New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 7, 1915, Page 8

d Sox and Phillies Take Tuning Up Games From Opponents---Sox Take First of Post Season Series mes From Cubs---Megaphone'Annauncement of Each Inning of World’s Series at Herald Every Day LD WL BE ORTANT FACTOR Il Defense Men of Sox: hillies Ought to Feature ork, October 7.—In the com- 1dis Scries between the Phil- Nationals and the Boston Ins both teams will be well With infield material. All re arc no less than thirteen who may be called upon to tensive positions around the he. The Red Sox have seven ced infielders, who by a series | can bo formed into several tiéns of unusual strength both pat and on the ciamond. The while well equipped with are not strong numer- o in general average as their hen the infield squads are con- as a whole. apparent advantage possessed American leaguers will not cavily asainst Phillies, fl the two teams arc able to pugh the series without the of changcs cue to accidents Should emergencies arise, where it -becomes impera- call upcn the reserve forces infields, then the recources of ston club would be a factor of much consideration in en- ng to forecast the outcome of - g the most important p@rtion race for the American Teague t, the Boston infield lineup s a rule, as follows: Hoblit- bt base; Barry, second base; r, third base; Scott, shortstop. was frequently used to hold he initial bag, however, while r filled in at second and took Scott's place at short. ition Barry is familiar with ties of both short and third; can hold down third and s not unfamiliar with the at second and third. psed to the versatile and inter- able infield, the Phillies have s at first; Niehoff at second; on third and Bancroft for op. Byrne is an infielder of and with Dugey, forms the corps for the first line of the ites’ defense. Byrne has in a number of games during st season, showing fair strength and on the field. Dugey, who oungest member of the Phil- lan, has figured almost entirely par as a pinch hitter and is not to be called upon to play un- In unusual emergency arises. withstanding the apparent su- ity in numbers and veteran ma- of the Red Sox, the playing fes of the two squads fail to any great advantage one way b other. The seven Boston in- s have a combined batting e of .258 against the Phillies | while the fielding averages are closer the figures being: Phil- ia, .955; Boston, .953. When ight players who will probably the two inflelds in the opening are compared, the difference in verages is greater but the ad- ge about equally divided. Lu- , Niehoff, Stock and Bancroft a combined fielding average of and a batting average of .265; Boston quartette, consisting of tzel, Barry, Gardner and Scott a grand average of .962 in the and .254 at bat. fmparing these players, position osition, the figures indicate that rus is a better hitter and fielder st than Hoblitzel with the base fing ability about equal and the Sox’s sackman holding an ad- pge in sacrifice hitting for Lu- average at bat is .319 to itzel .281 while in the field Lu- s averages .991 to Hoblitzel's .986. econd, where Barry and Niehoff likely to be the leading perform- Boston, Oct. 7—In summing up the dope on the world’s series the ex- perts have almost entirely ignored Dutch Leonard, the Red Sox premiee southpaw, principally because the Phillies are nearly all right handed batters batters and are wont to mur- der portside hurling. This may hold g80od in most cases, but when Dutch is included in the fighting the chances are it won’t, Leonard is a real pitch of difficult chances. Comparing the records of the rival shortstops it is seen that Bancroft, the Philadelphia player, has a much better average with the bat but falls below Scott, the Boston player, in fielding. Bancroft has played in al- most all the garhes of the season and his averages are: batting, .245; field- ing, 921. Scott in less than one hundred games has batted .194 and flelded .968. In base stealing and sacrifice hitting Baneroft's shows to advantage over Scott’s, while the latter is considered to be a steadier fielder. It is perfectly apparent from study of the season’s averages that both Manager Moran and Manager Carrigan have considered their ar- rangement of the infields from other angles than mere batting and fielding records alone for harmonious team- work and skillful fielding combina- tions