The Washington times., 1916-10-04
Red Sox Pitchers Are
Best, As Dope Proves
Carrigan Has Five Mound Artists of Known Skill to
Work on Slab in Turn--Brookyn Would Make
Poorest Showing With Its Twirlers.
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON.

We are down to the short hairs.
The Red sox have looked q trifie
superior to their opponents Of the Ma
not In every position, but as a team.
s fSss are = better Ban club ana per:
sP one the SPOT s's the aSp. they ':
enough superiority to overcome run
OF luck or the breaks of the game
until we reach the boxmen.
huge majority in the figures. and the
dope shows clearly how they win
and keep on winning. One has but
to study the work Of the pitchers to
such confidence. They outciass their
National League rivals on the slab
by a tremendous percentage. This
explains In great part. the confdence
with which Carrigan's team tackles
any opponent. What club would not
be confident when IL knows II pos
sesses the attacking strength to score
almost S,; surely four ,r runs per game ne
hold opponents to an average of under
two and a half.
In doping pitchers for an entire sea-
to ascertain the entire team strength.
| to study all the pitchers. But. for the
| purposes OF a series such as the COM
| Ing one, II 10 necessary to change that
l
ure which pitchers are liable to be
| used. In the case OF Philadelphia, we
all know that Moran would use Alex
ander two. perhaps three times In a
strength OF that team would be. for a
| six game series, three Alexanders, all
lowing for his weakening under the
strain IN the third, plus Rixey one
game: en- chalmers liners one game ana De-
The Red Sox have no such problem.
Carrigan has ive pitchers who can
work In turn. II necessary. and It would
problem Is the simple one Of knowing
which ones are In the best condition for
that particular day. Carrigan must
merely study the batting style OF the
work best against that style OF hitting.
II IL due to this fact. as well as TO the
batting power OF the Brooklyn team.
that we md In studying the Red Sox
lies, we come across some more eccen-
tricities in the dope. Carrigan's pitch
ers know the Philadelphia batters-aiso
the Philadelphia batters know the Bos-
The only chance ! can see of one OF the
Red Sox pitchers weakening would be
that he was careless because Of over
confidence. They made a show OF the
piiiies last fall In all the games save
ly. We recall that the Philadelphia
Athletics pitchers made this mistake
| with the Boston Braves. and did not re-
cover from the shock until they were
licked.
| Gloomy Outlook for Brooklyn.
Brooklyn's pitchers. OF course. make
the worst sort Of showing against the
Red Sox In the dope. Philadelphia
pitchers would give them a much hard
er fight. You may set II down in the
| book now that the Red Sox Will hit
' Brooklyn's pitchers with terrific force
far harder than they would hit Moran't
boxmen. even In their worn and wear.
led condition. Also you may rest as.
sured that the Brooklyn aggregation
would bat the great Red Sox pitchers
much harder than the Phils ever woulc
do. That team can hit. II Is an er.
ratio, uncertain. and weird aggregate
OF ball players. but. when they star,
busting that pill. they hold coronation
ceremonies on the pitcher.
The problem Is the old one OF finding
twirlers who can stop a hitting crew
The Brooklyns perhaps would ind ons
or more of Boston's pitching powers Il
their liking. but Carrigan's tremendous
reserve strength enables him to chang,
twirlers without weakening his team oil
hurting the confidence OF his regulars