New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-15
Four Who Won DiStinc'
ton Are Red SOX and
One a Dodger
SHERROD SMITH ONLY
REAL FLATBUSH HERO
Scott, Boston ShOrtStOp,
Deserves Special Men
ton for His Won
derful Play
BY ". ]. MACBETH

Disappointing as the 1916 world
series may have been. from the stand
point of genuine sportsmanship. the
games between the worlds champion
Red Sox and the Dodgers nevertheless
developed an unusual number Of real
heroes Of the time-honored classic.
The edge was taken off the blue rib
Don event of baseball through the fail
ure Of the Dodgers to fight with the
spirit expected of champions. The men
Of Wilbert Robinson quit badly in the
second game st home as soon as the
Sox overcame Rube Marquard's early
lead. They did not fight back at all in
the closing game in Boston. 1t was this
apparent lack of aggressiveness, this
moody resignation TO the inevitable.
that robbed the series Of its chief
charm.
Through the three games that the
Brooklyn players kept their heads up
he series was as stirring and exciting
as any one could ask. II was apparent
after the first contest that as wei!
balanced organism Of offence and de-
fence the worlds champions had the
better of their challengers. The Dodg-
ers were indispensable in the plnches'
the Red Sox almost superhUman IN STU
ations of like kind.
Brooklyn Surrenders
Yet while Brooklyn fought with
evervthing it had the team proved ltselt
worthy Of the American Leagues best
u was only when Brooklyn surrendered
hat the greater championship degen-
Grated into such calamity as to make
supporters of the National League
blush with shame.
In way, it is unjust 70 single out
Individuals Of the two-time world
champions az objects of speclai praise;
The entire cast of Carrigan perlorHeu
so splendidly throughout the hve games
full Justice could not be done the Team
without recounting the sterling deeus
Of one and all. - -o,,.-
ssa;nst Brooklyn the Red Sox appeared
% no a club worthy of the mighty az
aregations of the past that were mon
sreSs of all they surveyed: Nee nan
Ions old Orioles, Frank Chances OuDs'
Connie Mack's Athletics:
In connparison, especially through the
last half of the series, the Dodgers APP
reared painfully weak Boston llveo up
Ia expectations In every particular.
Hrooklyn showed strength. Its pitching
almost matched that of the renowned
corns of five that carried Carrigan 10
a remnant But they were the young
and untried pitchers Of Robinson-nn-
.ried from a worlds series standpoint.
thst is-who proved the towers Oh
The greatest dsappolntments OF TINS
v-orld'e series were Jake Dsubert sno
zach Wheat. Both seemed scared al
most 70 death throughout. Neither was
vr;thin so per cent Of his true form.
There were any number or BROOKLYN
niavers VINO threatened TO become rea,
world's series heroes, but were cheateu
of the honor because OF Shortcomings
that cropped out later. n
rake Rube Marquard Tor example he
,an- down before Ernie Shore In tne
oreninq game, not from any fault OF ms
oun hut because the Brooklyn inneio,
ssneciaIlv its centre, went all to pieces
in the pinches. In this hrst game eSen
though he lost, Vanguard kept ms -iaee
- IT, nedestal he earned by trimming
~. Red Sox twice III the worlds series
~ 1919. But In the second game s'
Rrooklyn he ruined his chance oy oi1S
inr the handsome lead OF 70 . ms