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Says Jake Stahl Has a Team of World Beaters
THIS is the story of the fifth
and last game of the Red
Sox-Glants 1909 post-season
series. Before reviewing the game
I will give my opinion of the mem
bers of the present Red Sox team
and how they shape up against
New York.
Many of the players who took
part in the 1909 series will battle
In the world series next month and
it may be interesting to study their
playing and try to find out what
bearing it will have on the big title
games.
Tris Speaker was the star of the
series. He, was at bat twenty times
and made twelve hits, which gave
him an average of .600 per cent for
the series. I consider Speaker one
of the greatest players that ever
graced the diamond.
Speaker was a marvel in 1909,
but he Is even batter today. He Is
more experienced, fields better, is a
whirlwind on the bases and has a
knack of hitting ’em out in the
pinches.
"Spoke” will play a better game
In the world's series than he has all
season. He always performs w hen
tinder a. great strain.
He will not fall down like Ty
Cobb, Hans Wagner and other
"headliners” did in former world
series Tris will be ns unconcerned
in the big eerie* as he would be if
he tvas batting out flies to a gang
of kids.
Outfield Will Shine.
The other two outfielders, 1 am
sure, ■will also shine. I know more
about Hooper than I do about How
ls, for Harry played under me. He
did well against New York In 1909.
Hooper has not hit as well this
year as he did last year, but never
theless he is a remarkable player.
When Hooper is off form he has a
little something on the average
outfielder when he is playing his
best Fielding and throwing are a
big asset for any baseball club.
Tbe-r- are few base runners scor
ing from second on a single to right
field, while even Ty Cobb is afraid
to take any chances with Harry's
groat ‘ wing” on outfield flies.
I have seen Lewis play a number
of times and he has impressed me
as being a rattling good ball tosser.
He Is a good fielder, a wonderful
thrower and as dangerous a man as
there Is in the league to have up
when a hit means a run or the
breaking up of the game. He hits
the ball hard and ttsualy on the
line These are the kind of hits
that count The Giants’ outfield
isn’t in It with the Red Sox three
gardeners And then there is Hen
drickson. who would be playing
regularly if with any other team in
the league but Boston
I wll] now say a few words about
the infield Jake Stahl, of course,
is a far better man that) Merkle.
The latter may have a shade on
Jake when It comes to playing,
but Stahl’s headwork and expe
rience piact him head and shoul
ders above his rival.
Jake is one of the finest fellows
personally that ever played ball
He has the respect of every man
on the team and every baseball fan
in New England Resides thia. he
is a grand ball player, and a dan
gerous hitter. His clouts for extra
bases have broken up many a game
In the past, and I wouldn't be sur
prised to see Stahl’s big war club
Play a prominent part in the com
ing world seri, s.
Stove Yerkes, at second base,
has improved wonderfully during
the past year. Most experts rank
him far below Larry Hoyle, of the
Giants and. although 1 admit that
ir '' is a great player, he hasn't
got a whole lot on Steve. Yerkes
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' no need of my devoting
By FRED LAKE
SCORE, STH GAME
OF SOX-GIANTS
SERIES OF 1909
RED SOX.
..P'ayers. ab. r. Ib. tb. po. a. e.
McConnell, 2b. . 4 2 2 2 6 0 0
Lord, 3b4 1 12 11 1
♦♦Speaker, cf. . 3 0 2 4 3 2 0
♦♦Stahl, Ib. . . 4 1 2 2 9 0 0
♦♦Carrigan, c. . 3 11 3 3 1 0
Niles, If 4 0 0 0 4 0 0
French, ss. .. 400009 0
♦♦Hooper, rs. . . 3 0 11 0 0 0
**Pape, p. . . . 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wolter, p. ...0000000
Mathews, p. . . 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
**Hall, p1 0 000 2 0
Totals . . .32 5 91427 15 1
NEW YORK,
Players. ab. r. Ib. tb. po. a. e.
♦♦Doyle, 2b. ...5 0 11 4 3 1
Seymour, cf. . . 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
♦♦Herzog, If. 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
♦♦McCormick, If. 2 0 11 1 0 0
♦♦Snodgrass, cf.. 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
♦♦Murray, rs. . . 5 0 2 2 1 0 0
Devlin, 3b. ... 11 0 0 0 1 0
Bridwell, ss. . . 4 11 11 4 0
♦♦Merkle, Ib. . . 4 1 2 211 0 0
Schlei, c 3 11 1 4 0 1
♦♦Crandall, p,. . 4 0 2 4 0 5 0
Totals ... 34 41012 27 13 2
♦♦Still with rival champions.
Score by innings: R.
Red Sox2ol 002 000—5
New Yorkol2 010 000—4
Summary: Two-base hit—Lord.
Three-base hits—Crandall, Speak
er, Carrigan. Stolen bases—McCon
nell, 2; Stahl. Left on bases—Red
Sox, 4; New York, 9. Bases on balls
—Off Pape, 1: off Wolter, 2; off
Mathews, 3: off Crandall, 1, Balk—
Pape. Struck out —By Wolter, 1; by
Mathews, 1; by Hall, 1; by Cran
dall, 3. Sacrifice nite—Carrigan,
Speaker. Double plays—Speaker to
Lord to Stahl, Doyle (unassisted).
Hite—Off Pape, 4 in 1 1-3 innings;
off Wolter, 3 in 1 2-3 innings: off
Mathews, 2 in 2 innings; off Hall,
1 in 4 innings. Umpires—Rigler and
Connolly. Time—l hour and 36
minutes. Attendance—769.
much space to "Heinfe" Wagner.
He is a better player than Fletcher,
of New York It is enough for me
to say that he is the brainiest and
best shortstop tn either league and
that if Wagner had not been in the
line-up the Red Sox would not
have captured the American league
tiag.
Gardner Is a Star, Too.
At third base the Sox have a star
performer in Harry Gardner, whom
I consider a better player than
Herzog of the Giants, even though
the latter is classed among the t
leading third basemen in the busi
ness. Gardner is young, strong and
willing and can play ball with the
best of them. Keep your eye on
Harry in the world's series and he
will show you how that third bag
should be played.
The pitchers— well, they are all
just great. Joe Wood. Ray Collins
and Charley Hall all worked under
me. They were stars then. They
are wonders now. And then there
are "Ruck” O’Brien and Hugh Be
dient. two of the leading recruit
pitchers tn the country-
StaJil has a fine staff of catch
ers. No club in the country has
four backstops the equal of Carri
gan, Cady. Nfinnmaker and Thom
as. Carrigan Is a wonder —the
brains of the battery. He is a
fighter through and through and
as daring a receiver as there is.
Without Fighting Hill” in the line
up, the Sox pitchers would be se
verely handicapped. The Giants
of 1912 are a powerful aggregation,
but 1 am certain that the Red Sox
will triumph as they did In 1909.
How the Sox Won in 1909,
I will now describe how the Red
Sox won the fifth game of the 1909
series, thus making it four out of
five from the Giants.
The Red Sox outplayed the Giants
in every department of the game.
THE ATT,ANTA GEOKGTAX AND NEWS.THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1912.
My boys were anxious to start for
their homes, and so went after
New York from the drop of the
hat. And they made good. The
final score was 5 to 4 In our favor.
I used four pitchers before the
contest came to a close—Pape,
AVolter, Mathews and Hall officiat
ing on the mound. Otis Crandall
pitched for the Giants. He did
well, but was unable to hold the
Red Sox in the pinches.
The Giants tried their hardest to
win. Mathewson coached the en
tire New York team from the
bench, while Arlie I-atham pulled
off “stuff" which would never have
been allowed to go by unnoticed
at a regular game in the American
league. But we were undisturbed.
We knew that we had the Giants’
number, and so went in and beat
them soundly.
We started after Crandall in the
opening inning and scored two
runs We got another tally in the
third, while we gathered in two
more runs in the sixth.
How the Pitchers Worked.
Larry Pape started in the box for
the Red Sox, but I was forced to
take him out in the second inning
with one down, as he was as wild
as a hawk. Harry Wolter then
went onto the slab, but he, too,
was wild and lasted but three and
one-third innings. Then came
Mathews. He is a southpaw, and
was going fine during the two in
nings that he was in the box. I
took him out when McGraw sub
stituted Charley Herzog for Sey
mour and Snodgrass for McCor
mick. Both Herzog and Snodgrass
are right-handed hitters, and the
Giants' leader thought that they
would be able to batter down our
defense.
I fooled McGraw by taking Math
ews out of the box and sending
Charley Hall Into the fray. It was
late In October and it was getting
dark. Charley had his speed ball
working In great shape and was
invincible. Hall allowed but one
hit during the four innings that he
pitched.
The Giants scored their first run
in the second inning off Pape. They
scored two more runs in the third,
while their final ran was scored in
the fifth chapter. They were pow
erless after Hall went into the
box.
PAPKE AND DENNING IN
EVEN BOUT AT NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Sept 26. Again Billy
Papke, "Illinois Thunderbolt" and for
mer middleweight champion, failed to
come back. Although Papke's friends
claimed today that the former cham
pion had shaded Jack Denning, of this
city, in their ten-round bout at St.
Nicholas’rink last night the general
opinion throughout sporting circles was
that Papke would have been fortunate
to get a draw if decisions wer< allowed
in this state.
Johnny Dundee, a local feather
weight. beat Geo ge Kirkwood, of St.
Louis, in a fast bout
TOMMY McFARLAND WINS
FAST BOUT OVER WATSON
SAN FRANCISCD, Sept. 26.—Tom
my McFarland is the possessor of a
nice new decision today, while "Red"
Watson is emitting loud shrieks of foul.
McFarland pununeled Watson for ten
stirring rounds at the Oakland Wheel
men's club last night. Watson opined
many of the blows landed below the
belt, but the referee and spectators did
not agree with him.
CORNELL WINS GAME BY
GOAL FROM PLACEMENT
ITHACA, N. Y.. Sept 26.—Captain
Butler's toe won the day for Cornel!
from \\ ashington and Jefferson in the
first football game of the season here
ve«terda> by the score of 3 to 0. In
the last minute of play Butler kicked a
difficult goal from placement
The Big Race
Here Is the up-to-the-minute dope on
how the “Big Five” batters of the Amer
ican league are hitting:
PLAYERS— AB. H. AV
COBB 531 218 .416
SPEAKER 544 21Z .390
JACKSON 538 207 :385
LAJOIE 408 142 . 348
COLLINS 498 168 ,337
Tris Speaker was the only member of
the “Big Five” who played yesterday.
The Boston slugger was at bat three
times and made one hit.
FIFTH REGIMENT FORMS
BIG BASKET BALL LEAGUE
The Fifth Regiment Basket Ball
league wag formed last night at a meet
ing held at Durand's case. Colonel E. E.
Pomeroy was present, with Lieutenant
Colonel <>. H. Hall, Captain Quillian.
Lieutenant Webster and Messrs. Elrod
and Hudson.
The league will open October 9 for a
seven weeks series of 28 games. Dou
bleheaders will be played every' Wed
nesday and Friday nights. All the
games, of course, will be played on the
Armory courts.
The following companies have organ
ized teams: Atlanta Guards, Grady
Cadets, Fulton Blues, Fulton Fusilleers
German-American Guards, Atlanta
Grays, Marist Rifles and • Governor’s
Horse Guard. The teams include some
of the best amateur players in the city,
and the games are certain to attract
attention throughout the winter.
CALLAWAY AMD SMITH
OFF FOR WASHINGTON
President Callaway and Manager
Smith of the Crackers leave today for
\\ ashington fora conference with Clark
Griffith, manager of the Senators, in
regard to landing some material for the
local team of 1913.
