The Prescott daily news., 1917-09-20
c,,NTs HAVE EDGE IN OUT " FIELDING

Nru York, Sept. l"'
 I'o pobprtson, or Liebold, FeIch and
 and 1as.."n ng'f form tria of Outfelders that
 '''I .'ld tickle the heart of most any
 To go'ip league manager. There are few few
 Og gtnations in the big show that
 'VD' I or even approach the efficiency
 gut, thosp gardeners who will defend
 ,tor bulwarks during the worlds
 series. .,o..ou Gold
 ;.r combined with his hitting, and
 nsrov DS, Robertson's slugging give the |ci,nts the predominance in outfleld-
 irr If Joe Jackson was at the 1 hsicbt of hitting he once enjoyed the
 .snDarison would reach a different
 ,nit However. he isn't, and the l ,Sonces are he will show no unusual
 smount of hammering in the coming l big games.
 coorge Burns is one of the games
 .,ootost outfelders. If there is a
 ror in the National League who com narqs fayorably with Ty Cobb, Iris ISDoaker and the clever other outfield-
 srs in the American League, it is the IGarts' sun fielder.
 Burns besides being a 300 batsman
 .rd fielder over whom it is almost
 imDossible to drive a hit, is the steadiest player in the National FIeague. Seldom does he see slump. l His work reaches a certain point each l year and stays there. He is a re- |rarkably fast thinker, Rival Ma |tonal Leaguers will attest to the numerous plays that he has victimized them with.
 Benny Kauff reached the National League, proclaimed as a man who would rival Ty Cobb. Benny didn't claim it himself, although he was generally credited with having done |sO. Bad press agenting got him lot |ct publicity that hurt him dreadfully |hS first year with the Giants. Gradu- |aIy he has shaken this off until he stands now as a real National League |ssr, made in the National League by AcGraw methods Benny's hitting, |always dangerous. is even more so |nOv, for he has learned to wait for |the good balls. His hitting will be |the predominant factor in the Giants worlds series playing unless he fol- lows in the footsteps of so many great players and turns out a worlds Series fiyver.
 Benny and Happy Felsch form an excellent match. Each hits for about |'he same average, but Felsch is far |'he better fielder and possesses more baseball brains, It will be interesting |o watch the performances of these Fivals
 Daye Robertson has been called by E0hn J. McGraw the greatest out |lelder Tn the game if he cared to put EHougn energy into it. But Dave has l'leu to live up to this statement. A |Enar'elously clever fielder and a hard ID''ef' always dangerous, he hardly l''aSufes up to the ability of Joe 4'ASon' although Robertson is a much better fielder
 Memo Liebold and John Collins are E. r.ernates r., in left or right field for EI srs white Sox, with a possibility that %pny i might take up the patrol. |,Dd tJOll gi.I IS so much better as fielder na "ltter' with far more baseball pss s 'nan Collins that critics are ! ',su , led to wonder why he isn't made En, S''ar' to leave Collins for utility m1;. y' :. It Is probable he will get the II Ii.b., 9l the worlds series duty. er,"' ,eOold doesn't measure up to fnl, ,aS as a hitter nor in general use. ps.sS S'' put IS his equal as a fielder, Eitti,a ira tops kauff in fielding, but their ! Bactass.,ls Bas IS about equal. Robertson is probopl. ap,' superior as a fielder, but F'Tga'ly TSo y. will hit at the same gait. e.,r rp' ,o5 Giant outdeld should be an morld,. I ,sOO hitting combination for the cona. prras series, with fielding ability M 'to to sor IpAFe fayorabIy with the ,I Wbito o hittin. tne SoN outfeld will not attain the rll s svoa, average of the Giants, but lives Ayel At. z. in fielding. The bittjng
 ''S 'lants the edge.
 ether s4oT Ss dropped into our shantv tbo