The Washington times., 1916-09-23

any one ever tackled, II only the
two leagues would settle down and
pick their own Champions. we might
have q fair chance, 10 dope something
out, but just At present wc are COM
PEELED 10 dope II for three clubs In
each league which still have q
chance.
This necessitatss an immense
amount Of study Of players and also
Of conditions. am still of the opin-
Ion that the two Boston clubs are
the two best clubs IN their leagues,
alth,Sugh, admitting that Pat Moran.s
and that both Phiiad eiphia and Sos
ton are more sonsistent clubs than
s sSs Zee s0s s.. n' s H%.rs Sss
ssncs Of jack Barry has affected
f Req or w Shf s son have eo but that they s
Of knowiedse Of pitching and the use
As FOR our individual preferences
we are roofing our heads loose for
Detroit and Pat Moran--and hoping,
while not believing. that they Will
both win.
Proposition Tough.
But a. 20 the worlds series. II 10 q
tough, proposition for anyone to SIT
down and figure out which team will
win o worlds series before he II cor
tain which clubs will meet. ! want to
explain this before starting the COM
parison Of teams. You all know that
you can sit down and dope n season
with a fair amount OF accuracy, pro-
viding the teams do not change toc
much. We know that Ty Cobb hitt
clubs. and less than $50 against the
pitchers OF others. We know that
some teams have II on" some others
have q system of doping the regu-
lar seasons. know Just about how
and Just about how effective he viii
be against each team In his own
league. They may fool US some OF the
time, but not often. There are only
six pitchers in the two leagues thi,
they promised in the spring. But
the figures on q regular season are
not appiicabie to n worlds series II
you will study how Boston has gen
orally whipped Brooklyn. and how
phis. and then how Boston and Phil
this Clearly. Therefore in studyins
q Worlds series. we are compelled 10
Ss.ass ,ss su ssa ssd a esh batter e
pitcher. and fielder, In vie wof what
he ought to do against a certain club
| The pitchers may make .lb0 batter
out OF a fellow, who shows 800 for
base runner who steals fifty OF
more bases over the seasons route,
II may work any way. Therefore. In
studying these figures forget wha!
in III games. and figure what he /,
worth In the seven-gafne series against
any certain club.
No Player Perfect.
Ny system IL this: I figure perfec-
ton At I.oOo-and no player 10 or car
be perfect. Ny figures show Ty Cobb
the best player in the world. a. worth
500, and Marranville, the most i'm
proved ball player Of this year. at 7b'
In their regular seasons. The offensive
part Of the game. which includes bat
ting. base running. speed, and general
ship; count g per Gent; and the ,s,d de-
/ cent.
exactly as an insurance expert dopei
any age. And II works out--not &C.
curateiy, perhaps. and never infallibl,
but II works out so well that we
can almost place q team before the
season starts. and the only way II hal
to beat the dope 10 TO get new play.
ers or to catch smallpox. or to rur
into q train wreck, OF to start a do.
nestle row on its own bench among
the players on the team. We had sew.
erai cases OF family trouble In the Ma.
We ali know that IN defensive on.
player L. worth more than another
portant than the left fielder or the
second bssemsn. Each position has y.
valus---and have worked out n tabls
Of values Of positions: understand
not players, but positions. One player
may DO more valuable In his position
than the average. To get at the worth
OF any club we must figure the
value of each pitcher against eacf
batter of the opposing team. and cal
culate as nearly as possible how val.
liable each batter will be against each
pitcher OF the opposing team, ant
then how valuable each man will b,
in defensive work.
I have explained this system many
times, and there are some fans, who
are figure experts, who have m,
tied to the post in figuring II. but
can get close enough.
Leaders Not Certain.
In this coming worlds series we arr
not yet certain whether Detroit, Boston
or chieago will win In the American