El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-24


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New York ....-s55 Isl 1881
I Cleveland ..-....--eSs ~ leys
! Chicago ------.---s-- 81 1893
{ RROOKLTN loses ground heavily n
] X the dope on strength IN second
{ II base position No matter how one
Z studies the players who nave
! chance TO get INTO the Die series tne
Z fact is apparent that Brooklyn does
\ rot comnare well with any one OF
1.-The three American league teams
While the chances Of Cleveland
and Chicago at a stsndoff At this
stage OF the doping I am stu car
/ rying along the comparative dope on
ian three c0ntenders as against the
Z Dodgers. Against Chicago the Dodg-
ers would be overwhelmed, and even
] AGAINST Cleveland. with weaker hit
ting IN that place, and less attacking
strength, the Brooklyn comparison is
I not encouraging
Prntt's Great Comeback.
II anyone last spring had tried to
compare Del Pratt and Pete Kildutf
T Broo-lvn's argument would have
Z been favorable. for &c looked IA
I March as If Pratt was slated for the
minors and that he had slowed down
TO nothinEness and slumped badly
Z his comeback this summer has been
enc OF the most astonishing things
Of the year and he now appears 70
have all the advantage over his
scrappy, hustllng. spry opponent
But do not underestimate Kill
duff in figuring the Brooklyn
team. He e. not a great ball
player, but he s. one % those
hustIinEs aggressive. fighting
fellows who are At their hest IN
the tight places and most dan
Eer0ua when the odds are asuiuHt
him The kuduffE have been
that way since before breelrs
were worn with kits.
In figuring along with me you viii
do wen 70 study the pitching OF Bur
leigh Grimes before relying entirely
upon Pratt's batting average as
basis OF HIS offensive strength Pratt
is not normally 6 800 hitter He has
been hitting AT that clip this year
and hitting them far and hard. but
not against Grimeses nor yet PEI
fers- Those two pitchers viii cut
Pratt down TO some where nearer Kill
dufrs size n those two teams meet
Mays Better Than Last Spring
You probably viii stack un against
the same problem that Is worrying
re IN doping this series The thing
that aggravates me most Is trying 70
dope National league batters as TO
what they probably VIII hit against
Carl Nays. There Is no pitcher any
thing Ike Nays in the National
league II there Is anywhere. and that
makes 10 hard 70 figure what thew
VIII do against him IN this series
The Dodgers beat HIM hnndIIy
when he tried 10 pitch for the
RED soL In that W0rId'n series.
but that T. not the best done,
either Mays r. a pitcher who a.
almost unhfttubIe when he has
al
when he has not. The Dodrers
hit him hard and With lots Of
confidence In fhat series ana he
lacked control to m extent. They
seemed to lack any fear Of him
lasr spring, but Mays a. better
now thuu he was last spring and
II working more aeriousIy and
earnestly than he ever has done.
rave observed Il Is those short
armed. quick driving batters with
laaL snappy strokes who are liable
q MT the Nays style OF pitching and
hilduff fits that type He takes
QUICK nervous crack at the ball ard
- liable to hit almost anything. I;
nave figured him Just trffle below 7
nis normal hitting for a season IA 4
lnia series and would not be az All
surprised II he hit ostter in such 4
series than during the season
N defensive Wo-k the comuarfsor F..
i much closer. Kiiduff IS fsgter-
lnat Is, quicker and more cst-lIl-s 81 I
MS movements, and he covers quite .
as much ground He IS surer on t
SLOW nit balls and not as certain OF 4
ne fast hard lift ones. There h
noInlng 70 choose between them ex-
esept In other departments OF the de-
-elslEe game excepting that KIlduff /
works faster in double plav-fsefe- ,
AZ the sacrifice OF surrey.
Collins Va Euduff
compared with Eddie Collins. OF
kilduff does not shine. he
~ = ~ r., % overcome the superiority
OF tne white Sox star by sheer nerve
sna spirit He has plenty OF that.
14I collins is a much stronger man
= pat and in the defensive Esn5e.
-olllns has always been haudfcsnned ]
"a "orid's series by the fact that ne
3pposlng managers always select
-lelr plrchers with 2 view OF reor
pms him and the other left handel
--t-sI 3 BROOKLYN could not manIpu-
-a-e pllcners in that nlanuer-srd
anerry Smith is the only one wIlo
eoald reasonably hope to block his
Aguinst WnmbsEnuHs the B-ooIr-
lyH showing f. a little berfer
because kiiduff - not over
matched IN hitting IN that con-
lnriAon He lacks the rrnce ana
me finish OF Wumby and fr not
sooa FIELDING player or gen
however. it Is becoming less and
-ess important to compare the Dodr-
- Win any save the Indians and
99A- m only carrying the othe-s
along In the figures ia csse 81 800
aenL shall OF course. have 10
amend kilcVff's attacking figures.
Inose given here are his average
Z gainst the probable pitchers OF three
teams he may hit better or worse
against others He you'll hit bet
ter against the Cleveland pitchers
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