The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-30

The astounding part of the dope is that this kid Hollacher, a first year man, shows in the figures as the equal of the great Scott, and in some points the su- perior of both Scott and Chapman, who have, with Peckingpaugh. been rated as the premier shortstoppers. There pro5- ably will be some protest in many cities over the high rating of a youngster who never has been under fire in big. series against a cool. fighting and unexcitable man like Scott.
 Comparing these two players is like comparing fire and water, Scott is, be- < lieve, the coolest cucumber in the patch. He is not a good hitter, but in series like this be becomes dangerous be- cause he has what we call the gamblers nerve" and the harder the position the greater the strain, the more apt he is to come through. In defensive work he is one of the greatest short flelders the game ever has known, with pair Of hands the like of which has not been seen since Leo Tannehil dropped back. He is practically. unshakable, the savior of his team in times of panic and a fellow more likely to hit in a pinch than he is when the bags are clear.
 YOUNG CUB IS A WONDER
 Contrast Him with Hollacher. hus- ting. aggressive, superbly confident, with out swell headness and in the matter of covering ground he can beat Scott. He throws from any position, goes in both directions, and he is so wonderfully cer- tain of himself that it will take a lot to pch hie pa md nio
 The hitting of Hollacher this season is too good to be entirely true. He has held up in the 300 class in a major league (weakened, it is true, but still major) and can hit far ahead of where he was able to hit in the Coast league He has gone through his first season as big leaguer without one slump, either in batting or fielding.
 Rather to my astonishment I discov- cred from restudying Hollacher's games that he has been hitting the good pitch ..ers as we'll as the bad. True, he has grabbed several clusters of four hits per game, most off weak pitchers but he has hit the good ones and has done fairly well against some of the left handlers
 In spite of these facts it is impossible \ to figure Hollacher against the Red Sox pitchers at the strength he has shown in his own league. Two of them, at least, are certain to slow up his batting attack. Ruth certainly will trouble the little fellow terribly and Sam Jones, with that puzzling slow ball he has developed. will worry him. As to Mays. that fe- low always is troublesome to a dopster. He is like that little girl who had a little curl When his underhand swift is under control he is practically unhit- table, unbuntable and uneverything else Any club which can by it's style of att AI~ ~n1 rI.s pitching has him beaten right there, and about the only way that happens is when he loses control of the underhand de- livery.
 Mays will worry Hollacher. The near vest thing to Mays style the kid ever has seen is Fred Toney's swift" and Fred no longer uses that except 10 waste or as a beaner. Notice Hollacher's work against Toney and you will discover that he has troubled Toney and besides drawing passes has hit. It is plain that Hollaeher's value against Mays would be in trying to worry him into wild ness rather than by hitting.
 SCOTT LIKES SOUTHPAWS
 The fact that Vaughn and Tyler must carry the brunt of the Cub pitching in order to stop Ruth, McInnis, Hooper, etc., plays into the hands of Scott and com pels us to add many points to his value as hitter. The ngureS show that he has hit the left-handers about 40 points better than he has the right-handers. but in this my own records are not complete, as it only goes to prove he does hit them better than his regular average against the run of mine' pitching
 It is an odd thing in studying tho Cubs and Red Sox that we find each team strong in the same spots that the other is, and weak in the sanlep laces. and the further we go with the dope the more that truth becomes evident.
 And to some extent, the same applies to Cleveland, as we find Chapman in the same class as the two rivals In some ways Chapman is better player than either of his rivals but, for the pur- pose of a series between Chicago and