El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-08
Worlds Series Games Offer Contrast
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Braves Watch Athletics In Action
BY B. B. CADDLE

is not known Il has generally been be-
Heved that George StalIings would send
3 Dick Rudolph TO the mound. but he may
} start James. Both twirlers have estab-
Hshed a wonderful record during the sea
son. each having about the same percentage
/ Of victories
Connie Mack will undoubtedly send chief
. Bender to the mound II Rudolph IS
: worked by StaIlings Bender will oppose
him but il James is sent in Mack may
: decide TO pit the veteran Eddie Plank
against him Much viii depend OF course.
on how the twirlers warm up. the condition
they are in and the weather
The first two games will undoubtedly
prove pitching duels. II the Braves twirl-
3 ers continue showing the form in which
they finished the season. the Athletic bat
tiers viii find it hard TO locate the ball.
Bender will also undoubtedly prove effective
against the weak hitters Of the National
league pennant winners.
( The two infields are about evenly matched
as far as fielding IS concerned But the
loss Of Smith at third will be keenly felt
by Stallings According to information from
Philadelphia Wednesday. StallinEs Will use
Deal at third instead OF Whitfield. While
clever fielder Deal is a very poor batter.
finishing the season with a percentage OF
-217- He was out Of the game a majority
OF the season with illness but has now
rounded TO-
Schmidt compares farorabIy with ''stuffy''
McInnis at first Schmidt Is not as fast
as McInnis and IS slow in turning TO take
LlruWa But ne IS a STEADY cool and naru
working fielder that seldom makes a boot
McInnis is a nervous fielder and his anX-
tety sometimes results IN him making a
bad error at a crucial moment Schmidt
has been hitting -275 and McInnis 81.
Eddie Collins and Johnny Evers are the
two greatest second basemen in the world
Collins has had one OF the best seasons OF
his career IN fielding. running bases and
at bat He closed the season with an aver
age OF .a44 at the bat. leading all members
Of his club Evers has been the biggest
asset George Stallings had this season It
was through his great work in the field. at
the bat running bases and assisting in the
management OF the team that Boston won
the pennant. Evers is considered the fastest
man in the world to get a bail away. He
way 10 Schmidt or some other baseman-
Johnny closed the season with an average
Of -2S5. So points behind Collins.
Rabbit Maranville IS a superior short
stop TO Jack Barry. The Rabbit is a bril-
away like lightning He Is a faster fielder
than Barry and a much better batter. But
Barry IS a shortstop OF no mean ability.
Meanwhile closed the season with a bat
ting average Of -25s to Barry's -245. The
fact that Collins and Barry have worked
together for years and have developed into
a great machine Will be somewhat 10 their
advantage in the series This IS the first
season Meanwhile and Evers have worked
together
Baker Is not the brilliant fielder that
Smith was Neither IS he the brilliant field f
er that Deal is Deal can cover more -
ground and fields his position cleaner than d
does Baker. Deal scoops his ball I'd and B
has # away in an instant while Baker ;
depends on blocking the ball and Is awk- O.
ward in touching base runners But he is
hitting 80 TO 81. Deals average IS a
striking contrast