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WORLD’S SERIES) :: Special Page :: RED SOX HAVE CLINCHED PENNANT The Red Sox have clinched the American league pennant. All possi bility of the team being overtaken was disposed of when Philadelphia lost to Chicago yesterday the first game of a double-header. To relieve the tension among members of his team and to assure final ly the possession of the pennant for Boston, President McAleer, of the Red Sox. has notified the management of the New York Highlanders that Boston would not play off a postponed game scheduled for New York. Boston now can lose all its remaining fifteen games and win the pen nant, even though Washington, which went into second place yesterday, should win all its remaining thirteen games and Philadelphia should win all its remaining fourteen games. Should this possibility develop, the final standing would be: CLUB W. L. PC. BOSTON 97 56 . 634 PHILADELPHIA 97 57 .630 WASHINGTON 97 57 .630 The league schedule calls for 154 games, but under tie American league rules Boston can refuse to play its postponed game with New York, its senes n New York with that club being closed. — CUNTS' HUHLERS WILL GIVE SOX ROUGHTIME Bj \\. S. Farnsworth. BOSTON .'uhiiirers are backing the Red Sox in the world’s st ies ciiiefl\ because they believe the pi; Ung staff, composed of Wood. Collins. O Brim. Bedient and Ha!!, will pio\* 100 much for Mnthexxson. .\l;i *i’ia d and Tes reau. But will it'.’ In a seven-gam* series three pitcher?. if they ai in condition can ♦ asily carry tin buuien. So let us size up. from a Giant view - point, just how New York’s Big Three may accomplish all that will be necessary to bring a world’s title back to the National h ague. ♦ * • yATHEWSON has neve fai-.-d to deliver in the pinches True ho was beaten by the Boston club ’n the inter-city series in 1908. But he was far from being right t’m n. H* had been ill in all the late -ea son games and he played in that sei ies against the Red Sox purely on his nerve. That series gave Matty a line on the Boston hitlers. He knows sone of the weaknesses of that club and it will not be like work ing against *al.solute strangers. The big fellow’? a m U said to be o K now. and McGraw has or dered him under no conditions to let out at top speed until the world’s series, no maite> if he loses all the games he hurls until the National league season winds up Just take it f'<im me. Mathew son will give the Boston sluggers an awful run for their mon y. With him working i’ is then that the Giants will be th*' best bet. • • • ’p H E fact that T “i iau ha - been beating the Cubs with iegu larity of late before eapaeilx houst s proves that this young man doesn't "go up" with stage fright. Crowds of 30,000 have failed to shake him twice this fall. Speaker anil Gardner aic the only left-hanif hitters on (lie Boston team Now. Testi au has a ‘■well fast ball, beside s his spitter. ami he is likely to keep his "smoker" so close to the eats of the Hubbites that thee will have an awful time connecting For Speake anti G:trd net lie \c ill hat e to r<-ly more on his spitter. Jt’ST because Marquard is not holding down the opposition of lai- in h handful of scattering hits like he did calix in tlie slimmer does not mean anx thing Reports from Next York have it that .Me- Gi.ixx is holding him back so as to hav him piime Octobe S The Giants' manage: has yelled his very head off at times of late when the Rube started to turn 'em loose. It is against Speaker and Go-d --in i that Marquard is likely to shoxx hi- best brand of ifurling Speaker claims lie can bit a soulhpaxx as easily as a right-hander. but I watched him closely last season and know that lie can not And Gadner has always been pit for pm tside slants. • • « I N a long series Boston would have much the best of the pitching a gument. but in a scries where the best four out of seven xxHi win the championship. I don’t ■ee where tin Giants' staff will In forced to take off their hats. p ERBON Xbl.Y I .hink that Bos ton is a la tter balanced, faste: all-around machine than New York, and all tilings being equal should be the legitimate heir of the Ath letics' proud titli In only one essentia! do 1 con- I de New York beite equipped leadership. It is impossible tot the most de vout follow* us .Jake Stahl to lompare him as a tactician with Mugirsx McGraw 'l'lll-: tael that tin Red Soy ran fust to the Athletics in this with <(»nsidf’<i hi* cast ’ ? <»t thv « lau *»f < ’onim- Muck 1 ’• i «i r w ell know n schi m upon the ’•' • ‘ > ’u the lust ••hampions di* 11! ha*- hud much t<• do uit h ■'‘•‘kiiiK ' ' I . -ion .i fax o’ It