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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-05
Third Base Is a
Position in Doubt

Third base furnishes us with one OF the
big problems Of the pTe-worlds series
dope. Yet we should worry. as it probably
furnishes McGraw with one much more
important. Philadelphia is fixed. set and
all ready. since barring accident during
the final days of the rapidly closing
season. Home Run Baker will be there,
but the problem that is worrying us "A
little and worrying McGraw a lot is who
will be there for the Giants Either
Herzog or Shafer must be out of the
game.
Here is the problem: Shafer has played
such great bail, and has hit so well and
so consistently that he is. for the season
at least. a better ball player than Her
zOg. MCGrsw made the change and he
is the final judge. But any one who saw
the worlds series of last fall will gasp
with establishment to think of HerzoS be-
ing displaced as third baseman.
Herzog played the greatest ball of the
series; played it on nerve and desperate
courage. He alone prevented Boston
from winning four straight games, and
his marvellous work held down the scores
in every game
HerZoG evidently has not had a good
year. His hitting is low, and his fielding
has not been up to his standard.
Shafer is one of the prettiest hitters l
ever watched. One can tell by his po-
sitiOn at the plate that ne hits well.
His rival. Baker, is slow, fiatfooted, and
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-05
0ldring Is Ranked
Above Burns for
Value to Club

When a fellow sits down to compare q
bulldog and u greyhound and explain to
some one who never saw a dog what the
difference is he must feel just a. a man
does who attempts to figure out the diff
ference b-tween the left felders Of the
GiaptS and the Athletics. Now. under
stand. this dope is merely for the world S
series
Burns Is a good mechanical player.
with few fault>. a nice. square hitter. a
fast man on the bases, and somewhat
tricky. He stands up well. cracks the
ball sOlidly. goes to first base as rapidly
az one could ask. He catches balls in
neat style, and throws pretty well
Mechanically. with the exception of
hitting and driving power. he seems a
better man. figures supporting the allie
cation. than Rube OIdring. who Is his
most probable rival, but Rube is
known quantity and Burns is nOt-that
is. for such a series.
Oldring's great superiority over Burns
is as hitter. In Specializing into &C
count running, fielding. recovery. and
quiCkness of returning the ball to the in
held-Burns has all the better of the ar
Eument, and as to fielding he is the
superior of the Athletic cIouter
In base running it may sound strange
To- learn that the majority OF the players
who have watched both men declare that
Oldring is more dangerous on the bases
than the speedier and spryer New
Yorker
There cannot he a doubt that Burns
was one of the great elements in landing
the pennant for McGraw. He filled !
rather shaky outtield and. besides
strengthening left field as an individual,
helped the entire outfeld. in that Muir
ray had a steady job and was enabled
to stick to one position instead of switch
ing back and forth TO play sun fields.
There is one point on which the ma
iOrity Of the National League PLAYERS
with whom I talked agree. and chat is
that Burns is A dangerous man on the
bases He does not take as many risks
as some of his fellows. but the players
say he runs with better judgment and
takes Legitimate" chances"
While in MANY respects Burns is me
chemically superior to Oldring he is his
inferior in value to the team. This is
because AN outfielder's value. defensively.
is not great, and because extensively
Oldring is far his superior. II Bender
has his speed, If Plank is just right.
Burns will not do much. Oldring. on
the other hand, is likely to hit the best
pitching in the world and hit it hard.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-05
Collins Has Call
On Capt. Doyle

