The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-06
RED SOX ARE VETS
OF COMING SERIES
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Carrigan Crew Closely Resembles Team Which
Won Championship Last Year-Dodgers Are
Larger Men Than Sox-Players Homes Scat
tered Over COuntry-Other Statistics

| league club, which will oppose the Boston
| Americans in the world series, begin
ming Saturday, show that the average age
of the National league report is q 1-3
years while that off the Boston combina-
| ton is 271a years Although the Boston
team has the advantage of experience.
| the Brooklyn squad is heavier and taller
The average weight of the Brooklyn play
ers is 17S pounds, and the height an even
six feet.
Fifteen of the National league repre-
| sentatives bat and throw right handed
and five bat and throw left handed.
| Coombs, q right handed pitcher, bats
either way. Pitcher Rucker bats right
| handed and throws left handed and lack
Wheat performs in the opposite manner.
! Of the pitching staff, Pfeffer Coombs,
Cheney, Dell and Appleton have a right
hand delivery, while the other, four,
Rucker, Marquard, Mails and Smith are
southpaws.
The following is complete list of the
physical and playing statistics of the
Brooklyn players eligible to take part
on the worlds series against the Boston
Americans:
Ed Appleton, pitcher age "a, weight
175, height feet, bats right hand, throws
right hand, Arlington, Tex
George Cutshaw, second baseman, age
g, weight 100, height SO, bats right hand
ed, throws right handed, Brooklyn, N. Y
Jack Coombs, pitcher; age 81, weight
1855, height feet, bats right handed or
left handed, throws right handed, w.
Kennebunk, Me.
Larry Cheney, pitcher; age %. weight
1S5, weight 81, bats right handed, throws
right handed, Haines City, Fla.
Jake Daubert, first base; age 30, weight
100, height 5.101a, bats left handed, throws
| left handed, Brooklyn, N Y.
w. G. Dell, pitcher; age 49, weight 1856,
height GA, bats right handed, throws right
handed, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Gus Getz third baseman; age 26. weight
$50, height 5.101z, bats right handed, throws
right handed, Newark, N. ].
]. H. Johnston, center field; age rs,
weight 165, height So bats right handed,
throws right handed, Chattanooga Tenn.
H. H. Mowrey, third baseman; age SO,
weight 175, height 591a, bats right handed,
throws right handed East lAverpoot, Q.
II. II. Mowrey, ehird baseman; age 80,
weight $50. height SIS, bats right handed,
throws right handed Chambersburg, Pa
J. T. Meyers, catcher; age "a. weight
200, height 5.11A, bats right handed, throws
right handed, San Diego, Cal
Otto Miller, catcher; age 26, weight 1872,
height feet, bats right handed, throws
right handed, Indianapolis. Ind.
]. w. Mails, pitcher; age 20, weight TO-
height feet, bats left handed, throws
left handed, San Quentin, Cal.
Fred Merkle, utility man; age q, weight
100, height 81 feet, bats right handed,
throws right handed, Watertown, Wis.
RUDE Marquard, pitcher; age g. weight
1870, height sig feet, bats left handed,
throws left handed, New York.
Oliver O'Mara, shortstop; age %. height
14S, height SO feet bats right handed,
throws right handed, ST. Louis.
Ivan Olson. shortstop; aged 30, weight
14S, height SO feet, bats right handed,
throws right handed, Los Angeles
E. G. Pfeffer, pitcher; age &c, weight 2O8,
height 6.21a feet, bats right handed, throws
right handed, Champaign, ILL.,
w. Robinson, manager; age So, height
5.S1a feet, bats right handed, throws right
handed, Baltimore Md.
Nap Rucker, pitcher; age 81, weight
1876, height feet bats right handed,
throws left handed. Roswell. Ga.
C. D. StengeL right fielder; age Is, weight
10, height 5.Sh feet, bats left handed,
throws left handed, Kansas City.
Sherrod Smith, pitcher; age "a, weight
$780, height 81 feet, bats left handed,
throws left handed, Mansfield, Ga.
Zach Wheat, left fielder; age q, weight
1885, height feet, bats left handed throws
right handed, Polo, Mo.