Newspaper Page Text
6
©□KM srew
EDITS? W. 9 FAPNSTOHTH
You’ve Got to Hand It to Jeff as a Financier :: :: :: :: :: :: By “Bud” Fisher
GoTvoßaisG x I < J
Motvey. hfrt you F~ > ™ 6 1 C * N )
I THls CAMERA OUFANf) THC ' f CAN ‘ T BULL I ON TH bOX I r~ X w J C r
\ 50 FOR ,r - BG fR M 15*2 J f <mothin’~D^T > m'"lIllhllM I* 6 * 3 -; 1 GoT ' A
A— IWe I ‘ V~V ZlUl
OR IVOTHING- V / '“’ .5* J 0R o _ MSM , • / / // tSwJ
~^r-x—__ ‘ 7 J oß.' U B But i saw NO* / / //
I r ——— j S= H <l-56 Oft NorwiNfe. / I
on! I I ■ ■ Amo I GOT IT J /
XM/ - * ,S ° Opi !.y , " ■ o I—' | J ntofflH
jF Mg Nothing XmBIL, ■ Ln j /JIW. jgl
K"? 1 |
’/<“> T%>\y ~ ~~~H Z
£’ J MH i rfr' , Mr 111’ ML L
v!3 ,S\. tfWSKfa i)'zJ <Jm[ '■“ B MbT® ' ■ M./ Jgl §£ .
ISA jF. W* ||! twm ll KT ..■
Ml fftfff -<- ®o B^iiiiiininMiJJEA. I
gJH •T&«e»a™| P®’ ' L./Z- TfW /V wT z I Hl-1 -
■to-- ' -
Red Sox Have No Cinch on First Game; Series May Go Limit
SMITH EXPECTS PITCHING BATTLE OF CENTURY
By Billy Smith.
(Manager Atlanta Ball Club.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8. Even- in
dication this morning is that
Johnny McGraw will select
Christy Mathewson, the veteran
who started for him the world’s
aeries in 1905 and 1911, and who
opened the two post-season se
ries of 1909 and 1910 against the
Red Sox and Yankees, for the first
game this afternoon.
Jake Staid told me last night that
Joe Wood will surely do the heav
ing for the Boston teain So lam
looking for the pitching battle of
the century.
Here is the National league’s lust
against-the American league's pre
mier. I think Wood will return the
victor, but only after one of the
grandest struggles in the annals of
the national game
The wise ones figure Wood a,
finch, but McGraw his rested his
old warhorse, Mathewson, since
September 28—thirteen days
without starting him against the
foe. And Matty’s marvelous arm
is going to mow down a lot of
ambitious Bostonese.
Every fan in New York is try
ing to figure out how tile pitching
burden in the series will be car
ried out. Let me advance this
guess on the pitching selections
Smith's Pitching Dope.
First game, Mathewson vs Wood.
Second game. Tesreau vs. t'ollins.
Third game, Marquand vs. ti'Brien
By the same token Mathewson
and Wood are likely to work the
fourth game, with Tesreau and Col
lins hooked up for the fifth. This
comes from no inside tip, for Man
ager McGraw has stated that lie
has no advance pitching dope to
give out.
Rut it’s better than even money,
after the developments of the past
ten days, but the rival slabmen
will be worked in exactly this order,
or started in this order at least.
How long they will last Is some
thing for the box score to outline
later on.
Mathewson Tesreau and Mar
quard are almost sure to work the
first three game- in order for the
Giants Wood and Collins a.r< sure
to work the first two for Boston
sure as such adv men stuff can be.
Which isn't sure after all But
there's a querv now a- to whether
Stahl will send in Wood with a
day's rest for the thir-i affair or
shoot in Buck O’Brien, who is al
ways at his best in the fid. This
shift will depend upon t < outcome
of the first two gam- s
Hard Hitting Not Looked For.
From the sixteen regular- who
will work in this series, not count
ing the pitchers who re not ca.-t
for every game It would bo no -ur
prise if ther- were less than four
in the ,3'io batting class at the
finish.
Last year there were five above
tins bord> i Im. |fak«-r. Barry and
Murphy, of the Athletics; Doyle
and Meyer- of tin Giant- But
the Giant phi I. tig. now that Me-
Gra» has Tesn au added, L sure to
be better than it was m 1911. when
Tesreau was absent and Marquard
but a debutant.
in the saint <l< i*.. t'. Giants
are lik< !y t ■ fit. \\l h
hit than Bendit w.,- de-]i < tie
fact that th< It, n ■
ful worker for a series of this sort.
Collins is rated upon i pa- with
Plank, but O'Brien is mote of a
guess than Coombs, if O’Brien and
Marquard hook up it i- likely to be
the b-st worked battle of th. se
—or a slaughter for the one who
Either one traveling at top form
is .-.id to he -he mam ie. .., the
on.. , , anil fragment,,
4
'New York Will Float
1912 World's Series
Banner/ Says Lynch
s ?
By THOMAS J. LYNCH.
(President of the National League.) >
/ I never give up until lam beaten. )
, The Red Sox will not be conceded J
/ any world's championship by me un- J
2 til they have beaten the champions ’
of my circuit. I have every confi
dence in McGraw and in the Gi- (
/ ants. I do not say that they will j
j win, but I hope for the best.
I think that the world's series is a
grand thing for baseball and noth- i
■ ing would please me more than to (
be president of the league which ?
y annexes the greatest honors of the <
< pastime.
There is more at stake this year
than usual, for in the matter of (
world's championships played un- (
> der national commission supervision ,■
, the American league and National '(
■ league stand tied in the yearly j
j tests. ■ j
There is too much of the element i
of chance in a short series of this
nature. The Giants, I believe, are **
better qualified to battle for baseball 1
- supremacy than they were a year }
ago against the Athletics. At that )
time they gave a grand account of '>
> themselves. They aro now more ex- '>
5 perienced, and unless the Red Sox j
?are quite superior to Connie Mack’s >
? wonderful collection, we have a i
great chance to land the victory.
start strewing the spike-chopped
field.
Based on the pitching alone-—as
outlined above the. series is likely
• to move out to seven games.
Giants Have Best Manager.
The Giants' greatest single ad
vantage will lie itt the experience
and capabilities of their manager
McGraw. Stahl, with Wigner
and Carrigan to advise him, has
proved an able leader. He lias
shown fine discrimination in the
use of his pitchers and has led his
team to a championship over such *
rivals as the Athletics, who, before
tile season opened, were conceded
the pennant. At the same time, as
a ipanager Stahl can not be consid
ered in tin same breath with the
leader of the Giants.
McGraw undoubtedly knows as
much baseball as any living man.
He is a great tactician and an in
spiring leader. There is no man
who can see opportunity further
off, take advantage of it quicker or
get Hie last ounce of efficiency out
of Ids team better than the little
Napoleon of baseball. The Giants
may not hit as hard as the Red
Sox during the series, but they will
probably make more of their
chances on tin bases. For several
yeais McGraw s slogan lias been
speed H< has gathered around
him a ti im which is faster than
any other aggregation now playing
th< game. It will he the Polo
grounders' object to get on the
basis in any way they can. That
Is where they expect to win the
series, If they do win it.
I- Speaker. Lewis and Hooper
Wire merely opposed by Murray,
St grass ami Devore in the out
fi. there would be no question
of sup< riority
St eaket is one of the grandest
-.•1.- that < ver played the
am! Lewis is the man of all
hms '-..it the Bostonese desire
to sc come to th. plate when the
ire .towded with waiting
runners
H c >[>. r contributes a w onderful
arm it tit ■ fielding ability to this
remark.!'> •> trio. \s a matter of
fact, all three of them can throw,
play a ground bail Ilk. an infielder
and cover n immense amount of
1 territory in th. outfield
Sp* akt r ha- tile m s: natural
■ - -- - I - - - ■ , T . - - —n -j -' -.W«.r ’- ' -
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1912.
ability of the three, and Hoooper
and Lewis the better sense of
w here to play for batters.
Giant Outfield Strong.
Murray ig as good an outfielder
as Hooper, and, as many critics
have pointed out, Snodgrass and
Devore will be augmented by
Becker, Burns, McCormick, Cran
dall and Wilson in time of need.