Considering the second bascmen who
viii meet a. rivals for the keystone
hOnors Of the worlds championship, We
lind the men who perhaps are the class
Of the respective leagues. There arc
others who compare favOrably to Doyle
in many respects in the National League,
but only one Evers-is his peer in all de-
uartmentS. There are som" in the Amer
lean League who compare we'll with COL
Inns. hut no Second baseman in the coun-
try is as good as he at all departments
Of the game.
To compare Doyle and Collins requires
the closest and the most searching
analysis Of the men themselves. their
abilities and. back of that, their tenn
urrament. Both are great hitters, but
few men ever have possessed such
happv style Of hitting combined with
great speed as does the star OF the Ath-
Ietic intield. Doyle. in a measure. evens
this up by slightly better balance in judG-
ment Of play.
Let us compare the men in fielding
Collins is faster on his feet. covers more
ground either to right or left. goes bit
farther back of first to cut OF hits, COW
crs first base faster. and comes in more
RAPIDLY to field slow hits. Doyle takes
throws at second base nearly twice as
often as Collins does. handles the ball
better. blocks runners harder and car
RIGS A larger share Of the infield team
work.
In base running the men are the stars
Of their respective clubs, and again Col
Inns has the advantage, while both are
great runners Collins is a speed mar
vel. A quick, instructive starter, who
seems endowed with some premonition OF
when the pitcher is going to pitch, and
when he is baking.
In his own league Doyle is the best
starter in stealing that l know.
Neither man hits nearly so well against
Ieft-handed rs against right-handed
pitchinE, and a fast shot will stop both
of them. The pitchers know this. l
do not expect either Doyle or Collins
70 do much hitting on the days when
Naruuard and Plank work. although
either man is likely to hit left-hander's
fast ball hard.
Summing up the two men on all avail
able data I have reduced calculations to
these figures: Doyle. 747. and Collins.
7s3. showing the Athletic star only Is
points in 800 ahead of his rival when
all the elements that enter into the game
are considered. This figuring is upon
the worth of the two players TO their
teams in a series such is TO be played,
not in an average season. The differ
ence between the two second basemen
is so slight that a bad bounder one way
or a lucky hop of the ball to the other
would Offset il so that, for all practical
purposes, one is just as good as the
other, and as likely to win games, eX-
cepting for the fact that Collins fielding
speed is a bit more likely to cause luck
TO turn his way.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-05
Inner Work of Mackmen
Greatest in Games History

When the Athletics infieid comes up
for discussion. arguments cease. No fact
in prcsent-day baseball has been more
thoroughly demonstrated to the satisfac-
ton Of tn" great army OF fans than the
fact that Connie Mack's iniield quartet
is the greatest combination Of recent
years. In all around effectiveness it sur
passes anything in baseball history Dur
ing the last four years the Philadelphia
infield has made more hits. more runs.
stolen more bases. made more putOuts
and assists. anu fewer errors than any
other inheld combination has ever done
in d like period.
In the world series OF 1911 against the
Giants the Mack inheld hit for grand
average OF ~. In that series Davis was
at rirst owing to an injury to McInnes.
Most recent figures show MCInnes bat
ting -; Collins. So: Barry. IS: Baker.
81
McInnes. the smallest and youngest
first basemaU in the major leagues, is
regular Mack product His deNterity in
handling thrown balls. his steady field
ing. speed Of foot. and hard hitting have
won for him steady place on the great
est Of all inields
The hest in the business is a true eN-
DItS<lou bi lile NbIln 81 f-lltt I bllliS.
Mack's second baseman. There may be
infeIders as brilliant, batsmen who hit
as hard and base runners who steal
more bases. but none combines all these
qualities in so large a measure as the
Athletic second baSCman- In the field
his pep and courage are eIualed only
by his skill. With Jack Barry he helps
to form a wonderful team around second
base.
Baker necds no introduction. His title
Of Home Run has been justly earned.
and he ranks among the greatest bats
men OF recent days. As fielder he has
improved wonderfully during the last
two years. He fields hunts we'll gets as
many foul flies as any third baSeman in
the game. and can now handle thrown
balls splendidly.
The following tables show how MaCk'S
infield has batted against the best of the
American League pitchers:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-05
CHIEF MEYERS HAS
FIRST CALL ON
CATCHER'S PLACE


