The sun., 1919-10-05
HEROES CROP UP
In EACH SERIES
Robe and Gowdy, Obscure
Players, Won Fame Over
night.
STARS FREQUENTLY SHINE
Collins, Lewis, Herzog, Hooper
and Baker Have Dazzled Fans
in October Classic.
STARS FREQUENTLY SHINE

There have been few worlds series IN
which so many players appeared in
stellar roles as In the present one In
past series Il ofttimes remained for one
player to perform some feat that was 20
brilliant or timely as to make the deeds
Of other players fade into the back
ground. SO far in the present series the
calcium has been turned from player to
player. focusing first on Ruether and
then switching to Roush, Sallee, Kerr
and Groh. Both newcomer and seasoned
worlds series veteran shared the lime
light
In the past some stars have certainly
lived up to all pre-world's series calcu-
lations. Some star players, like Collins,
Baker, Mathewson. Coombs, Lewis and
Hooper. always played even above their
normal clip in worlds series games.
Lewis and Hooper have been especially
brilliant in worlds series. both of them
surpassing Speaker, ordinarily a far
greater player. Cobb was perhaps the
biggest worlds series disappointment,
and Alexander played far below expec-
tations in 1915.
Lesser Lights often Surprise.
Thrice players who were not given a
TUMBLE in discussions before the series
were the stars of their respective teams
These were George Robe, White Sox
substitute infielder of 1906, whose triples
enabled the Chicago Americans to win
their first worlds series victory; Hank
Gowdy, the Brave catcheSwho' WAS a
color sergeant in an Ohio Field Artil-
lery regiment during the war, and
George Whiteman, the veteran bush
league outfielder. who starred both at
bat and In the field in the Red Sox
victory over the Cubs last fall. White
mans reward was a through ticket back
70 the bushes when the Red Sox war
veterans returned to the Boston club.
Gowdy's play in the 1914 worlds Sc
ries was the greatest individual effort
ever put up by a worlds series player.
Looked upon as a catcher OF not even
average ability. a player who seldom
arose above .230 in the batting averages,
Hank batted .545 in the four games of
the series. He got six hits, of which
only one was a single. The rest of the
collection consisted of three doubles, a
triple and homer. Hank also walked
nve times in the four games. His CATCH
ing was of the highest grade.
The next most brilliant performance
TO that of Gowdy was the all around
play of Duffy Lewis. now OF the Yankees,
IN the 1915 worlds series between the
Red Sox and the Philles. Duffy hit
.444, being especially hard on Alexander.
His fielding will never be forgotten by
any one who saw the series.
CoIIins's Wonderful Work.
The immense area occupied by Braves
Field in Boston gave Lewis a chance to
show outfeldng at it's best. Time after
tkR1a biey CraVath would send nOn1prOnq
wallops far into left field. but turning
his back to the ball Lewis would grab
them out by the distant fence.
The greatest all around play by a
worlds series infielder was the work of
Eddie Collins at second base in 1910.
1913 and 1917. or the general play of
Charley Herzog OF the Giants in the 1919
series with the Red Sox. Both players
were so brilliant that it is hard to draw
the line. Collins hit .i29 in the games
with the Cubs in 1910. .421 in the Giant
series OF 1918 and 400 against the
Giants IN 1917. In all three series Eddie
was a marvel in the field
Collins in those series was floating
along with teams which were winning
constantly, while Herzog in 1912 was
fighting with a team which was from the
first game almost constantly the under
dog. 1t was the fighting spirit OF Her
xog which enabled the Giants to tie up
the series after Boston had them 3 to l,
and it was through no fault of Charley's
that the last game was kicked away.
Herzog hit 400 in eight games and ac-
cepted twenty-seven chances without an
error at third base.
The 1912 series also. saw what most
worlds series followers regard as the
greatest worlds series catch as well as
the greatest worlds series pinch hit.
Hooper made a catch which STAYED off
Bostcn's defeat in the last game which
never had an equal There was tenn
porary stand In right field, with a short
fence in front of II. Hits into the stand
went for homo runs.
Hooper's Circus Catch.
Doyle knocked a wicked crash into
deep right centre in the fifth inning, and
there was a cry Of exultation from the
Giant bench when II was seen that the
ball was clearing the right field fence
by quite a margin. But Hooper, after
running UP to the fence, bent his back
across 1t, and by twistina sideways
caught the ball before II could fall into
the crowd. Writers in describing this
catch have repeatedly said that Hooper
climbed on the other side OF the fence
TO catch the ball. but this Is not so. as
he kept his feet on the playing field The
Giants, however. allege to this day that
II was not a legal catch, on the ground
that any ball hit over the stand should
have been a home run and that Hooper
surely had caught this ball In what was
agreed upon as the home run zone. But
for the fact that Billy Evans, who was
guarding the right field foul line, was
looking right at the play II would have
been impossible for the officials to have
ascertalned whether or not the ball had
been caught.
This catch and Henriksen's pinch
double saved the day for Boston.
hathewson had lead OF 1 to going
into the seventh inning when. with Stahl
on second, Henriksen, while batting for
Bedient. doubled cleanly over second
oase. sending in the tying run.
The player with the highest worlds
years is Frank Baker, formerly of the
Athletics, with 1878 for four series. His
averages were 400 in 1910, 1915 in 1911.
$50 in 1918 and $50 In 1914 His
worlds series home runs OF 1911 and
1913, on Marquard and Mathewson. are
among the greatest swats in baseball.
Two Red Sox players bun had the
distinction of making two home runs
IN the same worlds series game-Pat
Dougherty against Pittsburg in 1908
and Harry Hooper against Philadelphia
In 1915.
TO PLAY WINTER BASEBALL.
Los ANGELEs,-Oct. 4.-Bill Good
man. manager of the Dyas All Star
baseball Club. has received word from
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