Snodgrass himself is a greatly im
proved outfielder. He can not
class with Speaker, but neither
can any one else unless it's Ty
Cobb or Joe Jackson. At the same
time Snodgrass is a steady, de
pendable man in the field, with a
fair arm, and afler that he is al
ways liable to break up a game
with one of those terrific drives
that he pulls down the third base
line.
Both Infields Strong.
The Inner line of defense of the
two teams is fairly well matched.
Merkle and Stahl, who are both
rangy players, aro men of some
what the same type. Either of
them is apt at any moment to lift
the hall into the stands.
At second the Giants have the
most valuable man on their team
in their captain, Larry Doyle. Lar
ry outclasses Yerkes In practical
ly every department of the game.
He will outbat him by close to 109
points a.i<i will cover more ground
in the field. It is upon Doyle and
Moyers that much of the Giants’
offense hinges.
Wagner Is very highly praised
by American league critics. They
claim that he is the best shortstop,
with the exception of Honus, in
the game today. He covers a lot
of ground and blocks a runner off
the base in a most efficient manner.
He is also said to be a wonder at
putting the ball on a man who is
trying to steal.
Boston looks to Wagner to out
class Fletcher, but they may be
disappointed. Fletcher can cover
a world of ground and lias a won
derful pair of hands. As far as
their batting figures go, the two
men are almost on a par, and they
ar. l both dangerous In a pinch.
Wagner is supposed to. be about
the best "Inside ball" player on the
Boston team
Gardner Tops Herzog.
Larry Gardner at third is one of
the most dangerous batters on the
Boston team, and probably will
outhit Herzog. The Giants' third
baseman, however, usually inserts
his hits at the time and place
where they will do the most good.
Herzog has been playing a won
derful game in the field and if the
Boston man outshines hint there
the crown ..f king c.f third base
men will be his without an argu
ment. One of H. rzog's main values
to the Giants is his aggressiveness.
He Is alway s there fighting and en
couraging his team to tight. If it
were not for Herzog the New York
infield would be a quiet aggrega
tion.
Batting Averages of Contending Teams in World’s Series
GIANTS. RED SOX.
Name- MB R. H SB S TV Position. Name AB. R. H. S.B. S.H. I’.C.
Merkle 472 St 142 . 9 .301 First Base ..Stahl 322 40 97 12 14 .301
I'oyle 98 t?x tt .122. . Second Base. ...Yerkes nlfi 73 129 6 27 .250
41:1 >1 113 13 15 .271 Shortstop Wagner 500 74 137 20 13 '274
He ■- lb 12 31 14 !t>4 Third RaseGardner. .. 511 87 152 24 17 317
S' .if " ix 49 21 •: . . I’tllityßall 181 22 40 11 6 .221
Gtoh 18 8 11 4 0 22'.' . I'tllityKrug 39 6 12 2 3 .308
I’tility Engle 167 32 38 13 7 .228
Devore <lB t.; X 4 26 7 264 LeftfieldLewis 573 84 161 9 28 281
Snodgrass :a | ■.•■» 39 IS .'i' ..CenterfieldSpeaker 571 136 218 53 8 .382
Murrax .'''>o >■; 147 33 17 267 Rightfield.,Hooper 585 97 144 27 21 "246
M>‘" tek '4 12 1 0 .316 I’tllityHenrickson. 55 20 17 0 2 309
Beckir t'". 67 TOO 28 8 262VttlityBradley ... 136 16 25 3 6 183
Burns M 11 13 7 0 ,265...'.1’t11ity
Meyers .17: 6" 126 8 6 339 .CatcherCarrigan ... 264 34 69 9 8 261
Wilson 1: 17 34 2 4 277 CatcherCadyl2B it 36 0 7 .274
Hartlev 2'.' 3 8 2 0 276 Catcher Nunamaker. 103 15 25 2 3 243
Catcher •Thomas..
