Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-19
BY Paul II. Shannon
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Wbn.
~ New York fans arc ra,. Inc

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-ybu.
v New York fans are ra,,ina
over the work of Clam Lax
Iesreau, and banking mtph+ir,.
the ABILITY of Doyle and CHIEF jto ""
ers to see the Giants through +bo;.
enthusiasm dies quickly away, ,,.b.-
they come to consider the outfsld
that McGraw will be forced 70 do
pend upon in the coming contest f.,
worlds championship.
Even the prejudiced Polo cro,...,
contingent-a following which COW
see no pitcher but "Mattv"-ro
leader but McGraw and no tAan
but the National league cbamnfor.
are forced to admit that as fgr
as the outfields are concerned ~.
Red Sox are unquestionablv tho
stronger.
AS far as fielding goes, compari.
sons are odious, for New Yorl,srs
Inc strongest factor in the Giants,
outer garden is Red" Murray ubo
bears the unenviable reputatior -.
failing to make a single safe hit in
the worlds series last fall.
Murray is far and away the hest
outfielder that the Giants can sbou.
But can any one think of compar.
ing him with Speaker?
What Figures Show.
Murray is hitting the ball fairly
well just now. His average is inst
.27O for 124 games. In 1874 games
Speakers average is 1892 only
difference Of 12O points. MURRAY has
made 1872 base hits. with 2 total
OF 1893 Speaker has hit safely 2O3
times, with a total of 293 bases.
Comparison along this line is "a.
thetic, therefore. Murray is sec
ond in the list of Giant base run
ners. He has stolen 30. Speaker
has pilfered no less than 43, quite
decided difference, and scored
llS runs to Murray's IS.
But if Speaker is so far Nurrav's
superior as a hitter, what chance
has the New Yorker in the field?
Speaker is considered by most crit.
les to be the greatest outtielder in
the country, an unerriug judge of A
fly ball-a fielder without a single
weakness. While Murray also COW
ers lots of ground and is fast on
his feet he lacks the Texans Won
derful ability to time a long drive
Besides, Murray has one fatal
weakness
Next to Murray in point Of all
around strength ranks Fred Snod-
grass, at present covering center
field. although he may ultimately
be shifted TO left, while Becker is
brought into the lineup and placed
at center.
The logical man to compare with
him in the Boston lineup would
be Duffy Lewis, and here again the
Giants sadly suffer by the contrast
AS far as speed is concerned,
Snodgrass has it all over Lewis
He is one of the fastest men on
the New York team, while Lewis
could be a whole lot speedier with
out being rated as a flier. Snod-
grass has scored SO runs for the
Giants and pilfered SO bases. Lew
is has registered but 70 runs and
has stolen but five sacks.
Snoderass Better Batter.
The superiority of the New YORK
man rests right here, however
Lewis has a batting average OF
.27S, or u points more than the
Giant. Besides, he hits in the
cleanup position for the Red SoA'
and it goes without saying that he
has hit in a very appreciate num-
Der more runs And in the out
field-well. Snodgrass shines on!
when coming in for a fly ball ne
is very fast and his speed IN TINS
one department apparently Iu-
nishes his sole excuse for being
big Lacquer outfelder.
And as for Hooper-WeIl ne %
so far ahead of either DeVore VI
Becker that it is a waste OF sp''7
tO make a comma riSOn