The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-28
llPING THE WORLDS SERIES
ARTICLE No. 5lTHE sHoRTsToPs.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON

or def TRIAL. f'.Def. Total
Ruetn Ped soI.. ST. ID III tnn.- 40 ~
Cleveland -.S"I 4GU lGs' Hu"' ..S' 40 i1th
There is class concentrated III the
shortstopS who still have chance AZ
the pcnnunt, and, CHANGING over the
lists OF all the clubs. II would seem mat
tho war demands have dealt more len
irntiy with tho short stops than thry
have with players i'll any other position
All three OF these great short stops
are waiting. for the SUMMONS to duty
and it is probable THAI Two at loiSt
would DE ut their posts now put lor o1e
chance ri playing the big series. t.
The astounding part. Of the cope is
that this kid Hnllachcr. first year man:
shows in the figures as the '1ual "l
tho Great Scott, and in some points the
superior of both Scott and Chapman
who have, with PocEinpaugh been
rated as tho premier short shoppers
There probably will BIO some protest IN
many cities over the high rating or Il
yuunI:Stcr who never has been under
fire in 4 hic series against a cool hight
ing and unciting man like Scott
Comparing these Two players IL hKe
believe. tho coolest cucumber IN inc
match. lie is not q good hitter. but III a
series like this he becomes dangerous
because he has what We call the
gamblers nerve. and the harder W.
position the greater the STRAIN inc
moro art ne is to come through. In
drrcnsivc work he is one Of the great
est short 1iclders the game ever mas
known. with L pair OF hands the IKE
of which has not been seen s1nco Eec
Tonnrhil dropped back. lie IS prac-
ticaiiy un$hakahle. tho savior Of his
tnarn in times Of panic and fcIi0"
NOR. likely TO hit in pinch than NJ
is when the bags are clrar.
Contrast him with iio!Iainer' u 6 mL
Without swell hcadcdncss, and in the
,nattrr of covering ground he can peat
scott He throws from any postum
goes in both directions. ana ne :.
wcndcrruIly certain of himself that ~
will take Il lot 10 Smash has h'i V" CIV
bring on panic
1ba hitting OF Hollacher this season
;s +rso good to be entirely true. lie mas
held up in the %n0 class IN nna}or
lenrurj weakened. il Is true out sun
major) and hit far ahead OF ~ncre IT. ~
80 hlc To hit in the coast league. ZIG
has gone through his Drst season rs
hir lcacucr without one slump cltncr III
batting or tieldlng.
Rather to my establishment olScoNSt
from, rcStulyinE Hollach"rS game M
no has been hitting the good pltchcss
h", several clusters Of four hits per
r,n,c most off weak pitchers. hut ne
G"S hit the good ones and has done lalr
iy VOL AGAINST some Of the lett hanu-
ers. ,x,
In spite Of these facts it Is impoSstoie
70 figure HQllachcr against the lieu SoN
nitchcrs at the strength he ms SHOWN
IN his own league. Two of them. nj
icast. arc certain TO slow up his hating
attack. Ruth certainly will trouble inc
little follow terribly and sam JONES
with tia puZzling slow haii ne haS uc
v.lrpcd. will worry him. As /" Mays.
that fellow always is Troublesome, u u
6nnrxter. He is like that little girl VINO
had n little curl. When his UNDERMINE
swift" is under control he is practlrai-
~ unhittablc. unbuntahl" ana uhCEcI!
ihinr else. Any club which can ny us
st,Ir Gc attack compel Mays to shift 70
nycrarm pitching has him beaten rlfh'
there. and about the only way Unit MAJ
mems Is when he loses his control Oh
tn" underhand delivery.
NAYS will worry Hollacher; INC
nearest thing 70 Mays style the KID
m,...r hos srcn is Fred Tonry's swift.
and Fred. no longer uses that except !"
waste or as q belucr. Notice IulIacii,
cr.s work against Toncy and you VIII
discover that lie has troubled tnhrE anu
besides drawing passes M "'. ,,ainsf
riaws ,, he in trying to worry him
imtH wiidncss rather Than by hitting
Tho fact that Vaughn and IEtrr
must carry the hrunt Of m 'uG c FrnrnI
Toopcr each plays into the hands nt
So, and cn,nrels US 10 add many more
points to his value ~ hlttcr. NJ
figures show that he has mt INC lTl
haudrvS ahnnt - POINTS better thah ~"
ms th., right handlers. hut in this my
own records are not complete ms u m"lE
,ncs 10 rrnvc ho docs hit them hcttcf
than his regular average against l"'
run nf mine pitching ,,o
ii * nm odd thing IN studying inc
Cubs and Red S"N that VIC lind Hath
tcnn strong in tho same spots that inc
nthcr is and weak In tho same places
and the further we 80 WIN tnc uop''
Tho moro that truth becomes evident;
And 10 some extent. the same arplles
n Cleveland, as VIC find CHAPMAN IN
the Same class US the two rivals; In
some WHY'S Chapman is better pla!eI
than either Of his rivals. but LOT enc
nurposcs OF series between t,hic"ho
and Cleveland the E"unEslcr c Sn"Ws "a =
lead Of few points over the Clcreland
wonder and IIollachcr shows 10 DC NOR ,
valuable for = series against ClrTriand
than nc would against the Rcd son nc
cause II figures that he would mt inc
Cleveland pitcher harder. The edge,
however which ITollacher shows on
both rivals Is in his speed. which addS
! many points to his value rs an all
round player. lie is not only 1aSt nuI
/ is extremely spry, quick starter and
n is not quite clear yet whether Sec
retary Bakers decision that the World
, series may he played and that the piitE-
crs If the two teams who arc IN tho
immediate draft for tho army arc to ~,
excused. or whether the excuse cIt'nls
| only to those affected by the work ana
! fight order. Scott Is In the draft IN"
has been expecting call at any mo-
| mcnt. Hollachcr IS in and expected 10
be called carly in September. CHAPMAN
! has enlisted and is awaiting orocrS'
,naI,o. dooinc extra hazardous. AZ tn"
rniiinr Of any ono Of these players
would practically wreck the inhcld de-
, Tense OF his team.
Tomorrow we will study the Third
baseman-aud then get to the CATCH
ers and pitchers, where tho points OF
| difference are even more vital ;.
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