'oncedlnS mat the coming "orla
champ" nship series is likely TO be one of
free hitting and that both teams will have
runners on tn. bases AT frequent inter
yals the romparisOn of the catChers be
comes one nf the most important studies
of the series second only 10 the study Of
the ritchers
II Srhan- can stOu the Giants and pre-
Won't them from running th,, bases, we
might as well drop the dope right here,
,.r if he can the. Athletics ought to win
the series IN runaway style II ne can
hold them fairly weII-as well AS Meyers
seems ertain to hold the Athletics-then
i, will h. a battle. all the WAY II the
Giants succeed in getting the start on
ScbanC and break down his defensive
work then New York hasa shade better
chance tu win the series than PhiIadel-
i,hia has
This time Mack is sending a new and
,.onlnarttively untried man to assume the
heaviest mart of the worlds series bur
demand much depends upon the brilliant
Young recruit whose work has been one
a.: the seusati, ms Of the season He has
moi shawn = sign of IJnsteadiness or ner-
,.ousr7ass during his initial season in the
n, ,iJr -irruit and frnr, the first day in
am Athletic uniform, there MAS NOT "A
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-05
McInnes the Best
Hitter of the Pair

Philadelphia's Athletics draw first blood
in the comparison of the men who make
the teams \ strict and severe study Of
Fred Merklc and Stuffy McInnes reveals
the fact that, for the purpose of playing
baseball. in the regular season McInnes
is the better man, having advantages in
the departments of the game which count
for the most, especially in batting, and
that increases his advantage for worlds
series purposes. The only place in which
the Giant first baseman shows a superb
ority is in speed on the bases, and this
largely is offset by the fact that McInnes
is on the bases much oftener because Of
his greater hitting power, and the fact
that he reaches first base in faster time
even than his rival.
IN batting McInnes is greatly Merkle's
superior, and besides that Merkle has
not been hitting this season as he nor
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-05
Penn Freshmen Win.

Philadelphia, Oct 4-The Pennsylvania
Freshmen football team today defeated
the Wesley Training School, L to Z
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-05
Giants lnfeld Composed
Of Quartet of Stars

In some particulars the New York
and Philadelphia inficlds are much alike.
Each is the best in its circuit Each is
composed Of young and enthusiastic
hustlers. selected 10y master minds from
an abundance of material and forged,
filed and polished by skilled hands until
they work perfectly as machines. In
one way the, infieldS differ. The AssO-
citation of Volunteer Managers have at
one time or another released all the
members OF the present McGraw inifeld
for reasons that seemed sufficient to
them. Meanwhile McGraw. relying ON
his own judgment. has refused to ac-
Cept the ediCts, and today he has great
infield. though it does not come up to
the Mackian standard.
Mcrklc. jibed and roasted for one no
table failure, Is on the Job for five sue
cesSive years after that slip He is a
steady and at times brilliant fielder. a
clever base runner. a typical player Of
the McGraw system and batsman who
is liable To break up game any time
with his long hits.
capt Larry Doyle is 4 perfect Oppo-
ncmt Of the old Baltimore school of play
never knowing and never acknowledging
defeat.
Fletcher is somewhat erratiC in his
fielding. but he makes up for his failures
by fielding that is next 10 marvellous and
when going at top speed no shOrtstOp
in the game covers more territory.
Herzog has proven himself wonderful
player in worlds series games. is full Of
pepper and aggressiveness, dangerous al
ways at bat and a most resOurceful base
runner. He is also one of the best third
basemen in the game today.
That young Shafer is a wonder needs
no proof except glance at the New
Il
He is wonder at handling bunts knock
ing down hot drives over third base and
performing the other stunts OF a first
class fielder. He ranks close to the 800
class in batting and is as good on the
paths as any member of the fast base
running club. Following are the batting
records against the all-star pitchers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-05

against the right field wall at the Polo
Grounds is remarkable.
There is one way in which l arrived at
the various estimates of managers and
players, which is the true test. l in
quired of more than a dozen baseball
newcomers, managers. and scouts:
Would you, il YOU owned -, trade him
for R. l went through both teams
in this categorical manner In inquirinS
about f. Murphy and Murray l found
that eleven out Of fourteen declared
quickly that they would trade Murray
for Murphy and throw in a lot of money
and players. The others did not answer.
because they did not know both men.
Those who knew the work of both did
not hesitate to state preference for
Murphy and consider him much the bet
ter man for team and for such
series as that which is TO come.
Both are players with bad faults and
some strong points.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-05
TO REPRODUCE GAMES.
Cayety scorrboard VIII show the
worlds Series Contest.

