Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-01
RIVALRY IS KEEN AMONG
CHAMPION OUTFIELDERS

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assets OF the Gleason tribe. He has a
wonderfully strong arm which has cut
many a run OF at the plate. lie can
cover more ground than his younger
rival and is fielding around .97l to
Duncan's .962, the averages being those
of the first part of September
loush Will be pittcd against Felsch
in the cenicr garden. Both these play
crs have thousands OF admirers for
each is one OF the st~rs of his league
and real battle is expected. RouSh
who one time tried to mahc the White
SoN team int was found wanting has
climbed the ladder OF fame and today
is one of the best hitterS in the Ma
tional League having an average of
more than 500 almost the entire sea-
SON He is q good fielder, with a
mark around 1851, has Il good arm and
covers a lot of ground. This will be
his first worlds series.
Felsch. on the other hand. suffered
slump in his batting this year. but
has been a DANGEROUS man in the
pinch and has boosted his batting
mark TO about .259 while his fielding
year is .?74. lie is rated by many
experts as the greatest outtieldcr in
the American League. Fclsch is /,
pinEeT VINO can go TO any corner of
speed and u powerful arm. Toward
Che close OF the season Felsch showed
signs of recovering his batting eye.
Rousths mark during the first part
Of september wu. .3l9.
In comnarison. these two players
will abou, break even. as, where one
other Will outfieid his rival.
The right-tield position seems TO
favor the Chicago aggregation Lie
the hardest men in the league to pitch
to, and is a patient waiter. at the
plate. He will invariably make work
and when they cut the plate is 4 cap
able better. He is fast on the field
has 4 strong arm, and is brainy
Neale. on the other hand. While
cavorting in the riEht-ield garden
may experience some difficulty field
owing 10 the shadows which have af-
fected many American leaguers. on
his home grounds. however. he will
have the advantage over his white
At .293 clip, while Neale's mark has
been around .2i7. In fielding Nealc
sr s ng gort up AN me average for The
while I-iehold's mark is .929.
As reserve in risht-ficld. the
White Sox have John Collins. one OF
the fastest and SurcSt ticlderS in the
SOY ten years, and is a hardened
player. lie is ONE of the gamcst men
in baseball and dangerous at bat and
on the bases. although his batting
average does not indicate that he is
4 heavy hitter shane" has been
Gro" llnS tne pm Tor ABOUT az and
has been fielding around .944. Maeee,
the Reds veteran substitute outielder.
has been hitting around .225 and
FIELDING ,eS'; The White SoX also
have Eddie Murphy as an alternate
However he may not break into the
outtield, but may be injected into the
game as a pinch hitter, a role he has
successfully filled many times this
season.
Murphy, like Liebold. is hard man
TO pitch to, and will worry almost
any pitcher When on the bases he
worries pitcher more than any
player in the league and he may break
up a game whenever he is sent into
the fray. He has been batting better
than AIS for the greater part OF the
season. On the other hand. Moran
has dependable pitcher in Brcsslcr
who has played the outtield n number
or times and is capable of holding
down the job. Brcsslcr in the few
games he has played has batted around
2l2 and his fielding mark is around
| .965
Records OF Player, Given
The records of the players for the
! greater part of the season Just closed.
| showing batting and fielding averages,
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