The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-01
v. The Shortstops.
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Here are two youngsters. coming stars
VINO are Just beginning TO shine brightly.
facing each other in a world's series.
q Is a tossup. between them in almost
every department of the game. and they
fssre 50 closely tosethsr that II is
Beyond doubt. Bancroft viii be a
greater ball player than Scott ever can
Advantages that are denied the Red sox
brilliant shortstop. The fact that the
quaker young<ter. fresh from the Coast
out shine his rival more in the figures.
II due TO the fact that Scott has n year
the advantage of him In the big show
that could teach him more of the inside
work than bancroft knows. Last year
SCOTT got his training down there with
Wagner and Gardner and Yerkes to an
struct and lead him. which In itself Is
liberal education for n youngster. and
sisess OF ali the iufisidsrs and the most
IL IL small wonder that Scott has i'm
Gripping OF Wagner by rheumatism has
not hurt the team as IL would otherwise
have done.
perhaps the most brilliant youngster
sent on East from the Coast In many
year and down at philadelphia he Is re-
Earded the wonder Of the season. Nat
urally. In the enthusiasm OF victory. his
faults have been overlooked lie Is not
yet finished bail player and he makes
base. blunders that are hidden TO a great
extent by the Individual brilliancy OF nils
won the Psnnsnt
Bancroft. "busher." practically won
the pennant for Philadelphia. To him.
even more than to @. Cleveland Aiexan-
AAr A.lA -
OF course. neither could have won with
out the other. but Bancroft made" that
infield. Transformed IL from an uncer
tain and ragged defensive proposition
chine.
Getting down to figures. Bancroft can
kinds of pitching. he Is speedier on the
bases. and clever at getting the jump ON
TO say later abou, the e nss OF %9 Shs
American League "balk" upon National
League base runners who are not accus-
the balk rule. This IL something Moran
would best caution Bancroft about or
Bostons aderts at the balk viii nip him
off first about as often as he gets there
In the field. the men figure very
closely together. Scott not being quite
The equal OF his rival in going toward
third base or In coming forward and cut
ting across In front OF second base; but
he plays the deep field perfectly and
Is steady and brilliant in short play. es-
pecially with the infield drawn close
lie handles a ground ball cleanly and
gets y away to the bases quickly. but in
who shoots from almost any position
Equal To Doolan
The players declare that Bancroft, IN
this respect. Is almost the equal Of Doo-
Ian. who was considered the greatest OF
all players at that style of defensive
work. Bancroft is faster in double PLAYS
but there IL one thing 1 want you to OBJ
W Ssys ~ comparing these two fellows.
Barry and see the difference in the man
ner IN which he handles IL from what he
Old last year. The watch Bancroft and
Niehoff make the same play. This play
y. thiak. executed better by Evers and
Marsnxille than by any pair. They sir
merely pitching IL toward the bag. while
the other Is sprinting to meet the ba m
and trying to reach the bag IN position
70 make the throw 10 first quickly The
danger OF an error that will ruin a dou-
bic play IL minirnized and the danger OF
s sre o% r,o going s Tar enough 10 make the
that the ball IL at the base easy to
handle. and the other player can move
Freely and without fear. which let's him
base In time
Bancroft still has a habit. especially
Wnen hurried OF snabping the ball to
Memoir with quick wrist motion when
the play must be made in hurry II
comes fast 20 the base. doubles the dan,
pen or the throw Is bad. the ban r rap.
base.
These are small thinKs-but watch
scott and you'll see the fine Italian hand
on JACK Barry In every move he makes
around the base.
As TO batting
u Is rather dlscoursging TO figure on
The batting Of these two boys In. this
Worlds series. Scott - liable TO yet a
foul off Alexander n Alex IL right and
~ this fellow Rixey has a good daS,
scott VIII be lucky 10 get that much.
He tag- the left handed pitchers fairly
wen ordinarily. and viii hit Rixey on an
OF day. but not " Eppa Jeptha has one
OF those big days" that he has AT tlnes.
scott probably would hit Mayer we'll.
would hammer Deruaree or MrOufIlan
and hold his average against Chainers.
but as these fellows are not likely 10 emf
much figure Ia this series. Scott's hat
unk average does not look much plump
~ man Connie Mack In these lean DAYS
bancroft also T. Up against the tough
est pitching he ever has seen. I think ne
csn De eliminated as n dangerous hittfrg
factor. His best chance 10 hit n ana.ars
- against Shore--and that doesn't sound
reasonable AZ all. he stands IN nreff !,
~ 70 speed ana takes his swings and
connect with one ~
They seem evenly matched a. the
NsllinE game. and on the bases All the
advanfaEe ~ with Bancroft. 40 thai vitb
the exception Of Tire Wfffe fnsi1e -. y,
of the Rame. little more finish a. bis
COMPILATION PLAYING. and n Few rofror
49, - or play. Sfncroft outfiEures his
The difference is not sufficient %
make Ihiiadelphia lead ara a litffe t,,ct
~ nssly 70 turn the tide IN the other
Tomorrow. ~ VIII take an "a. rbt,o
1eeenen and study them before na-sfr. !,
again 70 the outfislders
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