The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-03
WHITE SOX AHEAD OF
GIANTS IN CATCHING BY
SCHALK'S GREAT WORK

New York, Oct 3-AnalySiS OF the
4workt Of the various players by posi-
5tionsS1n4past World Series emphasizes
}the fact that with the possible excep-s
ntfon OF pitchers no member Of the
%&eam ie under greater physical or
&nnantal strain than the catcher dur
*dnE the battles for the championship
&of >the major leagues. In the handl-
$fnx>of delivery and signals, close plays
Dat the plate throws to cut down base
fstea1ers and In backing up first and
fnhird In throws from the outfeld.- the
kcatcher ~ both a busy and important
HTactor In ff,e4contest.
A. sharp eye, steady Judgment, "a
#pdwerfm throwing arm and cool
fcourake are necessary requisites for
1.-THE player who dons the mask and
fwfnd pad fhsthe most important Of all
Ebase5an games It is fortunate that
#noth the Chicago American and the
EVew ENTHUSIASTICALLY are equipped with
&caGch4fg Of tins calibre for the series
4of 1917 which begins in Chicago next
LSafurday. While the Giants have q
7slight advantage in quantity. in this
4departnsenf Of the game, the White
xsox are generally conceded to have
lam edge in the quality of the receiving
&atafr @s naIsFa
The~ChiragoS cateEters include Ray
&8cha1k,s Byrd Lynn and. Joseph Jen-
#1<ins while >thesf<ew'Y York quartet con-
sfstsvoc Gsprge McCarty, William Rar-
x1den, George Gibson and John On
Xslour. AS both Jenkins and Onslow
Earetcompauatfve newcomers, they are
¬ IIlxely to figure In the series to
Many extentsand their chance of seeing
Eservice. Is extremely remote. Schalk
Els expected to bear the catching bur-
#den of the White Sox in every game
Iof the series unless he should be in
<capacSfafed by accident or illness. He
mas caught in more than rs per cent
MOT tins season SIS games while Lynn has
%mcted as receiver in the others. Rari-
&deni has done the greater amount -ol
&the back stopping for the Giants thi'
Eyear>due in part to the fact that Nc
&Cartys brokeA his leg early in the sea
&son and was out. of the game TO,
severa1 unodfths. Gibson, the forme
&Ffttsburg71 receiver is the third strint
Mcatcher for New York.
W III McCarty can stand the strain o
1.-The game, and it is the impression
an1ong the New York players that h
<ufll be physically fit for the fray, h
twill undoubtedly have first call upol
<fhe position. This will bring him int
Faction against sSchalk. The latter i
MFAkAAA<t3NAOuAO ly OliC VI IAAC DCSS NebsSAh
Hers ofsthe day. He knows the weak
Illnesses of the various batters and a
the can handle the delivery of an
K ana allsthe Chicago twirlers, he wi
4be' able to signal for any form O
rcurve or break that he may thin
xpuzzling to the man at the plate.
The outstanding feature of his play
lfhowever, is his fast and accurat
&fhrowing to the bases. He must b
Va speedy sprinter and perfect slide
Hwlo would pit his skill against Schal
&with any degree of success. McCar
Efy Is not SO brilliant in this feature @
xfhe> ca4cher's art but he is an excel
Went director of the work of the hurl
Nnra and lis a far stronger batter tina
&schalk According to the seaso
beverages there is little choice in tn
Needing work of the two catchers bu
1.-The white Sox backstop is much taste
#on the base lines than McCarty, as tn
Matters accident Is likely to prever
&him from taking chances at base steal
&1nx except in an emergency.