Arizona republican., 1921-10-05
BILLY EVANS GIVES TANKS EDGE IN BASEBALL CLASSIC STARTING
 IN NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON

players and draw a conclusion.
 In the racing game, when an au- thority seeks to pick the winner, he considers the past performance of the entries, the conditio of the track, the ability of the jockey, the liking for the distance, and the class of the field. That is called handicap ping them, and arriving at con clusion as to the likely winner. It all reads very nice if the horses run true to form, but they seldom do. The same goes for baseball.
 Players Compared
 Let us take the members of the New York Giants and Yankees, make a comparison of the players at their respective positions, decide which is the superior at that particular spot, add up our deductions and see what the dope pot offers in the way of de- termining the winner.
 I will first compare the infields of the two clubs. At third base F'risch will oppose either McNally or Baker. F'risch is a remarkable ball player. He is very fast, a good field CT and has a great arm. Frisch can boot" a ball around considerable and then get his man through the medium of his great arm. He is one of the few players whose record shows that stealing bases is not g lost art. F'risch hits both ways, SC is not bothered by either style oi pitching. When a left handler op- poses the Giants he simply shifts te the right side of the plate.
 McNally will field as well as Frisch and is nearly as fast, but, of course will not hit as well as the Giants third -sacler. Baker will hit as well but lacks the speed and will not play as well defensively as Frisc>. Thus a comparison of the possible thir6 base candidates gives that honor tt Frisch of the Giants.
 Two Greatest Shortstops
 In my opinion, in Peckinpaugh and Bancroft. two of the greatest short stops in the history of the game vii be pitted against each other. I have worked in many series in whicf Bancroft has played. and have ofter seen him in action, so that I can ap- preciate his great worth.
 On the other hand, to my way o thinking, PeckinpauGh is truly . marvel For years have beer watching him do the seemingly i'm possible. so it is very likely that am a bit prejudiced in his favor. Al handling a thrown ball with his gloved hand he is without peer
 He reminds you of Larry La1oie 1T that respect. He can go to his righ or left with equal ease and has z strong arm. Peckinpaugh is not fas of foot, neither is he slow. At tht | bat he is not great hitter, but | certainly consider him dangerou 1 one
 l Bancroft is a great ball player l Hughey Jennings once told me ther,
 never was a better shortstop. Hughe, | was star at that position himself. ha, | seen a lot of cracks in action, ant | should be competent to express al opinion. Bancroft. like F'risch, shift l to the right or left side of the plate
 according to the style of pitching 1 the opposition offers. He is a re markable fielder, fast on his feet
 and. like Peck, uses his brains a
 well as his feet and arms.
 1 Size Up at the Bases
 l Recently. when working in Ney l York, I did a little Investigating a | to how the New York scribes re | garded the two shortstops. l aske' 12 writers for their opinion. Six O | them favored Bancroft, four like Peckinpaugh best. and two said i 1 was a toss-up. Perhaps no body o men are in a better position to pas | judgment on the New York teams | and while the majority of the writ CTS favored Bancroft. the best I ca | give him is a draw. l regard tn two great players as of about equa
 value to their respective teams.