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SPORT WORLÏQB FÄN PICKS SDK TD tfl ™ ™ HJJ TAKE BIG SERIES One of the Best Posted Men in West on Game Gives His Opinion. Mr The While Sox will win the world 1 •enes. In the opinion of Jack Moffatt. on wf the best |>*»sted men in the war* Ihe national gaine. In former year: Moffatt gave his opinion to Poet re:: m knows the secrets of every play Ihr two leagues and his opinion able A player himself ■obably would hav probably would have reached th< hi* Uague.s had lie continued pLaying, lie hai followed the came since he was knee high lo a grasshopper Jack is in Thonip Nev.. at the present lime oti a big White Job but at the request of the »|»*>rt« edit sf th«- stal and reasons therefor. Here is how he dopes out th*' series • u u »erics baseball that l have all the inside dope points I'll tell you why u doer. "The American league In my opinion is 15 or 2J per cent stronger than the Na tional and yet the Sox wtn iheir honors by about is wide a margin the Giants \nother thing—if the were in the same 1 don't bcln\- thev would finish lutter than third The Red Sox would be suro U "Chicago outclassed everything in the American 1 really great and the Cleveland Indians "l «et us tak. a look at th er. the bo* Rill pla? leagues. it First Have EU'i st pla.' Is six nger th has played Collin» I 1 that means w Th.s is 1'ddie's ft re. OpiMwed to him lu "Second ba guard ther* bal: all leries baseball Rue ribbon n hs Chari kin>s« If due ng ha«1 the fie quit an«! play er important strength shows Ift j scries than s surely gum» around that « ary other urth ! will ther work! to Johnny g ball For as not been j bad fall on 'ago. Still ' s. he would , of ^ of en at c- 1 Brains of Inflold. "Hentog s l«est in the National Collins has no super! r in the Amt league \S >*nderful bull ( layer and gr«*:it strategist hat Herzog is 1 must plum to Fd lie as th«- bettor man sitnpiv a marvel in the field, at b the bases >n* 1 is m perfect health, whore - HttnoB t> far from U,.ib in the best of shape. It will tell They ar*- b*yh captan.s of their respective teams and represent the brains of :he infield I ' American league, a w«mderful fieUU-r with a gx>xi noodle. a List man on the paths M be Fletcher, ar. old hired s: r f McGraw ■I • Is rot the a rderful fiokier that Weaver Is but is just .is 'ns in liases and is a pou.'rful hitter H« has hung up ^ p**. ting average of 2$« m a world s s«ne* Must give Me; her the call v«-r Weaver. "Thinl base--MoMu*l.n is i mighty but older the I hat h Ziminerrr.an every way and :s Crawford type itabl d h«3d. The Outfielders. "Outfielders- Burns Robert Kauff. of the and Falsch -PkUrh is he class H. has the «wer anythin« th,- liants oß%r g protablj- Is the equal of Jackson Ihn^ 5k< the outfi. Id Sox "Pitchers is where large major« tj "I believe the only the Sox * FYerldie southpa» He might is almo«- sun* tn a n • ne betting when he pitrhe.** "Lou f r««->pio think this s Cicotte's He has had a btg year but I don t look to s»» hlm ...„ eip«ct Russ.ll. Clootie. Fatar ar ' \v tam» to win one ea.h n»n hat can iàv off • he* T ' - STANDING OF THE CLUBS Chicago Boston Cleveland Detnxt Washington New York HL Inouïs Pb>4&d*iphia AMERICAN LEAGUE. TV on Lost .W goo ; .171 j : NATIONAL LEAGUE. New Y*>rk ...... Philadelphia St Louis ...... Won ..... 9« .. .. 87 56 63 Cinrlnnaii..... Chicago _____ 76 Boston Pltteb'org 103 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Frsncis.