The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-02
ny HUGH =. FULLERTON.
Copyright. 1913. by the Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate.)

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III IL race horse gets beaten by a
bunch Of selling platcrs and comcs next
start and beats stake horses in I:4O.
the Judges look askance at every one.
hnd tho dop"stcrs do not know which
study Of Rcd Murray. OF the Giants.
rather difficult Rank him on what he
ana nhh INC deepest bushes would refuse
nm: Figure on what he did against
Boston last fan and he ranks up among
dsni1 ,Fo n s,S1, 50 nara. Two years
look as If he couldn't hit n sleeping
car With New Haven engine Last
year he made Lajoio jealous. This year
puiYcriZc weather with his bat-and
you can figure II any way you pleasc.
IersonaIly | am throwing out Aiurray's
compare MURRAY with I'D. Murphy again
gives the Athletics n big shade the adj
HahtaFe ana again 1t Is ability to hit.
ana nj hard and far away. that makes
she diiierencs In every, other respect
ms rival. but 1t IL the base hits and the
long olouts that win IN the majority
e, ,i eases: ana We the jury after care
fnd for Murphy. He Is the better ball
piiayer for q year and tho better ball
the series.
Remember Bendcr and Plank
Whether or not Murray viii hit this
iaii ~ serious problem. DO not
bender. Plank or shawkey, in case
Mack uses Shawkey / think no will
a., ,1s,,, The bali. ban vel against brown p
great Calcium. WI!lc | have thrown
on, Murrny's 1911 worlds series form,
mere - one ASPECT from which We are
That fall the Athletic pitchers got
do1bt a. aG aon nG f by hhG , fnd
they threw TO him. II was himself
rather than the opposing pitchers that
batting factor. There is IN BASEBALL,
Hazard" Murray tannc, f9ge; That
Bender and Plank made him look fool
ish. and tho remembrance or this il
certain 70 affect his confidence against
their pitching, ana confidence is the
entire game. !: he should be lucky
enough TO get a hit early confidence
might return with rush. 1t does at
free hitting series. he is likely 10 get
his share ot hlngles against tho other
pitchers Murray rs a nice hitter In
his own league. he stands up swings
solidly and hits I'm busincss-like style.
Last fall he was hitting desperately.
and he stood up to ,fas; pitchins With
may have restored his confidence lit
The styles OF the Athletic pitchers 10
not suit him. have studied his games
during the present season against
nineteen pitchers who use the style OF
Macks sttrs--elcrcn fast ones and
eight lcit-handcrs- and Murray has
not been hitting against any OF them
TO any extent. save On" game He has
been hitting steadily THE season. and
KEEP, 1t UP during the slump OF the
Giants--if their falling of IN fast
work amounted TO a slump. He is a
d.. 500 -
ping tho ball toward right field. no
covers tho runner well and sacrifices
in excellent style.
Kut with the stick no is no, the
match OF Murphy--oither the one With
NE = or the one wi!h the r y
dangerous heavy hitters that Slack
discovers or creates | have studied
Il. Murphy'a batting for seyeniy-onr
accounts OF tho games In detail. Brief
~, he has TWO wcnkn"sscr- Walter
always apparent; He is one Of the
neatcst hittcrs | ever saw-lucctiug
,,he ball soiidly and driving it ON the
his comrades DO, but sending IL singing
over the inhcld. There seldom is II
doubt as 10 whether or not he deserves
of their eyes he Is likely to cripple
some one. have heard 1, said that
he can push or snap ball with the
best direction OF any one on the team.
not excepting Collins. ana he is in
valuable in covering runners as they
steal. IT is rather odd. too tina, h.
can handle IL bat so skilfully, get seems
weak In laying down hunts Pc-haps
this is because II" can push and pull
the ball so well That he Is not called
upon to hunt so often. or perhaps never
tried IT because he can help runners
along as easily by hitting. have
seen him twice this summer chop down
on top OF pitched balls and bound
,hsm high n, to advance runners. once
so high he beat II to first He IS dan
Eerous against any kind OF pitching.
sell had him "winging" with his fast
ball, but ! missed seeing that game.
The difference between the lifting
ability of tho two men in the regular
season is marked. Murphy being much
better in percentages as we'll as in
driving home runs AS walters they
are about equal the advantage, al
though slight, being with the Phila-
there is no choice. neither being OF the
speediest class, although both step
down TO first in fair enough style with
out over-duly Fastening the inficidcrs.
under way, and Murray has trick
OF Stacking speed Il few steps from the
base when he surrenders and thinks he
is out. Re will not do that in Il game
In the coming series.
Murray Fnstcr on Paths.
Once landed on first base. Murray
becomes the superior. While he is not
one of tho star runners of McGraw' 3
flying squadron. he steals a lot of bases.
lie Is UP close TO the thirty mark. which
Is not so bad. and In going from first
to third OH hit his trick Of turning
base in strides carries him along to
the destination in very fair time. He
has IL habit OF swinging to the short
stop that may be all right in season.
but will not get anything in the series
have seen him drive shortstops out