M th'.ion 10 ' 11 30 2 3 275PitcherWood 124 16 36 0 6 .290
Marquard '3 "it 2 8 208 Pitcher. Hall 74 10 20 0 3 270
Tesreau 8" 1 12 0 2 150PitcherBedient 73 11 14 0 6 .192
.'«n» - ■' 6 v i 1 .190.. . Pitcher Collins 61 8 10 n 4 '164
''randall ' 0 2 .91 Pitcher O'Brien 93 4 13 0 4 141
Wiltse 4.' 5 15 1 '2 .333 Pitcher Pape
TEAM BATTING TEAM BATTING
If H SB SH PC C, AR R BH S.B. S.H PC
SIS IT"'' 2'5 135 278 152 5006 793 1384 186 190 .276
' ' is I Is 'X eatchet. who s . gibb ins not participated in enough games to receive official rating These
averages include all games played up to October 4
Facts and Figures
About Teams Which
Play in Big Series
• FIRST BATTLE—PoIo grounds,
) New York. Remaining games to al
ternate between Boston and New
J York.
STARTING TIME—2 o’clock! East
> ern time), 1 o’clock (Atlanta time).
UMPIRES—Evans and O'Loughlin
? (American), Klem and Rigler (Na
j tional).
'' SEATING CAPACITIES —New
S York, 38,000; Boston, 30,000 (esti-
J mated).
PREVIOUS RESULTS—I9O3, Bos-
< ton (A. L.) 5, Pittsburg (N. L.) 3;
\ 1904, no series; 1905, New York (N.
< L.) 4, Philadelphia (A. L.) 1; 190',
? Chicago (A. L.) 4, Chicago (N. L.) 2;
( 1907, Chicago (N. L.) 4: Detroit (A.
L.) 0; 1908, Chicago (N. L.) 4, Detroit
I A. L.) 1; 1909, Pittsburg (N. L.) 4,De-
troit (A. L.) 3; 1910, Philadelphia (A.
L.) 4, Chicago (N. L.) 1; 1911, Phila
delphia (A. L.) 4, New York (N. L.)
2. Totals—National league 25, Amer
) ican league 22.
PLAYERS ELIGIBLE—New York:
Ames, Becker, Burns, Crandall, Doyle,
? Devore. Fletcher, Groh, Hartley, Her
? z°g, McGraw, Mathewson. Marquard,
McCormick, Merkle, Meyers, Murray,
; Robinson, Shafer, Snodgrass, Tes
j reau, Wilson and Wiltse, Boston:
Ball, Bedient, Bradley, Cady, Collins,
j Carrigan, Engle, Gardner, Hall, Hen
( riksen, Hooper, Krug, Lewis, Nuna
maker, O'Brien, Papa, Stahl, Speaker,
Thomas, Wagner, Wood and Yerkes.
) THE BOSTON RED SOX—Excel
/in team fielding, handling more
(chances with fewer errors: possess
the greatest individual batter of
either dub; own the best individual
pitcher of the two teams: have the
) best individual base stealer; boast a
!> vastly supe ior outfield; have better
J> second string pitchers; Own much
S superior shortstop and third base-
S man.
THE NEW YORK GIANTS—Lead
j rivals as a team in batting; out
( classed Red Sox, as a team, in base
<! stealing; have the edge, as a team,
< in extra base hitting: have a big bat
( ting advantage in catching depart
i; ment: have attacking, but not de
( fensive superiority at first and sec
, ond bases; have the world's greatest
' team manager; have the advantage
j of experience in world's series.
1912 WORK OF PITCHERS.
GIANTS.
( Name. W. L. P. C.
t Tesreaulß 7 .720
' Marquard 26 11 .705
) Crandall 12 6 .667
; Mathewson 23 12 .617
) Wiltse 9 6 . 600
Ameslo 6. 625
RED SOX.
Name. W. L. P. C.
; Wood 34 5 .872
\ Hall 17 8 .680
Pape2 1 .667
Bedient 16 9 .640
Collins 15 9 .625
i O'Brienlß 12 .600
Men and Women Stand in Line All Night to Get Tickets to Polo Grounds
STUPENDOUS CROWD TURNS OUT FOR FIRST GAME
By W. S. Farnsworth.
(Sporting Editor of The Georgian.)
NEW YORK, Oct. B—Forty -
five thousand rabid baseball
fans will have jammed their
way into the massive stands at the
Polo Grounds by 2 o’clock this after
noon when the umpire-in-chlef will
send the Giants and Red Sox off
on their journey for the world’s ti
tle.
At noon there were over 18.000
persons within the walls and the
early rush has the police so busy
that for the nonce they complete
ly forgot the Becker-Rosenthal
case.