-o .......p)2 M Iojs Angele« . Sait IsAke Portland Oaklani ____ Vernon 85% 112 484 .398 may pitch opener Philadelphia. Oct 3.—John w.v,. S^"*rul f lh * »' announced Chleig. i, - "d 1 s i m l .^ ta^'wtï m', eh r h ' opening came of „ world s seri/, ft hi! V L, h W ,£ n,rt h - w<U rely on 'iS P *.° '' i ' : ihL ' White W Mcoraw said. A't» r the first game he professed to have no idea how hT will work his pitchers 1 älexänoeb scores his thirtieth cm OF 1117 Philadelphia Star Twirler Turns Tri ^ fnr Third Trick for Third Suc cessive Year. ! rover Alexander, ihr crack Miltadel* j j urown | K »ss. lias n-v* phia mound artist, scored his thirtieth I victory of the season yesterday when he defeated the New York liants in a. j doublt header Ttie lirsi game was won by McGraw'« men Ths is Alexander's third successive year that he reached the 30 victory mark. I'*y scoring five runs in the third inning the I tost on Mraves took, a t llrtHiklyn. of i SEES A DEEP LAID PLOT . spai't laid a deep plot tc league terri ton the Northwestern leagu clans! vacant when th« : tiou holds its meeting at idea of the plot is to Coast league purposes th« Northwestern l«*ugue ai d tight for their rights POUT HATTE , j I won a fight— j I*Ast night he Carl Mo ! strange as landed a haymaker jaw and the la cident happened in the second round of a scheduled Id-round mil« at \lhauy. N Y j __ I »al t line Lo-v.nsky and "Bill'' Brennan ' boxed 1J rounds to a draw at Boston last , night. The right was fast throughout. ** îtilar s. hed- 1 ^ The Giants finish up *i lie «slay at Philadelphia header Tom«>rr\»w they will .u • hicugo at n«x>n and in the aftern clash with the Cubs for practice. 1 m.' known is an exhibition game l __ - saf.' tat u McGraw wilt not uncork any o< hl» 'r..'k«_«» the »hol.- Wlttl. »'x SPEED MERCHANT THINKS SOX WILL BATTER DOWN M'GRAW'S SOUTHPAWS --—_ j BY H H FRY sporiin« Editor of thr WaahinB Walter J«>hnson. of the Washington otio of the hardest i in the national gamu ird about expressing he hri iiuit pitcher undoubtedly > interv is always ba«.'k opinion of hurling someone's last players for fe: feelings. Walter was caught off Ins w*ek m a conversât >n at the Washing- ton park, the great pit* h* r never dream- rg he was talking f r publication, ar.d tor this reason his views on the coming c * n be taken as a true-blue The w* J«yhnson. hard-fough! this ar.' said going to be an extremely contest, but I believe tht we just enough edge on the fiances o net ! understand Mciraw and the follow- ers of the New York team are building on the pitching force of their ihre«* left- handers but before the senes is over they will I* using right-haulers .,r 1 miss my guess. J«h? Jackson and Kddio ' ollins don't like southpaws as .» rule but they ore far from weaklings when coing good against them. McGraw will lava to figure '*i beating the White Sox right-hand hitters, as Pel**. John «'ol- lm>. ' iuc.. «iar.dil and Risberg are hard men t<. tout and ever; one of them i tally B'kv! aBatn.t left-bander». •I ha.e l'ilched a «ru net the White .-ok * nmuh lo krow th » ( » majority of them «-Æon le'-Ä T from . t int-, safe ternton P 1 * w:lv 1 ««"re the White Sox i. that he only men on 'he team with whom ta taken are the pitehers •bey hi. the tant , have •TVr^ . i .-ere are no TOO hitters among them lieï.rT"; *?L the,r W î,nin * *^ngth ., ...... uwir Tha^ JL, 1 ;ie " 1 no * *«*l .