El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-05
Doping The World Series;
Indians FGUOrites On Dope
By HUGH $. FULLERTON

power 70 break the defence Of the
Speaker tribe.
In applying thse final tests 70 the
dope I was compelled to make Sigh.
/ change in the relative strengths Of
the teams due 10 the fact that SeWall
was granted permission to play n
the series.
Before that was in doubt.
knowing him to he Ineligible. but
believing that because Of the con-
ditioua under which he came into
the league after the death OF
Chapman m exception would be
made in his ease. However the
figures were not altered enough
TO make any radical chnnge I'm
the team strength. for Wkat
Cleveland gained in defensive, IL
lost in attacking power.
have figured out how many runs
hits and errors each team should
make against the probable pitchers
OF the opposingH teams. and II chs
pitchers are matched against each
other as it seems probable they VIII
be, Cleveland appears certain win
ner. IL is possible, however. for Rob
by to select pitchers who can proloug
the series TO eight games, although
from the dope, IL appears that Cleve-
land should capture five out Of the
first seven struggles IN spite Of the
q
win the opening game.
Grimes rs Probable
To get at probable results We Sc
lect Grimes as pitcher for Brooklyn
and study each Cleveland player
against him. how he ought 20 hit. his
chances OF drawing a base, Of stealing
against Miller ana Grimes. whether
the succeeding batter would hit or
sacrifice We go through the inning
that way. talS up the next and so
through the entire game, and we have
a clear idea Of how many hits and
runs Cleveland ought to get We must
do that with every pitcher likely 70
work.
The next step Is practically
guess work. We must figure or
guess which pitchers the man
ayers viii choose IL seems a
practical certainty that Grimes
and BaEby viii be the nomination
for the first gnme and the DOPE
Indicates that Grimes ought 70
win that game TO >
The situation OF the two managers
is exactly different Speaker prac-
tically is compelled TO rely upon Bag
gets the series well in hand. and can
afford TO take a chance with Cald-
well or Morton. Brooklyn would hit
either one hard, as Morton is not now
the pitcher he was.
Chances for Poor Selection.
On the other hand Robinson is SUI
fering from a wealth o. pitchers.
Someone wrote the other day that he
could not make a mistake, whereas
in reality the large number Of goodl
pitchers gives him all the opportu-
mites IN the world to make mistakes
He must have effective pitching 10
win an equal chance IN this series
and. therefore, must use his best
pitchers-Grimes, Smith and Pfeffer,
unless compelled by the tide Of for
tunes OF the game to shift and bring
In the reserves.
Pfeffer is not this season the pitch
er he has been. and his style OF work
ing seems 10 suit Cleveland better
than the others.
The dope shows that Cleveland's su-
periority OF attack and defence viii
tell more and more as the series Is
However. the figures In
dictate that the Indians will win IN
seven games unless outgeneraled in
the selection OF pitchers.
Robinson has had the advantage "a
getting his pitchers rested for a week,
and popped up" for the series, while
Cleveland has had to use stars to
stave of defeats.
Now that the dope Is finished and
the air Is clearing, LET'S all adjourn
to Brooklyn and root for the better
team.-Copyright, 1920. the Bell Syn.
dicate. Inc.)