ung I** m\ wax of thinking TO JAKE STAHL GOES CREDIT Os WINNER By Bill Bailey. JAKE SI AHL lodax is a com manding figure in baseball, for the reason that he is—Jake Stahl. You may say til. ( the Red Sox will represent tin- American league in the word'* championship series because they were lucky, of course, lucky. N am eve wins a pennant that doesn't get the breaks in luck But it was Jake Stahl and the personality of Jake ■Stahl that put the Boston Red Sox where | U ek would return them pen nant winners. Li t s make the ease one of Jake Stahi vs. luck. "*' 'I start in by pointing out wh.it Im k did'. The biggest piece of luck was the fact that they went through the American league sched ule wim scarcely an injury and with bin mighty fexx men out of the line-up. Heine Wagner was injured lor a short time and was •mt of the game. That’s luck. It's admitted. Stahl Back of Whole Works. But where else did the Red Sox i ha ’ e luck .' In the pitching of Joe Wood, h.iv .(•ill'.' Reim-mbei that Joe Wood did not come to the Red Sox this year. He lias been w ith that Bos ton bunch ever since 1908. In the great playing of Tris Speaker .' Tris Speaker has been with the Red Sox for Io these many .tears. I refuse to believe that the showing of Tris Speaker and of Joe Wood can be traced to luck. I would trace their great play to Jake Stahl, Here is what Stahl did: Jake Staid took charge of the Red Sox at tlie right moment. There had been too much John I. Taylor. Now. the fellow who was formerly the sole owner of the Bos ton team max be one of the grand est fellows that ever lived, but he didn't knoxv how to manage a ball club. He had a bill elub that possessed underfill capabilities. But John 1. Taylor didn’t know hoxx to realize on those possibilities. Tay'or Not the Right Sort of Boss. Jake Stahl did. Here is a concrete example. If John I. Taylor had continued to boss the Red Sox they would have had a new shortstop. Heine Wag ner didn't make a hit with Taylor. Thor*' was a time xvhen he could have been traded for and the Bos ton club would not have demanded a stai of the first realm either That was befoii Jalil Stahl took charge. The moment lie did Wag ner was taken from tile market. He couldn't bi secured by trade. Xml Wagner lias shown that Stahl had tlie right hunch. Now. baseball men will tell you that a team minus a star in the neigh borhood of second and short has no chance for the pennant. You can accept or reject the theory. But the fact remains tiiat Wagner has played wonderful baseball un der Staid, and if tiie latter became confidential lie probably would in form you that lie couldn't have landed that pennant with a new man at the shortstop position t 'redit that to Stahl. Stahl Fills Vacancy. Then Stahl personally filled one of the largest vacancies on the Red Sox line-up. If there was one thing that tlie Boston lads of last year needed it w as a first baseman Stahl right at tht outset con vinced tlie players that he was the manager. John 1. Taylor might own considerable stock in Hie team, but Jake Stahl was the manager James McAleer veteran manag. > anil now president of the team might sit back and t 11 what lie had done, but St ihl was tin man who was giving the orders these da.xs So tin players eamt to realize that Stahl was not only the manager, but he also was the boss, and that the felloxx who pleased Stahl was the follow who was going to get Hie credit from that moment the Red S<>x • began to get rt »ults it wa- ... if ~ new spirit had entered the team. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1912. How Red Sox and Giants Compare AB R. BH. TB. 28. 38. HR. AV. PO. A. E. AV. SH. SB. Red Sox 4500 670 1248 1710 237 75 25 .278 3551 1685 234 .957 173 163 Giants... 4527 765 1265 1770 211 81 44 .279 3626 1694 277 .950 116 263 I : : ! Joe Wood and Rube Marquard, the Two Great Hurling Rivals; Their Famous Twirling Hands MARQUARD S PITCHING HAND. s? "B \ JI iv PL I is xfcr'i' —7 . ■• — . 'W'l / - • | lII9|KdHHUF , j ' > ‘ Jfc- JMMHh ■. «HmF 1 - IL iJ* •K- vBHBr- lirMar W\ £TT J(I ( 'Mj-VX rßk.' W* \ ZzXOx \\ >v W I. \\ \\ s V/vSb S ■fcxv I 1 —- art- 'J .z —■ -- " - > vy . JOE WOOD. WOOD S PITCHING HAND. RUBE MARQUARD. UNT ()W that the Giants and Red Sox arc .stire to meet in u \| the world's series,” said Rube Mai-quard the other da,\. I may have the pleasure of hooking up with an old friend of my minor league dtiys—-‘Smoky Joe’ Wood. "When I was with Indianapolis, in the American Asso ciation. Joe was with the Kansas City Bines tn the same ——— Southpaw Collins Is a Past Master of Left Hand Pitching Control Boston Red Sox’s Only Port Sider Will Stand Off Rube Marquard 44 A Y COLLINS hasn't a thing, yet he is one of the best pitchers in the American league—one of the two or three best left-handed pitchers in the business," said Clark Grif fith, manager of the Washington team, the other day. This was an accurate and. when you come to think of it. a remark able tribute to the man who wflf probably be Joe Wood's right-hand —or, better, left-handed—twlrler in the coming series for the world's j championship. The fact is that Collins, who is second best of the Sox pitchers, "has nothing" that pitchers are usually gauged by—that is. he has no sharp or intricate and puzzling curve ball, no great speed, no re markable change of pace and no particularly bothersome slow ball. Yet. next to Wood. Collins is the most successful pitcher in the Red Sox camp. What is the answer? Control. Has Remarkable Control. Collins is a better master of where his delivery goes than any other man on the Red Sox staff better than most other pitchers on anx team, and lie lias better con trol than anx other left-hander in the game. lie h.js won 16 of 22 games he has been credited with pitching this 'car. and has taken 1.1 of the last IS games hi has pitched He had a poor start, owing to an absciss on .. km • . but alter hi had worked into form, following the first game Ray Collins Will Pitch Second Game Although Joe Wood j s considered the Boston Red Sox's best hurler, Kay ( ollins. the great southpaw, runs him ;i dose second. And it would not be surprising if the left hander did every bit as well as "Smoky Joe in the world's series against the Giants. It is the plan of Manager Jake Stahl to pitch Col lins in the second game of the title series. Wood, of course, be ng slated to hiyl the opening performance. of the first Red Sox series of the season at Chicago, he became near ly invincible. Lately he has pitched shut-out, or nearly shut-out, ball to most of his opponents. If he holds to his present form, he Is expected to alternate with Joe Wood in the series w ith the Giants. How He Does It, Without anything”—as Clark Griffith, the "Old Fox,” put it—Col lins has been fooling the best bats men of the American league right along for weeks Experts like Christy Mathewson say he is one of the most successful left-handers in baseball. Going back to this matter of con trol. Collins has issued less bases on balls per batsman than an.x other left-handed pitcher this year —in tact, less than most right handers He went through three straight games without passing a man or hitting one. H seems able to place the ball wlicrtxit lie pleases, measuring tin | league, and m;rny a time we had a royal battle. Joe always had a wonderful lot of speed, and I had a bit of the same thing then. \\ e d just ent loose with plain smoke ami would wind up every gaute we fought with ten or twelve strikeouts apiece. "I don l believe Joe ever beat me.’’ Spot to a hair's breadth, and since he knows the opposing batsmen of the American league he has fooled them all. Collins uses a long, accurate!' measured curve most of the time, but frequently employs a straight, fast one. which 1 s not nearly so speedy as Joe Wood's, but which seems to be successful, considering the numbet of strike-outs. Math ewson thinks that ho has the bats men batting with his arm.” tn other words, they follow Collins' motion before delivery, and thus lose the ability to hit the ball or to place their tilts when they do lo cate the sphere. Plays a Cautious Game. Collins began to reach his best form l ite last -umm i It Is told of him that while he was pitching rather ordinary baseball for a big leaguer, in lull, he complained that he was not permitted to work as h. pleased John 1 Tailor, then pres idem and owner of the Red Sox. 'ailed In t'ollins on July 4, 1911. and talked that oxer with him After he heard what i ollin- had to ■-.i' In' i emarked | 'Well, I hate tht utmost conti- GEORGIAN SPORTS Written by Experts dence in you, Collins. I think that you have the 'stuff' ami that you have tlie brains. Go ahead and pitch your own way. and I'm with you.” t'oilins follow cd the advice. He “made good” immediately Ho was so good, in fact, that R esident Mc- Aleer and Jake Stahl kept him this year as the team's only left-hander, ami without any expressed doubt that he would "deliver tin goods. ' After he hod thoroughly i-einvered from ills illness and regained his strength. Collins became extraordi narily successful, wheteby he be came the Sox's second pitcher, in the opinion of the R f . ( i s ox | l( snould more than off "Rube" Marquard. the Giants' remarkable left-hander. Summer Skin diseases t during the summer most persons are auuoyed with pimples. ' ras tes, or eruptions, while others suffer more severely with E 1 zema. Acne. letter, Salt Rheum, or some kindred skin disease. A P condition of the skin exists as long as the blood is normal, but when it o comes contaminated with humors and acids its supply of nutritive pn’P c ' t’es is greatly lessened and it becomes a sharp, acrid fluid which xliseas e* i ( I being irritated with acid humors and impurities, is nourished yv a plentiful supply of rich, pure blood. Book on Skin Disv.usvs a”' l meo.cal advwe free. SW[FT SpEanc CQ ATLANTA. GA. GIANTS’ ROOTEBS FEAR BRSTON'S " OUTFIELD H ER E'S a Story by a Boston acr.be who has traveled w , th the Boston team all season but who is now with the New Y. l Giants for the remainder o f J season to get a line on the M? Graw clan. In thi, story, aft ' having watched ths Giants' out field m action, he states that the New York trio does not C om D J with the Hub outfit By Paul H. Shannon. NEW YORK, Sept, in—\v New York fans are rax , over the work. of Giant |« ff resreau. and banking miN't.’x the ability of Doyle and chief » ers to see the Giants through, thj enthusiasm dies quickly away rhJ x<°'^ e tO '■° nsifier tl'e outfirs that McGraw will be forced m d pend upon in the coming . pptest Z a world’s championship Even the prejudiced Polo groun , contingent-a following which can see no pitcher but "Mattv"_ no leader but McGraw and no team but the National league champions are forced to admit that «« f ar as the outfields are conie ned th. Red Sox are unquestionably stronger. As far as fielding goes, compari. sops are odious, for New Yorkes The strongest factor in the Giants' outer garden is "Red” Murray who bears the unenviable reputation f failing to make a single <af. hit in th? world's series last fall. Murray is far and a wax the best outfielder that the Giants can sn„« But can any one think of compar ing him with Speaker'.' What Figures Show. Murray is hitting the b i well just now. His average i- lust .270 for 124 games. In i:;t U1 nt .« Speaker's average is .392 oni.x j difference of 120 points. Murray has made 132 base hits, with a total i of 199. Speaker has hit s-.f .x times, with a total ~f j;,;; Comparison along this line is pa thetic. therefore. Murray is sec ond in the list of Giant base run ners. He has stolon 30. Speaker has pilfered no less than IT quite a decided difference, and sinr.il 118 runs to Murray's 75. But if Speaker is so far ,\| ui c s superior as a hitter, wiiat I'liarr.e has the New Yorker in th" ti- Speaker is considered by must ivit ies to be the greatest outfielder in the country, an unerring judge »f a fly ball a fielder without .i smg'e weakness. While Muri.ix n' ti- ers iots of ground and is fast on hig feet, he lacks the Texan s won derful ability to time a long diin. j Resides, Murray lias one fatal ] wi akness. Next tn Murray in point of as around strength ranks l-'re,; Sii'id gtass, at present covering cent-r Hi Id. although lie max ultimately ! be shifted to left, while Recker ’ brought into tile line-up and plai'id at center. The logical man to compare x'itii him in tile Ruston line-up would be Duffy Lewis, and holt again th Giants sadly suffer by the i.ontrast. As far as speed is ( on.'erni'd, Snodgrass has it al! nvir la' - He is tine of the fast' st tin n the New York team, w liile I.i'i"’ could be a w hole lot spe< die" ’ out being rated as a flier. 'O l ' grass has scored S 9 rims for fl>f Giants and pilfered 33 bases. is has registered but 7" runs and has stolen but five sacks. Snodgrass Better Batter. The superiority of the N-tv ' man rests right here, how-ver. Lewis lias a batting average .278. Or 12 points more than the Giant. Resides, lie hits hi elean-up position for tlie Red and ii goes without saying that has hit in a very appreciable em ber more runs. And in tlm '’tit field well. Snodgrass sl'ir.' ' ' when coming in for a tly hair i.- very fast and his speed one department appar'-nt'.' nishes his sole excuse tor I big leugui’r outfielder. And as for Hooper w SO far ahead of either Dex or- ■ Bo< ker that it is a waste "f sf r to make a comparison. 1 ■■■ ■— -»™— instead of preserving the natural health ami t- Xl •J of the skin. The eruptions may 1- over and inflammation reduced by the api 1 ’ 1 ' 1 '. 1 ’ of washes, cosmetics, salves, etc., but no skut aß '-' tiou can ever be permanently cured in '■ only pure blood can make healthy skin, cures Skin Diseases of every kind by n the acids and removing the humors from I 1 S. S. S. builds the circulation up to strength, increases its nutritive powers ami its purity in every wav. Then the skin i