The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-29
Every World Series
Has It's Neu Heroes

New York, Sept. 29.-One of tn
outstanding features of world serie
history has been the fact that almos
every contest of this baseball CLASSIC
has developed one or more so-callet
heroes-players who have uncovered
what has been termed a supermal
type OF game under the stress and eX
element of the struggle. Certain
names remain fixed in the memory o
the fans in connection with specific
series long after the general resul
and personnel of the competing clubs
have faded from recollection.
The pitching Of Christy Mathewso-
in the series against the Philadelphia
Athletics in 1904; the heavy batting
Of Franklin Baker. against the Giants
in the PhiladelphfalNew York contests
Of 1911, when he pounded out two
home runs at critical periods in the
play and drove in five runs during
the series; cannonading of Hank Cow
dy's bat in the Boston Braves victory
over the Athletics in the struggle OF
1914, when the Braves catcher star
tied the baseball world with his terri
fic hitting that gave, him an average
of .545 and an assortment of drives
which consisted of one home run; one
three Dagger: three two base hits
and five singles in II times at bat, all
made world series history.
The same can be said of the field
play of Harry Hooper in the famous
e ght game series between the Boston
americans and the New York Ma.
'i,rals; the work OF third baseman
Pche of the Chicago Americans in
1876, when that team defeated the
Chicago Nationals four games out of
six; Eddie Collins remarkable show
Ing at second base for the Athletics
in the series of 1910 and 1913, and
Pitcher Geo. Wiltse's one inning stand
at first base for the Giants in 1918.
The list might be continued almost
Indefinitely If all the stars were to
lie given their due.lh - E...rl
It can be seen that every series dc.
.velops one or mors.,Rayers who rise
to a.'degree far in excess of their no..
NAL diamond work during the regular
pennant play. Various reasons have
been advanced for this marked lifting
of their game and they have been re.
ferred to as star. money players"
"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 fea-
ture is that there can be no accurate
forecasting as to which men will rise
to the occasion in this manner. Many
have been expected to play most bril-
liantly only to disappoint their sup
porters with an exhibition which hard
ly deserved descriptive terms of medl-
There is 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 between these
clubs. Whether these series stars
will rise from the ranks Of the vet
Grams or from among the younger
members Of the White Sox and Giants
only time can tell. In veteran mate.
rial tested in the fire of world series
strife the New York Nationals have a
decided advantage over their rivals
from the middle west. Whether all Of
these players will get into the series,
however, remains to be seen.
In addition to Manager McGraw,
who has led four teams in the strug-
giles, Pitcher Tesreau was member
of the Giants team which figured in
championship play OF 1912 and 1913:
Herzog and Fletcher, infielders,. parti-
cipated in the series OF 1911,s 1912 and
1913: Zimmerman was member OF
the Chicago Nationals when that club
met the Philadelphia Athletics in
1910; Catcher George Gibson was be-
hind the plate for the Pittsburgh team
when that combination played the De-
troit Americans in 1909, and Pitcher
De,naree and Outfielder Burns played
with the Giants in the series OF 1913
against the Athletics. In sharp con-
trast the White Sox have but two
plavers who have participated to any
extent in the baseball classic. Eddie
Collins, the Chicago second .bascman,
was a member of Connie Mack's fam
Gus pennant and world series machine
few years ago and figured promin-
entity in the struggles OF 1910-ll-13-14.
Eddie Murphy was also member of
the Athletics for several years and
was a factor in the series play. In
fielder Robert Byrne was enrolled
with the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
nationals in 1869 and 1915. when these
teams won the right to play the Amer
lean league pennant winners for the
worlds championship. SIS