Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-07
World Series Dope
By Zack Vieock
International News Sporting Iol.or
Much Stronger
Than Dodgers Behind Bat
Rv Zack Vieock
1nternationa

,kIyn fades almost entirely out
ysr Yorh, ,.o,y. when one cohsioe's VIZ
|tt fersrrsr I've with those OF tleNei'" ,h save
irsf catchei o,h IN backstopers Is apou. 'ho sauN
zmercal slrehs ,nv baseball club which possesses
N zach league an asset of undoubted value. " NELL
|~sye Nell hfps nfon of Ray Schalk of the White
tfb ne nserrehare best catc'e., ''''
y -. magnificent Chic"s e fins, line 3ufy otto
brooklyn fi's i wi be Ernest Kruger now, Miiet
miller Backis catcher. He is most capap,e "'a'
slouca tined that excellence OF pay n,Ma,I is
never attan - Neil day in and DAY our. Se -
as the work o. - nf other Cleveland receivers are
aood that the for ONeill is behind the plate
,sly seen in box a'''
nearly every WINS and Leslie NunamakeI supps ne
|chetr Tho' Indian catching staff Either OF uieii
vothirds OF ne club In either league. They COM
buld look eoou p,a with Brooklyns firststring man.
he very o,Ncs Pcgging Deadly.
nnerior as "A receiver. In spite or ms
0Neii kno s he shows surprising ashily az Ju'npne ~
vness a1oot " itohes He covers thoroughly he space
und after via p 10 where many bunts are dropped
frent OF ho" snre and strong that ne almost ihVarl
bis a. ~ ,an at first AT throwing TO .he oase ~
y gets hls , his aim is deadly His hitthg usu"y 70
bud-ee n ark rarely during season very laI W.
&ar the Soo n no, inst in the offng. He meets the
but AWAY! ,e ~ farce and but for his sowness on 'he
WIN s he recognized as one OF the eames ,onse.
NJ . ",I MANY of his blows whch "'e '''e''' '
M ters Map. anhles for a speeder man h., -,
puld oe ,s.,.. veteran OF the Red Sox W'io" M
Chester lho ~ If worlds SERIES works only When
ped 70 70 s ~ into the pitchers box, or wheh " Mem
orge Un md His chief assistance to the clup is ms
meal tohiny and his ability to lnlpart the llhe
oSlease y. @ - Fingers Leslie Nunamaker Is parely
nR 10 snar you but he is capable of catching sooo
aand is an excellent hitter , .,oto,,i,a staff He
dllef VS.. @ regnlar catcher when the pennant OF !sio
he y, tbo team and had done the bulk or catcnins
won Wy W. t tat He is slow afoot, but like o Nelli ne
n pfe ,bI far away He is also SLOW al covering III
yes pa 'Iat n, hints but is strong ana troWs ac-
nj Oh l , hoses and is a clever handler Of pitcheis
a'eP v Kruger Hard Hitter ,,.
&; i,st bic strong receiver; very SLOW. nc
Niuee u and hits very hard, but is an actual ue'ii-
w o"s w. w. ~ gets ON heb lines. He is not veteran
~ Nnen aa His first assignment to big league outy
any ' e,n h ha came up to the Yankees. He ~ re-
~ ~ ~ - oood catcher from mechanical stahapoih'.
.,s - oIua to the club is his ability TO Whaie ous
M ais. IN the pnches He once smashed pan out Vi
n, M Grounds via the left field fence, feat Whch h's
~ rnshed only very few times
,s. pohnson has another catcher on the pehcn'
.s H. n,od ia vIor He will worlds series WORK
@ s aooidents befal Miller and kruegsr lie is haheu
.iro ~ star hut so far he has shown no evloehce VI
us draws his nay mainly for warming up pitcheis'
!, ava nat for the factthat catchers are very aoe
INJURIES II would be only necessary to- compare Miie
n,Ndl as these two will do the worlds series oih
,Sair teams There is always the chance Tor injury
MN and Thomas and Krneger are the second s''ihs
4 nj the two Thomas is probably the better.