good. and
picked up by Gleason in desperate
effort to bolster his sagging mound
corps, but to our way of thinking
stands an excellent chance of proving
the big surprise of the series. Gleason
is expected to use Cicotte. Williams
and Kerr in order and il they per-
form at the gait they are capable of
he will have no pitching worries.
Should one or more of them falter.
however. it generally is considered he
will be in a ticklish situation. but
with James available for duty these
fears of Sox supporters do not seem
Justified.
James principal fault has been his
failure to take the game seriously
and keep in condition to show at his
true worth. Since landing with Chi
cAgo he has shed his bad habits. how
ever. and has demonstrated by his
work in the last six or seven weeks
that he is factor to reckon with.
James may not get a chance to shaw
what he can do in the coming clash
where SO much will be at stake. but
IL he does get the opportunity he may
- looked for to surprise the dope
eters. James has the ability.
Nationals Beat Army Team.
Aided by a raft of miscues by the
picked team of Army players that
Manager OBrien headed the Nation
a1n yesterday won by AZ an exhibi-
tion game for the benefit of the Sal
y&fion Army. Walter Johnson toiled
A9Ainst collection of amateurs and
oemi-pros for the first-three innings
nAd permitted one infield hit and
famed i've. Catsup Snyder finished
ShAnks and Ellerbe the Army boys
would have been BANKED. He was
4ound for five hits and famed seven
Of the Army boys.
Kelly and Pfeil did the hurting
AGAINST the Nationals. the former al
lowing one hit in the three rounds
he performed. the other five being OBJ
elons. The Army boys gave the
leAguers quite a battle, and but for
spme sloppy work afield would have
given the professionals tight rub
As Il was they had them worried in
the eighth. when they Tailed their
two runs and had the bases loaded
with none out. Here Snyder frightened
mp. and with the aid Of double play
got out of the hole.
Ehasers Of tickets. did not attend. and
the Salvation Army is believed to
have netted tidy sum from the
bAnefit Score: