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Who Will Be Hero of Big Series Next Month? i
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Work of Old Stars in Title Games Is Recalled :
By W. S. Farnsworth.
t -w r HO will be the hero of the
\A/ world's series next month?
Whose name will be
strung up alongside of Dineen,
hero of the first world's series in
1903; Mathewson, of 1905; Rohe,
of 1906; KJlng, of 1907; Chance, of
1908; Adams, of 1909; Collins, of
1910, and Balter, of 1911?
Will it be Mathewson again, or
Speaker, or Wood? Or will it be
some less prominent player?
In the past, world series have
given birth to new stars. The play
er looked upon to shine the bright
est has been forced to make way
for a lesser light. And as both the
Giants and Red Sox are well
stocked with young players who
are likely to bob up with a sudden
burst. 1 would not be surprised that
before the struggle is over we will
have another new diamond head
liner.
But let us go hack and take up
the world series heroes of the past.
• • *
t) 11,1, DINEEN, now an American
O league umpire, was the first
hero of a world series. That was In
1903. when the Boston Americans
defeated the Pittsburg Nationals
after one of the gamest, uphill
baseball fights on record. Boston
won live out of eight games.
Pittsburg opened in Boston and
Phillippe defeated Young. 7 to 3.
The next game, in Boston, went to
the home team, 3 to 0, Dineen boat
ing Leever. The third game, in
Boston, was captured by Pittsburg.
Phillippe beating Hughes and
Young, 4 to 2. The fourth game
was played in Pittsburg and Dineen
lost his only game of the series to
Phillippe. sto 4 It looked all off
for Boston at this stage. But Cy
Young defeated Kennedy. 11 to 2.
in the fiftn game, at Pittsburg.
Dineen went hack in the sixth
• game, at Pittsburg, and downed
Deever. 6 to 3 Young had the
glory of copping the seventh game,
at Pittsburg, getting the count over
Phillippe. 7 to 3. The tinal game
was played at Boston, and Dineen
again proved his worth by lowering
the colors of the- Pirates and the
Smoketown outfit to the tunc of 3
to 0.
It was Demen's gameness that
pulled out the championship for the
Hub tiam when they looked beaten
to a frazzle.
• * *
THERE was no series in 1904.
* The Boston team again cap
tured the Xmerican league gonfalon
and the New York team the Na
tional league pennant. Jimmy Col
lins, tranager of the Bostons, chal-
BILLY SMITH ARRIVES;
MANY DEALS ON TAP
Billy smith, tin Crackers 1
n< w manager. arrived in At
lanta this morning to take
rh.gi of the loci'; ham While
the e is r ally no players here at
present for Hilly to <ak« charge of.
he will not be idle, as he plans
many deals before the full and win
ter months are over In 'act, sev
eral p'ayt .- who were members of
the team this season will not report
at all next spring, but will be trad'd
or sold timing the winter
Smith w ill remain I. re untt Sep
tembe 2*. when lie , ud President
Callaway will go to Washington for
a onf' once with ''ark G iffith.
While the i xact nature of this visit
r- not known, Billy will try to ar
.nge with the "Old l-'ox" to hat
ft’. -1 -all on any players turned
loose |,y the Senate. S.
m at first rumored Washing-
' would train hire in the spring,
1 Billy put the -oft pedal on this
»nen he announced his intention of
i
lenged McGraw, but the latter re
fused to play. It was a plain case
of cold feet.
• • «
<2 HRISTY MATHEWSON was the
hero of the 1905 series, when
the Giants captured four out of five
games from the Athletics. Matty
won the three games he hurled.
McGinnity won the other.
Mathewson was at his best in
this series. In the first game of the
series he beat Planli, 3 to 0. Matty
allowed only four scattering hits.
The second game went to the Ath
letics. 3 to 0, Bender getting the
count over McGinnity and Ames.
