The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-09-27

90 I have had TO do Just three times
as much work. You realize, OF course
that any ball players value d, Ponds
first upon himself and second upon
the kind Of team he plays against
and pitching he faces SO / had to
figure each Brooklyn inhelder against
the pitching OF Chicago. Cleveland
and the Yanks.
Compared with the Cleveland In
field the Dodgers lead by Just one
point. / rather expected they would
show "A bigger advantage in the at
lacking end OF the game, but the dope
proves that Brooklyn would hit better
and be stronger In attack against
Chicago than against Cleveland. and
weaker against tho Yanka' pitchers
than against either White Sox or
Cleveland That was a surprise 70
me, for Brooklyn has been claiming
ability TO swat the YRnk pitchers
hard. II Is probable they base that
idea upon the way they hit in the
spring series-which Is bad dope.
Both Yank and White Sox infields
hold a lead In the dope over the
Dodger outfit, but not enough to
make any claims to outclasslng them.
In fact. the figures are quite close
for such comparison. l am figuring
confidently that konetchy will be in
his best shape for the series. That
bad leg OF his has habit OF slipping
out of gear, and slip during the
series would cut lot on the Dodgcr
attacking power.
Considering the short stops, how
ever. / am surprised TO find how well
| Brooklyn rates. peclinpaugh, OF
! course, holds the lead over all the
I short stops considered In these fig
ures. He Is a great ball player, and
| leads the others both In offensive and
4 defensive strength. Il Is largely his
I superiority that gives the Yank in
| field the edge over Brooklyn, Just as
| Il is Eddie Colllns's superiority that
/ gives the White Sox in1eld the lead.
Olson may not be a great player
! In fact he has about as many faults
as a major Lacquer may have and
,stay on a team He is not a base
! runner. and he Is liable TO slip on
easy chances. He Is not a hard hit
ter. but "A dangerous one In fact the
| thing that makes Olson stay In the
big show Is that he is one OF the
gamest players In the country al %
ways trying.
OLSON VS.. RlsBERe.
Compared with Risberg, Olsor
shows very favorahly They work
alike excepting lhal ltlHDefE Is slight.
ly superior physically and not up I,
Olson as a hustler or a thinker Rls.
berg played bad ball in the LAS
Worlds Series His failure 20 max,
double play In the first game
double play that was simple anC
easy probably lost the series fo
Chicago. II remains 10 be seer
whether his bad work In importan
series is a result Of nerves
Cleveland OF course, does not Shin
az short Two of the men used 20 m
In Chapman's post are fast, fine In
helders. but neither can hit mucl
even In an ordinary series Ant
neither can be figured to/hit nue.
against either Grimes, Pferer o
Smith, although IN Worlds Series
usually TX the bUsher who Is the hero
. II Speaker should elect TO gain hlttin
strength al the expense of defensive
he may use Evans al short, and loo
out, for that baby can bust the ha
. and he is not bad as shortstoI
s either. with alright pitching an
b the ball not being hit hard, Evan
o could play short as well as any ont
' Chances are he viii play short paI
Of the series,
In the next article we will tack
, the left helders. The hitting powC
\ Is concentrated In the outfielders an
z the study OF these three position
may change the dope materially
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