Griffith Says Sox I Chicago White Sox Again Capture Famous Vatican Choir Welcomed to New York Should Win Series Championship of American League
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BOGALUSA ENTERPRISE A N D AMERICAN GRIFFITH SAYS SOX I CHICAGO WHITE SOX AGAIN CAPTURE FAMOUS VATICAN CHOIR WELCOMED TO NEW YORK SHOULD WIN SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington Manager Puts in \YV£AV£#.3d7)\ Boost for Chicago Team. IM League Loyalty, but Opinion Formed Upon Careful Study of 8 3 2 Z X 3 £ Basebcll—Tigers Had Hard P* Luck at Start of 8eaaon. t ___ Manager Clark Griffith of the Wash« jngton American league team, in dis» cMging baseball the other evening ex- preised the belief that the White Sox w«jld defeat the Cincinnati Beds and pve bis reasons for his choice. It «as not league loyalty in any sense, bat an opinion based upon careful atody of baseball that the Washington leader gave. “To begin with,” said Griffith, “I lave not seen the Reds play this sea- jpo. I know some of the older men 'esm aad know what they can do. I do know the White Sox and I know what m Mayor Hylan of New York reading bis address of welcome to the world famous Vatican choir, which arrived o* Ibejr can do. I have had practical thç Belvidere. demonstrations of what they can do. m e a t fke White Sox have every essential ■ - . of a championship baseball team. ARMY TRUCKS FINISH 3,000-MILE TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO Ibey have a whirlwind attack, a won- derfnl defense, and every move they make la directed by keen baseball brains. “There is no fluke about the posi tion of the White Sox. It Is true that tbe Tigers bad a bit of tough luck in tke start of the season, but, just the mm», tbe Chicago team is a real, Hown-in-the-glass club. They lead the langte in hitting, base running, scor ing runs, extra base hits and every thing else. When they set the highest •taadards in those things we can only conclude that they are champions. “Just take their batting order first -, Hemo Leibold is a lead-off man of the type. He is hard to pitch to and has ;a good eye. If the balls are bad he won’t take a cut at them. If they are m to he is as liable to crack It for two «three as he is to get a single. Then [there is Eddie Collins. Collins is SCHALK. C. aboat the greatest second-sacker that t r y - . the game ever produced. He is a y (great hit-and-run man; or he can The end of the trail for the army truck convoy which- started from Washington, D. C., for San Francisco. Photo» nd in and slag. You know a good graph shows trucks going along Market street, which was gayiy decorated to receive them. È-and-run player does not smash the hall when that play is on. He meets the ball and punches i t Collins can NEW BUREAU OF MINES LABORATORIES IN PITTSBURGH ran the bases, too. “Then there is no less a person than >.. Bock Weaver. Buck is about as good •••••••• :v.. a* Collins. I think he is the greatest third baseman iu the world today. He can go and get a ball, he can Wm \ " f r - throw, he bas fine hands and is smart. £. COLLINf, 2*3. Then comes Joe Jackson. Jackson is Utting .350, and is liable to bust one dean out of the lot. Happy Felsch is kitting about .260 now, but he is a fcagenras factor. Chick G'andil is a hard hitter and is playing wonderful bail right now. Don’t let any shallow MraBs tell you that Chick Is not a *od player. “B has been said,” continued Griff, that If It were not for Eddie Cicotte Claude Williams the Sox would JAC/CSOtt, CLA he nowhere. Perhaps that is right, An elaborate program was arranged for the formal dedication, September 29 to October 1, of these new labora hot you can take it from me that If it tories of the federal bureau of mines in Pittsburgh. Inset is a portrait of Dr. Van H. Manning, director of tbe bureau. not for the White Sox Cicotte nd Williams might not be anywhere. Wb« a pitcher can go In there and NIECE OF QUEEN MARY OF ENGLAND WEDS RESTORING U. S. PAINTINGS h#w he has the sort of team that If îhe opposition makes three runs his | | Aa & q M will make four it gives him the heart to do big things. That is the WP//XM. g g ^ S I hkeofmen the White Sox are. They atop fighting. “Defensively the Sox are marvels, M nothing less. I am going to tell W* something now that may surprise said Griff earnestly. “I am