The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-24

Don,ny TN. Worlds series this year
is a hard job--it presents more FsN
lens than any I ever nave hno 49,,
are confronted with conditions nv 49, s'
before known in oascoa4i, anu %ic
tbe further chance that before me plS
scrtcs starts one or both teams WILL oe
changed by losses ot men.
In rackling the proposition tuSS -.
sist upon one thing. WHICH ~ l"n'' ~
ing figured the position values a''. ~"
individual values al nen r.,',. - hc-
ncrn,ittcd 70 alter those Figures II DC
forc the series starts the men h!E H'eu
,ron shall quot their tealrS ana o|''eA7
he substituted for them r.,
/ We must start by figuring the "a ~,
caeo Cubs against ooth me ooHt t..,,sa
~ this time it looks as II either ItraE
Win. However. it will be an easy HIas-
ter as soon as the American La
champion Is declared to drop tnf otlie .
team fogures and in the meantime; InSS
are interesting II. II 9 }aIs done 40 reveal ''
The dope" as I have explained lor
many wears, when it is applied 70
worlds series. indicates not the play
ing strength Of Il team for a season. noe
the individual strength OF q PLAYER ont
the strength Of team and player asal,'SI
q certain other team and certain other
pitchers. Az an instance. the Ne" iHth
Giants doped against Vaughn anu slel
Of Chicago. would not look TO De SetS
strang team. whereas, II we "ets o "
Ing them against the Boston braves tue
HIe,rns ,,;;Eht Indicate that they are
about thetbest team IN the woriu. lhtS
are against the Braves). but lneS ate
not eestnsc six other clubs in the Ma
tional League.
Players Above Form.
We are certain to find anothcr Qua
niece OF dope this fall. which 10 tina.
r. figures certainly will indicate That
some blazers Of only lnGdtocre apultE
Will figure to be near>Cooos ana tnae
pitchers who, VIC arc sure: are ON!
Slightly above average Will figure 10 De
narr.ct Walter JOhnSonS. This ~ que
70 the fact which the average strenEt'
~ all the teams has been greatly re-
duced during the season. some OF inc
Dlayers ere just as Kooo as ever. ~
GOOD man nova days figures higher hF
many points than he would have done
1nat vear and is of course that much
vraater in team value. You can see
n,,ita readily that this is true by look
Ing at the wonderfully swollen batting
averages Of N1erklc. Mann: t'lack. a"i-
1acher and others of the Cubs as well as
the improved hitting OF various OF the
Ped Sax. These increases arc due TO
TWO causes-flrst. the confidence ana
inspiration that arises naturally from
winning. and second land greaterJ to
the weak pitching Asatnst them. !
The problem lot US IL ~ AiSutS H."
these averages will be affected BY the
better pitching they must encounter IN
the worlds series. as We arc certain TO
discover the fact that the reason FOR
tho present position Of all three CLUBS
is due primarily to the -fact that ;h"E
alone Of all the sixteen teams have had
consistently good pitching.
am taking X for granted that the
system OF doping that J have used for
wears 4, understood. ut isaSt In princi-
Die. II Is merely comparative work.
the comparison "f position strengths or
teams.
System Of working Averages.
I have worked out n system by which
working from n basis Of lDc0. 1 divide
Zach element of play and set down thu.
figures I figure that the attacking
strength, consisting OF hitting waiting
ont pitchers. long distance hitting. get
ting hit by pitched ball. speed (Which
IL taking extra bases on hits) and basc:
r,nntne. - 100000 of the strength OF
tho team. while the defensive value is
360-1000.
havo figured what each element Is
worth in attack. and merely apply Il
mans known hitting ability. speed
cleyernes Mt waiting and at running tn.
bases. In defensive work the position
values are vastly different. pitching
being 100000 OF $50. while third base