The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-02
FULL ERTON'S DOPE SHOWS ROBERTSON
CONSIDERABLY AHEAD OF SOX OUTFIT

the arc Of the stand, SO that he can 60
almost against the concrete in high
and not be bluffed by the nearness OF the
tall wall
This wall, as you may know. Is a big
handicap to visiting players. who do not
have an opportunity to become familiar
with it To a right fielder the tallness
OF the wall makes 1t seem closer than II
really is, and a stranger on the field
Is very apt to slow down or quit en-
tirely on a fly ball or a line smash that
one, who knows the ground thoroughly.
would keep after and perhaps catch This
may affect LeIbold also. because he is
so short Collins could back up against
the wall and reach a ball Leibold could
not touch.
The wall has an advantage TO Robert
son also, in that his one big weakness
is on ground balls. The short field with
the wall behind him saves him many
times during a season on hits that
trickle through. He has improved much
in stopping ground balls in the last two
years, but the fellows in the bench still
hold their breath until they see him
get II.
Robertson has not had a good sea-
son at bat, and his average is below
what It should be normally. He Is
rRpping the ball along .240, and ought
TO be thirty points higher. He is a
good waiter, a clever man on the
bases, and has a lot OF speed.
Murphy can hold him level as a
base runner, and in taking the limit
OF ground on any hit. Leibold is q
clever and tricky man on the bases.
and a scudder, rather than a sprinter,
spry in getting away from a base, and
rater adroit in going into the base.
Collins has as much speed, almost, but
is not a good base runner. either in
starting or finishing. Once under way
he can round the sacks in great style
with his long striding action.
Murphy Great Pinch Hitter.
Murphy really is the best hitter OF
the four, even though his average this
season has been swelled by his re-
markable exploits as a pinch hitter,
by which he has gained much ground. !
Robertson does not figure to hit any
better in the coming series thon he
has during the season. The style OF
pitching is rather to his liking, and
he ought TO hit Faber hard. I am not
figuring at present that any OF the
first game, and Robertson figures
among those who will be worried
greatly by the alleged shine" ball.
II Rowland gets Collins into action |
at just the right times, the White So>- |
have a chance to overcome the slight |
Inference in favor OF the Giants |
shown by the dope. This difference is |
not sufficient to warrant any wager |
ing on either team. The White Sox |
grounds will trouble Robertson as !,
much II not more than the Polo |
Grounds will handicap LeIbold.
Remember this. too, that a mistake |
on the Polo Grounds is not liable to |
mean more than one base, while. IL a |
ball gets past Robertson on the White |
SoX Park, IT means all sorts OF |
trouble, and, II II gets onto foul |
ground and goes past, the plate is the |
endezvous.
This completes the study OF the reg
Ilars. Tomorrow we will sum up the /
,utfields. and compile the statistics on
The eight regular players. In that
article / wish to explain how have
figured the substitutes as part OF the
game. laying special stress on McMul-
in. Smith, and without. who probably
Will figure to some extent
Copyright, 1917. by the Bell Syndl-
cate, Incl