But Mathewson was back on the
job in ?he third game. Again he
gave the hard-hitting crew only
four hits, and the Giants won in a
walk. 9 to 0. Andy Coakley was Big
Six's opponent in this one-sided
farce.
McGinnity had the honor of win
ning the fourth battle. I to 0. Plank
suffering his second defeat.
McGraw trotted Mathewson out
for the fifth and final game, and
again the big fellow made good.
The Giants won. 2 to 0. touching up
Bender for just enough hits to
grab the game.
in all three games Matty worked
he didn't allow an Athletic to cross
the plate and only gave up four
teen hits.
♦ • •
PEORtIE ROHE and his three-
1 base wallops were the big
noise in Mhe 1906 series, when the
White Sox defeated the Cubs four
games out of six. The Americans
captured the first game. 2 to 1. The
Nationals won the second, 7 to 1.
The third game went to the Amer
icans. 3 to 0. Game four was a 1
to 0 shutout for the Nationals.
The Americans led in the fifth
game. 8 to 6. The sixth and decid
ing battle was an 8 to 3 victory for
the Americans.
Rohe, a sub third baseman, won
the first game with a triple in the
fifth inning. He was the first man
up. The next two men wont out
and Rohe practically stole home.
Ho made a daring dash for the
plate, but Brown threw wild to
Kling and the run was recorded
on the pitcher's error. It won the
game.
The White Box’s second victory,
the third game, was won by Rohe
alone The only scoring was done
in the sixth inning. Tannehill
opened that memorable inning with
a single. Walsh worked Pfeister
for a walk Hahn also drew a
walking ticket. Then Pfeister
tightened up. He made Jones pop
up to Kling, and fanned the slug
ging Isbell. But Rohe upset all cal-
using nil of the park for the Crack
ers alone
In speaking of his players, the
new manager say- he thinks that
his new third basemnn, Smith, will
set the Southern ei.cuit on tire
next season Billy says he Is glad
Bailey survived th' draft, as he
considers him a groat player. In
case "Dug" Harbison is not good
enough to t’avcl in fast company
Smith hope- to have tit st call on
his services However, the Crackers
wid not suffer in cusp Harbison
sticks, as Cjark Griffith lias prom
ised Smith a good shortstop
CORNELL CLUBHOUSE BURNS.
ITHACA X Y . Sept 21). The club
house at the Cornell athletic field was
gutted by fire yesterday Ml the athletic
e'lUipment there was destroy ed. Im luding
th< suits of the football .squad. \s n re
sult of the latter loss the gridiron play-
I ers will be compelled to practice in make
[.shift garmems until new suits can be
rushed here.
rnE ArLAXTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1912.
culations. The substitute met the
first ball served him for three bases
—a line drive past Sheckard in
deep left. This lick brought in the
three runs that won the game.
Rohe made three singles in the
fifth game, and these, coupled with
Isbell's four two-baggers, won for
the White Sox. Up to this time.
Rohe held the limelight by himself,
but Isbell shared it with him in the
Americans’ third victory.
Rohe was also one of the heroes
of the sixth and final game. He
came across with tw'o timely sin
gles that aided the White Sox In
clinching the title. His fielding in
this game was sensational, too. He
accepted seven out of eight hard
chances.
JOHNNY KLING captured the
hero wreath in 1907. when the
Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers
four straight games, after the first
had ended in a tie. The Chicago
backstop was off color in the first
and final games, but in the other
three his pegging was sensational.
Not a single Tiger pilfered a sack
in those three battles.
The Cubs downed the Tigers in
this series by wonderful machine
like playing, but Kling stood out
more than any other one man.
L' RANK CHANCE did the best in
* the 1908 struggle, when once
again the Cubs'defeated the Tigers,
this time by a count of four games
to one. Chance made many sensa
tional stops and spears around
first, and bis heavy hitting was the
chief asset of the Chicago team's
attack.
