Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-27

Of the average short stop. and he
looked a better hitter in tho worlds
series against the speed and shoots OF
tho Red Sox than he did during the
regular season. iie was hitting well
even when ne did not hit safely. and he
was well up in saf.ticS. That fellow
ought 10 hit even better as he Socs
along. and his sensational fielding Ger
tainly has not been u luke | cXpect
both Maranyilic and Bancroft 20 hit
better this season than they did last,
even admitting that National League
pitching VIII be much better. Wag-
ncr expect 10 start well. but weai
down toward the end. He is the mar
Vel OF the game, bu; even he canno,
hold the pace. and he has "a habit OF
being IN perfect condition long before
the season starts. In fact. he usually
Is far better conditioned In the train
ing season than ar. the kids. and Il is
hhrd for one over forty 10 hold such
condition for seven months
Brooklyn has "a corkinS short s,op-
per In OMara. On, then tho under
studies cut down his showing some
what l!crzog Is one OF my ideals
Was rather surprised TO find that he
anaiy%cS very high in The mechanical
part of the game before the points for
brainwork and aggrcssivencss are
added. He has Tho pep and brains OF
ton ia attack, everything save the
balance OF temper. which cuts his total
Naiuc considerably. not so much as it
affects his own work as that OF those
around him. II either makes or kills
player who works with him lie has
- more effective undcrstudy this season
than he has had since Joining Cincln-
nau in Esmoud, the cx-Fed. who i.
quite ball player. and much steadier
ana more effective than he was before
he went TO the outlaws under Pancho
Gilmore. Indeed. the acquisition OF
ESmond seems I" balance mp the Reds
and fortify them strongly.
Fletcher aid not go back with hi,
team last year. In fact. this quicr
clever fellow played very good bail
under the circumstances, aud behind
ia!tcrinE pitchers. His chances were
much harder than they ever were be-
fore" He is not aggressive just deter
mined and Merry Butler is quite ac-
ceptahlc at st. Louis, not quite finished
as fielder. and a bit ragged in tho
team work around second
Chicago did a strange thing In drop
ping Bobby Fisher. who hit up close
10 900 IN tho National, and keeping
NIKE '"oian, who hit almost in tho
j. G class in The Feds. Tinker has
been criticized, but think he did the
right thing. Fisher had "a good year.
nut is NOT the bah player he was
t"ui"d 10 be. Dooian once was the
sensation Of the National He still
fields wonderfully. and is Il valuable
man at bat, even though he cannot hit.
Nor must YOU figure Joe Tinker out OF
IT Tinker probably Will play forty
games at short this season. with a
chance at more figured him in forty
Ills repaired Kidneys are in shape, and
he looks lighter and better than in
years. He says he VIII manage from
the bench, but he will be out there with
the spanGlcs on II Doolan seeds help
Tinker can go just as we'll for short
distances now he used to go the
whole route. and his combined value
With Doolan lifts the Cubs stock ma.
t"rialy.
Tomorrow let's sec what the Amert-
can League short shoppers look like
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