The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-14
World Series the Topic.

With the fans the same line of think
ing prevails. Need one go back to the
gloomy crowd on the Polo Grounds in
the sixth and final game of the 1917
series between the Giants and the White
soH The fans may recall that terrible
third inning behind Benton, when
zimmerman made two-base wild
-..Tow, Robertson dropped an easy fly
and Zimm finished up the inning by
CHASING Collins over the plate. After
That one could cut the gloom in upper
Harlem with a knife. 1t was like sit
ing at a wake. How many fans then
were thinking of their team as National
League champion?
This Is no argument against the
worlds series. In fact it is i healthy
condition The fans get warmed up by
me semi-finals, but the big excitement
IKE choice tid-bit is saved for the last
IN walkover races that so often prevail,
'he knowledge that is still higher test
awaits the league champion keeps up in
'erest right to the finish
And IL one league has an apparent
monopoly in winning the victor's crown
US inc American League has had in the
,ast decade, it should awaken the otke:
is"gue' The question should be asked
"hats wrong with us?' and an hon es.
enort made to solve the problem Hut
win no competition with another body
league could die of dry rot without
any one in a position to show its short
ocmngs.
managerial regulations have b.. IN
made and unmade in worlds series. To
p'sme a manager for a worlds series
reverse usually is foolhardy. One gets
20 many high strung fellows in baseball
,at one can't tell exactly how they will
UeNaVe when they get in the big test.
Manager Held Responsible.
Yet like a football coach a manager
heId responsible for the achievement
u MS team. 1t is he who selects. de-
Feiops and trains the team. Much credit
soes TO him when he wins, and he nat
traiy loses certain amount of prestige
With defeat.
through some crazy twist of baseball.
oilune a phenomenal success has enl-
N"ed all managers of Boston teams in
iuouerh worlds series. They 6lmpy
can't lose. The Red Sox, under four diff
yereht leaders, have won all five series
III winch they took part while the
'raVes. under George Stallings were the
only National League to win the worlds
championship in the last ten years.
VI the quintet Bill Carrigan probably
was the greatest, but he also had a
9ackerjack team. There have been few
better ball clubs than his Red Sox COM
hlnauons Of 1915 and 1916. Next to the
Athletcs of 1910, 1911 and 1913 and
tie Old Cubs of the Chance era, the Red
soN were the greatest club of the pres
ert century.
Carrgan is the only manager who
Won TWO worlds Championships without
suffering defeat. His clubs OF 1915
and 1916 played ten games against the
FhlllieS and Brooklyns, of which Boston
won eight Carrigan was a crafty fell
low who knew how 10 preserve harmony
on a ball club. Though no driver he
could be stern when the occasion de-
inanded.
Other Winners In Boston.
The other worlds champion manager
h Boston were Jimmy Collins in 1903
JAKE stahl In 1917 and Ed Barrow 1,
-. Co!!i15'5 Boston club os 1899 de-
Ieated Clark's Pittsburg Pirates In the
n.st series between the pennant winner.
VI the National and American League
coulnss club made a great come back
VOC. After winning the first game fron
ittsburg the Red Sox lost the mex
.nIec. 1t looked like a bad defeat TO-
ue Hub nine, but the Bostons rallied and
uy taking the next four games won the
series 1--WE games to three. In 1903 th'
series was for the best five out OF nine
Ihough Collins managed two American
league champions in Boston and or,
worlds championship (the Giants re
FUSED TO play his team in 1000 he crn