The Chicago leader made eight
hits in nineteen times at bat, and
stole five bases. And nearly every
one of the eight clouts cashed runs.
The one individual play in this
series that will long be remembered
was executed by Mordecai Brown
in the fourth game. In the sixth
inning O'Leary led Off for Detroit
with a neat single, and was fol
lowed with a clean hit to left. The
speedy Cobb came up to advance
the runners, and he laid down a
perfect bunt toward third base.
Anticipating the play, Steinfeldt re
mained on third base while Brown
pounced upon the ball with light
ning rapidity and witli a hard and
accurate throw from a difficult po
sition to Steinfeldt caught O'Leary,
thus frustrating the well executed
plans of Cobb "
* ♦ ♦
I) ABF. ADAMS a young recruit
pitcher, jumped to the fore in
the 1909 series, when, for the third
time in succession. Detroit failed
to win the championship after cop
ping tlic American league pennant.
Pittsburg beat them this time four
games out of seven. Adams win-
* ning tlte three games he twirled.
Adams started off by beating
Mullin in the first game. 4 to 1.
The youngster only allowed six hits
against the hard hitting Tigers.
Detroit won the second game, 7 to
2. Donovan beating Cainnltz and
WiUis. Maddox won the third
ganje for the Pirates, 8 to 6, Sum
mers. Willett and Works working
for Jennings. Detroit captured the
fourth game. 5 to 0. Mullin pitch
ing grand ball, while Leifield and
Philippe were easy.
Adams was called upon to win
the fifth game, and he was in grand
form, winning. 8 to 4. over Sum
mers and Willett. But for Pirate
errors he would have held the Ti
gers to a mtn'll lower score.
Mullin "on for Detroit over Wil
lis Camnitz and Phillippe in the
sixth game, 5 td 4.
It came down to the final game.
, and with Donovan well rested it
looked as though Detroit would
surely win the championship,
clarke had confidence in his young
ster. however, and Wants was trot
ted out. And he sure made good
The Pirates won, x to 0. Donovan
bt ing e tsy in the three innings he
J HEROES OF WORLD’S:
: SERIES FROM 1903 UP; J
: WHO WILL BE NEXT?:
• 1903—PITCHER BILL DINEEN •
• (Boston A. L. vs. Pittsburg N. L.) •
• 1904—N0 SERIES PLAYED. •
• 1905—PITCHER CHRISTY MA- •
• THEWSON •
• (New York N. L. vs. Phila. A. L.) •
• 1906—THIRD BASEMAN GEO. •
• ROHE •
• (Chicago A. L. vs. Chicago N. L.) •
• 1907—CATCHER JOHNNY KLING •
• (Chicago N. L. vs. Detroit A. L.) •
• 1908—FIRST BASEMAN FRANK •
• CHANCE •
• (Chicago N. L. vs. Detroit A. L.) •
• 1909—PITCHER BABE ADAMS •
• (Pittsburg N. L. vs. Detroit A. L.) •
• 1910—SECOND BASEMAN ED- •
• DIE COLLINS ' •
• (Phila. A. L. vs, Chicago N. L.) •
• 1911—THIRD BASEMAN FRANK •
• BAKER •
• (Phila. A. L. vs. New York N. L.) •
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worked, while Mullin gave up six
runs in the last half dozen innings.
Adams held the Tigers to six
scattering hits, and so ended the
world's series of 1909.
• » •
T7 DDIE COLLINS probably gets
first call as the hero of the
1910 series, although Jack Coombs
ran him a hot .ace for the honors.
This was the year the Athletics
defeated the Cubs four games out
of five.
Collins was expected to blow up
in this series. The Cub infield was
* expected to make the Philadelphia
inner works look cheap. But the
Quaker youngsters outplayed the
veterans of Chicago and it was Col
lins whose work was the most
prominent.
Eddie covered more ground in
this series than ever an infielder
has been known to. He led both
clubs in batting, too, pickling the
pellet to the tune of .429.
