Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-04
1T STRIKES ME
by TIM PATCH

Many persons have wondered why the
minor" college teams book games with
the big fellows in the football world.
The result OF the Virginia-Yale game Is
, one OF the reasons.
Football ii hath its victories no less re-
no"ned Than scholastic prestige. When
one OF the smaller institutions tackles
. a big" eleven. IL gets greater promi-
hence In the papers. Then. too, high
school and preparatory school football
stars within the sphere of its innu.
! ence, suddenly realize that they do not
have 10 90 "A long distance from home
10 play football with credit. which is TO
! say, publicity for themselves. Last
but not least. sleeping alumni. who
have almor, forgotten college, wake
| up and give "A dormitory found q
scholarship and send their sons back
| 10 the dear old campus.
Witness the revolution al Richmond
College since Frank Dobson turned out
his hrst winning team. While 1T is
true that the Spiders are not overbur-
dencd with ttarS, IL is noticeable that
the Westhampton institution is getting
many of the local prep school stars
many OF whom would have dr1fted away
10 larger colleges. Other prep schools
in the state are also sending in good
! material
II is almost settled that Joe Wood
VIII not pitch during the big series
smoky Joe worked in one of the games
AT Washington on Saturday, but his arm
vas so sore that he was Ineffective
, Carrigan can hardly risk him against
/ the Phillies. as he worked him for the
, specific purpose of seeing just what he
could do He is convinced that he can
rely on Short, Ruth. Leonard and Eos
ter. Four pitchers are enough to pitch
seven games, under most circumstances.
Three of the Red Sox and one Phillie
player are within the charmed circle
OF batsnen. In other words. Luderus.
Speaker, Ruth and Leonard are bat
ting 300 or better
Speaker has been a world OF strength
with the Red Sox this year leading his
teammates not only in fielding, but
in hitting and base running. Eleven
of the Boston players arc hitting bet.
ter than $50. which is unusual
Although Captain Luderus is the only
800 hitter on the Phillies the others
are of the dangerous variety, especially
, Cravath. who has made twenty-three
, home runs SO far this season. Whitfield
also is star batsman and base runner.
his twenty-five thefts this season plac-
ing him up high in the National League.
six Of the Red Sox twirIers enjoy
aVera ges OF more than 700 for tho sea
son. Alexander is the only Quaker
above the 700 mark. Two are over
the 800 point and two are right on it.
New attendance and gate receipt rec
ords are not unlikely in the coming
worlds series between the Phillies and
the Boston Red Sox. Much will depend.
OF course. upon the length Of the series
and the amount of interest displayed by
the fans of the two pennant winning
cities. III the struggle for the cham
pionshiD is close and continues for six
or seven games there is no question
that new figures will be established in
these departments, thus adding greatly
to the satisfaction of players and mag
mates.
Chicago captured the Federal League
pennant yesterday In a whirlwind finish
which even rivalled that Of the Buffalo
club in the International League The
Whales had only six points TO spare,
and the last game of the season de-
cided the race, not only for top honors,
but for second and third places
Eight Federal League parks have
closed their gates But still the O. BIS
are not claiming wonderful victory.
With the winning of the National
pennant by Philadelphia on wednes-
day, and the capture OF the American
League title by the Boston on the day
following, the major league season OF
1915 was virtually closed. In the Ma.
tional League, Boston and Brooklyn
are still arguing the question of which.
shall hold the second place In the
| standing, while the problem OF who
shall occupy the remaining first di-
vision places still remains to be solved.
American League apportionment of
honors already Is determined, the sec
ond place being Detroit's. with Chi
cago, Washington, New York. ST.
Louis. Cleveland. Philadelphia. finish
Ing In the order named.
Wonder IL Baltimore Is satisfied with
major" league baseball now. The Ter
rabins landed the eighth berth without
serious opposition. They only lost l07
out Of 154 games.