Arizona republican., 1919-09-24
WRITER GIVES VIEWS
 ON SERIES CHANGES
 IF "CH|' AND C|NCY

Of course you baseball fans want to know the winner of the big series be- tween Chicago and Cincinnati. Well. the best and only positive way to de- eide is to await the final outcome remember the Boston Braves of 1914 But that's another story
 Probably no two worlds series con. tenders of recent years have appeared so evenly matched, on paper, as do the Chicago White Sox and the Gin cinnati Reds of the season of 1919. But, then, the White Elephants of 1914 had it all over the Braves and the Braves won four straight. so what's the use.
 However, player for player, the Sox must be given the edge, yet the lack of mound talent may prove the undo ing of the Windy City players in the big tilt Then again, the youth of the Reds fingers may not be able to with stand the great strain of the worlds series.
 As aforesaid, player for player-ex- cept in the hurling departmental Sox outclass the Reds.
 Behind the bat, Kid Gleason and his crew have a good advantage. Ray SchalS is recognized as the wittiest, fastest, cleverest backstop in the big shows. His handling of pitchers is without a flaw. His work with Lefty Williams and Eddie Cicotte has prov en this beyond a doubt. His arm is reliable and strong. No receiver in either big league can cover the ground Schalk can in going after four balls. At the bat, he's not the tower of strength that he is in other depart ments, but he's always dangerous. On the bases, he is fast. Neither Ivy Wingo nor Bill Rariden measure up to Schalk on all around ability all though one and probably both surpass him with the willow.
 At first base, it's about standoff between Daubert and Gandil Both are veterans of many seasons and Daubert was rescued by Manager Pat Moran on his way back to the minors. He has been playing good ball all season and is dangerous with the war club.
 Rath really doesn't form much of a comparison when placed up against Eddie Collins. The Chicago captain excels in every branch of the pastime -excels so far that Rath cannot even be placed in the same class with him. Rath is a steady fielder, though he does not cover two-thirds as much territory as does Collins. He's a hard man to pitch to, also, but almost any old pitcher would rather face a dozen Raths than one Collins.
 At shortstop, the Reds have the first advantage. Kopf must be said to be the superior of Risberg when it comes Dp all around play. However, the Swede covers an immense amount of territory around the shortfield and is dangerous man at the plate. But Kopf has a slight advantage in every department except throwing.
 Heinie Groh, in the opinion of many sport writers. has ever so slight a lead when it comes to third base His hitting has been an important factor in the Reds attack the entire season. On the defensive, he probably does not cover as much ground as does Weaver but he is surer fielder Weaver isl frequently inclined to everyday the ball in his anxiety to make a play. Buck is dangerous man at the plate, as is indicated by his position in the White Sox batting order.
 Editors note-This is the first of a series of articles regarding the chances of the contesting worlds series teams Tomorrow the writer will deal with the outfielders.