The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-30

Tbs is The comparing Goldberg to
Michael Angelo.
Do.s Posksrt. who has carried the CEN
Ter fields burdens for the triumphant
in sasebali In that he nov must BE- com
paisd with Iris Speaker, Compared
whh lot Of other center fielders. Dode
but against that inhuman being speaker
tie dope makes him look like a 1911
rord alongside twelve cylinder hmou-
There Is nothing to It, Speaker out
classes Paskert so far that the Red
Sox Pile up huge lead in the dope.
~&hicn VIII have TO be offset In other
was so anxious to see how the teams
compared In other departments that I
switched from the infielders and looked
over the outfield. and the further one
goes In the figures on those fellows the
worse the chances OF the Phillies seem.
However. remember that attack.
tai game, that defensive strength IL 32T,
and that. Of defensive strength. the
fieider A. az c,s Ss' me TSs we center
center fielder outclasses his rival and
neither OF them gets a chance, the worst
amateur is Just as good as cobb-for
But with Speaker a l. different. This
fellow. with all due respect for Cob. q.
the greatest defensive outfloider Of the
day. lie can 20 further back after fly
balls. he can throw better thon Cobb can,
since the Peach Injured his arm by fool
efforts to pitch. and he Is the biggest
help to pitchers possible.
Boston's pitching staff IL fine But
there are lots OF pitchers who would be
were In the hole TO n batter. they could
groove a ball, let him hit 10 as hard as
ne could. and that out there In center
field was fellow who could romp clear
to the bleaehers. go either direction.
cover an acre OF ground and save him.
have figured Speaker worth almost
game against Chicago / saw this fellow
and Hooper catch five long driven fly
balls that not one of the White sox
Il GOOD i ssii i PiSy .s"o' upon
Dode Paskert Is a Pretty good ball
player. mechanically. lie has nerve. he
covers a lot OF ground. and he has dash
OF srecd on the bosses
lie never has been rated as smart
ball player and at Cincinnati. where he
served an indeterminatc sentence until
he finally was paroled to the Phillies. he
was rated a bone lie has been a much
Improved ball player with Philadelphia
and has not shown much OF the bone
stuff the Cincinnati scribes accused him
OF displaying. lie has shown much more
pep" and ambition. The chances are
that his showing at Cincinnati was due
TO natural lack OF interest and careless
ness than TO inability.
lie Is n cracking good man for pi,ch-
ers. because he goes back well after riy
balls. and the Boston grounds with their
depth will afford him ample opportunity.
he helps pitchers by watching closely
and he shifts we'll around the field for
batters and covers up close to second.
dash.
on the attack he Is dangerous. and
he hits left handlers Well He runs the
bases much better than his figures for
this season indicate. BE has not been
running TO amour. TO anything this year
but evidently Ao-an's plan Of campaign
does not include the stolen base at all
Evidently Paskert did not set fully into
the ambition and the stride OF the team
until late. for his work has shown Inn
Erovement only In marked degree since
II became evident that the Thillies were
due TO grab the flag.
Is necessary TO win and ne usually uses
poor judgment when ne starts agrees
sive work Compared either batter as
a 1ockeyer at the plate. - n worriei -
pitchers while batting or on the bases.
as a base runner, In using Judgment as
20 when to try for extra bases. and as a
fielder or as thrower he does not COM
spsahsr a wonder
speaker. Indeed. b., next 20 Cobb the
most perfect all round player in the
country. lie can do everything In the
game. and do u better than almost any
one. lie beats Cobb throwing both for
strength and accuracy. but he does not
force n play or draw 70 on.
You can figure safely that Speakers
batting average viii be trimmed consid-
erabiy IN this series chiefly because OF
Alexander. He will hit the others unless
RiNey has one Of those GOOD days. Later
shall explain 90 you why figure on
Rixey affecting the batting Of the Red
SOY. / know Moran's battle plan fairly
well and am deducfing some more from
the Red SoN batting ability than anyone
ures. II ought 10 work and II II does
SPEAKERS slugging will be reduced con-
Paskert viii have TO have a lot Of luck
to hit 200 Wood Foster ana Ruth ought