Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-06
Red Sox Look Better
Compared Man For Man

right.handed pitcher. Good man, hits
well and fields his position exceptions.
ally well. Come to Red Sox from Gin
einnati Reds last year. Hit over 500
last season. This years late averages
show him batting about .275.
DEL GAlNOR-Works against the
southpaw pitchers. Came to Boston
from Detroit. Had good season this
year, working in over 70 games for a
batting average of around .290.
Second Base.
JACK BARRY--Connie Mack 3
former prize shortstcp, and member of
the 100000 infield.D Ranked prob.
ably best second baseman in the league
excepting Eddie Collins. This is his
first year at second. Veteran of sew
eral world SERIES though young in
years. Came to Boston this spring
when Mack sold out. Hit around Pas
this season.
Third Base.
LARRY GARDNER-Only infielder
left who was member of the champion
Red Sox of 1912. Has slowed up some
what since 1912. Gardner has played
all his professional ball for the Red
Sox going there seven years ago when
he got out of Vermont university. Late
averages show him hitting around .275.
Stortstop.
! EVERETT SC0TT-One of last
year s finds. Scott has few superiors
at fielding his position, although he is
woefully weak at bat. That he has
been able to hold regular s job while
hitting around 200 is tribute to his
work, Came to Boston two years ago
from st. Paul Is still youngster and
halls from Bluffton, Indiana.
Left Field,
DUFFY LEWIS-With Speaker and
Hooper he composes what has been
termed the "best outfeld in the
world" " Is veteran of the 1919 cham
| pions, an exceptionally good fielder
and good hitter. First attracted at.
tention in California where he played
with the Almeda team. Came TO Bos.
ton six years ago and has been there
ever since. Hit this season around
.295.
Center Field.
iris SPEAK KER-Speaker shares with
Ty Cobb the title of being the best
player in baseball, and needs no intro.
duction, He has no superiors, not even
Cobb, at fielding, although the Georgi.
an outshines him at bat and on the
bases. Has been with Boston eight
years, and has hit above 900 most of
that time This season he batted
around 1875, and is the pivot of the
Red Sox attack.
Right Field
IIADDN unnDnD
mate for Speaker aud Lewis, although
weaker at bat. Hit around .240 this
season, Hooper is Boston's lead off
man, and is fast on the bases.
Pitchers,
!, DUTCH LEONARD--Generally con
ceded TO be the best southpaw in tae
game. Came to Boston several year,
ago, and always has been brilliant
performer. Hung up the best record II
the American league last year for ef
: foctiveness, as he allowed only one ant
u fraction runs per game, Has beer
one of Cauigan 3 most depcndabl,
, pitchers this season, finishing with al
average of over 700 Some critic
have selected Leonard as the man e
face Alexander in the opener, althoug,
the majority favor Shore.
GEORGE F0STER-One of tn,
smallest and most effective pitchers il
the American league this season Mucl
! of the Red Sox success this season hai
been due to- this diminutive noun,
. man. Hc has worked in tiirty ode
games OF which he has won twenty
Practically certain he win face Phil
/ in one or moro Of the battles.
! ERNIE SHORE-One of the lates
! pitching finds, and n good one. Shor,
came up from the old Baltimore club
! when jack Dunn sold ont, and won {
!. regular berth right away. He has beer
. one of Carrigan Is premier pitchers thi
season, and is favored in some quarter
to pitch tho opener. Thi ysear he woi
a about 20 games. His 10 defeat of De