The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-11
Get WITH winner
That's Only Way for Star To
Get His Deserts.
Max Carey and Walter Johnson
Greatly Handicapped.
BY JACK VEIOCK.

New York. Sept. 11-Playlng with
a losing club is often a big handicap
to the ball. player who possesses class.
The star who is firmly hftched TIC
a loser doesn't get the same oppor-
tunities to shine as the player who
cavorts about the big league lots with
a winner, and he isn't kept before the
public.
Look at Walter johnson, for in
stance.
greatest pitchers who have ever toed
the rubber, and he still holds his
lofty place today, but because III the
poor showing of the Senators this
has received, he has been kept from
commanding position in the won ami
lost columns in the American League
But the player in mind IS not a
pitcher. He is ar outfielder, and his
name is Max Carnarius. He is better
known as Max Carey, premier out
fielder of the Pittsburg Pirates and
leading baserunner of the National
League.
Carey Is Handicapped.
With all of his ability as g. fielder,
batsman and baserunner, Max Carey
doesn't get his full share of publicity
in the columns of the daily press. out
| side of Pittsburg. Now and then; he
| pulls off some particularly bri1lia MT
| play and gets his name on the wires. -
/
| to mention constellation of outfield
| stars generally passes up Carey. Ask
any fan, offhand, to name the three
greatest outfielders in the business
and he'll probably say Cobb, Speaker
and ROuSh, or if not RouSh he'll name
Jackson, Burns, Kauff, Cruise or some
| other player, who, because he is star
| ring with a winning club or happens
| to be in the race for batting honors,
| has been kept in print.
/ The pastime of handing~bunches of
laurel to the ball players is always an
interesting one, and when it comes to
| classifying the outfielding stars of the
game Max Carey deserves serious con-
sideration. Carey's work with the
stick this season is greatly improved.
He has been hitting close to the 800
mark, is leading his league in stolen
bases, and despite the fact that the
Pirates are hopelessly buried in the
cellar he is playing wonderful ball.
Carey may not be quite as good as
/ Cobb or Speaker. He may not be
quite as heavy a hitter as some of his
rivals in the National League, but
when it comes to combining all
around ability he's al there.
Beat Giants Alone.
In a recent, game at the Polo
grounds Carey beat the Giants single
handed by scoring from second on
what was to have been a double steal
second when the sign was hung up,
and with the motion of Rube Benton,
who was pitching, both runners were
off like flash. Bill Rariden pegged
! to Herzog at second ami Buck sue
ceeded in tagging Boeckel out, but
while he was tagging his man the
fleet-footed Carey rounde. third and
slid into the plate before Rariden
could take the return throw and tag
him.
That was brilliant bit Oh base-run-
ming. and it won the game for the Pi-
| rates.
Carey is capable of pulling such
plays right along. If he was with q
winning club-a club which did not
have to play the game safe as a loser
must do in about seven out of ter
cases-think what a name he might
make for himself.
i Yes, Steven, it's sure tough to be
tied to a loser.