Evening journal., 1920-09-23
Here's Your Big Series Dope
CENTER fIELDERs' FIELDING RECORDS.
CENTFR FIELDFRS' BATIING UFCI
By Frederick G. Lleb.

In the center field position on the
rival World Series conienders we
have a motley crew OF sluFgers. They
are real slugging boys. these cehtet
field Differs. The low man or the lOt
being the picturesque Pins Bodie OF
The New York Yankees. who Is listed
at .26. The famous iris speaker,
manager OF the Cleveland Indians, Is
high man with .'lSS. ~ points higher
than balloons home run king, tne IL
luslriOus Babe Ruth.
Due 10 the unfortunate accident 10
Ping BOdie In an exhibition game IN
Pittsburgh early this month nun mas
been shifted over 10 center Held ana
Will play that position In the event
that the Yankees get into the World
Series. as Bodie is lost for The season.
Though Ruth has played most or his
games insriglt feld. for the purposes
! on comparison 70 Will be necessary TO
/ treat This celebrity with the center
| felders.
No matter where YOU look, the rival
Ironlendors are strongly entrcnched In
/ the center neld position The only
possible exception Is Lee King OF The
| Giants. Lee is not much OF a defen-
slye outhelder. but he Is hitting .3i4.
and his timely batting was a big aid
10 the Giants In the drive which ad-
lNanoed them from seventh place 10 a
position where they are regarded as a
warm contender.
Three OF the greatest stars OF the
American League are listed as the CEN
ter nelders Of the clubs struggling for
the supremacy Of the JOhnsonian cir
cuit-Babe Ruth Of the lanks- Trls
Speaker Of the Indians and Hap Felsch
OF the White SoX.
In the National League. Eddie
ROusch. greatest Outnelder In the vet
leran major. plays center ileld for Oin-
lcinnat. Hy Myers. though hidden un-
der a bushel during a good part on
his National League career. Is 10 tOe
lOplnion OF the writer the biggest in
ldlyidual asset Of the Brooklyn club.
Hy Is a fly hawk. has a great arm,
and Is the most dangerous Dodger IN
the pinch. In 1919. he led the National
League hitters In driving In runs.
Space here doesn't permit a discus
sion as 10 who Is the most valuable
} man TO his club. Babe Ruth or Iris
Speaker. II will suffice 10 say that II
I either the Yankees or Indians repre-
! sent the American League In th'
. World Series more will be expected OF
these players than OF any others. wh'
., have participated In World Serie.
competition. Particularly will this b
so II Ruth gets into the series. Tn
lhlg Babe will make the series pla
| second fiddle as an attraction.
ii AT the time 10 was necessary Tor n
10 close our averages Ruth had hi
90 doubles. Z triples and i6 homer
-. In ii6 hits. his extra hase hits bein
over GO per cent. Of his blngles. a rec
: ord never dreamed OF. Ruth then hal
Z scored ii0 runs. but by the time thi
| appears in print he should be wei
past Ty Cohbs former American
League record OF ii7 runs scored d
1911.
, And make no mistake about Ruth
= feldingl lie has made 10 error
!, lagainst only last season, but Tn
Babe gets around. Yankee players ne
. gard him as second only 10 Chic
q Fewster on the New York team 1
speed. He covers acres OF ground,
I. a sure catch and has a grand arm
y lie has 100 outneld assists TO hi
q ruth has been a member Of thre
J. worlds championship teams. the Re
9 Sox OF 1915. 1916 and 1918, but !
y former series he won fame with hi
!, pitching. So far he has made onl
IL one World Series hit. a triple whlc
: broke up a game against the Cubs
1913
Managerial worries have not intei
fered with Iris Speakers play.
. has been the veterans greatest yea
I and late averages have him hittin
y 3SS. When the Texan took the ba
ting championship from Cobb in i9i
he hit 1856. Speaker already ha
Ie scored 40 runs up 10 Labor Day, an
,e should beat his high run record
10 1876 with the Red S0x In 1912.
Iris Is the greatest outfielder bas
bah ever has known. Who can di
puie this statement? He hit 800
the Worlds Series Of 1912 and .29i
h. the series OF 1915.
oscar Felsch Of the White Sox ranl
second TO Speaker. among America
" League centernelders. Hap roams a
over Cook county for flies. know
:. when and how 10 use his splend
whip. and is hitting .32i this seaso
r., % doubles. A triples and - home
giving him a slugging average whh
y, Is surpassed by only Ruth and JAG
son. Felsch hasn't done much IN /
preVious two World Series. He
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