The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-23
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Question of Weighing Merits OF In
field of Cincinnati and Chi
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Puzzler.
by Henry Farrell, United Press stan
Correspondent
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Insight OF
the proverbial philadelphia lawyer
is needed in weighing the merits Of
the Cincinnati and White Sox inheld-
Eddie Collins, that star of stars. Is
the lone member of the two inner
defenses, who stands head and Shout
ders above his rival In the other
three positions, technique, tempera-
ment and all the so-calied fine points
of the game have to be thrown in
the balance to pick the better man
After consideration of all their viz
tues and shortcomings, the needle
seems to point TO the Sox as having
a shade the better On inEeld class.
Heinie Groh, the Red captain and
star third baseman is the lone Moran
tie who can be held Up as superior
on his sack. By varying margins,
the other decisions go 10 Chick
Gandil and "Swede" Risberg-
First base figures show 2 neck and
neck decision between Jake Daubert
and Gandil The Sox player with
batting average OF PCS has lead OF
twenty-four points over his veteran
rival. He leads him also in stolen
bases, thirteen to eleven But in run
scoring Daubert leads with seventy
five 10 his credit while Chick has
crossed the pan only nfty-two times.
Dauhert is first in number OF hits
with 140 against 121 for his rival
Their fielding is about on the same
par. But history proves that Gandil
is q more dependable player In
pinch. He has Daubert encouraged
in hot battle The miserable show
ing of the Red veteran when ne went
through a world series with the
Dodgers, compared to Gandil's WORK
in the 1917 series would give Ganbii
the choice in the coming struggle
Comparisons of second basemen
are superfiuous. Rath cannot even
hope TO attain the plane of excel
lence that characterizes the al-rcund
work of the peerless Eddie Collins.
The Red second sacker is a good
player and he is unfortunate IN the
circumstances which require a cold
analysis of figures involving him and
one of the greatest players OF al
times. There is but one e. Collins
2b.'
In hitting and fielding there Is
little TO choose between "Sweds'
Risberg and Larry Kopf at shortstop
Both are far from being great ball
players. The Cincinnati player has
Z nineteen point advantage over the
"Swede" in batting, has stolen one
more base, scored four more runs and
made Ihirty-six more hits. Riebere
has been coming strong in the clog
Ing weeks of the pennant drive and
las been outplaying his Red rival In
tas field. AS worlds series starter
the SoZ player outpoints Kept
through his fighting qualities. Ria
berg Is high strung and nervous, but
BE- proved his courage in his last
World series play when he went In
] % bat In pinch after being benched
!1st before the series and delivered
hit He seems to have found him
self dating from that period. He bar
4 proved that he can carry weight and
Kept Is an uncertain quantity In q
4 'croociap series.
Heinis Groh and Buck Weaver are
4 almost twins in ability in the far cor
neT. 10th rank among the game'f
& best players. Groh is a bit more
4 powerful On the attack with bat
ting acreage Of .3O7 against .29J for
4 Weaver In base running they are
4 On the same level Weaver has scored
iIIr more runs and eighteen more
y hrs than the little Moran captain
q EDla are sensational felders. Groh
81 u ne balance wheel of the Red &c
Z Tense and occupies the niche that
"A Collins holds IN the Sox inield. He
a nay 5e 4 trifc more reliable than
q "eaTar n emergencies. II 2 shade
= - n be accorded either man, II be
longs u GrOh.
Il IzZeu ~ whole the White son
- lhael1 DgtDatg the Reds 292 To mn
o. ,5a@&aDlE men are better on the
y bsssa with eighty-two thefts against
10 h!Zly-slZ fcr the Ohfoans. In run
NJ .cpHHg TIE Moran players have the
DssIEr marx with 279 runs against