cannot always be expressed or proved by figures. The complete records of the infielders of both clubs taken from the latest unofficial aver- a he former Athletic star outshines player secured by the Phillies Cincinnati in exchange for for- manager Charles Dooin. Barry batted ,270 and fielded .965 this on te Niehoff's .239 and .943. off is much faster on the bases, ng stolen nineteen sacks to Bar- zero in this department of play. ¥, however, has shown far great- teadiness in the field and has a er record in sacrifice hitting. jt third the fans who witness the ps, will have an opportunity to pare the work of Gardner and )k, for the latter is likely to be .choice of Manager Moran, since (record for the season shows that s a harder hitter and better field- fhan Byrne, although fiduring in half the number of games cred- « to Byrne. Stock has a field- average about thirty points bet- than Gardner but it fourteen hpts shy of the Red Sox third sack- batting ability. Gardner is su- or in base running and is credited more scacrifice hits but is ap- ages, are attached, however, for the purposes of comparison: Oppose Great Alexander LEONARD parently less steady in the hnndling‘ record ; Dutch Leonard May | | | | | er, one who uses his head as well as his arm in his work, and if he is right even the preponderance of star- | board sluggers on an opposing *eam | will not faze him. It is almost ce tain Dutch will play a big part the series, and it is not beyond the | range of possibility that he will he selected to oppose the great Alexander in all of mosi of the Phillies star's starts. WILL HAVE STRONG TEAMS, Managers of' Yenks and Giants Pro- mises Hartford Fan Club Best They Hartford, Oct. 7.—There is not a | bit of doubt but that the two major | league ball clubs, the New York Na- tionals, better known s the Giant: and the New York Americans, popu- larly called the Yankees, will perforin in a regular contest tomorrow af- ternoon at the Wethersfield avenue grounds at 3:15 o'clock. All doubt as to their coming were set as vesterday morning when the Fan club, which is arranging for the game here, received official communicaticns confirming their arrival, and naming the ball players that will make the trip, as well as telling the possible lineup of Both teams as follows: Giants—Burns, 1f; Robertson, | Doyle, 2b; Merkle, 1b; Fletcher, Lobert, 3b; Jacobson, cf; Meyer Dooin, Wendell or Schang, ¢; Perritt, Benton, Ritter or Schupp,p. Yankees—High, 1If,; Boone, Maisel, 3b; Pipp, 1b; Baumann, 2h; Cree, cf; Miller, rf; Alexander, c; Schwert, s; Fisher, Brady, Pleh ani Caldwell,p. T s8; 2 Boston American League Club, Player Hoblitzel, Gainer, 1b Barry, 2b . Wagner, 2b Gardner, 3b Scott, ss Janvrin ss A.B. R, H. 377 51 194 30 230 29 262 38 409 49 386 21 303 40 1b 57 62 60 111 65 81 Philadelphia G. A.B.JR. 129 454 52 136 489 57 Nati H. 145 117 Player Luderus, 1b . Niehoft, 2b Dugey, 2b 106 8.B. 8. H. B.Av. P.O. 10 27 .281 1049 1o 1t 430 20 133 14 19 21 A. E.F. Av. 986 983 965 4 29 .968 913 .953 123 179 126 194 19 .267 Average .258 onal Leaguc Club. S.B. 8. H. B. Av. 9 9 .319 19 .239 L AV, 91 .943 P. O, 1285 13 Stock, 3b Byrne, 3b Bancroft, 57 103 141 175 284 531 28 50 75 45 80 88 130 4 4 4 15 22 Average .960 .958 .921 .955 .208 .245 .254 63 Average DUBLIN’S PRACTICE. The Dublin football team will prac- tice at Landers’ playground tonight. All players are requested to repoit rat 7:30, Herald to Have Megaphone Service The custom of the Herald each inning of World’s Series will be followed this year. Commencing on Friday afternoon the story of game will be given in the Herald a few minutes after the last man has been declared out. Get the Herald every evening for the complete story. in announcing the plays PIRATES SIGN NEW CATCHER- Pittsburg, Oct. 7.—President Bar- ney Dreyfuss announced yesterday that the Pittsburg National leagne | club had signed Catcher Frederick W. Blackwell of the Lexington (Ky.) club of the Ohio State league. Alleys Reserved Now for Leagues and Parties AETNA | what shoula be. | short world BOWLING ALLEYS PORT Q LIGHT Ay Grantland Rice The World Series Round-Up. No. 4. The Autopsy. Grappling with the dope is one of the most thankless as- world's series signments ever forced upon non- combatant. If you merely made a lucky gue If you pick the wrong club, you're four parts boob and six parts bonehead. If you pick neither club, you're a staller. The best you can get is a shade the worst of it—no matter pick the winner you've | What happens. In the Summing Up. Pat Moran has no idea as to which ciub will win—and neither has Bill arrigan. Neither has Tris Speaker nor Grover Alexande But it is at least possible to present the dope just as it stands, and from this dope advance an opinion as to Which brings us up to the evidence—viz: 1. Back of the bat there 1is not enough advantage either way to work up a debate. 