Evening journal., 1912-10-02
BOSTON And
GIANTS DOPE
Each Has Grand Collection Of
Ball Players for the
Big Series
HARD TO PICK A
WINNER JUST NOW


New York Nationals compare indi-
Vidually?
VIII Joe Wood beat Mathewson?
Has Ray Collins a chance against
Rube Marquard?
Who will do the hitting for New
York? Upon whom is Boston bank
ing to make good with the stick?
Can Carrigan or Cady stop Nc
Graw's demon base runners2 What
figure is the Boston outfield going to
cut in the series?
These and numerous other prob
1ems are now the sole topic of con-
versation among the dyed-in-the-wool
baseball fans, says the Pittsburgh
Dispatch.
"Chief'' Meyers will probably catch
every game for New York. The In
dian is the greatest hitting catcher
and one of the grandest mechanical
" backstops in the game. He seems to
have # on Carrigan, Boston's pre-
mier wind-paddist, at every stage.
Cady. Boston's second catcher, is
hitting the ball harder than Carri-
gan. but the latter has had more ex-
perience and will doubtless catch the
bulk of the games for the Beaneaters.
There is little or no choice be-
tween Merkle and Stahl at first base.
Both are hitting, although Merkle's
average is a trifo below Stah's.
Stahl is unquestionably the smart
or bali player of the two. The chances
are that he will prove a more valua-
bic man in a short series than Mer-
lSle. who lost the National league
pennant for New York i'm 1908 and
will never succeed In living down the
black mark chalked up against him
for neglecting to touch second base
in the ver-to-be-forgotten game
with the Chicago Cubs
Boston's pull at first base, If the
Red Sox have any, will be Offset by
New Yorks advantage at second base
+ the keystone position on the dia-
mond.
Baseball is a very uncertain propo-
sition and the unexpected is always
liable to happen on the green dia-
mond, but If there is one sure-shot
proposition about the coming series,
it's Larry Doyle. to deliver from start
to finish Put bet on the Breeso boy
straight, place and show. He'll play
rings around Yerkes or Ball, no mat
ter which gent covers the middle
cushion for Boston.
Doyle Is the pivot around which
nearly all the trick plays Of the New
York ball team rovolve McGraw
schemes and frames up and Doyle ex-
ecutes EN-. Larry is a terrific left
handed hitter, a daring base runner
and run getter and a crafty, brainy
aud resourceful workman in the field.
He is the captain of the Giants and a
real leader on the diamond
mil a..
acknowledge Doyle's supremacy at
second and admit that he will prob
ably give Boston more trouble than
any other individual member OF the
New York team But they claim that
the great edge New York has at sec
ond base is more than offset by Bos-
toms shade at third base.
Larry Gardner, the Red Sox third
sacker. Is hitting 31S and, next %
iris Speaker, is the best sticker on
the Boston team. Charlie Herzog, the
New York third baseman, is hitting
pol He doesn't compare with Gard.
ner except as a baserunner and run
gotter.
Gardner BOsion's High Card.
Garner is a fence smasher and {
demon at driving runs over the pan
He ought to shine with the stick in
the big series. but whether he will
lay over" Herzog as much as Doyl,
figures to outshine Yerkes or Ball IL
a question that remains to be set
tied
Charlie Wagner the Boston short
stop, is one of the star defensive play
ers of the Boston team No shortstoI
in the game is outplaying Wagnel
this season. Fletcher. New Works
short fielder, is a wonderfully fas
man, but he is comparative movie,
along side of Wagner
After going over the two inieIdl
pretty thoroughly, il looks like Bos
ton has a decided shade in three DO
sitions-hrst, short and third. Doyle
of New York. stands out alone at sec
ond Larry Is clouting the ball To-
a batting average Of 1886 and has stol
en- "a bases. Yerkes, the regular Pos
ton middle big guardian, IS nittini
.2e, and has stolen four sacks an,
scored So runs to Doyle's %
Iris Speaker, the Boston cente
fielder, Is in class all by himself
He sticks out among the fly chaser
OF the American League like Doyl
lays over second basemen of the Ma
tional League. Speaker Is he s.bi
\. Il
and Joe Wood are really the TWO me
responsible for Boston being on To
IN the American League, and ihe bes
posted men in baseball viii tell yo
that if Boston wins the worlds seriei
Stahl and McAleer win have Speake
and Wood to thank for the victory.
American League rooters hav
been claiming that the Red Sox oul
field is the greatest combination ,
meadowmen in baseball history.
The Rival 0utfields.
That's all bunk" Speaker is
star Of the real champion class an
Duffy Lewis a fairly good man, b,
take Speaker out of the Boston or
field and any old bunch Of fiychascl
would make It look cheap.
Lewis has stolen six bases in I:
games. Williams has stolen "a In
games Lewis and Hooper are hard
fast enough for worlds champion
ship team. Of course they may pla
out of their heads in a short seve
or nine game series, but according
the dope" the New York outfiel
will more than discount wharever al
vantage Boston has over the Ne
York infield.
Murray is hitting 270, and h:
stolen 80 sacks. Snodgrass is hittir
Rrs1 and has swiped SO bases, Bea
Hccker is walloping the pill for n
htch. Josh Devore is pounding Il
N for a .26S figure. and has pine
Id 21 bags.
~ The Boston outfelders own gre
arms and make brilliant catches. b