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Work of Old Stars in Title Games Is Recalled
By W. S. Farnsworth.
W HO will be the hero of the
world's series next month?
Whose name will bo
•trung up alongside of Dineen,
hero of the first world's series in
1903; Mathewson, of 1905; Rohe,
of 1906; Kling, of 1907; Chance, 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 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 wpll
stocked with young players who
are likely to bob up with a sudden
burst, I would not be surprised that
before the struggle la over we will
have another new diamond head
liner.
But let us go back and take up
the world series heroes of the past.
• • •
Bll.t DINFTFIN, now an American
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 five out of eight games.
Pittsburg opened in Boston and
Phillippe defeated Young. 7 to 3.
Tile next game, In Boston, went to
the home team, 3 to 0. Dineen beat
ing Keever. The third game, in
Boston, whs 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 tiie series to
i Phillippe. sto 4 It looked all off
for Boston at this stage. Hut Cy
Young defeated Kennedy, 11 to 3,
in the fifth game, at Pittsburg.
I Dineen went back in the. sixth
* game, at Pittsburg, and downed
Keever. 6 to 3. Young had the
glory of copping the seventh game,
at Pittsburg, getting the count over
Phillippe. 7 to 3. The final game
was played at Boston, and Dineen
again pr oed his worth by lowering
( the colors of the Pirates and the
’ Smoketown outfit to the tune of 3
to 0.
It was Deneen’s gameness that
pulled out the championship for the
Hub team when they looked beaten
to a frazzle ,
• • ♦
'THERE 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. Jimmy Col
lins, manager of the Bostons, ch.il-
BILLY SMITH ARRIVES;
, MANY DEALS ON TAP
T-JH.LY SMITH th.
I j At-
lanta this morning to take
charge of the local team. While
there Is really no players here at
present for Hilly to tak. charge of,
he will not he idle, ns he plans
many deals before,the fall and win
ter months are over In fact, sev
eral players who were members of
the team this sea- >n will not report
at all next spring, but will lie traded
or sold during the wintei
Smith will remain her. until Sep
tember when he and President
(.'aliaway will go to Washington for
a conference with Clark Griffith.
While the < xact nature of this visit
is not known. Hilly will try to ar
range with the “Old Fox" to have
tiist vail on any players turned
loos, by tile Senators.
It was at first rutuore 1 Washing
(ton would train here in the spring,
but Hilly put the soft pedal on this
"■■'ii he announced his intention of
lenged McGraw,- but the latter re
fused to play. It was a plain case
of cold feet.
• • •
/■''HRIRTY MATHEWSON was the
hero of the 1905 series, when
the Giamts captured four out of five
games from the Athletics. Matty
won the three games he hurled.
McGlnnlty won the other.
Mathewson was at his best in
this series. In the first game of the
series he beat Plank, 3 to 0. Matty
allowed only four scattering hits.
The second game went to the Ath
letics, 3 to 0, Bonder getting the
count over McGlnnlty 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 0. Andy Coakley was Big
Six’s opponent tn this one-sided
farce.
McGlnnlty had 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.
Tlie Giants won, 2 to 0, touching up
Bender for Juat 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.
PEtißtlE ROHE and his three
base wallops were the big
noise in the 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 9 shutout for the Nationals.
The Americans led in the fifth
game, 8 to 6. The sixth and decid
ing battle was an X to 3 victory for
the Americana
Rohe, a sub third baseman, won
the first game with a triple tn the
fifth inning. He was the first man
up. The next two men went out
and Rohe practically stole home.