When the gates were thown
open at 8 o’clock, 10,000 perfectly
sane persons who had suffered a
long cold night from encampment
around the park made a wild rush
for the ticket sellers’ windows. The
police soon whipped them back into
line —a line one mile long of grim
ly tenacious but weary fans.
As soon as the purchasers sep
arated themselves from the prop
er price of their ducat, they filed
into the stands. They came well
supplied with overcoats, blankets
and eats. Two hundred women
were in the line when the tin-can
studded side of Coogan’s Bluff was
first outlined in the grey of a chilly
October mom.
Both teams enter into the strug
gle today confident of being re
turned the winner. The Red Sox,
resting and waiting the gong in
Brotton Hall hotel, well outside the
bug belt, announce that they are
in good shape.
Boston Invalids O. K.
Larry Gardner will play third
base this afternoon. His finger has
entirely recovered from its recent
indisposition. This Is the dlget that
has moved the betting odds back
ward and forward.
Wagner had a nail torn from the
middle finger of his right money
getter in the last game the Red Sox
played in Philadelphia. The wound
has been carefully tapped and
Heine will be out there scooping in
the hot ones.
Daffy Lewis and Charley' Hall are
suffering from slight colds, but all
this hospital stuff is not serious
enough to alter the speculative
market, which is now quoted at 10
to 8 on the Beantown Brigade.
The Giants, every man primed for
the hardest kind of a battle, are
suffering from no other injuries
than a scratched big toe, the men
tion of which aids Chief Meyers
in getting the cushions
when he slams the old pellet on the
nose. And the general state of the
delivery of Mr. Richard de Mar
quis is causing Doctor McGraw
some worry.
The Pitching Slant.
In considering the merits of any
two teams It is natural to turn
Johnson Predicts
Long Series, With
Red Sox Victors
' By BYRON BANCROFT JOHNSON
? (President of the American League.)
S The American league will main
s tain its supremacy in organized
j baseball. I have no doubt about
J this. Boston is the greatest bunch of
£ champions that ever won the pen
jt nant in my circuit. The team which
i Jake Stahl commands is capable,
< game and consistent. No team ever
s showed such marked consistency
j during a ful campaign.
< Ido not underestimate the strength
j of the National league champions.
-J New York has a fine team, but I
■! do not think it is any stronger than
' a year ago. On the other hand, I
< think that Boston today is the equal
< of the Athletics of 1911.
< In a short series pitching usu-
< ally cuts a great figure and no bet-
< ter pitching staff can be found any
( where ih the country than the
? corps commanded by Mr. Stahl. Joe
Wood should offset the great Chris
(ty Mathewson. Eliminating these
> two, Boston has all the advantage.
? I would not be at all surprised
? to see a long series, but as I said
> in my opening sentence, I have no
? doubt that the American league will
> maintain its supremacy in organized
> baseball. "
first to their strength on the mound.
Before going into any comparisons
of the Giants’ and Red Sox’s pitch
ers, let us look over the twirlers
who have already beaten Boston
this year.
Stahl’s men have lost 47 games
during the season. Os these Wash
ington won 10. Philadelphia 7, Chi
cago 6. Cleveland 11, Detroit 6, St.
Louis 5 and New York 2.
For the Senators, Johnson has
beaten the Red Sox three times,
Groom three times, Hughes twice
and Cashion and Akers once apiece.
Johnson presented them with one
of their few shutouts and he and
Hughes on separate occasions held
them to three hits. Plank, of the
Athletics, has won four games from
Stahl's men. Coombs Is another
man who allowed the warriors from
the Hub but three hits in one bat
tle.
As far as the Chicago White Sox
are concerned, Walsh has been the
bete noire of the men from Boston.
The big spit bailer has defeated
them on five occasions. Once he
shut them out, 2 to 0, allowing them
but two safeties. On another occa
sion. he gave them three hits. Benz
won the other game for the White
Sox.
Almost all the Cleveland pitchers
have given the Red Sox trouble.
Gregg won from them four times,
Kahler, Baskette and Blanding each
twice and Steen once. On Septem
ber 17. Blanding gave them but
two hits and on September 18,
Baskette beat them 6 to 0.
Dubuc won three games for the
Tigers, Willett two and Lake one
against Boston. Lake was the man
who broke Joe Wood's great win
ning streak.
