Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-08
ouTFIELDERs MAY PLAY
 IMPORTANT ROLE.
Both Teams Have a Collection of Star
 Men.

The outfields of the Red Sox and the Phillies are expected to play roles of unusual importance in the coming worlds series between the Boston Americans and the Philadelphia Ma tionals. No other department aof the rival teams can show the collection of stars that will be found among the eight players who are available for places in the outer gardens. Mention need only be made of Iris Speaker and Harry Hooper for the Carr1gan forces and Cactus Gavvy Cravath, Pat Moran's home run slugger, in order to establish the high standard of these two outfields.
 As to which is the stronger in all- round offensive and defensive play. there is much argument, but such ad- vantage as may exist is generally con- ceded to the Red Sox. Each club has a regular. fielding trio and one utility player. the lineup being as follows: Boston-Hooper. right field; Speaker, center field; Lewis. left field, and Hen rikseB. utility fielder. Philadelphia Cravath. right field; Paskert, center field: Whitted, left field. and Becker, utility fielder
 Eliminating the two utility fielders and considering the outfield as units, show that Boston has a 20-point ad- vantage in batting strength, while the Philadelphia trio is five points stronger in fielding. The Red Sox combination is also shown to be faster on the paths, since it is credited with having stolen 54 bases to the Phillies' 43. In extra base hits the winners of the American league pennant outclass the senior flag bearers in ability to drive out two and three base hits, but fall behind the Phillies in home runs, due in great part to the terrific slugging of Cravath on his home grounds.
 cravath outshines Hooper. Considered individually. the out standing strength of the Red Sox out field is made more apparent. In right | field, Hooper will be opposed by Cra- vath. and in the records the former has the advantage of stolen bases sacrifice hits and fielding, while the Phillies' player outshines the Red Soz fielder as a batter. The fielding aver ages of the pair are: Hooper .974, Cra- vath .95S. while the batting ability oi the two fielders is indicated by Cra- vath's average of .277 as against Hooper's PAP. it,
 Speaker Has Shade.
 At center, Iris Speaker has the bet ter of Dode Paskert in batting. fielding and base stealing. Speaker has hi | 1928 during the league season, scoring | 24 two baggers, 12 three baggers, Ii sacrifice hits, 2S stolen bases and 10' runs in 530 times at bat. Paskert fl 290 times at bat scored 70 hits, Al runs I g stolen bases. % sacrifice hits. T. doubles triples and a like number o home runs, giving him an average O. PAP. In fielding. the difference is no so marked, for Paskert fielded .907 ts Speakers .975.
 l Speakers ability cannot be expressed entirely by figures, for in his seeming divination of the course of fly ball lies a source of much dependence b, the Red Sox in their plans to checl the powerful offense of the Phillies His ability to sense thed ropping plac' of far hit ball and to be there wheI 1t falls is expected to reduce greatl, the efficiency of the long driving bat Of the Phillies' sluggers. Little If an, behind Speaker in this respect | Hooper. whose saving catches in tn worlds series of 1912 are still fresh il the memory of the fans.
 Whitted a Fast Fielder.
 Lewis, in left field, possesses thi | same keenness and speed. but he vii not outclass Whitted of the Moral brigade by any means. In fact. tn seasons averages give the Philadelphia representative the better of Lewis il ting advantage of the Red Sox playe Is but IA points Lewis poled out nor extra base hits than Whitted, but tn latter was faster on the bases by | considerable margin. The latter il also steadier in the field. aithougl lacking the ability to make the spec tacular catches with which Lewis cleo trifies the fans from time to time
 PhlIlies Have 5est Utility outfeIdar or the. two utility outfelders, Becke Is the better hitter by more than 3