The daily star-mirror., 1915-10-04
ADVANCE DOPE
ON The OUTLOOK
ALL INTEREST NOW TURNS TO
THE APPROACHING WORLDS
SERIES GAMES
Red SOx and Phillies Stand About
y Even in the Infelds-Latter Has
Slight Edge
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Oct. All things con-
sidered, the Red Sox and Phillies will
go into the coming worlds clash
even as to infields. Fred Luderus ter
rife hitting is somewhat offset by the
superior fielding ability and all
around finish OF Jack Barry and so
far as the rest of the inner works are
concerned, it appears to be about a
deaw-judging solely from the way
ability is reckoned in cold figures
There is no difference worth speak
ing of in the combined batting and
fielding averages of the two infields.
Both have been slugging the ball
around a .260 gait, and the two field
ing averages hover around close to
$3.50. Comparisons, however, are held
to be somewhat odious ever since the
nelius McGillicuddy's 100000 infeld
and priceless pitching staff.
There always is one thing that trips
up the dope, and literally spills the
beans. 1t can't be reckoned on, be-
cause there are no figures on it. It's
the child of the heated moment-the
totally unlocked for individual star
that crops out in every worlds series.
Once 'pon time it was Frank Baker.
Then Joe Bush came along, and last
year it was long, lean Hank Gowdy,
whom fate had buffeted around the
baseball world for long time.
Gowdy, on dope, didn't stand a
chance with the incompatible Wallie
Schang this time last year. There
were few places outside Boston's
classic boundaries where the name
would have been recognized on the
street. But after the series even the
music of the cats on the backyard
fences was suspiciously drawled into
the semblance of, the lanky catchers'
monaker. Hank had dubbed along
all summer hitting around .240. Yet
when the big test came it found him
slugging 545 under the most supreme
ly difficult conditions possible. No
body had figured on Hank.
And there's probably several play
ers with the Red Sox and Phillies |
whom nobody is figuring on. In the |
first place there are no figures. SO
many things can happen in short |
series that it makes dope practically
useless Stars can go bad, as did
Chief Bender in the series with the
Braves last year; some lucky kid may
fall into pinch hit that wins a game
any number of things can happen.
New York critics are paying lot
of attention to the difference between
the two fields, and are of the opinion
that in this respect, at least, the ad-
vantage goes to Philadelphia. The
Philly field is much shorter, which
accounts to some extent, for the great
number of homers garnered by Gabby
Cravath this season. Very few, or
no ball are knocked out of
the Boston park. Gabby is reported
to have that fence distance properly ;
and is liable to stick one over in the
grass any time. In a close battle,
with a man on, that would just about
wreck somebody's championship ;
hopes. 1t is an undeniable fact that
nearly all of Gabby's homers have {
been knocked while the Phillies were
at home.
1t looks like a remote factor be- 6
lore the series, but it would certainly {
assume elephantine proportions if it
ever happened. I
Wilson to See Worlds Series
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-The presi-
lent will probably attend the second T
game of the worlds series at Phil 4
adelphia on Saturday. He wired for \
ickets.