The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-05
THE BIG SERIES
WITH HUGH S. FULLERTON

Thomas aud one Carrigan. on the theory
that the Red SoN manager Will be in
there stcadying pitchers. or viii pinch
hit I'm some game and then don the
wind pad cady Will. Of course. do all
ne work with Wood and carrlgan Is not
as catching naturally detracts from his
value In handling the team and direct
ing its play. lie viii catch Ruth's game
and perhaps be I'm parts OF other games.
Thomas IS hard TO figure. but he will
work with one or two Of the left hand
ness. carTigan will not let him go far
~ the pitchers begin TO look unsteady.
Killifer undoubtedly would do all
I,hiladelrhiG's catching but for the fact
and Moran might fear that he would be
oNerworked or knocked out entirely aud
ne may use Burns early. Kiliifers arm
mas been I'm worse condition than many
suspected and even now a. Is far from
being staong.
Cady. who Is the real catcher OF Bos-
ION, Is a huge fellow. much after the
harder hitter. file is the best sWatter
OF the eatchers under scrutiny. and is
liable TO hit one block. He slams
most OF his hits IA one direction. which
handicaps him. bus even then. when you
get big. slow moving fellow. who
does Cobb TO take two bases. end who
still hits ESQ and hits the gOodgitchers,
YOU have something.
With his weight and strength. Cady
Is the ideal man 10 catch speed pitch
ing. His chief reputation as a catcher
has been due TO the fact that he has
OF the hardest tasks in the business. es-
peelslly when Wood y a bit Wild. C<uS
handles Wood 90 perfection and he and
and since Wood certainty will work In
two games. Cady becomes correspond
lngly important as a factor In this Sc
ries
Thomas has been doing more catching
shis season than either Cady or Cirri-
gan and his handling Of the left-hand-
ers mas been excellent. He has enabled
CarriEan TO stay closer to the bench
ana devote more tine to running the
team. lie is not great catcher al
though he Is faster than either Cady or
erraticaliy.
BOSTON catchers leading the Phillies by
a comfortable margin: they also are
ahead bit in defensive operations and
on the season worth. For worth In the
coming series Philadelphia makes a bet
ter showing. This Is because OF XII
liierUalways provided he is in playing
killifer is one Of these hustling. agile
Cat-lke moving catchcrs that have be-
i'm Ifd so popular IN modern baseball
quick and unexpected pegs aroud the
Passes aud he backstops we'll He ham
ules AleNander's SPecd and RiNey's I'M
certain shoots with equal facility ana
ne catches all styles OF pitching which
ODDLY enough, the Boston catchers pre-
more
than any OF tho catchers OF either team
ahu Is likeiy TO take "A chance on the
hases. lie hits normally about ESQ and
mrs wen AT any kind Of pitching
II ne mas managed TO get into con-
oo,,,iSh TOT the series. he will Improve
fhliadelphia's chances great deal with
MS Fighting spirit and hustling. aerres-
sive style
Burns. his understudy, Is a mediocre
catcher and a hustling fellow with I,
Iot OF baseball brains lie has done
grand service during the incapacitsfion
OF heIllfer and * fair catcher will
ing. aud good back stop. a fair
thrower and weak hitter. who i dcsd
On the bases. Moran VIII not use min,
" he can avoid 10. Neither will Nfors,,
figure as catcher although PAT u,ight
o. o. worse than step In and steady ne
TO wabble ii''ielSeu
oinoTr9w we tackle the pitchers
ton, - Tommy Rice used 10 50 NH
someone asked him what cruN meant
Copyright 1915. by The Nybeeis- c.,
dictate. Inc.)