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Who Will Be Hero of Big Series Next Month?
Work of Old Stars in Title Games Is Recalled
By \Y. S. Farnsworth.
Ur HO will be the hero of the
f 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 19ii5: Rohe,
of 1,906; Kling, of 1907: t'hance, of
1908, Adams, of 1909 Collins, of
1910, and Baker, of 1911?
Will it be Mathewson again, or
Speaker, or Wood Or will it be
some less prominent plaxei
In the past, world series have
rtv en birth to new stars The play
er looked upon to shine the bright
est has been forced Io 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. ( l would not be surprised that
before the struggle is over we will
have another new diamond head
line.
Rut let us go back and take up
the world series h<roes of lln past
♦ * *
ILL DINEEN, now an American
league umpire, was tin first
hero of a world series. That was in
190? w hen the Boston Amer cans
defeated tiie Pittsburg Nationals
aflei one <f the gamest. uphill
baseball fights on record. Boston
won five out of eight games
Pittsburg opened in Boston and
PhiHippe defeated Young. . to 3.
The next game, in Boston, went to
the home team. 3 to (). Dineen beat
ing Leever. The third game, in
Boston, was captured by Pittsburg,
Pbilllppe beating Hughes am!
Young, 4 to 2 The fourth game
was played in Pittsburg and Dineen
lost his only gam • of th" series to
PhiHippe. sto 4 it looked all oft
for Boston at this stage But C>
Young defeated Kenned). 11 to ?.
In the fiftn game, at' Pittsburg
Dimen went back In the sixtli
game, at Pittsburg and downed
Leever. 6 to 3. Young had the
glory of clipping the seventh game,
at Pittsburg, getting the count over
PhiHippe. 7 to 3. The final game
w.■ - played at Boston and Dineen |
again proved his worth by lowering
th" colors of the Pirates ami the
Smoketown outfit to th» turn- of 3
to n .
It was Deneens gameness that
pu eri out the championship for the
Hub team when they looked beaten
to a frazzle.
• • •
'piIEKE was no series in 1904.
The Boston team again cap
tured the American league gonfalon
and the New York team the Na
tional league pennant Linmj Col
lins. manage; of the Bostons, chal-
BILLY SMITH ARRIVES;
MANY DEALS ON TAP
Rll.lt SMITH the Crackers’
new manager, arrived in At
lanta this mo-ning tn take
charge of the local tram. While
there is really no plavers here at
piesent for Bi! y to take cliaige of.
he will not be idle, as he plans
many deals before the fall and win
ter months are over In fait, sev
eral players who were membe .* of
the team this season will not report
at all next spring, but will be traded
or sold during the winter
Smith will remain here until Sep
tember 28. when he and President
Ca.laway will go to Washington for
a conference with c ark Griffith.
While the exact nature of this visit
is not known. Billy will try to st
range with the 'Old Eox" to have
first cal on anr players turned
<ot.s( by the Semite's,
It was a: first rumored Washing-
...
• 11 ’■ nnounced hie intention of
lenged McGraw, but the latter re
fused to play. Il was a plain ease
I of cold feet.
* * *
/’’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 heat PJank, 3to 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 the third game. Again he
gave the hard-hitting crew only’
four hits, and the Giants won in a
walk. 9 to o. Amiy Coakley was Big
Six s opponent in this one-sided
fa rce.
McGinnity iiad the honor of-win
ning the fourth battle. 1 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 u/
Bender so- just enough hits to
grit b the gn m<
In all three games Matti worked
he didn't allow an Athletic to cross
the plate and only gave up four
teen hits.
« * *
f'lhißGE ROHE ami his three
base wallops were the big
noise in tile 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 w on-the second. 7 to 1.
'i'ne third game went to the Amer
icans. 3 to 0. Game four was a 1
to 0 shutout for the Nationals.
Tile Americans led in the fifth
game. X to 6. Tile sixth and decid
ing battle was an 8 to 3 victory for
the tinel leans.
Rohe, a sub third baseman, won
tiie first game with a triple in lite
fifth inning. He was the first man
up The next two men went out
and Roh< practically stole home.
He 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 s ond victory,
th" third game, was won by Rohe
alone The only scoring was done
in the sixtli inning. Tannehill
opened that memorable inning with
a single. Walsti worked Pfelster
for a walk Halm also drew a
walking ticket Then Pfeister
tightened up. He made Jones pop
up to Kling, and fanned the slug
ging Isbell. Hut Rohe upset all cal-
using all of the park for the Crack
ers alone.
In speaking of his players, the
new manager says he thinks that
his rp w third baseman. Smith, will
set the Southern circuit on fire
n< xt season Billy say Ihi - , .■,
Halley survived the drift, as he ,
considers him a great player In
■ ase Hug" Harbison is not good
enough to t ay id in fast company
Smith hopes to have first call on
hi* services Howey ci. the (rackets
wid not suffer in cast; Harbison
sticks, as (’lark Griffith lias prom
ised Smith a good shortstop.
CORNELL CLUBHOUSE BURNS.