2. In pitching the Phillies h great star tetter balanced staff, 3. The two infields arc fairly well matched 4. The Red Sox have the better cutfield by a number of degrees. 5. The Red Sox have, on an aver- nge, much the harder batting array. The Better Club. The figures, plus observation, show the Red Sox to be the better club— the best club in baseball. Over the 154-game route there could be only one answer. Over the series route there can be two answers without any upset be- ing attached to the dope. For always, to throw against the Red Sox margin in other ways, there is Colonel G. C. Alexander, of St. Paul, Neb., and Philadelphia, Penn. The One-Man Barricade. Horatius held the bridge against an army. There have been historical oc- on where one lone bloke has raised the dickens against overwhelm- ing odds. In th well chant effect— ne might this Alexander Horatius—to respect with Then up spake Alexander, A pitching bird was he— ‘Lo, who will stand at my right hand Ana cop the kale with me? Lo, who will stand at my right hand Against the final test, To gather in a single game, While I grab off the rest?” The Alexandrian Job, Few fanatics appreciate the terrific assignment that has been put up to the Philly star. It isn’t so much a matter of pitch- ing three games. That has been done before on many occasions. But it is e matter of having the entire universe that doesn’t happen to be engaged in trench warfare arise and say: “It's up to Alexander to go out and win this ies alone.” No one man has ever had so much responsibility tossed his way. Press and public together have been talking nothing but Alexander for many weeks. been made without Alexander absorb- ing the bulk of conversation. Th series has been put up to Alexander far more than the 1905 series was put | for Matty had Iron | up to Mathewson Man McGinnity waiting for a chance to help. And in 1905 paper as well on the field, had a club that compared favorably in every way with the Mackmen. Donlon, Devlin, Dahle, Mertes their prime, Different Casc. But most of those today who be- lieve the Phillies will win admit the general superiority of the Red machine. They are backing the Phillies through Alexander alone. They are looking to him to win three games and turn the trick. Ordinarily this would be enough to put an eternal jinx on any pitcher. The ner in 1903 against Boston Big Dutchman up in the air and crimped his effectiveness. The supe star stuff expected from Cobb in 1907 and 1908 had the same cffect the Georgia Ghost. When a contender knows that every cne is expecting nhim to do work, when any one man is touted as the big star of the show, he is under a heavy handicap. Alexander knows that if he fails the chances for his side of the argu- ment are over. He knows that if he loses one out of his first three starts the odds belong Boston's way. If, under these conditions, he can still work at normal speed he will be an ever greater wonder than he has zlready shown himself to be. Who Will Win? The dope, piled up in one con- glomerate mass, favors Boston to win in a series that will go to six or seven games. But the dope any easy canter. Gilbert around Bresnahan, and others put the It gives the Phillies a good, healthy chance—a much better advance chance than the Braves had last fall. | New Fight Commission is and the Red Sox have the | No mention of the series has | New York, on | For the | Giants then had such stars around as | great work expected from Wag- | upon | wonder | put | doesn’'t give Boston | trifle the better be enough to put through But on has the edge sure to sue is de- full seven- Alexander, plus a cf the brcaks, may the Phillies safely complete form Boston hough the series is alm go six games before the i cided—and possibly to the games span. This meeting should be the tough battle for supremacy the October fes tival has known since 1912, Giants and Red Sox put in eight wild and woolly scrimmages before the ul- timate answer was returned. BOUT IS POSTPONED. Dundee and Ritchte Must Wait Until Appointed. New York, Oct. 7.