The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-10-04
VETERANS Of THE
BASEBALL BATTLES
Will Meet Each Other i'm Chicago and
New York During the
Coming Series
ASSOCIATED Press)

new 1Ofky UcC. IA majority OF /
the veterans of preceding = Worlds I
Series will be found in the infields of
the New York Nationals and the Chi |
cago Americans when these two teams /
meet late this week in the 1917 SER !
les. OF the eight players who are ex-
peeted to defend the inner lines four |
have already passed through one or |
more of these baseball classics and of |
this quartet three will wear the uni
forms of the Giants and one the col |
ors Of the White Sox. Another pecul- |
iaEity- rs that the veteran material
will cluster between second and third
bases the initial sack being guarded
by less experienced players.
Al first Manager McGraw will
place his reliance in Holke while the
Ehicago interests will be defended by
v Gandil. In years of service and the
knowing which comes with it, Candil
will have the edge over his younger
opponent. Both are steady, consist
ent players covering the bag and the
adjacent territory without spectacular
effort but with high degree of eff
cheney.
According to their records for the
past season in their respective leagues
there is little to choose between then.
-S@sS@faE- fielding or batting is con-
cerned. Holke has a slight advant-
age of the averages in both these de-
partments as we'll as in stolen bases
and double plays. He is also three
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all is considered it is likely that the
latter's greater experience will slight
ly outweigh Holke's speedier foot
work. The margin of advantage is
so small one way or the other that so
far as forecasts are concerned, the
two players may be said to be equal
in offensive and defensive work.
Two of the best second basemen in
their respective leagues will be op-
posed at the midway sack and the
struggle for honors between Eddie
Collins and Charles Herzog should be
one of the thrilling features of the
:. series. World Series play is no Ion
M ger novelty to either as Collins has
participated in four such contests
while a member of the Philadelphia
Athletics and Herzog has seen SER
vice in three series with the Giants.
Both are noted for their ability to
rise to extreme heights of play at
times and from their keystone posi-
ton to dominate the work of the en-
tire infeld combinations.
Herzog, owing to the injury to his
back due to fall earlier in the sea-
son, has not played as regularly as
Collins and there is just the bare pos
sibility that he may not be available
\. for the series but thi schance is so
remote that he can for comparative
purposes be considered as the Giants
second baseman. If it proves to be
otherwise the stock of the New York
club will suffer a severe slump even
before the first ball is pitched. AS
their records stand for the season
Collins had the better of Herzog in
batting, fielding, stolen bases and
double plays. The same is true of
his averages in past World Series
Collins has batted 1888 and fiielded
.975 in four series to Merzog's .214
and .958 in thre post season struggles
If Herzog enters the fray benefit
ed by the rest he insisted on. taking
after the Giants had virtually clinch-
ed the pennant, he may prove to be
capable of more efficient work thar
his records would indicate for he is
one of the best money players" il
the game today He is a dangerou:
batter at critical, moments of the
play; resourceful and daring in the
feel dand man who is not willing tt
concede defeat until the final put-ou
is made. Collins, however, on sucl
records and form as are availabl,
must be given the edge at secont
over the Giants guardian of the key
stone base.
Injuries also complicate the situa
tion at short and third. The Whit.
Sox regular third baseman, 'sBuck
Weaver broke one of his fingers in
game late in the season and did no
return to the lineup until few day
before the pennant race closed. Il
the meantime McMullin had hel,
down this position so satisfactoril,
that there is some doubt as to wheth
er Weaver will return to the bag. |
would not be surprising if Manage
Rowland sent him into the big serie
as shortstop in place of Risberg.
If this should prove to be the cas-
McMullin will have Zimmerman a
his rival at third and the advantag
would be decidedly with the Giant
80 for the former Chicago club playe
has passed through the test of on
World Series in 1909 when he bate
.235 and fielded .966 for the Chieag
Nationals of that year. Zimmerma
also figures better than McMullin o