The Washington times., 1920-08-15


Like a man who has set the pace
all through the day under blazing
sun the Indians are staggering at the
line, Two weeks ago they gave the
nrst sign OF this when jim Bagby
and Stanley Coveleskie, the leagues
leading pitchers, began to weaken
under fre. Ray Caldwell, never TOO
steady. had cracked ten days earner'
but the end could not be foreSeen uh-
til those two veterans, Coveleskie ana
lBaRby. began getting their bumps.
Guy Morton, a bloomer all year,
suddenly began pitching stellar pase-
lbaIl. He shut out the Boston Red
Sox with one scratch hit and speaker
ltook a long breath, knowing the ne.
'cessity of relief for his overworkeo
ipitching staffA
Though. Morton displayed all his ola
unsteadiness and hope began dlsap-
lpearing from the hearts or Cieve-
hand rooters Last week the Yankees
'stormed the Indians at League Park,
winning four straight. The enc
seems at hand. the valiant hght OF
the Indians to go for naughL
wELL-ROUNDED OUTFIT.
For the last wild dash to the tape
the White Sox have well-rounded
OUTFIT, a real weakness nowhere. A
trtne slower in the field. John Collins
Is hitting about as hard as Gandii
would be doing right now. Colllns
mark Is 800.
, Joe Jackson Is sparring for the
tbatting championship. being close 10
the 400 mark. Eddie Murphys pinch-
hitting average is 1862 for forty-sH
,1ames Eddie Collins is hitting for
,.3bs Buck Weaver for .335 and Oscar
,FeIscb for 1928. The White Sox team
hitting averages -292, showing that
Ioffensive strength OF the champions
lis powerful enough.
Thanks to the high batting figures
of two pitchers, Niehaus and Uhle'
spinch-hitting catcher, Nunamaker;
aswitching outfelder, joey Evans ana
Manager Speaker. the league leader
Athe Indians have a team hitting aV'
,araee of $40 for 106 games, but elm
mating all but regular players the
White Sox look more formidable than
their rivals on Lake Erie.
sox ARE FAR sTEADIER-
In the field the White Sox are by
far the steadiest ball team in the
league. They display more of the
: machine play that used to character
ize the old Philadelphia Athletics
than does any other club in the
league. They are all veterans ana
look and act like veterans
Where the Indians fall down In the
) pinches, the White Sox rise to their
opportunities. Where the Yankees are
in-and-outers, the White Sox go on
from day to day playing the same
tireIess brand of baseball. 1t is this
mechanical style which is most effec-
tive over a long campaign.
cleveland lacks the pep Is the
vay ball PLAYERS speak of the Indians
Translated, this means that the other
players around the league don't be-
lieve the Indians have the courage or
the confidence that makes for pennant
victories. -...
Ruth is the New York club" say
these same players The baboon Is
a wonder, but he can't win the pen
rant by himself" That's all they
have to say about the Yankees.
FEARED FROM FIRST.
The White Sox were feared from
the start by all those clubs thinking
themselves likely to be contenders.
Had Chick Gandil reported few play
! ers would have figured any other club
even in the running with the cham
pions. But with Gandil out, it all
hung on Urban Faber.
ar Faber comes back, watch the
oOb, WAC tnC iciia IL O'S'S N'op
house on the circuit
Faber did come back. He came
back with all his old punch. Today
: only Jim Bagby has a better winning
percentage than the tall red-headed
White Sox pitcher Faber added the
weight of his ability to the STAFF that
already contained Eddie Cicotte, Claud
williams and Dick Kerr.
Neither the Indians nor><he Yankees
have a pitching quartet that ap-
proaches the White Sox four in. ability
or in steadiness. Bagby and Cove
leskie, with some assistance from
Caldwell have carried the Indians
along all year, They are now begin
ming to pay the price. Wholesale
slaughter of opposing pitchers has
kept the, Yankees whore they are,
with some good pitching from Jack
Quinn, Carl Mays and Bob Shsrkey.
VOW FOR ONE RUN STUFF.
Now watch for the one run stuff.
with the White Sox outclassing all
rivals Teams able to win one run
are always known to be more for
-midable than those which slaughter
the enemy. just as weak teams are
: those which regularly drop games by
that one run.
Kid Gleason. a wise old owl, has
worked his team close to the top
with six weeks to go. From now he
will drive his players to the limit,
over striving for that one run that
wins. His team has the speed in the
, field and on the bases. 1t is a far
& better base running outnt than the
Indians. while the Yankees are pos
itively a joke on the bases.
From now on Gleason's task will
be TO have his four pitchers always