Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-20

The world series stars are not
always on the winning team: it is
often the losing side that has the
better player. He deserves greater
honor, for the decision in world
series depends much on the breaks:
the team that gets them wins. SO
a player who stars on a losing team
has that much more credit coming
to him because he rises to super
heights with things breaking against
him. That Is the real test Of ability
Most any one can go WI when the
breaks are coming his way.
World Series Goat"
There are many men who were
shining lights in one series and failed
In another. Others failed in one
series and then delivered in another.
Red" Murray, an outfielder for the
New York Giants. was world series
goat" several years ago. Murray
then got into another series and was
one of the real stars.
Babe" Ruth was dismal failure
against the New York Giants in the
world series of 1921 and 1922 Before
the series started Ruth was the hero
of Broadway: after it ended he was
the laugh of Broadway. In the la
guage of the Great White Way, the
"Ba be- was complete bust" but
Ruth turned the laugh on his critics
in the world series of 1928 obtaining
complete revenge. He was the big
hero Of that series and did more than
anybody else to heat the Giants. who
had licked the Yankees two years
running. chiefly because Ruth failed
when the big test came.
In 1914 the Boston Braves cut the
world series to four games. They
beat the Phila delphia Athletics four
times in a row and ended the series.
1t was one of the most remarkable
, base ball upsets of all time, and the
hero of the series was Hank Gowdy.
catcher for the Braves.
Gowdy got another chance in 1924
when he caught for the Clan against
Washington, and he did little. In the
last game of the series GOwdy gave
Washington cha nee to win the game
and title when he missed an easy foul
fly because his mask got tangled up
with his foot. one Of the most unusual
errors l have ever witnessed.
To my mind the greatest world
series performer of all time Is
frankie F'risch. Few stars that got
into more than one world series per-
formed up to a high standard each
time. but Frisch cid. He participa ted
In four successive world series-three
against New York and one against
Wa shington-and he never hated un-
der 400 in a series. Twice he batted
for 400 or better. He made 81 safe
hits in l02 times at bat totaltng AZ
bases His average for the four world
series was 1853.
Also Fields Strongly.
Besides hitting remarkably well,
Crisch featured each series with bril-
liant fielding and base running. l re-
call two spectacular catches that he
made in oae game against Washing
ton. Both times F'risch caught the
ball over II q shoulder while running
at top speed in center field. In the
next game he made catch just as
GOOD. This time he raced across the
line and took the ball over his
shoulder while going as fast as his
legs could carry him through right
field foul territory. Later in the game
he went back on the grass in right.
luneed to his right. speared light
ming bounder and threw to Kelly at
frst while In a reclining position.
The year before Frisch's best play
was made with Dugan on third. The
batter hit 4 low fly to right. Frisch
ran out, but there did not seem 4
chance for him 70 reach the ball. Sud
denly he stuck up his hand. jumped