Show fIGURE I SAINI SWILL LL DE DEFEAT FE A T COASTERS IN SERIES SERIES' By E E. R. R Hosking Hashing Baseball Writer for the St. St Paul Dispatch T. T PAUL Sept Having Having ST. ST clinched the American association association tion pennant the attention of ot fans throughout the American association circuit Is now centered on the outcome of ot the forthcoming little worlds world's series between the tha Saints and the Coast league Coast league winner for the minor league championship Though many of the players on the Los Angeles and Vernon teams have played in the American association and are well known in the Middle West there are some that are not known in this territory but summing summing summing sum sum- ming up every everything thin from the tho records of ot those who have not been seen It ItIs Itis Itla Is la the opinion of ot the fans tans of ot this city that St. St Paul has a a. slight edge ede over either of ot the Coast leaguers It can be said safely that Dressen Is much faster than Borton and fields his position a shade chad better than Babe and far tar better than Fournier Bi Big Jack being erratic as a II fielder HITS WELL Borton should hit at least as well as Dressen n and is a first class hand at laying down a II bunt Fournier Is Isa Isa isa a mighty slugger in any company from American league class down He lie hits to all fields and is a fast man manon manon manon on bases and under proper coaching is a good base runner He does not like to sacrifice Neither Fournier or Borton is bothered by left handed pitchers though both bat left handed Hosp has played all his ball on the tha coast and there is little line on him here but Bob Fisher played for years in the East and was only a trifle shy of ot major league class He is a II brainy fellow and should be captain of ot the Vernon team He lie bats right handed and can do everything pretty well He lIe ought to stack up well against Boone of ot St. St Paul Fred Smith at third Is to be bo preferred preferred pre pre- to either Bert or Meu- Meu sel self though either of these should Smith McDonald recently acquired by St. St Paul is best of the tha quartette RELI RELIABLE BLE PLAYER J. J Mitchell Vernon shortstop is unknown unknown un un- un- un known this side of the and Fabrique did not burn up the American American Amer Amer- ican association when he was shortstop shortstop shortstop short short- stop for Toledo Jack Martin of St. St Paul is always a reliable fielder and does his best hitting In the pinches St. St Paul fans know Wade Killefer and Karl Crandall Elmer Miller has any outpost on either team beaten except Hughie High and Sam Crawford Craw Craw- ford and he should hould at least be better than Crawford Sam has been going eighteen years He has been as everyone knows one of the greatest ball players that ever stood in spikes but time must have effect even on him MORE ON CRAWFORD Unless he has gone back greatly he will be worth a second look by the St. St Paul pitchers Both Duncan and RI gert are to be preferred to Crandall Cran Cran- dall Killefer or Edington Chadbourne Chadbourne Chadbourne Chad- Chad bourne is about even up with Dun Dun- can The combinations are Killefer Crawford and Ellis for tor Los Angeles and Chadbourne Eddington and High for Vernon Ellis was a fine player ten years ago but never In Crawfords Crawford's class On the whole the association ticket figures better than either of their rivals Catching honors seem to rest with St. St Paul Johnny Bassler and Boles are two corking good men and De Is fair De was with Toledo for some rome time and is not unknown to association fans and Bassler was with the Cleveland American league team Hargrave STave of St St. Paul also has a a. splendid record this year and is by far the best backstop In the tion Of late he has developed a pleasing habit of hitting with men menon menon menon on bases GOOD PITCHERS Of Ot the pitchers Vernon has a formidable formidable formidable for for- looking staff They cannot be as effective as one would expect or they would be farther away from Los Ios Angeles Finneran Dawson and Fromme are all known to association patrons Dawson ought ou to be a win win- ner Finneran a former St St. Paul twirler is a a. good trick pitcher and Fromme must get by on what he knows and not on what he can do He was a areal areal areal real wonder in his day Dell should shoud be another winner and Byron Houck should never lose a game If it he can ret get the ball over the plate which probably he cannot The Saints will undoubtedly wait walt him out it if they face tace him TWO Willie Mitchell and Sam Ro Ross ROM are two respectable southpaws Mitchell was good for a number of years 1 but ut toward the end could not go a full game Ross made a a. good record In Inthe Inthe inthe the International and In the tho Southern South South- ern Los Angeles has Curly Brown Joe Joa Schultz Paul Fittery Otis Crandall Via Aldridge and Reppy Why Vernon should be in a tie with this outfit is not understood in the Middle West The answer must be Fabrique Fournier Crawford and Bassler If the Saints are beaten by either Brown Fittery or old Otis Crandall Mike Kelley is likely to tomake tomake tomake make them walk home Aldridge and Schultz should have nothing on Merritt Hall or Griner e and on the whole the St. St Paul i quintette u seems s steadier LO LOOK K SUPERIOR Summing up it is seen that St SL StPaul Paul seems superior to either Coast team in the outfield in catching and at first base Kelleys Kelley's pitchers measure measure measure meas meas- ure up to that of either Coast team and the net result is that the Apostle chances look good The Saints plan to leave St St. Paul September 30 and will play several exhibition games now being arranged en route to Los Angeles where the post season series will begin beg October 8 S. St. St Pauls Paul's personnel is Merritt Hall Griner and Williams pitchers ers Hargrave and catchers Dressen first base Berghammer Berghammer Berghammer Berg- Berg hammer or Boone second base Martin Martin Mar Mar- tin shortstop McDonald or Smith third base Miller center field Duncan Duncan Dun Dun- can can left field right field Corriden utility |