Show I ON THE FENCE SAFEST PLACE Expert Compares Yankee Yankee- Giant Chances Yankee Yankee-I and PredictS tS Nothing DY BY D DAVID VID J WALSH itT International Sow News S t NEW YORK oct e 6 Take S round siver dollar dollar- between the th thumb and and forefinger r n name namon me one sIde ld the th Yankees Yankee and other other the Giants cut cast It upward In fn a gr grace grace- ful tul ful arc and let lt It fall as ae a It Will I e-I I You will aill then have hav an n answer an to the qu question of ot which local ball Ithe club is ii to win In wl the tho th worlds world's world series It ft will be strictly an ni cr w we e crant grant you but it will willbe willbe be just ae a accurate a any ny that ox- ox ox or pert opinion may care eare ear to furnish This may be b desIgnated as u method methodI I No o 1 1 Method No 2 ii Ie I nothIng more mor I occult than following follow the th a bo boe e I II I and reversing the th tAll rait of I the coin by playing the th Giants Giant for fora fora Ithe a 5 bet If It the Yankees side sid of or the I coin shows show or the th Yankees If the Giant side Ide appears appear o pear This Thil method Is generally known as Ink o on 01 the blackboard or padding the thc cell ADMIT IGNORANCE IG Frankly the th series aeries defies prediction tion It Is one on of those thos things thine that I you dope dop one on way ay and hunch the theother other Who Who Is i I going to win 1 they I ask us ue u just jut aj as though we w knew Being Beine candid careful and curious we hasten huten to admit our Ignorance A seat SHot on the th fence fenc is not nt only sate but reasonably comfortable U aC as far faras faras taras as this thle particular series erie is 18 I con con- concerned concerned con con-c It If the th Yanks Yank and Giants were r meeting for tor the th first time there would ouid be b only one thing to todo todo todo do to wit Pic Pick I the tI th Yankees and take a 0 along long walk They seem eem to be the better ball club But they looked much the th same amIn In 1921 and 1922 l 22 with the th possible po series box of the worlds world's scores These Thes shoed sho ed the Giants to tobo tobe tob bo be rather winners par par- particularly particularly par particularly In last lears lear's ara games Hence the tho th general Inclination to on the th fence tone and there re- re remain re remain main until further notice nolle FAST Except In one on very Cry ery vital Ital par par- particular par particular tho the Yankees the Giants In a to position survey urvey The e exception Is furnished by John McGraw In comparison with Miller Huggins The Th worthy Miller finishes a bad second here not because he h Is not a a good rood base base- baseball baseball baseball ball tactician but because he Is ely low thinker and not adaptable to circumstances McGraw Is the th quick trigger stra- stra strategist strategist the th student who would be b a wonder It If things thine would ouid happen hoppen as they should They dont don't Otherwise imo ever the th business is il strong Yankee pro-Yankee They have bettor better pitchers pitcher In Jones Pennock Hoyt Bush Dush and Shawkey either for a short hort series or a long lone one than McGraws McGraw's staff tatt of ot Nehf I Bent Bent- Bent l ley by y Scott Ryan nyan sad and Watson They have hav a better bett r c catcher catch catch- er r In Schane thin than either or Gowdy INJURY I SCORE EYES EVEN I If It 1111 pla they have hav a first baseman than Kelly It If he toes not the th trick Is to call nodice 0 dice Kelly Is a far tar better first baseman than Ruth and Smith doesn t compare with Young In III all all- allaround allaround around all around ability In III right field e V Wear c care lare I are throwing out all II maudlin claims of Injury because so o many o hae been made mad by both clubs that the tIme score Is I about e even eten en enOther Other Yankee ad In- In Include dud In-dud clude dude those thos of Dugan Duean over oer Groh I at third base Ruth over oer 1 Emil mil I Muesel In left field and Wilt Witt over Stengel or Cunningham In center The Th remaining positions go co to the Giants Frith Frish being a better round all round ball player at second base or elsewhere than Ward Vard Bancroft being yard arde beyond Scott at shortstop and Young having having- a afew afew afew few Jumps jump on Bob Dob Muesel In right field SOUT SOUTHPAW Pt W PITCHERS The Th Yankees carry the th heavier artillery at the th plato plate plat but the Giants are r ore consistent and certainly a bit smarter It might also be mentioned that there thore th r are men In the th batting battin order who can be annoyed considerably by left handed pitchers pitcher such euch its as Nehf and Bently will w supply The Giants on the other hand will not bo be bothered by Pennock just be- be because because be because cause he h is Ie I a a left lert hander They have havo turn over hitters hillers rn In lion Ban D Bancroft croft and I and when Pennock Is working only loung will taco face him from the th left side sid ot of o the th plate plat Quite Quit so-on so o on the tb fence f nc Is I not only safe late but reasonably comfort comfort- comfortable comfortable abt able |