The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-31
Clarke and Lord Omitted on
Star Nine.
TWO CRACK TEAMS BUILT
Stronger Talent in sight Than Dew
lin and Wheat-Mathewson, Wal
GER johnson, Brown, and BENDER
Appear suprhme Among Pitchers,
says 81. Louis Expert.


ball team, built by the New York Ameri-
can critic for the current issue Of Pear
sons Magazine, is being torn to shreds
/ by his confreres in the profession Yours
truly Is among those who believe that
| Crane could have done a better job. His
selections Of King, Mathewson, Chase,
Evers, Honus Wagner, Speaker, and Cobb
could hardly be improved on. But
Arthur Devlin and youngster lack Wheat
appear to have been pitchforked onto
the nifty nine.
Harry Lord. captain Of the Boston
Red Sox. entered the big arena in 1905
Here's how he and DevIin have batted,
felded and stolen bases since that cam
paign:
Season. B,A. "A. s.B. BA IA. s.B.
1893 1893 .@ 9 .@ s .S 81 81 :
In the two campaigns, Lord has played
in PSI games and Devlin In 300 games
Lord has scored l46 runs and turned 50
errors. Devlin has negotiated the $50
feet circuit 10 times and erred S. times.
To date this campaign they are hitting
thusly: Devlin. .272; Lord, .2iS. It's close
! between them. but Lord Is my pick.
Wheat Il Wonderful Juvenile.
Granting that Wheat is a remarkable
/ juvenile. the best young meadowman in
the game. now that Tyrus Cobb and
Iris Speaker have climbed out of their
swaddling clothes. lis doubtful If he's
really the king of the left helders. He's
( probably on the way 70 move up 'front.'
10 follow in the footsteps of Cobb and
Speaker. But lack hasn't been in the
big arena a solid year as yet. and Mr..
Crane Is most extravagant Ia HIS praise
of the Mobile recruit when he named
him king OF the left helders.
! Ike Fred Clarke. He's been a con-
sistent 800 hitter. Rather. always tapped
that high up 10 a few years back. Even
hitting 20 or Whereabouts Clarke is as
valuable as any fly chaser in the business.
To begin with. he S the ideal warrior.
He's fast. game and deceiving. Hes ever
been supreme at running IN and captur-
Ing low line drives. He also can go as far
hack as the next. O.. the bases Clarke
has no superior. even If he isn't quite as
fast as he used 20 be.
/ NtuFke an Estm Dl1Shed star.
His ideal playing in last falls world
series with the Detroit Tigers. when he
played his game. his best game, though
toting about a heap of managerial cares.
caused BY the explosions OF Abstein and
Leiheld the sickness OF Camnitz. and
the unfavorable weather for Willis. won
him the title OF king OF the left felders
Only three home runs did Clarke smash
out in the 1909 National League campaign
still. against Detroit he twice smote the
sphere FOR four bases, and both times
IN the pinch. Further proof Of his game
ness.
! Clarke. Speaker. and Cobb would form
the ideal outheld II looks 10 have a
distinct shade on Mr.. Cranes Wheat
Speaker, and Cobb
Mr.. Crane would have satisfied the
fans better If he had selected at least
two catchers and four pitchers on his
AIl-American. Mathewson and King
may form the greatest Of batteries. Just
the same the wonderful Christie can
scarcely be put ahead of MOrdecai Brown
or Walter Johnson, and surely Roger
/ Bresnahan, who was always classed with
King. still ties the Kansas City boy
Bresnahan Having Big Season.
Bresnahan is probably the hardest
working manager OF them all. He is in
the game one day and out in the bushes
the next He's got a lot TO worry over
as he's q workman OF the honest indus
trious sort. Here he's hitting SOL. and
looking up young talent, watching what
he possesses and trying to get fair play
from the jumps When the pitcher on
the job is watching the bases, steals OF
Bresnahan are few and far between A.
long as the twirlers were behaving in
the interesting New York series. Roger
was catching the best Of ball.
He picked Larry Doyle of second ir
one pinch; had the better Of every home
plate play; drove in his share of the
runs; stole cleanly on Meyers in tn,
pinch and cleverly worked McGraw':
boxmen for a pass whenever a pass wa:
the proper gag. Bresnahan may hav,
nothing on King. But 1 cannot sc,
where King has anything on Bresna
han. Then Roger is hitting .Sol to John
ny's .2l6
These Chaps Always Overlooked.
Johnson, Bender Tinker, snodgrass
Carrigan. Ford, Bush, Leach. and Becl
form nine Of the brightest stars IN tn,
baseball armament, who for some rea
son or other are generally overlooke,
when these An-Americans are beinl
built II is no sure thing that John
son isn't the king of al the pitchers
Here he is winning as oftet as he loses
with a Joke team behind him and bust
ing the worlds strike-out record. Ben
der is certainly a topliner. Tinker ha
always been conspicuous in all the Cubs
triumphs and every SHARP who saw tn
1907 and 1908 worlds series knows wha
sterling all-round article Missouri Jo
put Up.
Snodgrass is just starting out Still
he leads the parent body In batting
, is showing lots OF life on the lines, an
that he is rapidly becoming a finished
fielder was shown ar League Park Sun
day, when he relieved Honey Of twi
home runs. thanks 10 a pair OF brillian
running catches and also took anothe
four-base- swat away from Zacher.
Carrigan, of the Red Sox. is now es
tabished and. his sweet sticking con
sidered. is easily one Of the star re
ceivers in the game. Ford is a wonder
ful young HEAVIER. Bush is the secon,
best shortstop in the game, now tina
Wallace has begun TO deteriorate an
d Turner has backed up.
Leach practically ties Speaker as
center fielder and certainly in every de
partment OF the game Tommy the We
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