And what a sucker Collins made
out of the great Kling! Os the
seven stolen bases made by the
Athletics Collins registered four of
them. On the other hand, the un
der-estimated Ira Thomas held the
Cubs down to three pilfered sacks.
Coombs won three games for the
Athletics. Bender broke even in
his two outs. On account of
Coombs' three victories many be
titled him the hero of the 1910 se
ries, but his hulling was nothing
exceptional and had it not been for
heavy offensive work back of him
tlte story would have been differ
ent.
♦ * *
HOME-RUN BAKER won tlte
hero title in 1911. It was his
deadly work with the ash —his fa
mous home run clouts —that, won
for the Athletics over the Giants,
four games to two.
The first game was won by the
Giants. 2 to 1. Mathewson outluck
ing Bendet in a pitching duel.
The second game was captured
by the Athletics 3 to 1, Plank
downing Marquard. With two
hands out in the sixth, Collins
rapped a double to left and scored
when Baker slammed the ball over
the right-field fence for a home
run.
Coombs poicd too much for
Mathewson and Wiltse in the third
game, the Athletics copping, 3 to 2.
New York led until the ninth in
ning. when, with one man down
and one strike and two balls
against Baker, he duplicated his
feat of tlte day before, and. catch
ing a curve on the inside of the
corner of the plate, hit the pill into
tit.' right-field stands for a home
inn. tieing the score. Errors by
Pletcher and Herzog lost tlte game
for the Giants in tlte eleventh.
Baker's timely single in the
fourth inning of the fourth game
paved the way for another Ath
l. tii victory. 4 to 2. Bender earning
brackets against Mathewson.
Baker didn't get a hit in the fifth
game and the Giants won. 4 to 3. in
ten innings Marquard. Ames and
Crandall were too much for
Coombs and Plank.
The sixth and final game was a
walkover for the Athletics. 13 to 2.
Bondi worked against Ames.
Wiltse and Mantua d. Baker con
| tributed two of tlte Philadelphia
turn's hits
Jennings Says It’s a Toss-Up in World's Series
Tigers' Leader Compares Giants and Red Sox
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By Hugh A. Jennings.
Manager of the Detroit Tigers.) I
TWO great clubs will battle for
the world’s baseball cham
pionship next month. Each
club has something that the other
lacks, but, comparing them and
balancing up their assets, it be
comes a toss-up as to which club
will win. I would not attempt to
pick either.
The Giants have the advantage
that experience brings. Experi
ence helped the Athletics in the
world series of 1911. While New
York has the edge on Boston
through this experience, Stahl's
team has a shade over New York
on strength. 1 think Boston has a
harder hitting club and a stronger
fielding club, the difference in field
ing being caused by Boston's great
outfield.
Both Clubs Show Gameness.
Both clubs are game, equally so.
New York showed gameness in the
series of 1911 when they came back
at the Athletics after the cham
pionship seemed hopelessly lost.
They twice showed the same kind
of gameness this season when they
arose to tlte occasion and held their
lead against an onslaught by the
('hicago Cubs. People at that time
said McGraw's team would weaken
under the strain and get on a los
ing streak from which they could
not recower, because things, were
breaking bad for them. But they
came right back, held their lead
and still have it.
No one was overheard to ques
tion the gameness of Boston.
Stahl's club is game if anything.
Much Depends on Managers.
In this series much will depend
on managers, and in this respect
McGraw has the edge on Stahl.
The New York manager has been
through many nerve-breaking sea
sons, has won several pennants
and engaged in world series. Stahl
was in only one previous world se
ries, and in that he held a utility
role. A crisis always arises In a
KILBANE, KOHLER,
AND BEECHER WIN
BOUTS IN GOTHAM
NEW YORK, Sept. 20. -“I think 1 have
reinstated myself in the good graces of
the New Yoj-k boxing fans." said the
featherweight champion. Johnny Kilbane,
today, in reviewing his ten-round con
test with Eddie O’Keefe, of Philadelphia,
last night, at Madison Square Garden.