Smith saw Griffith at the national
commission meeting .in Cincinnati and
the "ffld Fox” practically promised
Billy that he would use Atlanta as a
farm next year. Smith expects to close
the deal for the return of Joe Agler
to the local team. Also he will try to
land Welchonce and Moran, a pitcher
and an infielder
CATCHER LEW McALLISTER
IS BOUGHT BY CRACKERS
Manager Billy Smith has purchased
Catcher Lew McAllister, a former De
troit Tiger, who played under Billy in
Buffalo a few years ago. McAllister
was declared a free agent this fail and
Billy believes that he will be just the
man he needs. McAllister, figures
Smith, will again forge to the front
under Southern skies and in Southern
climate.
McAllister is a heady catcher with a
fairly good arm. He is a big fellow
and a tine handler of young pitchers.
Although not a .300 hitter by any
means. McAllister certainly sends the
ball a mile when he does connect.
SID SMITH IN TOWN: HE
WANTS TO RETURN HERE
Sid Smith, former Atlanta catcher,
who has been catching swell ball this
season for the Columbus club of the
American association, is in the city and
is trying to arrange a deal with Billy
Smith whereby next season Sidney will
again don a Cracker uniform.
The Cracker manager is going to try
hard to get his namesake back here,
and, after a visit to Washington and the
world's series, will probably go to Co
lumbus and try to purchase the rotund
backstop, or make a satisfactory trade.
BROWNS WILL DO SPRING
WORK NEXT YEAR AT WACO
WACO, TEXAS, Sept. 26.—The St.
Louis Americans next year will do
spring training here. The acceptance
of a proposition submitted to Robert
Hedges by the Waco Business Men's
club was announced today. About 45
men will be sent here. A representa
tive of the team is expected here tn a
few days to sign a contract.
SHECKARD LATEST IN
UNE FOR^ CHANCE'S JOB
CHICAGO, Sept. 26.—The report that
Frank Chance will retire at the end
of the present campaign will not down
Jimmy Sheckard. Joe Tinker and
Johnny Evers are named as the likely
candidates tn succeed the P I,„ with
the edge in favor of the first named.
PRATER DEFEATS "NUBBS."
Ed Prater, pool champion of Geor
gia. defeated "Nubbs," champion of
Florida, last night in a match game
played at the Montgomery billiard par
lors The score was 150 to 130. The
second game between the two cham
pions will be played tonight.
Mathewson Will Use Spitter Against Red Sox
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NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—Christy-
Mathewson, greatest of all
hurlers, is to use the “spit
ter” against the Boston Red Sox!
"Big Jeff" Tesreau and poor
"Bugs” Raymond are the only spit
ball pitchers of note the Giants
have ever had. This is mostly
due to the fact that Manager Mc-
Graw has always tabooed the use
of the saliva shoot by one of his
old pitchers, and they have con
scientiously obeyed orders.
When Raymond first became a
member of the Giants by- reason
of a trade that included Roger
Bresnahan, about all that Bugs had
was the spitter. Anyway, that was
his chief stock in trade for effec
tiveness, and McGraw, not want
ing to Injure his catcher’s prob
lematic usefulness and value to the
club and team, allowed the new
pitcher, who was a real wonder
when right, to continue with his
moist slings.
Bugs, too, had the most natural
delivery, consequently the easiest
of any pitcher who ever went in
the box. McGraw says this to
day.
If Bugs had been less erratic in
mind and habits, McGraw might
have endeavored to break him
away from the delivery with which
he had obtained his big reputation
as a boxman, but Bugs was allowed
to pitch in his own way, and would
surely have increased his reputa
tion and been of immense value,
not only to the club and also to
himself. If he had been a differ
ent sort of a fellow. But he couldn’t
or he wouldn't, and the sad ending
of his earthly career recently In
Chicago leaves nothing to be said
only that he was his own worst
enemy.
Raymond an Example.
The chances Raymond had,
though, to become one of the most
noted pitchers in the country and
the way he threw them away
should afford an object lesson to
all the prominent ball players, old
or young, that are and will be on
the diamond after him.
