Bisbee daily review., 1915-10-06
SHINING LIGHTS IN
WORLD SERIES ARE
DISCUSSED BY FANS
Speaker and Alexander Attract
Most Attention But Other Play
erS May Prove to Be BulWarkS
of Strength.

NEW YORK. Oct Sin nearly
every series for the worlds baseball
championship some player on each Of
the contending teams has been picked
by the fans as a tower of strength in
some department. and in the minds
eye OF the baseball public he stood
head and shoulders above his CO.
workers This years contest for the
premier title of the diamond will
prove no exception to this accepted
fact In looking over the list of eligi-
bles for the coming battle between the
Philadelphia Nationals and the BOs.
ton Red Sox Alexander and Speaker
naturally are the first to strike the
eyes of even the casual observer as
the ones who may furnish the star
plays of the coming contest. Many
other players, however. on both sides
have shown remarkable aptitude to
do the right thing at the right time
during the long seasons grind. Quick
thinking and fast accurate action are
the essentials which make great base
ball players While the two players
mentioned have shown wonderful con
troll and effectiveness in their posi-
tions, a great deal should be said
about many others who. while not so
( prominent, have been equally eff
cient in their pennant winning work
this season either at bat. on the paths
or in the field
] In the minds of many baseball exc
. perts, Manager Moran's feat Of MAX
/ ing a supposedly mediocre team pen
nant winning aggregation is equally
/ as great a performance as flat ac-
comphshed last year by George stall
ings with the Boston Braves. The
/ Moranmen are virtually a east off,
team. as thirteen Of them were LET out
/ by other major league clubs. CAPTAIN
/ Luderus was once with the Chicago
l Nationals; Killifer was tried by ST
Louis and let go; Adams was with
the New York Giants for short
7 time; Demaree came from the Giants.
and McQuillen played with Cincinnati
and Pittsbure; Niehoff was with Gin
cinnati; Dugey and Whitfield came
from the Braves: Stock was trans.
ferred to Philadelphia by New York:
Pyrne was once with ST. Louis and
Pittsburg; Cravath the fence demol.
isher played with Boston. Chicago
and Washington Americans: Paskett
chased flies for Cincinnati. and Beck
er saw service with the Boston Ma.
tionals, New York Giants and Cincin-
natl
Alexander, Mayer and Rixey Chat
mers and Bancroft are the only mem.
bers of the team who grew into No
tional league material while with to
club. lineup Baumgarter and Wetscr
are youngsters who have yet to win
I regular places on the team.
/ Alexander's great work in the b-y
during the season has placed him IN
the limelight as the star pitcher or
/ the National league and the backb8-..
I of the Quaker City team IF the series
goes TO the limit of seven games.
Alexander it IFS expected. VIII be on
The mound I'm at least three games,
/ beginning with the opening clash.
After he had won his thirueth game.
a few days ago, Alexander when asked
what he would do in the worlds series
replied. just whatever Manager Mo
ran tells me. ! have been wen sup
. ported by my teammates and 7 must
say they have saved me frequently
Boston may boast Of some great hit.
tiers. but ! think we have some fence
busters on the Phnlies who will equal
The Boston sluggers."
With Mayer. Demaree. McOuillen
/ Chalmers and Rixey on his pitcbing
staff Manager Moran feels that he
has formidable array of boxmen TO
back up Alexander i'm attacking the
Rcd SoX defense. The infield com.
! posed of Luderus. Niehoff. Bancroft
and Stock is a strong combination.
ard Cravath, Paskert and Whitfield are
. vel able TO care for the outergarden.
CAPTAIN Luderus stands second in
the batting list OF the National league
and with Cravath. Whitted. stock.
F. Becker and Niehoff, the hitting of the
Moran team shows considerable
strength. Should the majority of the
eames be played on PHILADELPHIA
grounds that the park with its short
fences viii suit the home hitters much
better than the visitors. is the osinion
shared in by many close followers of
the game.
Including MANAGER Moran. five
members Of the Philadelphia Nation.
ais have been members of former
worlds series teams The other four
/ are Demaree. Whitfield. Becker and
/ Dugey Moran was with the Chicago
/ CUBS when Frank Chance was mana.
ger Of the National league pennant
winners. Demaree was with the New
I York Giants in 1913. Whitfield played
with the Roston Braves last year
| Baals Becker played I'm the field for
the New York giants in 1911 and 1912
and Dugey was with the Boston
, Braves last year
Compared with their Philadelphia
opponents the roster of the Boston
Red sox includes many worlds series
winning veterans which naturally
gives the New England team the ad
vantage al least of experience. Ten OF