The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-01
HUGH S. FULLERTON
COMPARES PLAYERS
FOR WORLDS SERIES

ana each was caught close to the bar
ricr in left.
Drives In Many Runs.
oidiinS3 strong point is in driving
runs lone The statistics shoH him
iN"i" effective with men on bases thin
ny any cher time--and it is an odd
phenomenon that more than half OF his
long hits have been made with run
ncrs on bases. In June and July he
the Joke OF the club that he couldn t
| ut excepting with runners on third.
/ TINS Is unusual. as II batter ordinarily
1 tightens up and tries TO score the run
certainly. While Oldring may have
been trying To drive out sacrifice flies
ana hit them into or against the seats,
he is one of the most dangerous men
IL the country IN Finch. as he hits
al sorts of pitching. and he hits The
left handlers unless they are at their
best While Il terrific driver to left
centre. Dldring is a corkinE right field
hitter in the hit and run. which fact
VIII trouble Doyle in covering second.
aa Oldring appears TO possess an un-
canny anack OF slamming them past
whichever fielder starts to cover sec
Ond.
Burns looks odd on the ,.ew York
team because OF the quick, business
like manner he uses In batting. He
walks right up and hits, as II in II
hurry TO get IL over / took twenty
four Of his games against right hand
ers, and he was hitting .292, while in
eleven games against lcft-haudorS his
average was PA against twelve fast
/ bail pitchers he battcd .l9l. while
/ against ciEnt SLOW bOWlcrS and slow
! curvers he Was hitting just over 900.
! In SIX games against spitbail artists
! he battcd .l6d. and showed Il remark
able number OF strikc-outs for him.
as he Is one of those light, watChful,
/ snap-swing hattcrs. and always alert
He is not the long driving type Of
! hitter, his extraordinary number Of
two base hits being due more TO his
speed ana his skill in turning first
than 10 the distance he drives the ball
occasionally he drives one far 10 left
Il
right field, which isn't such - bad
fault but for the fact that Collins is
oidring's great superiority over
INTO account running. helding. recovery
and quickness Of returning the bail
10 the iniicld-Hurns has all the better
Of the argument and as to ncldin; he
IS the superior or the Athletic cloutcr.
I tremcly useful. He goes long way
Owes the foul line for ny balls. and in
! philadelphia he has n big advantage
In knowing the dangerous concrete
barrier along left field and how to
play the hiilock in front of the score
board.
Best In Centre Field.
If Mack should decide to switch his
lineup and return Oldr!ng To centre
neld, where he is It biz more at home
be hurt Burns seeIns to run faster
~ the outhcld, but Oldring eats up
his ground with his long, striding
sallop, and while he appears rather
awkward III catching balls. his power
iul throwing ntoncs for lot OF IT,.
lic lacks The "neNtneas" and spryncss
Of Burns who cups 81 bali beautifully
and shoots IT well on the line.
IN base running It may sound strange
10 learn That The majority Of the play
crs who have watched both men de-
clhrc that oldring Is more dangerous
on the bases Than the spccdicr and
sprycr New Yorker. He strides with
terrific force that Is likely to swoop n
baacman OF his feet. and be starts
quickly. getting into his stride at the
iir*t jump. While he never has been
rated with the great base runners OF
the Athletics any man who tx around
forty stolen bases on team that
plays hit and run as much NJ the Attn
lotics do IL quite a base runner. even
If not Collins.
Oldrins slumpcd with the team the
latter part or the season. and seemed
OF his stride both IN Hcldng and in
hitting. batting In Spurts.
There cannot he - doubt that Burns
was one or the great elements in land :
ing the pcnnant for McGraw. He filed
strengthening left field as an indi-
vIduai. he helped the cntiro outneld.
In that Murray had Il steady job and
vas enabled To stick to one position
to play sun fields
One never can tell positively whether
that strcngthcns or wcakcns team,
but usually IT strengthens tho player
however, McGraw came near winning
II worlds championship by switching
hcldcrs. once Murray In left made II
catch that Dcvorc never would have
come near making, and in another
game Devorc caught drive that saved
"A game. getting n ball that Murray
could not have laid hands on. Again
Murray switched back to right just
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