Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-14
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

That the teams of the American
League are much stronger than those
of the National League has been proved
by the rather one-sided victories OF
the teams in the Johnson circuit over
their rivals from the old league IN
every post-season series played during
the past few days.
Not only was the world champion
ship regained for the league by the
Boston Red Sox, but the city cham
pionships of both Chicago and st. Louis
| were easily won by The White Sox
and Browns. respectively.
The very fact that a team like the
| Phillies could win a championship is
| absolute evidence that 1t scored It's
| victory among teams or rather heul-
OGRE caliber. McGraw is SAID TO nave
! sized up his own league with the 1ol-
| lowing remark, which came pretty
| near to hitting the nail on the head :
The National League is composed OF
| eight standardization clubs nShtlhs lor
| the pennant.
Both of Harry Hooper's home runs
were clean-cut affairs and would nave
| netted him circuit drives If they mad
| been made on the big field in Boston.
Hooper's first homer in the third was
line drive to left center. which went
into the stands on the first bound IL
was q hafu-n1t Dali. Ills HoIue uii ~
the ninth was hit every bit as hard
as his other one, in the direction OF
right center. it, too, going into the
seats at that point on the first bound.
On any open field these drives would
have rolled a great distance.
Luderus and Lewis would have been
out on long flies had it not been for
the short fields. The outtetders would
not have experienced any trouble get
ting under both of these hits, but there
was not chance to handle either OF
Hooper's blows.
The charge that Pat Moran erred in
not using Alexander Yesterday is alb
solutely absurd. The Phllies star
twirler warmed up before the game,
but he complained of his arm feeling
weak and sore. and, of course. Moran
told him to sit on the bench and pre-
pared Mayer for the ordeal.
Had Alexander been allowed to pitch
-he would not have lasted very long;
and what is more he might have ruined
himself for further service by forcing
his arm when it was not in st condi-
ton to pitch.
Bancroft. the shortstop of the Phil
lies is by no means ordinary play
Ter The young man did splendid work
in the series against Boston. ana is
sure to win a place among the great
shortstops of the majors in due time.
He not only is a splendid fielder. but
he has an impressive stand at the
plate and hit about as well as the
rest of Moran's team against the
Boston pitchers.
The greatest disappointment to Phlia-
delphians was Gavvy Cravath. the
home-run hitter. Cravath was aoso-
lutely baff1ed by the boston pl1cners.
striking out on six different occasions
land getting but two hits in the nVe
games. ,,,
Crayath is one of those hitters who
is dangerous only when ne is racing
some ordinary pitcher who grooves the
hall for him, but when he Is up against
pitchers who have something ana kno"
how to use it he is absolutely nelpiess.
Every time Cravath came up the fhii-
lies mpathizers could see runs Tor
their team, but most of the time era
yath famed and not once in the series
did he drive home rum
None of the Phillies' pitchers. lnciuo-
ing Alexander displayed good form IN
the games against Boston. In 1act.
they would have been hit whole lot
more if Carrigan had allowed ms team
to play the same system Whlcn was
in vogue during the regular season.
THAT the Sox handicapped themselves
nv their safety first play there is not
the slightest doubt. They should nave
hit more and scored more runs thah
thew did. Yesterday the team was
forced to get away from the sacrif1ce
game. and the result was that II nit
better than it has in any oeher KAhe'
because none of the batters were vast
ed sacrificing during the early part OF
the game.
II Red Killifer. the Phillies' star
catcher does not recover the use oi ms
throwing arm by next season-ano IL IS
in very precarious state Just now
Manager Moran will have most capa-
HE substitute in Eddie Burns, the dim
inutive backstop who made such an
excellent showing in the world series.
Burns stopped the Red Sox from
stealing bases. Only one pilfer was
charged against him, and that was
credited to Hoblitzell in the sixth In
ming of the first game. When Alexan
start On all other occasions wnen
steals were attempted Burns prevented
them with quick and accurate throws.
Scott. the Red sox shortstop. and Me-
hoff. the Phillies' second baseman. did
not cut any figure with the bat. Scott
got his only hit in the first game. and
Siehof his one hit in the final game
Scott PLAYED good balt IN h tns in
the league. Niehof holds his own with
the stick in the National League. but
he found the Boston twiriers TOO huch
for him.
Duffy Lewis never played better ball
in his career than he did against the
short rn,rl'es Of marvellous. and his hitting
hard and timely against every one OF
the Phillies twirlers Lewis Is not roar a
fashy player. but there Is ,o no more
se THAT Boston outfield made the Phil
,ies. trio look woefully bad. There
was absolutely no comparison nj, IN tn, the
a Rsa m soa a as great a advantage over their
I riea 81 Harry Hooper also fielded well,
but Speaker was bothered by the sun sun
on comnare with that Of his two col
leagues.
The closeness of the scores made the
games as Interesting from specta.
wnrId series. The advocates Of more