11 H A X V Sept 30 Tl • (lub
house at the Cornell athletic field was
guile.l by tire yesterday All the athletic i
. Hiulhi III' liter* was destroyed. including
rhe suits "f the football squad ys are
suit nt the latter toss the gridiron play
ers n l| he compelled t<> practice in make- i
, shift garments intil new suits can he |
rushed here
THE ATLANTA 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, coirpled with
Isbell's four two-baggers, won tor
the White Sox. Up to this time.
Rohe held the limelight by himself,
hut 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 two timely sin
gles that aided the White Sox in
clinching Hie 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
t’ubs defeated the Detroit Tigers
four straight games, after the first
had ended in a tie. The Chicago
backstop w is 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 CJubs downed the Tigers in
this series by wonderful machine
like playing, but Kling stood out
more than any other one man.
I,' RANK (’HANCE 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 ids heavy hitting was the
<hief asset of the Chicago team's
attack.
The Chicago leader made eight
lilts in nineteen times at bat. and
stole live bases. And nearly every
one of the eight clouts cashefi 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 OLeary led off for Detroit
with a neat single and was fol
lowed with a clean hit to left. The
speed) Cobb eatne up to advance
the runners, and he laid down a
tierfeet bunt toward third base.
Anticipating the play. Stclnfeldt re
mained on third base while Brown
pounced upon the ball with light
ning rapidity and with a haul and
accurate throw from a difficult po
sition to steinfeldt eaught O’Leary,
thus frustrating tiie well executed
plans of Cobb.
v * •
RABE ADAMS a young recruit
pitcher, jumped to the fore in
tin 1909 series, when, for the third
time in succession. Detroit failed
to win the championship after cop
ping the American league pennant.
Pittsburg beat them this time four
games out of seven. Adams win
ning tiie throe games ho twirled.
Adams started off by beating
Mullin in tiie first game, I to 1.
The youngster only allowed six hits
against tiie hard hitting Tigers.
Detroit won the second game. 7 to
2 Donovan heating Camnitz and
Willis Maddox won the third
game for the Pirates. 8 to 6. Sum
mers. Willett and Works working
Im Jennings. Detroit captured the
foui th game. 5 to (». Mullin pitch
ing grand ball, while Leifleld and
| Philippe were easy
Xdams was call’d upon to win
the fifth game, and he was In grand
foi in. winning, s to 4 ovei Sum
mers and Willett. But for Pirate
errors ho would hive held the Ti
gers to a much lower score
Mullin won foi Detroit over Wil
lis Camnitz and PhiHippe in the
sixth game, 5 to 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 Adams was trot
j ted out And he sure made good,
j The Pirates won. 8 to <», Donovan
being c’sy in the three innings he
•••••••••••••••••••••••••a
• HEROES OF WORLD’S
: SERIES FROM 1903 UP;:
: WHO WILL BE NEXT?:
• a
• 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.) •
• 1903—FIRST BASEMAN FRANK •
• CHANCE •
• (Chicago N. L. vs. Detroit A. L.) •
• 1909—PITCHER BABE ADAMS •
e (Pittsburg N. L. vs. Detroit A. L.) •
• 1910—SECOND BASEMAN ED- •
• DIE COLLINS •
• (Phila, A. L. vs. Chicago N. L.) •
a 1911—THIRD BASEMAN FRANK e
• BAKER •
a (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.
• * •
Ts DDiE COLLINS probably gets
first call as the hero of the
1910 series, although Jack Coombs
ran him a hot race for the honors.
This was the year the Athletics
defeated tiie Cubs four games out
of five.
Collins was expected to blow up
in this series. The Cub infield was
expected to make tiie Philadelphia
inner works look cheap. But the
Quaker youngsters outplayed the
veterans of Chicago and it was Col
lins whose work was the most
p eminent.
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 tiie
Cubs Jown 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 hurling was nothing
exceptional and had, it not been for
heavy offensive work back of him
the story would have been differ
ent.
• • *
HOME-RUN BAKER won the
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 outluek
ing Bender 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 proved too much for
Mathewson and Wiltse in the third
game, the Athletics eoppjng. 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 Ills
feat of the day before, and. catch
ing a curve on the inside of the
coiner of the plate, hit the pill into
the right-field stands for a home
tun. tleing the score. Etro s by
Pletcher and Herzog lost the game
for the Giants in the eleventh.
Baker’s timely single in the
fourth inning of the fourth game
paved the way for another Ath
letic victory . 4 to 2. Bender earning
brackets against Mathewson.
Baker didn't get a hit tn 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 foi the Athletics. 1" to
I Render worked against Ames I
Wilfss and Marque d Raker con
tribu'ed two of the Philadelphia
team's hits I
Jennings Says Ifs a Toss-Up in World's Series
*••?■ *»••*> • -J-** -:•••? .J.a4. 4.*+
Tigers' Leader Compares Giants and Red Sox
By Hugh A. Jennings.
Manager of the Detroit Tigers.)
r j xWO great clubs w ill battle for
j the world's baseball chain- ;
pionship next month. Each |
club has something that the other
lacks, but, comparing them gnd
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. I 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 ga'meness this season when they
arose to the occasion and held their
lead against an onslaught by the
Chicago 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
no', recover, 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, lias 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.—“1 think 1 have
reinstated myself in the good graces of
the New York 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 falling tn
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 1 could w ithout 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
’ ■ 1
The Big Race
i.
