Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-01
DIAMOND HEROES|
DEVELOPED BY
WORLD SERIES
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AT LEAST ONE COMES OUT
EVERY YEAR.
RISE IN THE STRUGGLE
THIS YEAR WILL BE NO EXCEP-
TION.
Famous Players Are Made in the Last
Series of Games Between
League Leaders.
RISE IN THE STRUGGLE


outstanding features of world series
history has been the fact that almost
every contest of this baseball classic
has developed one or more so-called
heroes-players who have uncovered
what has been termed superman
type of game under the stress and
excitement of the struggle. Certain
names remain fixed in the memory
of the fans in connection with spe-
cific series long after the general re-
suit and personnel of the competing
clubs have faded from recollection.
The pitching of Christy Mathew
son in the series against the Phlla-
delphia Athletics in 1904; the heavy
batting of Franklin Baker against the
Giants in the Philadelphia New York
contests of 1911, when he pounded
out two home runs at critical peri
ods in the play and drove in five runs
during the series; cannonading OF
Hank. Gowdy's bat in the Boston
Braves victory over the Athletics in
/ the struggle of 1914, when the Braves
catcher stalled the baseball world
with his terrific hitting that gave him
an average of .545 and an assortment
Of drives which consisted Of one home
rum, one three bagger, three two
base hits and five singles, in eleven
times at bat, all made world series
history.
Hooper Is Famous.
The same can be said of the field
play of Harry Hooper in the famous
eight game series between the Bos-
ton Americans and the New York Ma
tions; the work of Third Baseman
Robe of the Chicago Americans in
1906, when that team defeated the
Chicago Nationals four games out of
six; Eddie Collins remarkable show
ing at second base for the Athletics
in the series of 1910 and 1918, and
Pitcher George Wiltse's one-inning
stand at first base for the Giants in
1913. The list might be continued al
most indefinitely if all the stars were
to be given their due.
1t can be seen that every series
develops one or more players who rise
to degree far in excess of their nor
NAL diamond work during the regular
pennant play. Various reasons have
been advanced for this marked lift
ing of their game and they have been
referred to as "star money players, y
"series cracks" and other terms to
distinguish them from the men whose
work in the big contests is neither
more nor less sensational than their
seasonal play. Another peculiar fea
ture is that there can be no accurate
forecasting as to which men will rise
have been expected to play most bril-
liantly, only to disappoint their sup
porters with an exhibition which
hardly deserved the descriptive term
of mediocre.
Who Will BE Hero?
There is wide field of speculative
possibilities among the players of
the Chicago Americans and the New
York Nationals and world series he
roes may spring unexpected positions
in the coming contests between these
clubs. Whether these series stars
Grams or from among the younger
will rise from the ranks of the vet
members of the White .SoX and Gil
ants only time can tell. In vete an
material tested in the fire of world
series strife the New York Nationals
have decided advantage over their
rivals from the Middle West. Whe.h
er all of these. players will get into
the series, however, remains to be