Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-16
p.,,b,lI Fans Watch Him More
Than Any Man or
Team
SOME OF THE GOOD ONES.
r..,. IN the Two Big Leagues We're
exceptionally Good the Past Sea
son--A List Of Them

n,,o f. anything the average base
~ %o loves 10 see IN action II Is a
hal s,isk shortstop. and no performer
g0g eed has better chance to make
on w" 1,,,i plays. to do brilliant and ef-
sl, work. and to keep eternally solid
l .s me bleachers than the gentleman
W" ,oyorls between second base ana
WY eusbIon. Around the shoristop pivot
s, ,a., Of Inc most important kind He
p.' tnrplpg liners to catch, towering Mes
Nv Mace sizzling grom.dors 70 overcome
A. throws 10 take and throws to
no uo ia a factor IN two-thirds OF
,ta 1ouble plays, and fraction Of sec
Wv mare OF less means the two putouts
o.I orly one and o big chance left for the
enemy n.,asr tor
man 10 Do fast on foot anu
',,e Of eve. A good shortstorp Is a
,orsyer and retains his hold upon
~ ln,oorles and affections OF the rams
W. ,Sers after his career IL ended,
W 3si.n and hard worker, Abbauchls
sstoit leagues was very good tnls year.
~ w better than IN any one OF several
ys,rs past. owing 10 the iact tnat
ySor,stop ike the second baseman' mas
bsen developed 70 pretly near tne hInl,
whle inc records Of the past were lull
NJ great shorifelders, who have no supe-
riois ana few equals To-Day; 81 ..,.
An Bcston the Nationals had q fair
sbertsion and hard worker, Abbatchis,
sSie the Americans had Freddie Parent,
grsat batter and one OF the fastest,
Jlyfrest little men who ever chased the
s'GSjcog6 was well equipped IN the short
,,,n line Joe Tinker Of tho West Side
tam delded finely, but had an on year
N battling The veteran George Davis Of
comlskeys bunch. covered an immense
tfoa of ground, biz fairly well and was
Ne lIfe Of The whole South Side lnheld
Al New York Elberned played the pref
TEST kind OF ball Tor Clark Griffith. aud
as ever with McGraw At PHILADELPHIA
Hulswltt played fast and cleycrly, while
Monte Cross always a fine fielder, was
very weak with tho bin stick.
The 81 Louis Americans had ono OF
Inc finest sh0rtstops now IN the business,
every point consldered-BObby Wallace.
SHAY and Brain DIVIDED the work for tho
Nationals. and neither set tho world on
me. though both played excellontly at
times
Rabb worked hard and well for Brook
bn Tom Corcorau, the veteran who COW
"a, snort FOR the Reds. never did finer
playing Hans Wagner is still the same
90 Hans an awkward but effective
around c0verer and a grand batsman
Tuner Cleyoland's shortstop, Is a cork
INK good little man. OLeary did elegant
fielding Tor Detroit but could not hit !
Cassidy m Washington has the markings
Of a great fielder.
one " The sh0ristops now playing ball |
has anything on the one man who was |
o. as FAR as sh0rlstOp doing are con- |
CerHed, Hughey jennings was the ideal |
sf1rst0p The postmaster Of the position. |
Jennings could make impossible catches
ht was oath alike ON fles. throws and |
gomdsrs. and as a batter and base rum |
rlr Wagner Is now the only shOrtstop |
who can compare with him.
Great IN every way was the star OF Bal |
hnoIe, and 70 Is hardly likely that the |
game will ever develop his superior The |
s0orNiops OF today are all right and |
crackeriacks but will the diamond ever |
have anything better than Williamson.
Wand GIasscock. Jennings and Herman
Long?