The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-03
BACKSTOPS ARE
WELL MATCHED
Men Who Will Do Receiving in the
Worlds Series Strong

New York, oct. 3-ThC CatcherS OF
the New York Giants ana Philadelphia
/ Athletics viii play an important part
/ in the coming battles for the worlds
managers of the rival clubs are for
tunate in having dependable trios for
the position behind the plate. Connie
Mack has Schang. Lapp and Thomas
90 use as his judgment dictates ana
McGraw in Meyers, Mclean and Will
son has an opposing squad of catch
ers which viewed in broad manner
suffer little if any when compared
with the Philadelphia wearers of mitt
and mask.
Meyers and Schang appear TO have
first cali for the position with Nc
Lean and Lapp second choice and
Wilson and Thomas as rd-string
catchers. Meyers and Schang viii be
called upon to do the lrunt of tho
work, barring illness or accident and
are therefore FIRST 10 be considered in
= comparison Of the catching strength
OF the two clubs. From an offensive
standpoint Meyers is the better PLAYER
Cf the two. due TO his ability as a bait
ter The big Indian has an unof-
fetal record OF $40 for lij games this
season as against .259 for Schang i'm
- gains. ON the bases the Philadcl-
pha b1ckstop is faster man, but this
asset is more or less uullihed by the
fact that Meyers gets 10 the Initial
bag more frequently than his CHIEF
iiyDl N tho ,.prl1fG
Schana Best Thrower
nqth ere accurate and fast in throw
ing To bases. but the Athletics young
ster has a margin over Meyers in this
respect. for he shoots to second with
less apparent eXertion and more speed
than thc chief Tories.
Lapp has taken the asgcndoncy over
Thomas turing the past season and
Judging from Present indications vii!
De Connie Macks second choice FOR the
stand behind the home plate. lie viii
have formidable opponent i'm Nc
Liam. who Joined the Giants Via til"
trade route ffom st. LOUIS after the
mid season mark had been passed. As
in the case ot Meyers and Schaug the
Giants second string catcher has Il
Cccidcd advantage over Lapp in bat
ting. Cor the records show that the
former CmcinnatiSt Louis catcher
has a 1a;ting average OF ga as against
Lapp's .2l9 The figures are all the
more impressive since both oatchers
have worked i'm about the same mum
Der of games. As an offset the Phil
adelph'a c8tch,r has proved to b,
at second and third ana in this re-
spect cutranks the veteran who was
traded into a worlds series pot of
gold after his new team mates had
secured Q commanding lead m the race
for the lcunant.
Records are Compared
lra Thomas. one of AIack's veterans,
in poin; OF experience at least outrsnks
Wilson easily, but the old adago of
youth IS. age may ,quslize this should
the pair don masks ant pads in the
same came. Thomas is catcher
who rises To- emergencies and as n
tactician has few equals. As for as
batting is concerned he IL far superior
TO Wilson, but the latter has been inn
proving steadily and may suipass eN
pectations in this respect i'm case he
has an opportunity to break into She
series at critical period once on
the base lines he will have an cX-
oelient chance 70 pick up Thomas adj
vantage with the bat, FOR he is fast
considered from the standpoint ot
catchC'
The records of the catchcrs OF the
tw" clubs this season follow
Philadelphia.
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