The Washington times., 1915-10-05

tn reach the value OF q catchin8 sta'i
for a worlds series. II Is necessary 10
pursue a different method from tns'
used in computing the value or the
other players In such o sories. We can
not reach the value by figuring no"
much Cady is worth as batter pase
runner. etc, as backstop. thrower. foui
arabber, watcher OF bases. worker WIN
butchers. blocker Of runners. etc., we
cannot pursue the same course WIN
Carrigan and Thomas and DIVIDE ny
three. What We must do Is TO ngurs
ali points of offensive and deIehstsv
strength of each man. then hgure now
many games each will catch Jimmy
Archer on the bench isn't worth as
much as Tom Needham would be caten-
ing two innings. ~ . -. ..ra
with Philadelphia. l have figured four
n,rts Killifer and two parts Burns IN
the Philly catching dope. In Boston
have figured four parts Cady. TWO
ory that the Red Sox manager VIII &c IN
there steadying pitchers. or Will pineh
hit in some game and then don the
wind pad. Cady will. OF course. do all
not likely TO start himself except with
Ruth. as catching naturally detrGcts
from his value In handling the team and
directing Its play. He will catch Ruth 3
AND Sas Is be sara Pots to sSc o'Ss
he will work with one or two OF the
left-handers unless they show symptoms
of wildness. Carrigan will not let him
60 far II the pitchers begin to look un-
steady.
Killifer undoubtedly would do oil
Philadelpphia's catching but for the
fact that he has been out of commission,
and Moran might fear that he would be
overwOrked or knocked out entirely. and
he may use Burns early killifer's arm
has been In worse condition than many
suspected. and even now 1t Is far from
being strong.
risan is the dean, Of course. He is not
what he was. lie has slowed up, lie
doesn't hit the way he did. and he was
at bat. in spite of low percentage. and
always was one of those fellows who
cracked the ball at the .opportune mo-
Bill and is likely to send himself to
bat In = pinch. and when a manager
does that he would better make good.
Tie stiil Is the same old Bill in working
with pitchers, and not a little OF the
great success Of his pitching stan has
been duo to his patience with and his
encouragement of trying youngsters.
will study Carrigan at closer range in
the study of managers. and can regard
him now as a catcher only. He is a
grand backstop. steady as n rock. cool.
and very fair thrower even now. Tic
Knows batters and works with his pitch
with him. His calm steadiness helps
nervous. skittsh pitchers not a little.
Cady. who Is the real catcher Of Bos-
ton. is huge fellow much after the
Carrigan type save that he Is n much
harder hitter. lie is the best swattcr
Of the catchers under scrutiny. and Is
liable 70 hit one a block. 9,, He slams lam,
handicaps him, but even tnen. when
you get a big. slow moving fellow whC
takes about as long to reach first as
who still hits, .2sO ana hits the good
pitchers, you have something.
With his weight and strength. Cady Ii
the ideal man to catch speed pitching
His chief reputation as a catcher has
been due to the fact that he has caugh
Smoky Joe Wood. which Is one OF
the hardest tasks In the business. es
pecially when Wood is a bit wild. Cady
handles Wood to perfection. and he and
Wood have become baseball affinities
two games. Cady becomes correspond
inglv important as a factor In this Sc
ries.
Thomas has been doing more catching
this season than either Cady or Carri
gan. and his handling of the left
handlers has been excellent. He has en-
abled Carrigan to stay closer to thu
bench and devote more time to runnint
the team. lie Is not great CatCneT
although he Is faster than either Cad!
or Carrigan. and throws very we'll. ever
IL erratically.
1t IL we'll for Boston that thu
Phtllies are not a base running bal
club. A team OF speed boys NIGH
upset that catching stan. which ha!
not had much practice in throwing
this season chiefly because thel
pitchers did not allow opposing run
ncrs to reach first. 1t is rule o
baseball that n player must roaci
first before he steals second and tina
kept Detroit from beating the Rec
SoX out Of the pennant because tive
Of the Red SoN pitchers do not hole
runners close to the bases.
In offensive strength we frd thu
Boston catchers leading the Fhillie
by a comfortable margin. and the!
also are ahead n bit in defensiv,
operations and on the seasons worth
For worth in the coming series Phila
d"lphio makes a better showing. Thi
IL because Of Killifer--alwavs pro
yided he Is In playing condition.
, Bill Killifcr is n magnificent catch
err II ne wero at tho top nf his form
m-. now. II would he n question n
to whetkcr or not he would not rc
verse the figures. OF course, Knife
lost caste when he Jumped to th'
Federal League and then jumped
hack. II hurt him. He has not re
ceived the press agenting or the al
miration since then that was lavisheI