Evening star., 1922-09-28

Frisch throws Well and pivots fair
1y we'll for double plays. He will
rot have much of that to do. as Ban
croft pivotS better than Frisch and
takes the play whenever possible.
Ward played second in the world
series of 1921. and. after brilliant
exhibition. which most of the fans
seem to have forgotten, was unfor-
tuhate enough at the very finish of
the SERIES to make a miSplay which
proved costly. Had it been in the
first game it would not have seemed
80 disastrous.
Ward sure on Fly Balls.
Ward. TOO. is likely to make SEN
sational fielding plays, but not with
such a dash as Frisch employs be-
cause he hasn't the general physical
1oOSenesS with which FrtSch is equip
ped. Both of them play close to the
ground. Ward is fully as good as
F'risch in catching fly balls. perhaps
little better. Ward made two errors
in tifty-four chances in 1871. Raw
. lngs did not make an error in forty
seven chances. but the scorers were
very kind to him.
In batting it is not likely that Ward
will equal Frisch. He is not so good
natural hitter. He canont run
bases so we'll. He is speedy. but he
hasn't the quick. catlike action OF
F'risch The latter profited greatly
Usually foot ball does not do much
for Il base ball player. but it helped
FriSch. because it gave him some
good points about running. His nat
nral speed was helped by practice in
starting quickly
Ward will brood moro over mis-
plays than F'risch. His temperament
is not so. easyGoinG as that of the
other player.
Scott Is Best Shortstop.
Scott:is the best world series short
stop in the history of base ball He
played his first world series in 1919.
against the Philadelphia Nationals.
In 1916 he played against Brooklyn
and in 1915 against the Chicago Ma
tionalS. In all these series he was
with Boston. and Boston won in 1915
and 1916 with one defeat; in 1918 with
Iwo Scott's defensive work at short
was akin to marvellous. He played
shortstop and a deep third base as
we'll. Some one has said that he did
mot play with as much strength to
his second base side as to his right
side. That is not exactly correct.
Bancroft has never played well in
a world series. He has never shown
the skill in the post-season games
that he has in the regular season. 1t
is true that he has made splendid
plays in world series games. but
there has been an uncertainty about
f1S WOEk " HIGH Is SpIltllIileS Sidl a.
: teristic of his fielding during the
year. 1t is not due to negligence nor
to carelessness, but arises from
cause exactly the reverse-his de-
sire to do. we'll.
Bancroft Rather Errntic.
Bancroft made the Philadelphia Ma
tionals a championship team for the
National League in 1915, but the
Phillies won only a single game from
Boston. the first at Philadelphia,
to l, and then stopped as if some one
had cut the brake hose. There was
no tremendous superiority in records
between the teams. but Boston
played with the consciousness of
greater strength than Philadelphia,
and Bancroft was not always at his
best
In 1921 Bancroft played his second
world series at shortstop and again
was uncertain. He could hit moth
ing, in spite of the fact that he is a
800 batter normally. He was erratic
at short. although credited with only
one error. Peckinpaugh outplayed
1linl, although Peck, like Ward. made
his bad error and his one error in
the game that gave the series to the
Giants. That also cost Peck his place
with New York. I1enient scoring
favored the inf1eIders of both teams
in the series of 1921.
Copyright, 1927