He made a daring dash for the
plate, but Brown threw wild Jo
Kling and the run was recorded
on the pltcher'e 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 Pfetster
for a walk Hahn also drew a
walking ticket. Then Pfetster
tightened up. He made Jones pop
up to Kling, and fanned the slug
ging Isbell. But 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 new third baseman. Smith, will
set the Southern circuit on fire
tiext season Billy says he is glad
Bailey survived the draft, as he
considers him a great player In
case “Dug" Harbison Is not good
enough to travel In fast company
Smith hope.- to have first call
hl.- -ervi. .-s However, tlie <'rackers
will not suffer In ease Harbison
sticks, as Clark Griffith has prom
ised Smith a good shortstop
CORNELL CLUBHOUSE BURNS.
ITHACA, N Y . Sept 20. The club
j house at the Cornell athletic field was
gutted b\ fire yesterday All the athletic
equipment there was destroyed. Including
the suits ->f the football squud As a re
sult of th*- latter kiss the gridiron play
ers will be compelled to practice in make
shift garments until new suits can be
rushed here.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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 tlie
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 two 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.
» • •
r OHNNY KLING captured the
J 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 oolor 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.
• • •
i'< 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 his heavy hitting was tho
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 cashefl 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 with a hard and
accurate throw from a difficult po
sition to Steinfeldt caught O'Leary,
thus frustrating the well executed
plans of Cobb.
• • •
ITABE ADAMS, a young recruit
17 pitcher, jumped to the fore tn
the 1909 series, when, for the third
titpe 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 tile 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 Camnitz and
Willis. Maddox won the third
game 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 Lelfiqjd »nd
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 much lower score
Mullin won for Detroit over Wil
lis. Camnitz and Phlllippe in the
sixth game. 5 to 4.
It came down to the final game,
and with Donovart well rested It
looked as though Detroit would
surely win the championship.
Clarke had confidence in his young
ster. however, and Adams was trot
ted out. And he sure made good
The Pirates won, x to 0, Donovan
being easy iu the three innings he
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•HEROES OF WORLD’S*
J SERIES FROM 1903 UP;:
: 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.) •
• 190 S—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.
• • •
PODIE COLLIN'S 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 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. t
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 gaimSs 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-RVN 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 .\thleties over the Giants,
four games to two.
The first game was won by the
Giants. 2 to 1, Mathewson outluck
ing Bender in a pitching duel.
The 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 linker slammed the ball over
the right-field fence for a home
run.
Coombs proved too much for
Mathewson and Wlltse in the third
game, the Athletics copping. 3 to 2.
New York led until the ninth in
ning. when, with one man dqwn
and one strike and two balls
against Baker, he duplicated his
feat of the day before, and, catch
ing a curve on the inside of the
corner of the plate, hit the pill into
the right-field stands for a home
run. tieing the score Errors by
Pletcher and Herzog lost the game
for tlie Giants in the eleventh.
Baker's timely single in the
fourth inning of the fourth game
pav'd the way for another Ath
letic victory. 4 to 2. Bender earning
brackets against Mathewson.
Bak. 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 thi \thietics, 13 to 2.
Bender worked against Ames,
Wilts, and Marquard. Baker con
tributed two of the Philadelphia
team’s hits.
Jennings Says It’s a Toss-Up in World’s Series
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Tigers’ Leader Compares Giants and Red Sox
By Hugh A. Jennings.
Manager of the Detroit Tigers.)
TWO great clubs will battle for
the world's baseball cham
pionship next month. Each
club has something 1 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. 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 gameness 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
not 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, 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.—"1 think I 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 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. 1 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 AVillie Beecher, of the east
side, stopped Tommy Gary, of Chicago,
in five rounds.
The Big Race
Here is the up-to-the-minute dope on
how the "Bia Five" batters of the
American leaaue 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. Speaker 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.
big series, and McGraw, with his
developed generalship, will have a
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
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 I have men
tioned in order and pitch them back
in the same order. The same with
McGraw.
M 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 my 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 ADS
for Boston in the series these two
blubs several j t ars . He
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
Bftston will use at second. Doyle
1« 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 and 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 can eclipse anything in the
National league. Individually and
collectively, the Red Sox surpass
the Giants in the outfield.
Now, take your choice