>ru "" cl-»assit as txàckatrpperb _____ means s run or vict«»ry. at least ». ' ( «urj. ai least I fia » »ays found them at iheir best at cr, C.cal time 1 pitched against only t«r --- v I bets pl aced at This figure. ^proposition DOINGS OF THE DUFFS • 6 ^) locjl couch furs THF iNicfiNM 5 THEJMÇ 1 » SqU*D| Shirey Will Place Light and In experienced Eleven on the Field Saturday. j t'oaoh shirey of the Butle high school experts to taki 1$ men to Aim I eievei condu j against Amte or the opening game high It is the inten of the coat'h to use each of the IS men in the lineup The hoys will make the 'rip n automobile While ('oach Shirey his best to i doing While «'oach Shirey will try his best to ••'feat Anaconda he has small hopes of loing so Reports from Anaconda are to Reports...................... cl (hat tin- team there lias round ed ...... a.aat shape in tns Iw.t Balnea it has already pLned As the Rant« will toe tlte tirst tor tttitte this season and ns 'here will Is' .'til' three men In lha lineup have faced an opposing team. > fear> Gu- handicap will l I for his hoys to will. «en the team is eventually r* shape the coach expects the i\ orage HO pounds. This v> «hi-ahlv lighter than last year. ill h< SUBSCRIBE FOR THE POST will 1 h the pi Nan«.: ;11 ami . * tomorro •ubleheud* to h night lu f th k Willi ms is the firs; ger to make ] I as already j leagu* year. It) the league th captain of this year's M -ntana univer>.ty team, has returned to Missoula to resume his collegiate duties, l.cntz has been spemling the summer in South Dakota on a ranch Northwestern — Th.- Shipbuilders league tn Seattle has mi pie ted its schedule. The pennant was] ............ irir"' Krink O^.'Bni.'Y'ji'e'Kigtac .. :!:■ t: .. and Others ■ «..'t. ne ««> iit-ui.it' i ne pennant was 1> th«* Dut hie club, comjsised mostly ( ■f Northwestern Icvigt.• rs or men who at i ■me time had been in the league. Among them wore "Dutch Hoffman. Bobby Col- : --—_ I j , / / / Y V x^O?£A^50iY Holke whom ! hTvë «en h,..., , t 1 cleverly and I wouldn't ta , urD r Jin'S, 1 !? 1 i ; would turn ihre« ..f the Giants, but I have many ttmes in action and almost the same , "** 1 "A>*- Mid aba it \\ • , ... x are natural hitters. , ;V ^ them. Ther»- :» H young team by the name «>f that j Giants in the big seri„ "The Giants will hav** tn rö , u formidable trio of pu 0 n2rl in p W H Mris«-«1 (I (n the ..ther t -o Ä TS 'LÄ? --- v I ^proposition BACKSTOPPING BIG niiin!P?^I u ::'rrn 1 ? 1 l ? fftCT0R | N ( \ under Greater Strain Than * ■ j Any Other Plaver Ex cept Pitcher. j New York. Oct 3. 1 of the various play« world seriea emph w *tli the possible Analysis ■ >! tl s 1 y positions ork .... ......... that ceptlon of pitchers . ..~ — ember of the team is unde* greater j physical or mental strain th physical or mental strain than th«- catcher during the battles for the championship L>f the major leagues, ln ; 1. « handling of | delivery and aiBit.il». plate, throws to eut d.-wn l is» ste.ilet I and In tackln« up Br-t ,.rd third t throws from the outfield the eateher t ! both a busy and importa::! ta. tor in Ih xpectod br.'k. . steady judgment, a A sharp ey« ful throwing necessary requisites dons the mask and wind pad n the important of all baseball games fortunate t lia t both the Chicago A leans and the New York Nationals equip|)ed with catchers of this call be the series of 1917 which begins m Ch , n.'xt Saturday. Win!