For St. Louis Baumgardner beat
the men from the Hub twice, and
Hamilton, Allison and Howell each
handed them one defeat.
Ford and McConnell are the only
Highlanders who were able to take
a game from the Champions.
In summing up this list It is
fairly evident that the best h ft
handers and spit-ballers have given
the Red Sox trouble For instance,
out of their 47 defeats almost one
fourth have been administered by
southnaws and an additional one •
sixtn by spitbull pitchers.
In Tesreau they will meet a user
of the moist ball who Is second to
none. The Big Bear has been the
sensation of the National league
season. Cool and confident, with
great speed, a curve and a spitter
that darts away like a frightened
bird, he will be a tough proposition
for the enemy to solve. One of
Tesreau’s best points is that the
further he. goes the better he gets.
His weakness is that he is inclined
to be wild in the early stages of
the battle.
Mathewson scarcely needs com
ment. A veteran of many hard
fought fields, and one of the great
est money pitchers in the world, he
is absolutely sure to twirl a good
gt»/ne, whether he wins or loses.
There is no assemblage large
enough to shake his nerve and no
batter skillful enough to conceal
from “Bix Six" whatever batting
weakness he may have.
Joe Wood, of the Red Sox, is
considered by many the most dan
gerous boxman in the big leagues
today. He has terrific speed and
breaks his fast ball close by the
batter's chin, where it is hardest
to hit. In addition to his “smoke,”
he has a low curve which darts
away from the batter at an in
credible angle. Wood is also pos
sessed of a great slow ball and the
brains to "mix ’em up,” as the
players say. He. like Tesreau, is p.
little inclined to be wild.
Collins, who will probably be
Wood’s running mate in the series,
is a reliable left-hander with a
sweeping curve, a good crossfire
ball and fine control.
McGraw’s third pitcher will be
Rube Marquard. Early in the sea
son Marquard blazed like a comet
across the baseball sky, but later
fell into an almost unaccountable
slump, from which he appears to
be just recovering. The last game
the Rube pitched showed promise
of his old-time form.
For Boston, either Hall or
O'Brien will probably be third
choice. Hall is the more depend
able pitcher of the two. and O'Brien
the more brilliant. Crandall will
certainly get into some of the
games, either as a pinch hitter or
relief pitcher. His great work in
the world’s series last year is still
remembered by the fans,
Ames, Wiltse and Bedient will
hardly appear, unless it is to fin
ish out some of the battles.
SOTEMIA WINS 4-MILE
RACE: BREAKS RECORD
LOT’ISVILLE, KY„ Oct. B.—The Ken
tucky endurance stake of 4 miles, ria
at Churchill Downs yesterday, was «
by Sotemia and a world's record
7:10 4-5 established. Colonel Hollow,
was second and Azo third.
The gruelling contest became a strum'
put affair soon after the start, with f ■
field spread over a furlong. At
end of the first mile, Manager
led by several lengths, with Colonel H
loway second and Sotemia third, t.-
lengths behind the leader. Loftus.
Manager Mack, apparently was tri ing
restrain his mount, but at the end of '
second mile Manager Mack had ineri
his lead to twenty lengths, and
had moved Into second place.
Jockey Martin, on Sotemia. then beg'
his race, and with Manager Mack tit '
almost closed the big gap between
first two horses, until at the end >
third mile Manager Mack led by only
length Sotemia caught him at the ' '
turn and drew away steadily until at
finish the mare was fifteen lengths a! ■ ■
JIMMY LAVENDER WILL
WORK IN CITY SERIES
CHICAGO. Oct. B—The announcer:f '
of Jimmy Lavender against "Big ><
Walsh in the first game of the city
started an immense crowd to the U
Sox ball grounds, on the-south side. > >'
today. it s a spitter against a st'.'''
the fans say. and the other membet
the teams have faded into the I ‘
ground. Early indications pointed ■
crowd of 30,1)00 when the game is . a ■
Never Ix-fore has ths citj I"'
aroused over a contest forth- c;
championship. This is due large!'
i xpei ted retirement of Manager t '
Chance, of the t’ubs. and Inca -■
t<' - h re m evei
have been The betting is heavy, wit!
Sox a slight favorite