El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-25

offensive defensive i LdL
Cincinnati .-..S06 227 1893
CHICAGO and Cincinnati each pre-
y sents its premier slugger in the
! left field position and the comparison
7 of the two occupants Of that jon
shows them so close together that
the figures will afford no satisfac-
ton TO either team.
Jackson. Chicago's great hitter.
leads in tie offense. while Roush
shows a slight superiority in defen-
sive work. In neither case is the DIFF
ference Of ability enough to count
so that the figures really show the
men a tie.
jackson Comes Back.
Each player has had a great year.
Jackson. coming back after one OF
the most trying experiences ever
faced by a player, has fought hard
harder than he ever has done before
in his life and has played the 6esl
ball. really. Of his career. He has
played better ball than many students
Of the game ever expected him TO
play. Perhaps the criticism and abuse
heaped upon him during the year be-
fore spurred him TO greater effort.
fully 10 regain public esteem
Jackson, however, has reached
the point in his career where
further development is impossible.
Roush has just come into his
his prime and has not yet passed
the developing period. He has
youth and speed with him and the
strength and the spirits of youth.
ROush Good on Defense.
In defensive work Roush has the
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greater distance back after fly balls.
play a slightly deeper field in safety
both in covering the forward field
and in throwing He has the edge on
both strength and accuracy Of the
throw In one respect, however. the
Red is slightly handicapped. kopf
cannot go out as far after fly balls as
Risberg can and. therefore, Roush
must cover more Of the short left
field than Jackson needs TO reach for
fly balls This tends TO eQualize the
individual worth OF the men and al
lows Jackson TO cover his compare
tive weakness in going back after fly
balls
Neither of these men is above
average at handling ground halls.
In fact, studying the modern out
fielder one is impressed with the
lack Of training OF OutfieIders in
this essential OF the game. Both
men are Inclined TO slow IN and
make certain Of stopping ground
balls rather than take them while
rushing forward. This may not af-
feet any game in the series. hut II
is an essential fault and. II the
series should be close. might al
low IN extra base that would
turn the tide of victory.
Hits With Runners.
In the attacking end OF the game
Jackson leads-excepting in one re-
spect. That is that he does not hit
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An examination Of the statistics will
show that ROush has been regularly
more effective IN spots where only
base hits would bring results Jackson
has shown better in this respect dur
ing the present season than he ever
has done before. He has refuted the
charge Of the Cleveland critics that
he could not hit with runners on the
bases, a charge which seemed to hold
good during his first two seasons I
with the White SoX-
Is Natural Hitter.
Jackson. in fact, is one OF the great I
est natural hitters the game ever has
known and this season he has evil Z
IDENTIFY felt the spur of criticism and !
has aroused a new determination.
In long distance hitting Jackson
Is the more dangerous in the aver
age season, but either man is
liable 10 clear off the bases At
any time. In the coming series
both men lose points because OF
the pitching they must face. The
club aiming to heat the White
SOI has as its first objective to
stop jackson and Collins. Nat
urally club with strong left
handler using a fast curve or
fast ball with n hop on IL viii be
chosen. The fact that both Eller
and Reuther figure TO slow up
JaekSOn's hitting detracfs from
his effective value.
The team that wants TO stop Gin I
cinnau must stop Roush- And Cicotte