Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-07
IRA THOMAS, HAS
PICKED BOSTON
Speed BOYS.

PHILADELPHIA Thomas. who
is in position to know, has a few
things to say about the Boston Red
Sox and what they look like for the
Dig series. Ira has been in two
worlds series and his opinion is wor.
thy Of consideration.
That is great ball club of Jake
Stahls," said the veteran backstop
i really didn't give the Sueep BOYS
credit for being as formidable as the j
are until that last series, in which
they beat US three straight games.
We have no excuse to make for thase
hchngs, for we went into the series
all primed up, determined to make a
desperate stand, as we realized that
NJ wewere beaten by Boston in these
games they could count us out as pen
nant possibilities for 1912. Our pitch
ers were well rested up and every
thing else was favorable, but the Red
Sox jumped on us and gave us a
grand old trimming.
Il believe that Bill Carrigan win be
able to take care of any base running
that the Giants may attempt. The
Bostonian hasn't the best arm in the
world, but he Is wise fellow and
uses his brains where less expert
enced player would have to depend
on mechanical skill and strength. As
a matter of fact, base running has
not played much of part in the last
few worlds series. we were told in
1910 that the Cubs would run hog
wild on me, as / was possessed of a
bad arm and wasn't good anyhow, but
/ notice that nobody stole any of my
clothing or equipment Last season
the dopesters had it figured out the
same way, that Thomas wouldn't be
able to keep the Giants in the park
at all. Yet when it came to the test
l managed to turn a few back and to
command enough respect to prevent
any wholesale robberies. i
Pitchers Onto Job.
With pitchers who will keep the
men close to the bases, and will hand
their catcher the ball in some sort of
fashion, when men are going down,
there isn't much to fear from these
highly touted base thieves. l believe
that the Tigers when they, are going
well, are about the best base running
club in the business, and they never
have shown up Bill Carrigan. The
Giants haven't anybody who can
compare with Cobb on the paths
which Moriarity, Bush and CraW-
when they get on the sacks in situa-
tons that make stealing logical.
Il figure that the Boston pitchers
will not permit anybody to get such
lead that he couldn't be shot down
with a rifle by the time the catcher
gets the ball. Wood is a good man
for holding them on, and Ray Collins,
being a southpaw. naturally is hard
bird to get a lead on. All that the
slabmen have to do is to give CARR
gan or Cary half chance and they
will take care of the rest, sore arm
or no sore arm. Brains will go a
long way toward off-setting, some
kinds of physical handicaps, and there
have been lot of catchers who were
ranked as stars long after they had
lost the cannon ball whips of their
early days in the game.
Wagner Dependable.
Another thing that will help the
Boston catchers is the fact that
'Heine' Wagner, shortstop on the
American league champions, is one
of the best men who ever lived when
it comes to handling a throw and put
ting the ball on the runner. Wagner
can take them high, wide, or any 9TH
er old way and get the fellow sliding |
in If the ball reaches him fraction
Of second before the time that the
would-be thief arrives. And you can
take it from me that it aids catcher
a lot to have somebody around that |
keystone whom you can depend on to |
tag them"