Kilbane had been accused of 'failing to
make good in his two previous bouts in
this city since he won the championship
on the coast.
"I won cleanly on points." continued
the little champion. "I did not try to
knock O'Keefe out. as I was warned that
boxing is in a bad way in this state and
a knock-out might result in having it
stopped altogether. I won as decisively
as I could without knocking O'Keefe out."
In the other two bouts. Paul Kohler,
of Cleveland, outpointed Jack Goodman, of
this city, and Willie Beecher, of the east
side, stopped Tommy Gary, of Chicago,
in five rounds.
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The Big Race
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Here is the up-to-the-minute dope on
how the "Bia Five” batters of the I
American ieaoue are hittinq:
PLAYERS— AB. H. P. C.
COBB 519 214 .412
SPEAKER 532 208 .391
JACKSON 528 201 .381
LAJOIE .... 396 138 .348
COLLINS 488 161 .330
Cobb and Speaker both lost a point
yesterday. Ty got one hit out of three
attempts. Speake- was at bat once, but
failed to deliver. Jackson got five safe
swats out of six times up. Lajoie made
six hits out of seven trips to the plate.
Collins was up four times and hit safe
ly once.
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big series, and McGraw, with his
developed generalship, will have a
I handicap over his rival.
Consider the individual members
of the two contesting clubs. First,
the pitchers. I believe it's a toss
up. Each club has three good men
for this series. Stahl will, in all
probability, rely on Joe Wood, Ray
Collins and "Buck" O'Brien, while
McGraw will assign Jeff Tesreau,
Christy Mathewson and "Rube”
Marquard. I think the "first game
will find Tesreau opposing Wood;
in the second 'contest, Collins and
Mathewson will undoubtedly be the
pitching choices, and the third
game will see Marquard and
O’Brien hook up.. That is the way
1 believe they will start out in each
game, but any one of the six I have
mentioned may be called in to fin
ish for another.
May Not Use Hugh Bedient.
In my opinion. Stahl win not use
Hugh Bedient unless it is to fin
ish a game." ‘Unquestionably he
will start the three I have men
tioned in order and pitch them back
in the same order. The same with
McGraw.
\\ ood and Collins should prove
the most effective for the Red Sox,
provided that Wood is in shape.
In his last two games he seemed
tired. Stahl should not pitch him
more than one game every five days
for the remainder of the season.
Tesreau, in m.v opinion, will be
the most effective man for New
York. Marquard may, but that is
doubtful. Mathewson proved easy
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GEORGIAN WANT A RESULTS.
for Boston in the series these two
clubs played several years ago. n e
certainly has not improved since
that time, and Boston today has a
better hitting club than before.
Carrigan Brainy; Meyers Can Clout
In the catching department it is
a stand-off between the two clubs.
Bill Carrigan is a brainier backstop
than Chief Meyers, but the Indian
is a much heavier hitter than Car
rigan. Wilson is a better player
than Cady, due to his superior hit
ting ability.
At first base it is again a stand
off Fred Merkle is a much faster
.and better fielder than Jake Stahl,
but the Boston manager is the bet
ter hitter and balances the account
that way.
Larry Doyle is a better hitter and
also a better fielder than any man
Boston will use at second. Doyle
is a great ball player any way you
look at him, by far the best man on
the Giants’ infield
No Other Outfield Like Boston's.
. I believe that Wagner is a better
shortstop than Fletcher. He cov
ers more territory in fielding and
is a harder anti timelier hitter than
Fletcher.
Gardner would also be my choice
at third. Herzog is a better base
runner, but can not hit the way
Gardner can.
When it comes to the outfield,
Boston ca'n eclipse anything in the
National league. Individually and
collectively, the Red Sox surpass
the Giants in the outfield.
. Now, take your choice.