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Show WHAT FIGURES SHOW ABOUT M IKFIEUfi Comparisons of Previous Performances Give Mack's Boys Long End. Much has been written about Mack's 5100,000 Infield. That infield is now engaged en-gaged in putting: forth lis best licks against the Eoston Intfelders. The fans know what has been done in the series i thus far, but it is not too late for fur- I ther comparison harking back to pre- j vious performance?. The Athteticd have- the c1?e over the 1 Braves at first base. "Stuffy" McJnnes,- I the little first sacker of the champions, is : one of the bept players In tho came at hts position. , Despite his shnrt .stature, he , encounters no difficulty in playing the He is a consistent .3 00 hitter and many f hia hits are hard and for extra bases-Thcy bases-Thcy are timely as well. He is a clever end fairly fast base runner. In fielding he is IK tie short of spectacular. Experts 1 t various times hav ranked him with 1 Hal Chase in this department. He plays i a steady game day after day and the ' mere fact that he is unsensatibnal in his j methods prevents him from getting his i Just due :n the publicity line. I Schmidt, the Boston hrst baseman, is a ; tnuch larger man and heavier. He Js a ! food fie'der. bm does om rank with Murines. Mu-rines. He is fairiy fast for a man of his eiza. At bi. also, he is not in Mclnnes's ' class, normally hitting about to GO points lower than the Gloucester Glutton. World's series record of Molnnes: Tear. G. Bat. Av. Field A v. i3ii UO" 5 .US 1.0V) Entered linal game after two were out. Collins and Evers. "'itii Collins and Ever; at second base for their respective teams fans have the opportunity of comparing two of .the greatest middle packers of alt time. The one, Collins, is in his heyday, the other, Evers, has left his best days behind be-hind him. Johnny is a star still, but not quite as bright a one as he was during t'e reign of the old Ouo machine, and CoMins lias the edge over him. Collins has been selected by John Mc-Graw Mc-Graw and other capable judces of ba.-e-dk.H players as the best player in the pame, not even excepting Ty Cobb. He deserves the encomiums. Not only is he a wonderful hitter and one of Mack's niainstavs in this department, hut he is til so one of the most polished fielders in il:e business and Ids work at second bah-r Is one of the c!a ssir:s of '.he di.imo:jd. Oh the ba e s there is not a headier rurner. Fivers had had a great season with the Braves and deserves no small amount of the credit for their success. He js the life of the infield. Evers 1? constantly thinking up new plays and traps to spring and tights hard to win at all times. One of the most brain;- players in the game, hi make-' nse of this attribute in a il departments of play. Compared with any otner ijiayer i:i the biz iegue at second base in the world's series. Kvers would probabiy iroFnocs, the first ha-eman of the Athletics, was prevented from pmyins; in tbe world's scries of J&ll through pn iniured wrist, but, manaprcd to f't narr.p in the final box nre v.-hfo O'tmi Mad: pMt him in tie ainc ar--r t v o wro on iu the d! b inning. The f at'5!- wer- wnrkiur hand in hand with for thoy afforded M-innf i.hv or-port nnity of sr.uk ir I he. last ji.itoui cif r Up series. draw tbe edge in the dope. But Collins J stands above them all. i World's series records of Collins and j Evers: COLLINS. i Year. ' G. Bat. Av. Field Av. 1910 5 '- 1911 6 S'-'1' 1913 o 1 EVERS. Year. G. Bat. A v. Field Av. 1906 6 .150 .070 1907 f 190S o .oj0 .Oo Barry and Maranville. Barry and Maranville oppose each other at short. Both are brilliant players. Maranville has played a spectacular game for Boston during the last two seasons sea-sons and particularly this year, when he worked alongside of Evers. Small in stature and slight in build, he is a player of the tame type as Johnny. In the matter mat-ter of using his brains at all times he also resembles Evers. Maranville's long suit is his wonderful fielding. It is of the flashy order that never fails to draw applause from the spectators. He is a fairly pood hitter and normally bits around the .20 mark. He is j as fast and clever on the bases as lie is in the field. j Barry, on the other hand, :s distinctly j of the nonsensational type. He probabiy: is the most reliable fielder in the fames ; infield of the Atliletics. as we:i as the j most reliable batter on the team In a ( pinch. While his swatting-averase looks diminutive compared to that of the otiier members of Mack's infield, there is not a surer man at bat when a hit is needed. Summed up, Barry is aggressive, yet nuiet: brilliant, yet not flashy, and at all times thoroughly steady and reliable. He is not as consistent a hitter duy in and day out as Maranville. nor does his work afield show to as much advantage on the I outside as does that of his Boston rival, vet. in view ot his long working connec- ! tions with Baker. Collins and Mi-Innes and Ids previous experience in three world's ppries. he is entitled to whatever edge ihera i. between the two nv:n. . World's series record of Barry: Year. G- Bat- Av. Field Av. 1M0 1011 S .SS'i t 1S13 3 Baker and Smith. Frank Eakcr and "Red" Smith are th third basemen ii the world's Buries, and the former easily has the edge on the ex-Brooklyni ex-Brooklyni te. Wliat Baker did in the world's pertes of 1911, against th? Giants was aplenty. What he did in the ?erleri last year, also against the Giants, was also aplenty. On the first occasion he slammed a home run oft Mathewion and anotner off Marrruard. Last year he belted another circuit fraash off the wry-necked one. Mu'-h has been said against the ne:omtt of the Trappe Tenor. He has ben ar-'i!Spf ar-'i!Spf of be:ng one of the most sh:girlsn nelders !n tbe business, yet he always tlniphes the reason noar thu tp of the third base fielding averages. He Ih not what might be citl'ed a particularly classy , fieider, but he generally manages to , tighten up and hold his own whn there is rnuirh at su!;. Naught need be said : of his batting prowess. Smith Is a neat player at the third corner cor-ner and Iv a fairly good hit ter for an iniielder. He haw other virtues, too, but combined liiev are not sufflci'-nt to rank hint with Bake1. World'y ti"ies record Baker: iy.-ar. Bat A v. FioM A v. ivo r, .Jr.;- i;r, . . I . w'j .rS- |