The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-09-29
SERIES DEVELOPS
SUPERMEN
Every Season Brings Out Players
who Enjoy a Temporary
Immortality
ASSOCIATED Pressl

New York, Sept. 29.-One of the
outstanding features of World Series
history has been the fact that almost
every contest of this baseball classic
has developed one or more so-called
heroes-players who have uncovered
type of game under the stress and ex-
citement of the struggle. Certain
names remain fixed in the memory of
the fans in connection with specific
series long after the general result
and personnel of the competing clubs
have faded from recollection.
The pitching of Christy Mathew
son in the series against the Philadel-
phia Athletics in 1904; the heavy bat
ting of Franklin Baker against the
Giants in the Philadelphia-New York
contests of 1911 when he pounded
out two home runs at critical periods
in the play and drove in five runs dur
Gowdy's bat in the Boston Braves
victory over the Athletics in the
struggle of 1914 when the Braves
catcher startled the baseball world
with his terrific hitting that gave him
an average of .545 and an assortment
of drives which consisted of one
home run; one three-bagger; three
en- times at bat, all made World Ser,
les history.
The same can be said of the field
play of Harry Hooper in the famous
eight game series between the Boston
Americans and the New York Nation
ais; the work of third baseman Robe
of the Chicago Americans in 1906
when that team defeated the Chicago
Nationals four games out of six; Ed
die Collins remarkable showing at
second base for the Athletics in the
series of 1910 and 1913 and Pitcher
George Wiltse's one-inning stand at
first base for the Giants in 1913 The
| list might be continued almost in
definitely if all the stars were to be
given their due.
1t can be seen that every series de-
velops one or more players who rise
to a degree far in excess of their nor
NAL diamond work during the regu-
lar pennant play Various reasons
have been advanced for this marked
lifting of their game and they have
been referred to as "star money play
ers," "series cracks" and other terms
to distinguish them from the men
whose work in the big contests is
neither more or less sensational than
their seasonal play. Another peculiar
feature is that there can be no ac-
curate forecasting as to which man
will rise to the occasion in this man
ner. Many have been expected to play
most brilliantly only to disappoint
their supporters with an exhibition
which hardly deserved the descrip.
tive terp of mediocre.
/ There is a wide field of speculative
/ possibilities among the players of the
| Chicago Americans and the New
York Nationals and World Series
/ heroes may spring from unexpected
positions in the coming contests be.
| tween these clubs. Whether these
/ series stars will rise from the ranks
of the veterans or from among the
younger members of the White So2
and the Giants only time can tell. Ir
veteran material tested in the fire o1
/ World Series strife the New York Ma.
/ tionals have decided advantage over
their rivals from the Middle West
! Whether all of these players will gel
! into the series, however, remains tC
! be seen.
In addition to Manager McGrav
who has led four teams in the strug
giles, Pitcher Tesreau was member
of the Giants team which figured II
championship play of 1912 and 1913
/ Herzog and Fletcher, infelders, par
ticipated in the series of 1911, 1915
and 1913; Zimmerman was member
of the Chicago Nationals when thai
| club met the Philadelphia Athletics II
1910; catcher George Gibson was be-
hind the plate for the Pittsburg team
when that combination played the De,
troit Americans in 1909, and pitcher
/ Demaree and outfelder Burns played
with the Giants in the series Of 1919
/ against the Athletics. In sharp con
trast the White Sox have but two
players who have participated to any
extent in the baseball classic. Eddie
/ Collins the Chicago second basemar