going t*fl you that Happy Felsch is the center fielder in baseball.” "But there is Tris Speaker,” protest- ‘ the writer. *?km>w t\*T3 is Speaker,” replied “I know all about Speaker ; he * great ball player, but he Is not »hit better than Felsch, and I I that Felsch is Just a bit better PHOTOGRAPHS he. Mind you, I «to talking of COPYRfOHTeO i W/UJAMS,A\ ve work now. It is practically 'INTEIMATiOMAl ibie to hit a ball over Felsch’s He is a ball falcon in fielding sreunl hits, and he has one of ** 18081 marvelous arms that ever ®*sg from a man’s shoulders.” Msm . OBSTREPEROUS PLAYER Maj. Evelyn Gibbs and Lady Helena Cambridge, niece of Queen Mary, Charles Ayer Whipple, noted artist, leaving St. George's chapel, Windsor, after their marriage. at work restoring the paintings in tit« National League Believes Best capitol at Washington. Mr. Whipple '* * I« to Take Hit Money was commissioned and started his Away From Him. work last winter. After a brief vaca ITALIAN DREADNAU6HT VISITS NEW YORK tion he has resumed his task. Resident Heydler of the National ■»»believes the way to curb a ball United States Seal 138 Years Old. MILLER HU6GINS PICKS SOX TO WIN m m j? * ~ *° hike his money away from The great seal of the United States WB»FeW Payers have been suspend was adopted by congress 136 years aga e r ® 01^ have been fined for rows Miller Hoggins, pilot of the New York Yankees, says that It Is his belief that the White Sox will win the world series from the Cincinnati The design was suggested by Sir John m to Housch of the Reds Prestwich, an eminent English anti fined $50 for disputing a Reds for two reasons. < First, because the White Sox have been encountering and beating quary. to John Adams, then United “more better” teams than the Reds have been asked to meet in the States minister to Great Britain, and National league; and, secondly, because the Chicago Hose have more was formally accepted by congress on Gleason Overlooked? long-distance hitters than the Reds. June 2a 1782. It Is composed of s ilia.._V^T William ‘(Kid) Gleason ' “I have little sympathy with those who claim that the National* spread eagle, bearing on Its breast an * fob- He had been re» league is a minor by comparison with the American league standard of escutcheon with 13 stripes, and la Its Owner Comiskey of the play,” declared the snappy, peppery Huggins. talons holding an olive branch und 13 Any ball chib could have “There is little difference between the two leagues. And that is the arrows, symbolic of both peace ami way It ought to be and the way tbe fans want It. What credit would war. The eagle, the suggestion of ao winter was restored to It be for a team In either league to win the world’s championship if the Englishman, has ever since been the “"kg In Chicago and made opposing clnb was at minor league ability? national bird of the United States. KJT of hie White Sox. “But I can truthfully say that there are more strong teams fighting op last season that for the flag In the American league than Is the case in the National Not a Common Poultice. league managers could not league or than has been the case in the National league for many years.” Jim had a very sore stone bruis« on his heei and be was telling Bed; “My mother.” he said, “put a bread ° « ',t 3 a y M uch. and milk poultice do it last night." - g j"1* *ie^n said about the play REDS’ LUCK W ILL BEAT SOX, SAYS CRAVATH Red was always looking for a chance . In» T! K°pf’ shortstop for the to go his pal one better. The bread Is one of the most re» and milk poultice gave him an Idea. f ®e league. Cadras Cravnth, manager and hard-hitting outfielder of the Phillies, pick: Pat Moran’s team to clean up the Chicago White Sox in the world’s series “Last summer when I had a stone “To my way of thinking the Reds are playing better ball than the Whit« l’he Conte di Cavonr, one of Italy's four great superdreadnaughts, riding bruise." he said. “1 did riot 1er them *• H ard H itte r. at anchor in New York harbor. The battleship is making a tow of American Î use anything so common as bread ami Bas made quite a reputa- Sox, and will prove steadier In the big series. Also., the club has been getting the breaks all season and will go into the scries with the same lock.” Atlantic (lortB. Tbe crew of the Conte di Cavour was entertained extensively I milk.