Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-10-18

Is q series of seven games Sufnclent
in duration to show conelusively
which of the two major league cham
pions Is the superior combination in
worlds series?
After the uphill fight the Giants
made when they were practically
counted out of the race on Saturday
night, with three defeats and one vic
tory to their credit, 1t certainly looks
as though seven games cannot show
or prove conclusively the merits of
both teams
If the Giants and the Red Sox We're
to start another series on Monday
the Giants would probably win four
of the seven games played.
Supposing that Devore had not
made that sensational catch of Cady's 8
drive in the ninth inning of the third
game Boston would have won that
game, too, and the series would have
ended Saturday night with the Red
Sox winning four games and the
Giants earning only a draw. The
Giants would be shown up pretty
badly in that case, wouldn't they?
In seven game series the element
of luck plays too prominent a part
in the scenario, but there Is no very
good solution of the problem in i'm
mediate view. The teams are lucky
to get in seven games, or eight games,
as they did this fall, without single
postponement because of bad
weather.
Many fans think that the Athletics
and the Pirates will battle for the
next worlds championship. Others
are roofing for Washington to win
the American League flag in order
that the mighty Johnson may get his
deserved chance to share the calcium.
Johnson is undoubtedly better
pitcher than Wood. Wood has only
been a star for two years with a
team that was 1, 2, 3 combination.
Johnson has starred for five years
with tailenders on four Of these oc-
casions. Furthermore. Johnson has
q better build than Wood and can
stand the iron man job better than
the Red Sox peach.
Hugh Bedient will come late into
his own as a big league star next
season. Bedient is also better quail
fled physically to chine than is Joe
Wood. Bedient, according to Nc
Graw, was held in higher respect by
the Giants than was Wood. Also
Bedient beat the Athletics last season
almost at will
There will probably be split in
the Boston Club over the Wood
O'Brien fracas 1t means that
Catcher Carrigan. who took o'Brien's
part when Cady stood up for Wood,
will likely be seen with some older
club, perhaps as a manager, next
year
Carrigan is no longer great
catcher, because his muscles are stiff
fleming. The very fact that Stahl
stuck to Cady in the worlds series
proves. that assertion.
O'Brien is said to have blamed Cady
for making his famous balk last Mon
day. Wood chided O'Brien and
OBrien swung a Knockout to Woods
jaw. Then Cady went at O'Brlen and
Carrigan went at Cady. There was
a lovely rumpus for few minutes.
Wagner was the most consistently
brilliant fielder of the series. Hooper
the most consistent member of the
Red Sox in fielding, and batting, Her
zog and Murray were the steadiest
Giants
Catcher Cady, the big Galiva, H.
star, to whom Newark fans point
proudly as former Tiger, is ex-
pected in Newark tonight or tomor-
row. Cady has with him a younger
brother, who rooted for the Red Sox
all through the series Cady had
piece of paper and pencil figuring
the other night how long it would
take him to become a millionaire If he
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