Evening journal., 1912-10-26
HERzOC THE STAR
IN WORLDS SERIES
Former York ThirdSaCker Kept
Giants in RunninG---LeadS
All the Players

Vow that Boston has won the
worlds baseball championship from
,be New York Giants. experts Of the
game are busy analyzing the records
Of each individual player during the
series. All agree at this time that
charley Herzog. who began his pro
lessionai career at third base on the
York rri-state club, is the star Of the
series. and that he stands head and
shoulders over all his teammates
and far above any Of the champion
Red Sox.
Herzog was the ginger kid" OF his
team. playing all the. time, coachlhe
his teammates and always makes II
his annointed task to keep the Giant
twirler in good humor. He leads
both clubs in batting and accepted
37 chances. most of them hard balls
to handle. Not an error was charBeu
against him. There wasn't any op-
portnnlty for any one to give him an
error. for each chance was perieclS
handled. His never-say-die spirit mas
caused men like Hughey Jennings 10
can him a wonder. so York has rea-
SON 10 feel proud even If one OF her
stars was on the losing side.
No infelder of either team played
such n splendid or consistent game
aud at hal even the renowned Speaker
was left far behind There was 1us'
one nlayer who took part in all eight
rames of the series who had a batting
average of 400. and this belonged to
The Giant star. He made an even
dozen hits. among them four douoles
and a triple. which netted him 'o'al
of rs bases
Bv contrast Larry Gardner, rated as
the foremost third sacker IN th'
American league was made TO loon
like bush league player, for Her.
ton outclassed his Boston rival on az
sides. In the voluminous comparl-
sons OF tho players made before INC
series few of the experts rated the
Giant star as the equal Of Gardner
Today there are few who do not ad.
init that he is superior to the heo
Sox mdelder.
Herzogs worth as n ball player If
not to be Judged solely upon ms
worlds series performance. This
merely served TO bring him more
prominently before the public. h'
has proved his value long since, and
that Manager MoGraw recognized MS
ability may be taken for granted wher
N is recalled that he signed him NJ
for a term of three years at the time
he was repurchased from Boston
THAT was about mid-season last year
and HerzoQ did much toward gainini
fhe Giants n championship when h'
replaced the veteran Arthur Deyiin.
lie clouted like a demon from th'
very start. Devlin In his palmies
davs did not play a stronger taste
defensive game than the Maryian
farmer
This was the fifth season that Her
zor puf in as a major Lacquer n
beaan playing professional ball whel
but rs years old.
Born in Baltimore q years ago, h
spent the greater part OF ms III
around that city
After attending the University o
N6'yland. where he took prominen
part In baseball. Herzog organized
hall team which he managed success
fully One of the players on his team
WAS ]. Franklin Baker, the Athleu
eaar. who was also a resident @
Ridgely Md. AT that time
From Ridely Herzog went 10 Nor
in the Tri-Staie league and establish
ed fine record as an inhelder an
hitter
NcGraw heard Of him and puI
chased the youngster in 1905. Whe
Dovle was injured that season Hell
zoe PLAYED second base and took pai
in the famous play-or game again'
the Cubs
In 1910 he was traded 10 Boston fc
Peals Becker. Then Herzog began
Improve In leaps and bounds TO sue
an extent that the Geants' leader r.
eretted having let him go. Early
1911 trouble developed among MAJ
arer Tenney and the Boston player
during which Herzog Quit the tea
after being fined $500 for alleged Il
different playing.
This induced the Boston club
look favorably upon a chance TO tra'
him. McGraw finally secured him
the expense of AL Bridwell and Har
Gowdy.
Both his father. Charles Hero
who is a lawyer az 112 East LeXin
ton street. Baltimore. and his both
arc living. and he has two brother
William and Arthur Herzog, and tv
sisters. the Misses Ida and Josephii
Herzog.
How do YOU feel about your sor
baseball playing now?" the father W
asked several days ago.
Well" he answered. 'of course I
glad he has been so successful In
but wanted to make a builder
builder of homes--of him. hop
that he would enter something mo
permanent than baseball But I no
now that he Will eventually make
good farmer"
Tt is said of the star third basem
that he doesn't smoke, drink nor che
that he is young man Of clei
strai aightforward habits
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