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

PHlLADELPHIA-Ira Thomas, who
Is In a position to know, has a few
things to say about the Boston Red
Sox and what they look like for the
big series. Ira has Geen in two
worlds series and his opinion Is wor.
thy OF consideration.
That is great ball club OF Jake
StahPs," said the veteran backstop
1T really didn't give the Sueep Bows
credit for being as formidable as they
are until that last series, in which
they beat US three straight Games.
We nave no excuse to make for those
lckings, for We went into the series
all pr1med up, determined to make a
desperate stand, as We realized thar
II We were beaten by Boston In these
games they could count az ont 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
matter Of fact, base running has
not played much of a part in the last
few worlds series. We were told in
1910 that the Cubs would run hog
wild on me, as l was possessed of
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
managed to turn a few back and to
command enough respect to prevent
any wholesale robberies.
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
we'll, 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- |
tions that make stealing logical
81 figure that the Boston pitchers |
will not permit anybody to get such a |
lead that he couldn't be shot down +
with a rife 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 a 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 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 a fraction
of a 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
tao them "