The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-29
GRIFFITH PICKS WHITE SOX
 TO WIN OVER CINCINNATI
Thinks "Kid" Gleason's Team Possesses Unusual
 Ability.

With nothing to do but worry away the hours. Clark Griffith. manager of [ the Senators, entertained Tommy Griffith of the Robins at the Hotel Anson!a and discussed baseball from about every angle. Naturally the talk drifted to the worlds series and the probable outcome Griff never hes.tated for moment in picking the White SoX. and he gave reasons for his choice. 1t was not league i loyalty in any sense, but an opinion based upon careful study of baseball that the Washington leader gave. To begin with,'' said GrilTth. T have never seen the Reds play this season. I know some of the older ] men and know what they can do do know the White Sox and I know what they can do. l have had prac- t-cal demonstrations of what they can do. The White Sox have every essential of a championship baseball 1 team. They have a whirlwind at tack, wonderful defense. and every move they make is directed by keen baseball brains.
 ! 14ItI IS no nuke dbOut the DDSi- ton of the White Sox IL is true that the Tigers had a bit of tough Iucl, in the start of the season. but just the same the Chicago team is q real. blown in the glass club. They lead the league in hitting, base running, scoring runs. extra base hits and everything else. When they set tl.r highest standards in those things bv which champions are measured we , can only conclude that they are champions.
 Just take their batting order first. 1 Memo LeipOld is a lead off man of the type. He is hard to pitch to and has g. good eye. If the balls are bad he won't take a cut at them. If they are in he is as liable to burst fl for two or three as he is to get a single. Then there is Eddie Collins. Collins E about the greatest second sacller that the game ever produced. He IS great hit and run man; or he can stand in and slug. You know Bood h1i and run player does not smash the ball when that play is on. lie meets the hall and punches if. Collns can run the bases. too. Then there is no less a person than Buck Weaver. Buck is about as good as Collins. I think he is
 the greatest third baseman in the world today. He can go and get a ball. he can throw. he has flne hands and is smart. Then coD7os ' Joe Jackson. Jackson is hitting 2zo ana IS liable to bust one clean out ne the lot Happy Felsch is hitting about 'Zoo now, but he is dangerous factor. Chick Gandil Is a hard hitter and i, playing wonderful ball right now ] Don't let any eba llo-- | that Chick is not a good player.
 Tt has been said" continued G,irr
 that if it were not for Eddie Cicotte and Claude Williams the Sox would
 be nowhere. Perhaps that is right. but you can take if iron, me that if it were not for the White Sox Cicotte and Williams might not be anywhere. When T pitcher can go in there and know be has the sort of team that if the on position makes three runs his mob will make four it gives him the hears to do big things. That is the tyne of men the White Sox are. They never stop fighting
 "Defensively the Sox are lnarveIs and nothing less. I am going to tell you something now that may surprise you," said Grif earnestly. q am going to tell you that Happy FeIsch Is the greatest centre fielder in basc- ball"
 But there is Iris Speaker" pro- tested the writer.
 T know there is Speaker" replied Griff. T know all about Speaker; he is a great ball player but he is not one whit better than Felsch, and think that F'elsch is just a bit better man he Mind you, I am talking Of oe1ensive work now. It is practically impossible to hit a ball over Felsch's head. He is a ball falcon in fielding fhe ground hits, and he has one of the most marvellous arms that ever swung from a mans shoulders.
 Some Throwing by FcIsch.
 "I recall a game that we played against the Sox this season in which he distinguished himself We got three men on bases and a fellow hit a single to centre. Ordinarily that is good enough for two runs. But Felsch tore in on the hit, picked it up and threw it home in one scoon and the man on second had to turn back to third. Well, two more hi,s, went into centre, but on each hit just one run scored. I call that throw ing, and it shows that Felsch Is a game man. It takes a real player 10 keep shooting them home when they are whistling into your territory in that fashion.
 Felsch, moreover, knows the play CTS of the other teams and he shifts about in the field 10 play them He has their styles down, knows the di- rection in which they will hit certain balls and he not only moves but he works the other helders with him
 NOW. as l said in the first place, don't know much about the Reds. They are certainly the best team in the National League, for they have proved it. Pat Moran deserves To. of credit for the work he has dou.. He may win the big battle. but [ have told you what he will have 10 face"