—Due to the fact that State Athletic Coramission re- of the Show Corporation for a new license to the commissioners to be appointed by the governor, and new commissioners have not been appointed, the Ma son Square Garden management, after Leing advised by the present com- mission to conduct no more shows until a new license has been grant- ed, decided to call off the bout be- tween Willie Ritchie and Johnny Dundee scheduled for tonight. This course was deemed better the management th on the new comm pointed today: ferred the application by n taking chances oners being ap- ANNEX HAS GAME. The Annex A. C. football team will open its 1915 schedule in Broadbrook Sunday. Numbered among the play- ers on the Annex team are Cabellus and Gibney, of High school fame and Bratton, formerly with the Nutmegs. The team will leave by motor truck at 1 o'clock, leaving from the corner of Church and Stanley streets. All players and candidates should report for practice tonight at 7:15 o’clock at the corner of Church and Stanley strects. | when TO OPEN SEASON. Pawnees to Stack Up \gainst Strong Hartford E even Next Sunday- The Pawnees will open their son Sunday ut aut's park, ing the strong Columhias of ford, a team which undef®ated last v, Al went of las L again with the Cook of last r, Krause and Snyder of last yea Tiger team making the of the best teams in the city nie” Fitzpatrick has been secured to | referee the games this The kickoff will be | sharp vear's e nees vear's Glendale Pawnees season at ) SOX BEAT CUBS. EFddie Collins Bats Timely and Com- iskey's Men Beat Roger's Team. Chicago, Oct. 7.—The White Sox came from behind in the seventh in- ning of the first city series game ycs- terd knocked Vaughn out of + box and took the lead After that | the Sox were complete masters and won, 9 to The Sox were trailing, Eddie Collins tripled on, tying the count sent Collins home run blew up and successive triples Scott, Russell and Weaver and F Collins’s double gave the Sox th more runs. E. Collins was e the star, getting two triples, a double and a single in five times at bat. The score: 5 to 3, with two m=n with the winning r. B 300110000—6 11 1 00020043*—9 16 0 ughn, Humphries and Scott, Russell and i e. Nationals Americans Batteries: Breshnahan; Schalk and Ve M YAL GETS NEW COACH, “Billy” Lauder, Former Star of Glants is Secured to Succeed Quimby. New Haven, Conn., Oct. 7.—Off cial announcement was made ye | terday that William Lauder, a grad uate of Brown and a former Phil- adelphia and New York National ! league player, and former coach at Columbia and Williams college, is the choice of the baseball committee for | coach for the nine. | The committee has recommended his appointment to the Universi Athletic association. It is expected | final arrangements will be completed | K\\llhin a short time good for both smoking and chewing. this | “Dan- | when | Jackson's single | In the eighth inning Humphries asily | | Baseball in a Nutshell NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday's New Boston 1, Ne Boston 1 Philadelphia *hiladelphia Brooklyn Standing of the W Clubs. | Phila Boston Brooklyn Chicago Pittsburg St. Louic | Cincinnati New Y elphia rk Games Today. York at AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterda Boston 2, New Boston 4, Ne Philadelphia Philadelphia 4, New Boston 's Results, York York 2 Washington Washington of the Clubs. w Boston .s 101 Detroit Chicago | Washington York Standing Vew Louis Cleveland Philadelphis Games Today. at New York RMANN'S ANSWER. Chicago, Oct. 7.—Charles Weegh-' mann, President of the Chicago club | of the Federal league, received a re | ply to his telegram challenging | winners of the National and Ameri league pennants for a scries to settle | the world's championship title in ma- | jor league baseball August Her- | mann, C rman of the National | commission, in replying the chal- | lenge, said he had sent a copy of agues “for pir infory it to his coll Illlilllnh and considers | y Boston to a th The fellow with the big, tough muscles who can chop trees all day and lift the butt end of a hard log, is a hardy liver in everything he tackles. 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