Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-05

/ |otsEBAlb NJ . ,he game during the
/ u <Ity ~ .ss.op and II IL even more IN
. <sr<t o. 'hs .-ovid'e series, as one or w
-r.snt N W. W, ,,rove more valuable than
<,r hurlers "a staff that would carry
rsn-palsnI,o ~ a race Of i54 games
- i'''''. sc been a question just wnere
4 <lNats ,s,e a. between good hittuns
A. disiolns ns.s,nr The best pitchers IN
. - 1900 p..s,,rnes are given terrinc druo-
| y f>ns - hitting teams, ana WINE one
~ ~ .r-ua that the batsmen neu
.,iv rood day, the o,ner ., ,ar,,, ant
. q. ~ pltcher was decioeois aa,sss ~ hi,ters
/ ~ been ling at their best, are help
~ tame NE great pitchers when the
~ are IN form. a. o,or.
ne NA.s NAs.,,r,ng out the pitching, but a
t1>st v ~ can turn the tide in a worlos
~ .ven while poor catcher, or
mi<f even ,,,cl,ned 20 become ratified, VIII
- rno ..,,chIng. For this reason we pc
ID fcod p,.s 20 compare the pitching
Hr y poston Red Sox and Brooklyn
nfs q tns me- r,set in the worlds series,
M ~ catchers are considereu'
pn .-..r. have turned the tide IN
HN c.a.s series. II may be recalled
e1rs m.h =. taos. when the first worlds
~ 49, nlayed between Boston ana
re- ~. ,be latter team won -FOUR OF the
-, games (it being a nine-game Sc
~ ....a the Red Sox had been tipped
s,S on the weak points OF the H.
wonderful receiver the Red
Hh1'" ,'o,,d have had a chance TO WIN
~ w NV, s..,ssr was smart enough TO learn
~ 80 tto games that they had peeh
ne "a asured out the weakness OF
roE,su s...A. IN the next three games. The
4. row history, Boston winning tne
- ~. ss,er the greatest uphill battle eNei
- 4, Inc blue ribbon events
-, IN 1905. when the pitching STAINS
.'r.s ~. cubs and white Sox went 10
s.. -, I, wss a battle of catchers, ana Ine
= Won because the steady reneple pi
&,',xsn. never star until that serIes, -, -
ssrsled and outclassed the "onoeiiu'
hing .A,. ,ho
~1shers turned the tide. lake inc SasI =. ~,
1870" clhson. whose handling Of Babe"
...,,. snabIed that youngster TO win three
c----s from Detroit in 1903; and, among
49, Ira Thomas in 1910 against the
rA< pill Carrigan against the Giants In
"a waIy schang in 1913 and Hank
Csxdy IN 1914.
80, fall there apparently was no catch
- star but 10 our way of thinking the
~n>rb ana heady work OF the three Boston
nirhers was responsible for the sensa-
lr.al work OF the young pitchers OF Carri-
~r's stan A poor catcher will ruin a
.-~us pltrher. and the presence of Carrigan.
1ncnss and Cady behind the bat for the
"a Sox will assure the Red Sox good
pectlne. iust as good as 1t has had through
s1i the season.
Dsdsers Inferior
As a team Carrigan. Cady and Thomas
% far srpass Chief" Meyers and Otto
Nler that there is little comparison, but
ss hoth Brooklyn receivers are strong hit
t<rs either might prove n sensation In
xkor seres. Carrigan Is not strong Tor
f1kying catchers. preferring the brain TO
tk< bat and his success with young pitchers
proves that his policy Is correct.
The three Boston catchers are more de-
p<ndAble In pinch than Meyers and Miller,
NJ u anything clever is pulled, or out
guessing the batter in a pinch can save a
ure look for one of the Red Sox trio
b hero. The Brooklyn receivers may
;o' sverybody, but they do not appear to
1zv the natural class
Worlds series pitching is more or less
rnuEh day after day with wonderfully
7sa-ptched games, 1t is only natural 10 ex-
Fd ihe hurlers TO continue the brilliant
fHk IN the big event, but IT only is neces-
Hy fof two pitchers to have off-days, and
y opposing team will have such an inn
n1nse advantage that 1t never will be
n hguring, out the relative pitching
1850 oi teams for worlds series games
must give the preference to the best.
->neea and steadiest stan, and In this
~. me Red Sox again have a great
~ on the Dodgers. After what Car.
ntsns stan has shown for the last two
a'ons i is hard TO figure that there is
1@k % be more than one poorly pitched
re and II is doubtful IL there will be
n me other hand the Brooklyn staff Is
"oz, errauc any pennant-winning team
carried since the Tigers won their last
.azm IN 1909. There is not a hurler on
stan who is not erratic, unless
Soomps Is the exception, and the for.
-sckman is a mark for certain teams,
"nom may happen to be the Red
M Hurlers
<oo<1yn got six hurlers going well for
nonth stretch and the pitchers bat
.on during this perIodnFeaIiy turned
rs y must be said Ihat when two OF
y hobinsons are right, they virtu.
=. unbeatable, but two OF these stars
oo'nson's stan. Pfeffer and Cheney
ant series.
oelieved that Robinson will depend
upon kube Marquard and Jack
VINO have not been so brilliant
me course Of the season The
~ 'yn leader believes that the experience
a. .suafo I. and Coombs and the fact thai
"so sox have been troubled by south
~ sow-ball pitchers win give his
Cheney had more courage m a ninch
'vna be an ideal worlds series pitcher
are Inclined 70 believe that he
p sne most effective Brooklyn pitcher
- he ked Sox, as the American
--s 80 - enamplons are not keen about hit