Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-19
By Paul H. Shannon
NEW YORK, Sent 10 W..

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Wbn.
~ New York fans are ravtng
over the work of Giant Tae
Iesreau, and banking migh+n,.
the ABILITY of Doyle and Chief ifo Ul
ers to see the Giants throupb n.y..
enthusiasm dies quickly avav r,b -,-
they come to consider the outelI5
mat McGraw will be forced n d.
pend upon in the coming contest for
a worlds championship
Even the prejudiced Polo ground
con'lngent-a following which can
see no pitcher but "Mattv"- w.
leader but McGraw and no too,y
but the National league charoni...-
are forced to admit that as f.r
as the outfields are concerned tbo
Red SoX are unquestionabIv tba
stronger.
AS lar as fielding goes, comparf.
sons are odious, for New yorlor.
The strongest factor in the Gf,r+.,
outer garden is Red" Murray o.h,
bears the unenviable reputation NJ
failing to make d single safe hit il,
the worlds series last fall
Murray is far and away tho host
outtielder that the Giants can show
But can any one think of compar.
ing him with Speaker?
What Figures Show.
NJ l.
well just now. His average is inst
.27O for 124 games. In 1874 games
Speakers average is 1892, only 2
difference of 100 points. Murray has
made 1872 base hits, with a total
of 1873. Speaker has hit safely 2O3
times, with a total of 293 bases
Comparison along this line is pa-
thetic, therefore. Murray is Sec
ond in the list of Giant base run
ners. He has stolen 80. Speaker
has pilfered no less than 49, quite
a decided difference, and scored
lis runs to Murray's IS.
But if Speaker is so far Murrav's
superior as a hitter what chance
has the New Yorker in the field?
Speaker is considered by most crit
les to be the greatest outffelder in
the country, an unerring judge of a
fly ball-a fielder without a single
weakness. While Murray also COW
ers lots of ground and is fast on
his feet, he lacks the Texans Won
derful ability to time a long drive
Besides, Murray has one fatal
weakness.
Next to Murray in point Of all
around strength ranks Fred Snod-
grass, at present covering center
field, although he may ultimately
be shifted to left, while Becker is
brought into the lineup and placed
at center.
The logical man to compare with
him in the Boston lineup would
be Duffy Lewis, and here again the
Giants sadly suffer by the contrast
AS far as speed is concerned, ,
Snodgrass has it all over Lewis
He is one of the fastest men Oh
the New York team, while Lewis
could be a whole lot speedier with
out being rated as flier. Snod-
grass has scored SO runs for the
Giants and pilfered SO bases. Lew
is has registered but 70 runs and
has stolen but five sacks.
Snoderass Better Batter,
The superiority Of the New York
man rests right here, however
Lewis has a batting average of
.27S,. or - points more than the
Giant Besides, he hits IN the
cleanup position for the Red SoN,
and it goes without saying that me
has hit in a very appreciate num-
Der more runs. And in the out
field-Well. Snodgrass shines only
when coming in for a fly ball lie
is very fast and his speed in TINS
one department apparently fur-
nishes his sole excuse for bein3
big Lacquer outfielder.
And as for Hooper-well, he is
so far ahead of either Devore OF
Becker that it is wagte Of space
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