The Detroit times., 1916-10-05
interesting Play Is En-
pected In Clash of
Champs

/ NEW YORK. oct -Trumphsn,
AFTER rreir smashing drives down 49,"
stretch Of tho pennant races IN tho
-wo mA,or leagues, the Boston Red
Sox and the BROOKLYN dodgers src
resting TODAY taking a Hnal breath
before he opening 81 The world ser.
les Saturday II Boston
Tearing their Way through every
obstacle, aghting on attack after Ar.
tack holding up their heads whom u
seemed hat victory could not 30
won these teams have proved their
nerve heir anfiinching hearts. They
20 into what promises 10 be one o.
The mos, interesting series ever
played between c4uhs ot The National
and American leagues. after the
.Ehtrst race since the never forgot
ten an.sh tn ls0S, when The cubs
and Giants fought down 70 the las;
day.
The driyips nn!sh. the bitter
clashes 18th rival teams ,ht nerve
King hear, breaking strain OF
solji0g \ lead by the margin OF a
few point. all have been surmoun,e,l
by 'hsse Two premier 5aseoalI o.uas
They VII 20 into The series With tho
admiration and Interest," ~ a nation
behind them Wherever there are
baseball fans there VII ~ eager
watching FOR the returns OF ,hr
c~ovl'gc event ~ a season.
The Red SoV. World champions
from last wear when 'lev pounded
car four victories In evt games over
ne Prill'es. Will 90 INTO the series
'7yoret 20 win Man for men. N"
team representing the American
league stands out as better organ
igs'Ior than il Na'lcnal league rival
T1is ~ca- VIII soc no change from
last in that interest viii center IN
mo pitching stars q the Two clubs
The Dodgers have = powerful attack
The Rcd Sor have A wonderful DO.
Tense. backed mp ~ pitching star
that has pulled the clut 20 the toy
Of tho league a. the very time when
Il seemed th-y might fal'ar
+ /. hard 20 make 4 comparison ~
The pitching STATS. for American
league pitching has t~-n conceded -
Do stronger than the National brand
for several years Also l. IS held
that American leaRue pitchers have
20 face heavier batting than heir
brother in ,he Terer circuit IN tho
past American lcp Kue hur'o-s h7vo
horne up 4ell Under hsSyy assaults
from tde older organization and z
seems reasonable 20 believe they vii
do 30 this year
The Brooklyn hurisrS have done
remarkably well They have had
powerful scoring machine ~ help
them out but there have been
tines. az there have been 10 the
lifc ~ every baseball club. where
ths issue depended upon tight
pitching and ta"y rose - he oc
castor
n will Be up 20 Shore Ruth.
Leonard. Foster and Mays 20 hold
down The slugginE bats Of such
pallopers as Casey SteugeL Jake
raubert and lack Wheat. not 20
speak ~ Chiet Meyers and some
Of the smaller fry. who are not
considered small Fry By National
league hurlers In sny sense % the
word
Against Vanguard, Pferer.
CoOmbs Smith and Cheney the
Red 5or hitter. although their
batting averages are not 50 impos
ing as 'ho4e ~ their National
league rivals, ara expected 20 man.
ufActure enough runs 20 win ma
iority N the games with an In
field defenHe second 70 none the
Red So1 probably will. with the
aid % their classy pitching stan
rold Dodgcr scoring 70 minimum.
In the catching department the
Red Sox have the edge In Aznew
Cady, Darlington and Thomas. they
ave four excellent receivers Cady
probably will got 20 do all the big
series work unless Carrigan him
self elects 70 tnke n hand Brook
lyn must depend upon Chief Mey-
err and Otto Miller. neither %
o. ~ u.~Ns 4
| the Boston wind-paddists Meyers
Is slow and 20 IL Miller Both are
good hltfers, but very slow on the
bases Caty Carigau and Agnew
,xn doverdabto bttter. tar qoIJ