«- th« 'bai ts h. j slight advantage it: quantity I part me-' •' • «»f the game, th 'rally conceded to hav «luality of the receiving * The Chicago cat* • r Schalk, Byrd Lynn while the New York George McCarty. \Y Gibson and John * »t - and (>nslow are « • 11 ; Sox edge d J« and th« bear the b • game of t uld be incapacita-. tb 1 aa * , t of the seas l he other months -kstopping f part to tl his leg eat it of the gsu ......... the former . mii i nTm . r> ls th ® string eateher ' r N, w York. | r N, w York. McCarty in Doubt. It McCarty can stand the strain of the amo. and it is the impression among the •'«•vv York players tl . . w : . j.,. „ ally fit for the fray. w.U undoubtedly »osition. This • gainst Schalk. >f the first eall upon th w ill bring him into a The latter is unquest.o best catchers of the day I weaknesses of the vari a he can handle the deiiv« the Chicago twirl« He kn the l,i « vnicag ( >tgnal for any form i he may think pusz plate, : The outstanding play. - the •■-i b« a speedy «•ho would pit vith any degree • ucher's art but • of the wörk * batter season his fast an* the bases He i printer and perfect si skill against Schalk success. McCarty this feature of the s an excellent dire*; hurlera and is a far strong* i Schalk. According t.v th* averages there is lit!«* < h .,>*> fii the itig work of the two catchers, hut the White Sox backstop is mm h faster on th* base lines than McCarty as the lit ters accident is likely to prevent film from taking char, es at base stealing ,-\ An injury to s halk during the early stages of the coming ser es would work havoi with th « Chicago club, for while Lynn is an ambitious player, he lacks the experience and all-around ability of his principal. In this respect the New York team is in a better |>osition to face su* h a disaster, for either Rariden or Gibson, owing to th»'ir great et experience, can step into M. < 'artv 's place with less dis coii' erttiB off..... upon th» team play than wouul l«e the , lse were it necessary to substitute Lynn for Schalk. This can be seen from a *.imparison of the following! ords which include the batting and fielding averages, stolen bases and double plays of the fi\*. « atchers who ma\ par ticipate in the series: NEW YORK NATIONAL**. .. G - u - Ave. F. Ave. S B. D. P McCarty .4^ y.i* .97G Rariden . 96 .27* .976 '3 f Gibson .31 ! 7« .984 1 4 UfiSlOW 1.000 CHI.'A . . A MRRir ANS G. B Av» p. Av», s Tî p p. .9tff t .. i N,w ' ,rl ' —..... a" Ä'» «*" , ..... --- FAVOR THE GIANTS ----- l»et ting before thr world Chicago next Saturday .'•JTifîiîîE o BIG BETTING i series opens at I bets pl aced at This figure. ... •* - - u«j. «ä ôtai here K •'""** have b ~" -*r«r»d , 1 ? /we .old fellows_, (appreciate what it is I TO GE T THÉ ORIGIN AL I GRAVELY f c ITS TOO BAD PtYlÜNl r^ JGRAVELY COULDN'T HAVE LIVED TO SEE THAT FT"" USED FOR HIS PLUG, of i awvrY _ GRAY ELY'S roycH) __ celebrated *pi u § THERE5 AN EYE FULL OF NEWS ON BILLY POSTERS BILLBOARDS THIS MORNING THAT3A CINCH!