Here is the up-to-the-minute dope on
now the "Bio Five” batters of the
American leaoue are hitting;
PLAYERS— AB. H. P. C.
I COBB ... 519 214 .412
SPEAKER .... 532 208 .391
JACKSON ..... 528 201 .381
LA JOIE ... 396 138 .348
COLLINS 488 161 .330*
Cobb and Speaker both lost a point
yesterday. Ty got one hit out of three I
attempts. Speaker was at bat once, but I
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- I
' ly once.
big series, and McGraw, pith his
developed generalship, will have a
| handicap over his rival.
Consider the individual members
j of the two contesting clubs, first,
| the pitchers. 1 believe it's a toss
up. Each club has three good men
I 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
I 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 will not use
Hugh Bedient unless it is to fin
ish a game. Unquestionably he
will start the three 1 have men
tioned in order and pitch them back
in the same order. The aime with
McGraw.
Wood 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 my opinion, will be
the most effective man for New
York. Marquard may, but that is
doubtful. Mathewson proved easy
1200,000 FANS WILL SEE
GIANTS AND SOX BATTLE
SOME 200,000 fans, triumphant
or disgruntled, will yell them
selves to a whisper at the com
ing baseball championship series.
Perhaps the figure may seem ex
aggerated on first, thought, but
those who have followed the game
this year are sure that never have
conditions been more propitious for
a record attendance.
The series of 1911 brought out
crowds which totalled 179.891 and
that despite the fact that Phila
delphia never showed a following
of much over 26.000. New York,
however, contributed 38.321 for the
first gam.- and 37,216 and 32.288 re
spectively for the other two games
in that city. If the weather man .
is kind, the expectation of 200.000
does not smack of over-confidence.
Just what professional baseball
alone-means to the American peo
ple may be summed up in the as
tounding figure of 26,000,000. That
is the estimated attendance for a
year at the parks of major and mi
nor league teams. Through the
turnstiles of the American and Na
tional leagues each season stream
7.500.H00 spectators. It is estimat
ed that in the ten fttrgeat minor
league circuits there are approxi
mately 10.000 iKiii and in the lesser
TYPICAL GREAT CROWDS
L.h, in,i .-d yeaily attendance for major and minor league bag
ball .. ■
Estimated yearly attendance in two major leagues •
Estimated -attendance in ten largest minor leagues 1
Estimated attendance in other minor leagues i ■
rowd at first game of world series of 1911
Attendance for six games of world series of 1911
Harvard-Yale football game of 1911 1
Record English Derby day attendance.. .. .. .. . . '
crowd at Gland Prix de Paris
Saturday crowd at big English football match '
I '' ' n * ,n, ‘ ,l,l,s ide of stadium at Olympic Marathon, at Ath
en.«, 190 f» ,i i
11 \ ‘ ’ u ‘ ris nf i'livus Maximum in Rome in day -
nf t he rmpprnrs ■ . >
for Boston-in the series these htn
clubs played several years ago. He
certainly has not improved since
that time, and Boston today ly, s a
better hitting club than before
Carrigan Brainy; Meyers Can Clout.
Tn the catching department ii .«
a stand-off between the two duns.
Bill Carrigan is a brainier backstop
than Chief Meyers, but the Indian
is a much heavier hitter than Or
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 fast.-:
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. !><>> •
Is a great ball player any way you
look at him. by far the beSt man nn
the Giants’ infield.
No Other Outfield Like Boston's.
I believe that Wagner is a bettor
shortstop than Fletcher. He cov
ers more territory in fielding and
is a harder and timelier hitter than
Fletcher.
Gardner would also be my ehoire
at third. Herzog is a better base
runner, but can not hit the way
Gardner can.
W.hen it comes to the outfield.
Boston can eclipse anything in the
National league. Individually and
collectively, the Red Sox surpass
the Giants in the outfield.
Now, take your choice
leagues another 8,500.000 to make
up the grand total.
College games add thousands
more, some of the biggest aecoun’
ing from anywhere between 1 0.000
and 20.000. The myriad of lesser
semi-professional aggregations, tn
gether with the town nines seat
tered in every community contrlh
ute their quota and even ’
games on vacant lots have a fol
lowing. Watching these are prob
ably as many fans as there are at
all the professional games
If the world's series of this year
reaches expectations, there will be
in the stands and packed in a s 'l:
phalanx around the field near!'
twice as many people as attende
the last world’s series In whi'
Boston had a share. In the • leh'
games in which Boston and f , ' ,t
burg vied for victory in 1903 thei"
was a total attendance of 100.C 5
The receipts were only $50.0n
tiie six games between New
and Philadelphia last year ’
891 rooters paid $324,304.
1903 onward the figures have «l
a steady and consistent it ■ reas ,> .
both in attendance
money. Tn 1909. for instai
807 people paid $188,302 to '
the Pittsburg-Detroit camp - n