Evening journal., 1920-10-01
by FREDERICK G. UEB.

In reviewing the Brooklyn club for
World Series purposes. the pre-
dominance OF It's pitching staff Is its
greatest claim for favor. The Dodg-
crs are not a great club, and man
for man 10 isn't as form dable a team
as the Cincinnati Reds OF 1919 But
it is a fairly strong aggregation. M
lie superior 30 the other National
League leaders, but a team which was
carried 10 the top through It's numer-
Gus high grade pitchers
Next TO the pitching stan, Brook
lyn's strength lies In The Outiold
where Zack Wheat and III Myers are
stars R2rht neld however. isn't so
we'll taken care Of but in a short
series either Nois or Griffith should
have no trouble holding up their
end.
ON paper the inneld is ordinary.
but under the STRESS OF a red hot pen-
nant race. 10 has knit together and
fpiayed championship ball. kOneichy,
stocky slow moving FIRST baseman
of the old type, has been playing his
greatest BAH In years buOyed on by
the hOpo OF playing on his first PEN
nant winner after "A years In the
major leagues
petcy kildun Is a splendid fielder
at second, and has developed into a
useful member OF the Dodgers. though
he started The season a utility man..
The left side Of The Brooklyn iniield
Is most uncertain. In discussing
shortsiOps we already have had TO
tell what a liability the errauc Olson
was 10 the BroONlyn pitchers In the
1916 series with the Red SoX. In
/ Justice TO Olson 10 must be said That
he has been sleadier this year than
usual
Johnsion's fielding average Is moi
bad. but In reviewing the third base
man We showed that Buck Weaver al
third has accepted over one hundrc,
more chances than Johnston In abou
the same number OF games, proyni
that Johnston VIII suffer in compari
son with either Weaver or Gardner
Inc Is pretty hard 90 take man who
ihas played The 0utlleld all his life dnl
station him at the hot corner. 10 /.
30 lOhnslon's everlasting credit thQ
he has held up his own at third a.
well as he did
! don't Ike the Brooklyn catchers
and Robinson's team viii suffer be
hind the bat when his trio of catch
crS is compared with either OF thl
b two American League tOpnotchers-
NtNNt ~ Nflii UT NdN HNlNiht NiliNl
. the Nctcran-has developed into M
most reliable OF Robhys mashmcn
and expect to see him work almos
the entire series
The Brooklyn team has little con
? ndence In either krueger or Elliot
81 but Kruger hard hitter. may &c
b into few OF the games.
b. Tho Dodgers have fair utilit
4 strength. and would not suffer muc
] IN Schmandt was Obliged 10 mn On
G shoes OF either konetchy OF kilduf
q In the ouiileld Lamar. an America
League discard, plays a deep feld am
can hit
The manager OF the Brooklyn team
| Wilberl Robinson, Is one Of the bis
gcst assets of the National Leaguer
/ he Is a smart. heady leader, under
stands his men, and seldom makes "a
error Of starting the wrong pltche
J Besides he has the valuable gift {
leadership. His men believe In hin
and ne believes In them
Robinson says he has a better clu
this year than his champions OF i9i
In that I agree with him. The i9.
club is a gamer team than that
four years ago, whose mental aitituO
on the eve Of the 1916 ser.es was th
worse we ever have encountered m
1916 team had absolutely no conf
dence In ITSELF 10 took for granted "a
< superiority OF the Red SoX and WEI
Y info the series solely 20 get the 7.
y losers portion. The 1870 team cor
q tains many survivors OF 1916, but a
y entirely different spirit dominates q
q present Brooklyn aggregation.
y BrOoklyn's team batting average
. .276. considerably lower than mat
p nlIhnr llnNnland or IhIclrn In N