/ - 3. a* O fl /itril m ru n\ • «(tiuiulliniliiii >■ SQUIRREL FOOD THE DOGS OF WAR. BY AE V*V>«4lriu'U'N Dc SENATOR of iPAMO lNTKoOOCtt> f\ 9 tLi. To rtPPRORRtfVYt 9 MO OOO FOR 1 *U PuWCHfSSfc, TRAlNiNO AGl> N At 4 CL Ofr POOS fOW MILITARY PüRPOSfeS NCWS VTLM OKLYROONPS »M oH\fORlAS COULD PO A CHAROt AMO LfcAV* LtiThNOLL MLMTs EftSilW-ldAN m MüNLY 1AHU4C» at a OASOLVNC FIlLiSMj STATION res* sir sto-i- ct ASt»TN FROM vAJHtRf- THEYRE \ YOU LOOK U\Kt / f\ You MO HAYSTACK 1 / ~ V QS« I HtMiWtu* iHtr FROWSY PURPS fOH CAMOUFLAUMMO - A thlF-WiMCatne HATS FROM OuK THtMCHES AMP hOlhNU TO THE gocnes SUPPLY SMITH THfc AlP of a Flock of fo* TfeRBttns - , .10 \ OUR WftTuR SVANikl. MftVY IN *\*1io«i - ))' GEM. PGG bull COMMANDER 'Kl-CmEF OF -THE Bow WOWS' • <r, ^ _ ________ v BULLPOOS CAPTuMIklfr ANO PRftoGtNU in IKE __ te*** BEFOOCTHE INVENTION OF OUH PATEhfT AIR pRoop " GRAVELY PLUG TOBACCO — MADE STRICTLY FOR ITS CHEWING WOULD NOT KEEP FRESH IN THIS NOW THE RATENT POUCH KEEPS FRESH AND CLEAN AND Mm A LfTTLE CHEW OF GRAVELY l S ro, AND LASTS LONGER THAN A BIST OF ORDINARY p LU0 JfJS. 9 ravet y Maecv Co /knuik* ;e | j . different fr« Coach Stagg of Chicago Pre dicts "Big Ten" Will See Fast Games. football^h °' ' 3 - " Conference football thts year." said A. A stawir * be lîo '' ,, ■ r " H ' food, and not much I , thal ' ,f "'hör years. The I 0" nen' C Äw W r w'm t T* , hüve h a VJr nn TX' U ' j have a .Jr" eleven "° ,a aU " wi " re,:: t.; -»•» ! ?T"" hack. so the,,po. f And Michigan. « Th«°vi\^ nOW 14 *ibout Michigan " e^'rrr. co they have kcheduwVut Zta , Stagg made IIU w 1 biii ties of ('h iracn to this 1917 eomm ,r, t on the postti "nneetton W | th MEW ! WMAT'a COhtm* OFF« t -i_ __ Here, y THERE'S A HOWL WHEN TOM BUTTS IN. terday ) <> \ r> • r»* r ^ st of w,mt t,l *8 year become* the Big Ten." and none was asked. Ho had just finished the morning's drill of the Maroon squad, a diminutive bunch qf 18, including but three of last year's team and but five of last years squad. Cht ca *°* Prospects, in brief, did not seem <*n the face of it to warrant great com ment. Eighteen candidates out. a couple of th.ise apparently impossible football ma terial another who had never played the game before (but was showing up as the ™° 8 , t ,k promiBlnt candidate for quagter back!) When asked if the outlook at Chicago , 1 ® v * r '—t' as unpromisln« before, loaeh Munt staled Utai It had been about as bad In IS07 and that year the Mansms managed to win the chant »ton slop Ihe veteran coach Is plainly puhmled sr • « 1,0 ,ms ah * ad ° f " im this fall ( hicaeo always was short of are" , and , l , hl " y, - i ' r " W«»t many of them are gone through enlistment, he obeerved. His squad Iasi year had numbered 32 and of these only fi ve men were on hand and f/,, h ^*„ had not ,n » J ' their letter last fall, t.ollege hadn't opened, hut he wasn't expecting very many more tortow . JT,"? 6 ./" 0 tootbal > candidatca all ç:„r4h^or o .u ec Â: «r« o.x.1 — 1 i ,r onu8ing butiu for thJ J 7 8 '° ,hem *° «*">• out for the teum. but theae lads have not had much football experience. Several of hoee who are out trying are not adapted t»^football, either in weight or adaptpbll Paciflc Coast League. Oakland 3. Los Angele« 1. halt Lstke 3. Portland «. Vernon 5, San FVancisco 15. THE POST FOR THF NFWR Bags His Game iL Three Hours.» Miles oft? The record for : J point of the short i small distance ,rom son and jirobably for made Monday by P » the vice president el® Union of America . game in less than - "J had left his home I« "1 Accompanied by JL drove 17 miles ini' 1 •'3 town at t:10 o'clock a mafnlfl«"'^« s-.Aye" AmericM Second mime: Washington ....... Boston Batte Ague w At Chicago— Chicago Clsvelanii ■ - u Batteries—Beaae.. l4mn : t'uveleakie. iron, > nveie.*~ (Results of oin« , terday ) M