Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-10-06
THE WORLDS SERIES


NEW YORK. Der. s.-Those who
are looking for the Braves TO crack
during the world series may be just
as greatly disappointed as was John
McGrzw.
The theory that a good ball team
vii 60 TO pieces in an important
series was exploded long ago. and
50 has been the theory that a star
ball player viii crack under the
strain and excitement and put up a
miserable exhibition
Look over the records OF world
series players and world series
teams. and you will find that with
rare exceptions. the best teams al
ways grabbed the bunting. and that
The star players have shone just as
brightly in a world series as they
did during the regular season.
Eddie Collins. Frank Baker and
Jack Barry, OF the Athletics, are fine
examples OF the exploded theory
The trio has felded just as brilliantly
during the world series games in
which they have figured as they did
IN the regular season that preceded
them. Ia some cases they have done
better.
In The 1910 world series Collins hit
for 4zs. Baker for 400 and Barry for
235 Barry during the series hit for
his normal average. while Collins and
Baker hit above theirs. Strunk, in
1915. hit 27S during the series-an
average that be has maintained
throughout his big league career.
In 1911 Collins hit for 2S6 That
was below his normal average One
more hit would have placed him vel
over the 300 mark He was robbed
OF that hit by a sensational catch by
Murray Of a drive that looked lik'
a sure triple Baker, that year. hi
as, while Barry dubbed EN- out foi
.36S-oveT 100 points beyond normal
In 1912 Iris Speaker, the Boston
slugger. got a 300 average out Of tn,
series. which was a trifie below nor
NAL The other Red Sox hit aroun,
their normal averages. Meyers, tn
Giant catcher, hit for 375 during tn
1912 world series. The other Giant
batted around normal
In 1913, Baker hit for $50. Collin
Al. Sehang 357. Barry 300 and OLD
ring a73 These averages we're abOy
normal. showing that in the Athletic
case. at least. the good hitters. som,
times play better baseball during
short world series than they do dul
ing the regular season.
Ty Cobb is one example TO the COZ
trary The great Tiger batter emerl
ed from three world series combat
with a miserable batting record. BIZ
il wasn't due to nervousness {
cracking The Georgian simpl
happened 10 fall into a batting slum
toward the end of each season. an
ne couldn't get Out OF it in time
make a showing in the world serie
It's the same with the fielding. tn
finished fielder comes out of a seris
Eirh fielding average just about G
a par with that OF the regular seaso
The Importance 81 such seri,
never has caused any great differens
I N the game put up BY a player Tai
Il The averages Ct the players who nav
participated IN Two. three OF for
series and total them and you vi
find that their combined batting al
1 Fielding averages during world seri'
d eombals are Just about equal to the
= grand averages covering all the
D. years in baseball
e The good pitchers fare Just abo
Is the same during a world series
they do during the regular seaso
-e MathewsOn's 1872 record. OF cours
Ne : the big exception Marty work.
$ in three games and failed TO win. I
"a lost TWO. The other was tied B
e. IN each game Maity encounter,
p hard luck His pitching skill "
in just as prominent during all OF tho
II three games as il was during u
IN regular season. but a few fOozles |
le hind him and few breaks for d
n Red SoN robbed him of victory.
le Bender and Plank. the great Al
n. setic pair. have figured in four wor
"a series cOmbars This years v
make the fifth Take their averag
covering the other series in Viii
they have figured. count up the h
AZ hey have permitted the strikeot
scored, the bases on balls given a
n the number Of games won and K
n and you will find that they to
nj around their grand average for
4 the years they have been in the !
n league
a And 90. in face OF this conditii