Tesreau was not a spitball pitch
er when McGraw first secured him
for the Giants from the Shreveport
(La.) club. He was just a big,
strong fellow with terrific speed
and the build of an athlete with no
end of stamina. He had everything
to learn about baseball, and would
possibly- have gone along an "un
taught savage” unless his fortunes
had been thrown with such an
astute manager as McGraw, and
wise, perceptive coach like Wil
bert Robinson.
The big bear strangler was still
untamed when he left the Giants’
training camp in Marlin, Texas, in
the spring of 1911, His speed and
stamina were all there, but Mc-
Graw with a championship season
just starting had not the time to
work off the rough edges of the un
cut diamond, so he sent him to his
friend. Joe Kelley, manager of the
Toronto club, for one season in that
strong minor league organization.
Tesreau took up the spitball him
self. He had no curve to speak of
and his swiftest balls were too
straight. He had to "groom" them
to get them over the plate—and
then they were “pickled" good and
hard.
Jeff then bethought himself of
the spitter, so that he could get a
break on the ball. He met with
success with his new delivery- from
the start, and finished the season
of 1911 with a reputation second to
no pitcher in the then Eastern, now
International, league.
Joe Kelley was not as prolific
in his praise of Tesreau as were
other managers | n his league, and
told McGraw that another season
In Toronto would put the finishing
touches on the big youngster.
But McGraw was wise in his
By SAM CRANE
generation, read between the lines
of Kelley's half-hearted praise, and
took the present pitching sensatioh
of the country under his own wing
again, and with Robinson's assis
tance has developed a pitcher who
is now considered to be the “white
hope” of the National league in
the coming world’s series.
Tesreau's remarkable record as a
Giant this season, his first year in
a big league club, too, coming to
the front as he did when his serv
ices were most needed by the
wavering Giants, and his ability
to pitch every other day, may
have even more effect behind it for
future good to the Giants than the
fact that he was the savior in a
way of the National league pen
nant.
Matty Will Use “Spitter.”
Fans, not alone in this city, but
the country over, will be surprised
if they should see in the coming
World's series Christy Mathewson,
the pitcher hero for a dozen years,
using the spitball against the Red
Sox. But that will surely happen
if Matty finds that his famous
fadeaway and others of his old de
liveries are not effective against
the Sox.
Matty has kept away from the
spitter during all of his long career.
“Laid off it” possibly by reason of
strict orders by McGraw, but also
knowing that he did not have to
spring anything new, his old style
being effective enough.
But “Big Six” is a veteran now,
and, while he may be as good as
ever, he is not “coming,” so this
season during practice he has tried
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pellet. He does not slobber al! .c
the ball, but moistens it daintily—
like a gentleman, as it were—just
enough to put the real spitter’s
quaver or kink—plenty enough to
bamboozle the bats.nan and still
retain the perfect control for which
he is so noted.
In fact, it is Matty’s great com
mand of the ball that has worked
against his effectiveness consider
ably in the last two years or so.
He has hit very few batsmen in his
ten years of big league service.
Every batter who faces him stands
at the plate with absolute confi
dence that he will not be hit. That
gives a weak hitter much more
courage than can well be imagined,
and it has been a handicap on “Big
Six.”
The spitter will come In as a fol!
for Matty's other deliveries and
may cause some of his opponents
to dance away from the plate ac
cordingly. Any batsman must he
kept guessing, and 1 reckon they
will not be with Matty's newest.
YALE HAS HARD TIME IN
BEATING WESLEYAN TEAM
NEW HAVEN, CONN. Sept. 26.-
For the first time since ISS9 Weshyan
scored on a Yale football team yester
day and forced the Blue eleven to Its
limit to win by a score of 10 to 3, in tic
opening game of the season. Tli
was a tie at 3 to 3, and the game fast
drawing to a close, when Captain
Spalding, of Yale, plunged tlireui: i
the Wesleyan line for four yards and
a touchdown, from which a goal was
kicked.