The Washington herald., 1916-10-04
Boston Red Sox Picked to
Repeat as Worlds Champs
BY JOHN A. DUGAN.

The world series is here
Although the competing clubs will
not do battle today, the fans through
out the country are pounding over the
old dope book to make their selection
OF the probable winner.
After making a close study of the
ability OF both teams and weighing
over the statistics OF the fielding, bat
ting and pitching of the two league
races, it looks like the Boston Red
Sox. pennant winners in the American
League, will repeat again in the big
classic.
The Boston Red sox have proven
their worth under the toughest kind
of fighting conditions this season.
Their recent tour OF the West meant
a fight every inch of the distance, and
the Carrigans came through with fly
ing colors when they eliminated
Hughey Jennings Detroit Tigers for
the race in the American circuit.
In the National League the Brook
lyn Dodgers have not the batting
strength of the Red Sox and do not
come up to the Hub City crew in
fielding. The Boston machine is in
perfect running order and has been
for the past few weeks. Although the
Sox will no doubt miss the services
of Jack Barry. the infield has been
going like a clock recently and young
Janvrin is filling the bill in great
shape. Bill Carrigan has put the real
fighting spirit into his followers, in
spite OF the handicap imposed upon
him last spring by the loss of iris
Speaker.
The machine-like consistency of the
Red Sox pitchers has done more to
keep the champions going right dur
ing the last half of the years race
than anything else. Even with the
two best men in the infield out of the
game during the last few months, the
Carrigans have been winning with
almost as much consistency as they
did with their star in the game.
The catching staff is one of the best
in the league, Cady, Thomas and Manager
Bill himself, while the pitching STAFF
Of Babe Ruth, Dutch Leonard, Carl Mays,
Ernie Shore and Foster have already
proven their worth in a world series,
while the infield and outfleld are sluggers
with the willow and are great combina-
tons at the art of gathering in the pei
let.
The Brooklyns have a strong stan OF
pitchers also. Cheney has come back
to life in fine shape, and so has Jack
Coombs. Pfeffer, Smith. Marquard and
Dell are all good, so that they can give
the Red Sox a real battle in the big
series.
II Is IN Ine nlIung department IndI Inc
Dodgers are weak. Manager Robinson
has taught his men to run the bases in
good shape, but against a team like the
Red Sox, the Brooklyn men viii not be
able to get on bases unless they start
a batting clip that will be a real surprise.
Ruth, Shore, Mays and Leonard, the four
stand-bys Of the Boston pitching staff,
will be able to keep the Dodgers from get
ting hold of the ball often enough to
make 1t dangerous.
The Brooklyn catching department will
not compare with the Boston back-stop-
ping department. Meyers and Miller are
not to be compared with Thomas and
Cady as hitters. The Boston catchers
are as good in the pinches as any other
member OF their team. Chief Meyers
was once a dangerous batter, but he is
so slow on the bases that he is not con-
sidered dangerous any more, and Miller
is not as good a batter as he is.
The following tables show where the
clubs have finished in their respective
leagues before the issue was settled this
season: