The sun., 1916-10-05
RED SOX HURLERS
HOLD ADVANTAGE
IN WORLDS SERIES
Dodgers Staff Shapes Up Well
but Does Not Approach
Rivals Strength.
N AND MARQUARD
LIKELY TO PITCH OPENER
ny g. LIEB.

ny FREDERICK q. LIEB.
Pitching Is the biggest factor Of n
worlds series. and there are few series
where the verdict did not hang around
the box work There have been several
cases on record where splendid pitching
has been wasted In the big blue ribbon
In 1912 Mathewson pitched
marvellous ball against the Red Sox, yet
the best he got out Of three games was
n tic.
Eddie Plank has always pitched re-
markable ball In the various worlds
series In which he has taken part. How
ever. worlds series averages show he
has won only two games and lost five.
In four Of the defeats he was shut out
and he was charged for another defeat
when no relieved Coombs in ono Of the
1911 games n pitched only tho tenth
inning.
Twice Plank lost worlds series games
l to 0, and twice Matty beat him 3 to 0.
In the last 3 to 0 game tho score was
U to 0 until the tenth. then a few hits
and some Athletic errors enabled the
Giants to score three runs In the extra
Inning. In his last worlds series game
In 1914 the Braves beat Eddie with a
run in the ninth inning. when Les Mann
just barely lobbcd a fly over collins's
head.
Veterans Never SURPASSED.
For cops,s,c,, v.or,d.. ..r,o. r,.,,,,.
Matty and Plank have never been sur
passed. yet Matty won only nv games
and lost Eve.
There has been only one ser,e, va can
recall oNhand where most any k,nd of
pitcher could have breezed in THAI uos
the 1910 serie, between the Athletics
and Cubs, where In the three game.
Coombs pitched tho A's collec,cd ,wenty-
seven runs FOR him. we take ma credl,
from Coomh. when We say that few
high class pitchers could he,, but win
when their team scores min. INNS. then
eleven and then seven.
However. these are exec ,,,onai cases
Pitching "a even more of :, factor in A
worlds series han In the course Of tho
season. During the vast two seasons tho
smuggling Tigers almost, hacked their way
into the American League pcnnant with
a poor pitching staff. bu, tho Boston
jltchers stopped them. Many pecplc
could not. understand why the old Tiger
champions OF Q 1908 and 1909 were
such sof, prey in worlds series. They
banged their way throuKh the American
League. with cobb, Crawford and Ross
! man leading the charge. but when they
came FACE to fac. with Overall. Brown.
Rs,lhach and rnes,cr IL was A different
story.
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was heavier in the las. game. which
Boston won. . to I.
We have already gone on record a.
In four games out Of five. We also be.
lieve the scoring will be heavier. We
loot rnr pos,on To hi, the Brooxlyr
pitching harder than IL did the Phila
IelphIa pitchinr a year ago. and for ina,
reason The RED sox pltcnInr stan wi.
ma, need 10 o., nj such ton s,,eed.
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Rrooklyn's pitching stan 10 Q pecu!ia'
mixture. II consists Of three pitcher
who were believed to be through bu
who revived under Robby's treatmen
and two rafting good youngsters
;, Coombs. Marquard and Cheney ar
Brooklyn's colnebacks and Pfener ant
Smith the youngsters.
This is a good stan, but II isn't tn
staff hat Shore. Leonard. Ruth. Foste
and Mays are, With the exception O
Coombs and Marquard the Brookly'
stan does not seem to be at its hes
when most Is nj stake. Take the case o
Cheney ana Pfener In tho recent Phila
de'ph!a series, Larry was Knocked ou
In a Few innings In the hrst gam an
lfener kicked OF the second game. 7 I
/ z. Marduard and Coomps then came I
brcoklyns rescue, me fuoe beat Alex
ander In the third n last game or IN
series ana uheh Soomos smut out IN
"'ah,s.
i'oooy ~ past nlasteI on P,tcher
but ne VIII have his troubles doping OF
VIVA. ne shouio 40. tIener. on paper =
,eas', ~ inc s!hr OF inc s'aH' Out BIZ T.
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