The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-01-02
BASEBALL
REVIEW
FOR 1916
BY r.. c. HAMILTON.
Omitted Press star Correspondent


NEW YORK. Jan. 2.-Thunderins
through a season of the tightest base
ball the big leagues had seen for many
a season. winding up their play with
pennants cinched only few days be-
fore the bell rang for the curtain the
two big leagues fiivvered and slipped
i'm 1916 into the strangest worlds series
the country has seen in many day.
Differences between two big leagues
never were more strongly brought out
than in the worlds series which re-
suited in another tilt for the trophy
chest for the Boston Red SoN.
Brooklyn. fighting its way through
gauntlet that stretched almost from last
place to first. held its lead nearly all
season. playing phenomenal baseball at
times. and at other times showing very
bad. A pitching staff that over-topped
every other club in the league. backed
bv the heaviest hitting in the league,
enabled the Dodgers to hold their lead
The oft-stated assertion that the
American league brand of pitching and
hitting is far superior to that produced
In the National league was given quite
a boost when the Dodgers ambled into
BOSTON to tilt with the Red Sox. They
fought-credit must be given for that
oua1itv-but their fighting was woeful
asset when compared to the finely work
ing machine built UP by Bill Carrigan.
with one good game out of their sys-
TENS, the Dodgers We're unable to dc
much else They did snake one game
out of the mix-up, just enough to pre-
vent the Red sox from ending it in four
four games instead of five. The most
bri1Iian+ part of the Dodgers work was
rod Smith in the second game, wher
he hattled Babe Ruth to a standstiil il
a fourteen-inning contest that went L
the Red Sox-
The old dope bucket was spilled con
siderabIv. too. when Hal Chase, neve
good hitter in the American league
stepped over into Gov. Tener's circui
and pasted the pill with such consist
cncv for Cincinnati that he attained tn
leadership of the major organization.
on the other hand. Ty Cobb, the Tige
ear relinquinshed the batting cham
nionsbip of the American league 70
the first time in eleven years. TIL
laurel was lodged on the brow Of Tri
Sneaker. who was sold to the Cleve
land club by the Red Sox.
The failure of the Yankees 10 attai
top place in the American league, du
a. injuries. was one of the upsets c
The season. The New Workers got ava
IN a fine start. stepping out in frot
CARLY and holding their lead for SON
time. Injury after injury then bega
n strike the club and the skids SOC
were creased for Bill Donovan's entr
Three new managers have stepp'
out for approval since 1915 blossom6
a year ago Christy Mathewson has b
come manager of the Reds, Fred Mi
cheu will lead the Cubs this year. Al
Jimmy Callahan is plotting the Pirate
The coming season should be mu'
more profitable one for the Nation
league than year ago If the we
known dope bucket isn't kicked into
cooked hat again, the Giants should
there or Whereabouts when time com
for the playing ~ Enc worlds seri
ext all. ana indications are they W
make more Of a success of it than I
Dodgers did.
II has been evident Tor some IN
chat something woaii h'ive % be e
II strengthen the western md of {
national league circuit. In view Of u
it is almost a certainty that some trad
viii be pulled off early.