The world series baseball games will
he reproduced in every detail on the
Nokes electrascOre at the Gayety every
afternoon at scheduled hour. in con-
junction with the Columbia Burlesquers
4 special wire, being furnished by the
Western Union from the bah grounds to
the GayeS stage, will enable quick serv-
ice. Just like watching the game. Fol-
low the crowd. One price Of admission.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-10-05
YOUNG NATIONALS ATTEND.
Juvenile Baseball Team Guests Of
Grin mt Local Park.

The Young Nationals OF East Washing
ton were the guests of Clark Griffith
at the game yesterday. and were loud
and raucous in their acclaim of their
popular hero. Mr.. Griffith was pre-
scented with a set of resolutions from
the juvenile baseballists, and expressed
his gratitude. regretting that he was I'M
able to play any of the kidlets in the
last game of the season.
The following players attended: James
Brown, Earl SmallwOod, Leftwich Smith.
Allen Sousa, Ray Jarboe, Carl Haul,
Norman White, Milton White, Ollie
Brown. Jack Anderson. William Brown.
George Hall, Earl Crouthers, Elmer
krist. -
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-27
THANKSGIVING TURKEY ARRIVED
 JUST TO LATE

employment. especially if there is 2 ! black mark against one in the shap, of a vindictivc and influential chorus I master.
 So the girl trudged from one thea
 trical agency to another in search of work until her small store of say ings were nearly gone and she was l forced to leave her roommate and only friend and move into chcape. quarters.
 The other girl would have been glad to have keep Minnie with her and paid all of the expense but tu these girls who are earning their liv ing in New York life is a very real and sinister thing and every penny must be counted to make the ends meet once week.
 From the theaters and thcatrica agencies Minnie dropped back to the department stores in search of work but il seemed that some evil spirit dogged her attempts to earn an hon est living and as her small store of savings dwindlcd she was again fore ed to seek cheaper quarters and Iu cut down on her food
 So things ran on from week to week with the money always going out for room rent and meagre meals and no work to be had
 Last night the girl was forced tn leave her last boarding place because. she could not pay the next week > rent in, advance and as she had eat en nothing for three days she over came her pride and resolved to call upon her friend of happier days and ask to share her supper and her bed
 The girl told all of this to the nurses at St. Anne's where she was taken after she had tainted in the street and wher" she died this morning
 The girls former friend was com municated with and at once came to the hospital. When she was told that Miss Dalton had died of starvation the girI became hystcrical but between her sobs she managed to tell the at tehdants that two days before q great box of Thanksgiving dainties. includ- ing turkey and mincc pie had ar rived at the old address for the dca girl whose parents did not know ,f her changed condition
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-27
Special Nugget Service.

