The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
Among Baseball Fans Spec
ulation Is Rife as to
1917 Contests
VETERANS FOUND
ON BOTH TEAMS
But the New York Giants
Have More Than Chi
cago White Sox

0 New York, Sept, 20.-0ne Of the out
standing features of the world series his
tory has been the fact that almost every
contest of this baseball classic has de
veloped one or more so.ealled heroes
players who have uncovered what has
been termed q superman type of game
under the stress and excitement of the
struggle. Certain names remain fixed in
the memory of the fans in connection
J with specific series long after the general
result and personnel of the competing
clubs have faded from recollection.
The pitching of Chtisty Mathewson in
> the series against the Philadelphia Ath-
letcs in 1904; the heavy batting 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 during the series; cannonad-
ing of Hank Gowdy's bat in the Boston
Braves victory over the Athletics in the
struggle of 1914 when the Braves catch
err startled the baseball world with his
terrific hitting that gave him an average
of $40 and an assortment of drives
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 eight
game series between the Boston Amer
leans and the New York Nationals; the
work of Third Baseman Robe of the Chi.
cago Americans in 1906, when that team
defeated the Chicago Nationals four
games out of six; Eddie Collins remark
able showing at second base for the Ath
letics in the series of 1910 and 1918 and
Pitcher George Witse's one.inning stand
at first base for the Giants in 1913. The
list might be continued almost indefi
nitely if all the stars were to be given
their due
1t can be seen that every series de-
yelopes one or more players who rise to
a degree far in excess of their normal
diamond work during the regular pennant
play. Various reasons have been ad
yanced for this marked lifting Of their
game and they have been referred TO as
star money players series cracks
and other terms TO distinguish them
from the men whose work in the big con
tests is neither more or less sensational
than their seasonal play. Another pecu |
liar feature is that there can be no ac
curate forecasting as to which men will |
rise to the occasion in this manner. |
Many have been expected to play most |
brilliantly only to disappoint their sup |
porters with an exhibition which hardly |
deserved the descriptive term of medic
ere.
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 between these clubs.
Whether these series stars will rise from
the ranks of the veterans or from among
the younger members of the White SoX
and the Giants only time can tell In
veteran material tested in the fire of
world series strife the New York Ma
tionals have decided advantage over
their rivals from the Middle West.
Whether all Of these players viii get into
the series, however, remains to be seen.
In addition to Manager McGraw, who
has led four teams in the struggles,
Pitcher Tesreau was member of the
Giants team which figured in champion
ship play of 1912 and 1915 Herzog and
infielders, participated in the
series of 1911, 1912 and 1913; thinner
man was a member of the Chicago Ma
tionals when that club met the Phil
ldelpha Athletics in 1910; Catcher
George Gibson was behind the plate for .
he Pittsburg team when that combina
ion played the Detroit Americans in
1909, and Pitcher Demaree and Outfeld-
n Burns played with the Giants in the
ieries of 1913 against the Athletics. In
harp contrast the White Sox have but :
wo players who have participated to
my extent in the baseball classic. Ed !.
lie Collins, the Chicago second baseman, /;
vas member of Connie Mack's famous !.
,ennant and world series machine a few
ears ago and figured prominently in the
truggles of 1910, 1911, 1918 and 1914 :.
eddie Murphy was also a member of the !.
Athletics for several years and was =
actor in the series play. lnfelder Rob
TT Byrne was enrolled with the Pitts !
urg and Philadelphia Nationals in 1909 J,
nd 1915 when these teams won the !,
light to play the American league pen !
bHL NtnHtIs ibl Aut oiiu NiihHl Al
hip. :,
There is also much promising material u
mong the younger members of the y
cams and it is not at all unlikely that :
ne or more of these players, untried in I
he premier diamond conflict, may prove :
be deciding factor in either a game or =
he series as a whole. Certainly some
( them have excellent records to sup
ort the superstition. Benny kauff, the
.ar batter of the defunct Federal
agIe; Jim Thorpe, the famous Indian !,
thlete, football player and former mem
ar of several major and minor league
ubs: Pitcher Fred Anderson, Walter :,
olke and others Of the younger Giants
I appear a. possessing possibilities in
Ms direction.
The White Sox roster includes the
lmes Of several players who have y
,rung into baseball prominence within pc
le past season OF two and il may be VI
ON this list there will appear one who pe
= a spectacular fielding feat long hit iil
brilliant piece Of base running viii a.
in a place in the world series han Of e
me at a bound Tufelder Charley Ris- ch
re and Outfelder Oscar Felsch have -
ayed remarkable baseball this season VI
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