The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-02
SIDE LIGHTS on
THE WORLDS SERIES
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INTERESTING INFoRMATIox
ABOUT THE BRAVES AND
ATHLETICS
DAILY sport Letter !. n. 81.
BY FRANK G. afENKE

/ NeW YORK Ocl. "A careful an
alysis of the 1914 records of the
pitchers who probably viii work in
the world series. shows that the Atm
Iletic quartet has an edge on the Bos-
ton trio in real pitching power.
4 But the edge is one of only the
merest fractions.
The analysis shows that while
Bender and Plank have a higher
strike out average per game than any.
Of the 'Bostonians, James of the
i Braves has allowed fewer hits per
game and Rudolph has given fewer
bases on balls.
Records that merely show how
many games pitcher has won and
lost during a season are valuelesss
n attempting a comparison of pitch
ling proves. Some pitchers may be
Iuckser than others Some may pitch
three hit games strike out a dozen
men-and lose Others may give "A
! foze1 bases on balls and allow
iozen hits-and yet win. The grand
winning average of the Boston trio is
| 694 against .6S5 for the athletic
quartet.
To find just what each pitcher has
5one on the firing line statistics were
gathered for the 1914 season, up to
and including the game on Friday.
Sept. 26th.
The figures later were reduced to-
show just how many batters each
pitcher has struck out in an average
nine inning game, how many bases
on balls and hits he allowed. Going
further, the figures were reduced to-
show just what the average nine in
ming yield OF hits, strike-outs and
bases on balls has been from the,
Athletic quartet and Braves trio so
far this season.
The result of the last figuring
showed that the four Athletic pitch
ers as whole have allowed 7-SI
hits, given u bases. on balls and
struck out 1a men in each nine
inning game. In comparison, the
[ Braves trio has allowed 4 4-5 hits.
? 2-3 bases on balls and Struck out 4
men in each game.
/ The statistics show Rudolph is the
| steadiest Of the seven pitchers. He
has given only 2-3 bases on balls
per game. Bender and Plank are
tied for strike-out donors with five
per game. James of the Braves, has
i permitted an average of only hits
per game-less than any of the other
six.
The Rival Teams
Here are the names of the Boston
and Philadelphia players who are ell
igible for participation in the world
series:
Pitchers: Charles Bender, Ed
ward plank, John Combs, Herbert
Penock, Robert j. tShawkey. Leslie j.
sush, ]. Weldon Wycoff, Roy Dress
Ter, Lloyd Davies.
/ Catchers: Ira Thomas. John w.
Lapp, Walter III. Schang, Dean D.
Sturgis. James j. AIcAvoy.
| Infelders: John lIcInnis, Edward
Collins. John Barry. ]. Franklin
/ Baker, Harry Davis, William L.
Kopf.
outfelders Amos srrunk. Ed
ward Murphy, Reuben L. Oldring,
James P. Walsh, j. A. Thompson.
Pitchers: William James, Rich
ard Rudolph, George Tyler, Otto
Hess, George Davis, Richard Crutch-
er Eugene Cochreham. Paul Strand,
Ensign Cottrell
! Catchers: Henry Gowdy, Burt
Whaling. Fred Mitchell.
j Infelders: Charles Schmidt, Jno
| j. Evers, Walter Maranville, j. Car
Isle Smith, George Whitfield, Charles
Deal
| Outfelders: Leslie Mann, Joe
! Connoly, Larry Gilbert, Josh Deyore.
Herbert Moran. Theodore Cater.
General Utility: Oscar Dugey.
InffeIders
Here are the major and minor
league records of the infelders of
the Braves and Athletics, who will
participate in the world series:
Athletics
John j. MeInnis, first Fbaseman-
Born in Maiden, Mass, 1890. Play
ed with one of the smaller New
England teams in 1908, and joined
the Athletics in 1909. Is five feet
eight inches tall and weighs $50
pounds. Bats AMI throws right
handed
Edward T. Collins. second base.