NEW YORK. Nov. 27. Minnie Dal- ton, known on the stage as Minnett, Duprey, former chorus girl at tn, Casino. diedf this morning in st Anne's hospital from the effects of cold and starvation.
 Miss Dalton came to New Yor,, about six months ago from her homo in the little country village of Scars date where she had tired of the stupid life of the upstate town and learned to long for the fabled bright lights of the Great White Way and the gale ty of the city.
 For month after her arrival in New York she worked in one of tn. big department stores as q salcswo man. But this did not turn out to br all that she had dreamed would be the delights of existence in New York
 The young woman was pretty in the fresh country girl way and she had sweet voice which had been trained in the church choir of her native village. While she was in the department store she heard the other grls talking of the larger salary and better times had by the fortuna." ones who could sing and dance enough toetwpress the chorus master of some musfcal comedy show. Miss Dalton consulted her roommate about the show business and the result was that she applied at the Casino for a position in the chorus. Her charm Of manner and her voice. which was above the average of the Broadway chorus type won her q position on tn. stage and 1t seemed that she had at tatned to the heighth of her ambi- ton and that life held nothing more to be desired.
 The weeks went by in a gay whirl of rehearsal and performance and nnally late suppers at the gilded cafes within the radius of the lights If Tunes square. Life was very full of all good things for Miss Minnie DaI- ton of Scarsdale.
 Then something happened at tn, theater. What it was the chorus girl would not tell her roommate but she iost her position and was soon forced to hunt something else to do
 The theatrical season is well ad vanced and it is not so easy to find
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-27
LETTER FROM NUGGET READER
 Vera CrllZ Max

Editor da Nugget.
 Dn war he blowa up. Woody da Wilsc Inc greata man. He tcla to da AmercanoS keepa out da mess and Ie. da great Italian. Iohny de Villa, putta da kibosh on Billy Gethurta.
 lti war correspondence business ees onto da blinka scencc da great Italian general SalazarO been chased outa da Jury by do other great Ital ian Villa. They speek to me that Villa. ees tell how to wina da battle by d., great Italian strategsta Captain Sundbacko.
 l send telegrapho to my frcn Presi dente BrunerO. who leevc near me !. Italia. and he speek eef I come tn Nomo he gecve me season tcekct 10 da basa ball whecch he own. conn, nexta week. lika be da sporty re- porter for da pape. What you think "
 TONI MONTROSI
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-27
SEND YOUR LAUNDRY

To the Peoples Laundry where you will receive good work executed by none but white employees. who receive the standard wages.
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ALASKA NOTES
(From Our Exehangss.)

Word was received in this city dur ing the first of the week of the safe arrival at St. Michael of the party that left here in Ed J. Uhrs launch. They connected at Kotlik with the big packet Louise and finished their river voyage speedily.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-27
AT THE NEW EAGLE.

Old Lewls Hunter Rys and the Fa meus Atherten Bourbon vvhisl<sys. Distilled sprins 1So4.1ooS bought in bsnd and reduced ts c per cent by U. .. government. by the bottle gallon.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-27
ANDERSON q WEckMAN

Have taken over the blaming mill hsrstofers operated by J. A. Parry, and are prsparsd to give all orders prompt and skiiifui attention. Hard. wood and sleigh lumber, all kinds of maehinsd lumber.
 ANDERSON q WEckMAN
 Phons, Black 106.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-27

Augustine q kysr Victoria ehoeo.
 latss and butter crisp at the Rose
 Candy Sters. Special for Thanksgiving. $1 . pound.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-27

Al Anderson. who conducted the Ruby roadhouse on the Seward trail during the past two winters. js now conducting the Bonanza roadhouse on the same trail. which is located 20 miles from Iditarod The place is now open for business. and Mir. An- derson has good accommodations for travellers and their dogs ~
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-27

Thirty miles of walk with forty pounds of gold dust on his back. in order to be on time to take up an option held by him was Alex I.arson's tiring days work Tuesday. Larson held an option on No. ? above. Lang. from John Drake. which would ex- pire on Tuesday night. Larson left Long Tuesday morning early and ar lived in Ruby in time to make pay ment of the money. get his deed to the ground and enrich Mr. Drake to the extent of 5000. Mr. Drake took the boat for the outside. while Alex returned to his home on Long.
 : Larson said that his last clean-up on this property amounted to $4.50O. i've men in the hole for seven days.
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nard and eft eeai stoves. boilers, oil ;tutnetA 0siamtis shsvsIs, pieas, minins aeti666: Save money at Hsit',
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-11-27

osard q Trade Rsstaurant is now rsstsned fer btsinsSs.