The Washington times., 1922-09-19

baseball ever has had. During b
he has averaged fewer errors pei
yet developed.
During the 1915 world series be-
tween the Red Sox and Dodgers,
Wilbert Robinson. Brooklyn man
sger, nicknamed him "Trolley.Wire
Scott" o.. l... {.
Robby decided on. this nickname
after watching his siuggers go out
day after day via the trolley wire
route. Scott to Hoblitzell,
Scott. has played through six.
teen world series games in 1915,
1915 and 1918. during which his
only four games. During those
sixteen games, Scott made only
two errors, making both of them
IN the same game, the fifth contest
Of the 1915 series.
Scott never has done much
hit .055 In 1915, .125 In 1916 and
.O95 in 1918, making but five hits
in the three series combined. But
SCOTS value As world series
performer always has been rs =
defensive player. especially be-
o hind tight pitcijBg. .
On the seasons record, we should
rather have Dave Bancroft, of tho
Giants, as he bats we'll above Scott's
speed. Our averages show "Banny'
OF the Giants, batting $50, against
.276 for his Yankee opponent. Ban.
croft also is a faster man on tho
bases. H>',
Bancroft. great shortstop that he
10, however. belongs to the nervous.
high-strung type. Dave Still covers
acres of ground. but his fielding
this season has been quite erratic,
and he has made twice as many
errors as Scott.
"Banny" has been in two world
series, and while his batting has
been somewhat better than Scott's.
Everett's world series fielding has
been the steadier.
The two men played against
each other in the 1915 Red Sox+Phil-
lie series. Yes. strange as 1t may
seem. these two teams once were
champions. In that series Dave hit
.2g4, but fielded .s58 to. Scott's 1000.
Dave didn't show up so well in the
Giant-Yankee series Of last fall,
The, st. Louis Browns need have
no worry about their si1ortstop de-
partment should FohTs team he
lucky enough TO beat out the Yam.
}yees. Gerber belongs to the class
Of players, who are not sufficient
ly appreciated. Sc. Louis fans
knew what he can do. but outside
of the Mound city . lot Of persons
look upon Waiter as Just q medi
ocre shortstop. Nothing could
be more unfair, rs Gerber has de-
veloped into one Of the crack short
shoppers in the game. $50 ,',.
would not put him in the same
class as Scott for being dependable,
nor does he rank as high as Ban:
croft for all-around worth to ball
club. but there are not many short.
stops who would be preferable for
worlds series purposes to Gerber.
He can play as deep a shortstop as
sfther Scott or Bancroft, and also
can cut behind second base for hard
driven balls as well as any shortstop
since Jack Barry's day. Gerber also
can extract as much from a .287 bat
ting average as any player in the
game. Gerber is not regarded as
one Of the big st. Louis four-Sisler,
Shocker, Williams and SEVERED, but
he has done his bit in keeping st.
Louis in the American League flag
race,
Next to Bancroft. Rabbit" Ma
ranville. Of the Pirates. Is the best
shortstop in the National League,
an aggressive; picturesque player, full
of pep and energy. This season he
has made less errors at shortstop
than, Scott Of the Yanks, and that
is saying o lot. During the past two
seasons, Maranville also has been
batting better than at any time in
his career.
The Rabbit took part in the 1914
worlds series, in which the Braves
swept the supposedly invincible Ath.
letics off their feet in four strai 5ht
games. Maranville hit .30s in thai
series and fielded s55, making one
error in four games. .,
tcopyriEht. 1879. by Al Munro EIiss)N