The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-10

reserve, ike 80 Bill Donovan, Willett,
| and the sOuthpaw, Killian, but the
chances are that he viii rely on Null
lin and Summers to do the heavy
work for Detroit.
Detroit went into the series
stronger than Pittsburg in two de-
paTtments of the game. Detroit has
better pitching STAFF and a stronger
outheld than PittsbUTg. On the other
hand Pittsburg viii show a stronger
tnfield and a better catcher than De-
trott
Pittsburg's infield is fifty per cent
stronger than Detroit's inner works,
while Detroit's outfeld is about 25
per cent more valuable than the
Smoky City's outfit Gibson will catch
rings around the Detroit backsUOpS.
The teams are about even in hitting
strength and base running Cobb and
Wagner are about even up in hitting
strength and base running ability.
Sam Crawford, of Detroit, may drive
in more runs than Fred Clarke, but
the Pittsburg man will steal more
bases and score more runs than
Crawford. Clarke is also the better
fielder OF tho two men.
Mcintyre is not playing any ball
this year, and Leach will skin him
alive. Bush will have to hold Leach
second sacker. is another good hitter
and runner, Detroit has one man left
to give him a battle-GeOTge Mortar
ity-a pretty shiRty st1cksr and base
runner.
Bill Abstein, the Pittsburg first
baseman, will outhit Tom Jones and
play the bag as well as the former.
st. Louis American. Miller, the
Pittsburg second baseman, is faster
man than Delehanty, who guards the
| second cushion for Detroit. He Gov
ers more ground than Delehanty and
will hit as well as the Detroit man.
Wagner lays all over Bush, the De-
trOit shortstop. Byrne will play third
| and hit as well Is Moriarity.
Cobb Wonderful Player.
Clarke will play better ball than
Mcintyre or Davy Jones in left field.
Leach will cover more ground in cen
ter field than Sam Crawford. But
Cobb, Of Detroit, will make Wilson,
the Pittsburg right fielder, look like a
deuse in every department of base
| ball
Getting down 10 brass tacks it
looks like the best field general will
win the series. This puts it up TO
! Clarke and Jennings. Clarke belongs
to the old school Of field leaders, al
though he can yank a pitcher out
quicker than any manager In the
game ANY time they begin to hit his
pitchers Clarke lets no grass grow I'M
der his feet pulling them out. If
anything, he acts more quickly in this
respect than Jennings. Clarke is not
much Of q coacher and never resorts
TO any Of the circus stuff that has
made Jennings famous, but he knows
a lot Of baseball and can send his men
Ill IL 10
GraW or Chance
Jennings will find the Pittsburg
team a good run getting machine, just
as strong as Chicago. If he stops
the Pirates he will have to do it with
his pitchers. Wagner, Clarke, Leach,
Byrne and Miller will run the sacks
wild on Schmidt, Stanage and the rest
OF the Detroit eatCheTs. This Is one
big ace in the hole for Pittsburg.
The Detroit catchers will never stop
the Pirate base runners. On the
other hand, Gibson will make it warm
| for Cobb, Mcintyre, MOTiaTity and
| Bush, the fleet-fOOted flyers OF the
| Tiger team.
Then Pfttsburg has the advantage
OF having played against stronger
| teams this season. Even the most
| prejudicial American League rooteT
must admit that the pace has been
| faster in the National League. Chi
cagO, New York, Cincinnati and Phil
! adelphia have made things more live
ly for Pittsburg than Boston and
Philadelphia did for Detroit.
Both teams are well provided with
individual sluggers, who are likely to
break up a ball game any old time
Detroit has four humping long hitters
in Cobb, Crawford, Mcintyre and Jim
mic DeIehanty, while Wagner, Johnny
Miller, Tommy Leach, Gibson and
Wilson are the long hitters of the
| Pittsburg team Johnny Miller IS
/ second to Honey, of the Cardinals, in
extra-base hitting in the National
League. Leach ranks third. Craw-
ford leads the American League in
extra-base hitting, with Ty Cobb a
good third.
Now we come to the brains. of the
two teams In this respect Pittsburg
seems to have a slight margin. Wag-
ner. I. each, Byrne, Gibson and Clarke
are the clever thinkers of the Pitts
burg team.
Cobb is the smaFtest ball player on
the Detroit team. Moriarity is also
a clever thinker and always does the
right thing. Mcintyre is another
rapid worker with his head. CTaw-
ford is methodical sort OF a player.
Bush, Cobb, Mcintyre and MoFlaT1ty
will work faster, than Crawford on
the offense and defense.
Detroit Has Ne Catchers.
DetrOit's main weakness is behind
the bat. Schmidt is a good receiver,
but the Cubs ran the sacks wild on
him twice, and the chances az that
the speedy Pirates will duplicate the
trick.
When Chicago beat Detroit in 1907
the American League rooters attTibut-
ed the defeat of the Tigers to the
teams weakness behind the bat.
Jennings has tried every way he
knew how since then to strengthen
the backstop department Of the Tiger
team without avail.
Schmidt is still the premier Teceiv-
er OF the team, with Stanage and
Beckendorf as his chief assistants.
Stanage is a good hitter, but only
fair catcher. BeckendoTt is still
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