The Washington times., 1919-09-20

CdgO american OuCnelQ any way Vol
take it. It stars both on the attacl
and defense. For all around Worti
it has few superiors in the majol
leagues today.
Despite the fact that Felsch isn't
hitting in his usual form this season
the White SoX outfield packs a dan
gerous punch. 10 averages exectfy
800 at bat, against .26T Tor the Red
land outfield discussed yesterday.
Happy" Felsch's slump Is offset
by the fact that "Shoeless" Joe Jack
son is socking the BAH harder than
at any time since ne joined the White
SoX in 1915, while Little Memo"
Leibold the midget right fielder, is
hitting the ball harder and oftener
than at any time in his career. Caro-
lima Joseph not only leads the White
Sox sluggers, but has the most rO-
bust average OF any regular player
who will participate IN the big series
this fall. Joe was hitting 348 on Sep
tember 3, when these averages were
compiled, and he has been driving
the ball to the fences His 155 base
hits include p doubles, twelve triples
and 6 homers.
Belbpld Gets Chance.
AS was the case On the 1917 worlds
series between the White Sox and the
Giants, "Kid' Gleason this fall viii
send IN barry Leibold only against
right-handers. The veteran, "ShanO"
Collins, leads off and plays right
field wheR rival managers throw in
left-handers to oppose the SOX. AS
McGraw relied almost entirely on
Sallee. Benton and Schupp In 1917, it
kept Little Memo" hid under a bush
el in that series.
Though Moran also has two ca
pable left-handers. the same leathery
Sallee OF the 1917 Giants and the
young star. Ruether, LeiboId will get
his chance to show what's in him this
fall when HOd Eller, Jimmy Ring,
and Ray Fisher ornament the mound
for the Reds. On his form this sea-
son Leibold should make a lot OF
trouble for the Cincinnati right
handlers. He ranks next to Jackson
in batting among the White SOX OUT
field regulars with an average OF .26S.
He is a hard man % pitch TO, and
gets many bases on balls.
Combined with his short stature. he
has a great eye and seldom swings at
q bad one" Next to Eddie Collins.
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on the base paths and though he has
played in only los games, in some OF
which he has appeared only for q few
innings, he leads the Chicago team in
scoring runs with seYenty-five.
Hes Coed In Pinehea.
Oscar Felsch, the White Sox center
fielder, Is hitting only .264 this year
against .3OS IN 1917, the last year the
SOx won their league pennant and the
worlds championship. But il won't
do for any Of the Red pitchers to slip
one into "Hap's" groove, or get the
idea that he is easy meat Felsch
still leans on them in the pinChes,
and drives them far. Though he has
made fOrty-one less bingles than
most az good as that OF "Shoeless"
Joseph-tWenty-si doubles, ten
triples, and i've homers.
John Collins, who plays the right
handed batting shift and acts as util-
ity outhelder, IS batting 262 in nifty
games, which is about his normal
gait. Eddie Murphy, another extra
who looks after ChiCago's
pinch-hitting department, has the
splendid rating OF 800 He has bag
ged eleven hits in twenty-five times
at bat. There isn't a more danger
Gus pinch-hiter in the land than the
young Mr.. Murphy. BY the way, Ed
die is getting his. share OF worlds
series gravy. This will be his fourth
series.
In covering ground the White Sox
outheld is obliged to bow to no other
in baseball Yesterday we spoke OF
Eddie RoUsh as the iris Speaker OF
the National League. In the Ameri-
can League Felsch must be ranked
next to the famous Spoke" for abil-
ity to roam over the greensWard and
'get en-" Felsch has handled 3B6 Of
his $40 chances in center field, and
has turned in thirty-twO assists. Os-
car can throw. Roush, hts National
League rival, handled 312 chances in
only two less games. Eddie, how
ever, has a better average. .9sT
against .073 for Felsch.
He's Next To Felsch.
Jackson ranks next to FelsCh
among the White Sox regulars in
chances accepted and fielding per-
,entage. Joe is a good. dependable !
fielder, but not as spectacular as
either Felsch or LeibOld, nor does he
.Over as much ground. Little Memo
$ a Tly-hawk. He chases them no
natter WneFe or now LaT LueE go I
Though he has chUcked in Is Of thel
iS Chicago errors. the midget makes |
hem by going after everything He |
las IS assists, showing he can throw, |
90.
John Collins made only 4 errors
his year in 13j chances. In the 1917 /
worlds series he made in s chances. |
Ohn's improving.
The Redland Outfield has a better
ielding record than the SoX, 9T1 10 I
962. But the Chicago outfield has
81 more putouts and 20 more as
lists. And in looking up dope. new 7
.r forget TO look up the Outfielders' /
.ssists An Outfield with two men /.
moving 81 and IS assists apiece tells
IN inside story Of itself. II shows !
hose lads have arms, and that no
,ody will take any wild chances flit- /
ing from base 10 base.
McGraw once was looking through /
guide getting the statistics OF a /
,oung minor league player. Somebody /
allied attention to the youngsters /
.rrors. I'm not looking at the err
or column" replied McGraw, I'm /,
ooking for his assists"
Copyright 1919, by Al Munro EIias.D 4.
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