The Washington times., 1921-09-20

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Ever since Dave Bancroft went
been torrid argument among the
Gotham fans as to which shortstop
Is the greater, Davey Bancroft or
Roger Peckinpaugh. The argument
usually hinges on a mans personal
affiliations.
II he is a Giant rooter he will in
sist Bancroft is the greater, while
the Yankee partisan will yell from
the housetops that there is no one
In the same class with Roger Peck
tnpaugh.
Pittsburgh, on the other hand, will
shout Just as loudly that New York
has no argument at all, and insists
there only is one short-stop, Walter
Maranville.
There's Little Choice.
closely. and considering their ability
on the defense as we'll as offense.
there is little choice betwixt the trio.
Because he Is hitting better this
year than ever before, Is somewhat
faster on the bases and displays
more aggressiveness we might put
Maranville in front by a shade.
The rabbit" is hitting 800 this
season for the first time in his
career, as heretofore his averages
have roamed between ,220 and .260.
He Is a game fighting player, never
gives vent to a display of nerves in
tense situations, and has supplied
the vital spark to the Pittsburgh
team all season.
His fielding average is somewhat
better than that of Bancroft and
Peck, though 1t would be impossible
for a shortstop to cover more ground
than the territory that New York's
crack shortfielders flit over. They
know no neutral zones.
Was A Feature. 4
Maranville's work at short was one
OF the features of the 1914 worlds
series between the Boston Braves and
the Athletics. The RABBIT" made
only one error in twenty-one chances
and hit for .30S, far better than his
National League average Of 1914.
Maranville, Manager Gibson. Whit
ted and Babe Adams are the only
Pittsburgh players who have any
worlds series experience.
Bancroft also is hitting far better
in the 1921 season than he ever did
before. His fielding was somewhat
erratic early in the season. when he
q nervous ailment, but he is closing
the season at top speed.
Bancroft was one of the few Phil
lies who held up in the 1915 worlds
series between tle Quakers and the
Red Sox. The Phillies hit for only
1882 against Red Sox hurting, Lu-
derus and Bancroft being the only
Philadelphia players to do any hit
ting. Bancroft hit .294 in the series
Of six years ago.
Peck Has Lame Back.
A lame back has slowed I'D Peck
inpaugh on the bases, and he isn't
the base-running he used to be. How
ever, II his base-running has slumped,
his hitting Is much better than II
was in his early years in the Ameri-
can League.
Joey Sewell. the Alabama collegian,
is coming fast, and should Cleveland
beat out the Yankees. Sewell should
be more Of a factor in the coming
series. than he was in the last. How
ever. the 1920 series was a remark.
able test for a twenty-year-old boy.
who was groomed for the series in
three weeks time.
While Joe made six errors in the
series, as many as the entire losing
Brooklyn team, he held up we'll with
runners on bases. Seweil has been
massaging the ball hard all year.
and is banging away at a .32s cIin'
Joe hit liza in the worlds series a |
year ago. getting but four hits in
the seven games.
Copyright, 1921. by AL Munro EliasD