Show THE THEARE RED SOX ARE WITHOUT WEAK SPOTS J JaKe e Stahl Has a Well Balanced Balanced Bal Bal- Aggregation in the Boston Americans BY DAMON RUNYON If the tho Boston red sox sox win the thc American Amer Amar ican league pennant a aa as now seems eom probable able it will be a a. victory of a a. steady beautifully balanced practical baseball maChine maChine-a. machine a a machine that tha bas has few fancy trimmings in the way of ot stars no no startling start start- ling hug new lines of ot offense or defense and no vast am amount of c color but color but which is a a. great organization take it by and andl l large rge It is a machine that early in the he season cason impressed observers with that indefinable something which something which is as ars definite in ball clubs as in individuals known n as C class C I I It was generally conceded throughout hout the tho baseball world that the rod red soi ox had a chah chance chanco o to beat the tho for the championship al although al- al thou though h few fe really expected them to do it The belief was general that the Mack a aggregation re was a a. shade stronger tron er than the Stahl collection but it was also generally predicted that tho the Bostonians BOB BOB- would woula bo be the up The position of tho the sox sax is due to no flashy r run n at any auy stage of the race Jt It is due to a a. steady interminable grind rind the they got away well up and thoy they hae nave have remained there They had the call ball pla players which players which ers which after all aU count heavily It I Is a team that Is Ia duo due It has been gradually rounding Into championship form oral orm for several severa years Jim McAleer the thene new ne president of ot the club does docs not be- be the he change in management had any effect that effect that the sox would be out In front If If the old regime had remained remained but but the fane fanc are not likely meely to coincide with this view except pt in so far as the team leader Continued on third page ae of sports oj II ADDITIONAL ADDITION L SPORTS II THE RED SOX ARE WITHOUT WEAK SPOTS Continued Continued from froni first page paso of sports I. I I la is' c concerned If It other managers had had the sanie same support being accorded Jako I Stahl the club as now constituted would probably be right where it Is la at present but not until the general general- management changed was that support forthcoming I It Is not a a. young youn club It Is IR not an old club It IK Is about half haIr and half halt If It the tho plants giants meet the tho sox POX ox In the lime big series they will bl have havo vo no great aL advantage d over their Boston rivals In point of experience True have played in Itt a a. worlds world's series but even at that a majority of ot the sox have been beau campaigning longer than most of f men Fellows like hike Trl Tris Speaker Joe Wood cod Stanl Stahl i Gardner Hall hail and Wagner are no callow t kids In bat baM baseball bull bulI Staid Stahl was waR born lom In Elkhart Ind hod on April la 1 isso which makes him about a the of tho the big I league asue leaders Ho lie was a groat football pla player cr at the University Uni Jo- Jo varsity of under the tho famous fatuous coach rind scout CoUt George Huff Butt Ho lie has played at t Boston Washington and New York the senators in 1906 during which time Ume the they made th tho sensational I that brought him bun the tue title tithe of ot tho time born leader 4 Stahl did not make the red sax BOX he had no part in assembling or even in w together tho the machine as It now stan stands stands stands-he he is essentially the tIme driver of a perfected team team but but he must be bo given all aU cro credit lt for the skill skillful CuI manner in which he has performed his duty Tho Tha ball bali now under Stahl's Stahl control con con- tr l were picked up b by the time men who preceded preceded pre pre- t I ceded him The team was there and It II Itt t seems reasonable to presume that It J would have C threatened to win the American AmoriC Amen Ameri C can ln o league pennant with any In manager of ol l ordinary judgment at the helm and helm and yet yetI r I Jako Jako- Stahl is the man who is 15 turning tha the I threat at into a a. certainty and to Jake Jeke stahl must b be given I en proper acclaim In compiling an all aU star club picked from the members of or tho the two major leagues a a. m majority of or experts and fans rans would probably pt include Just two members ref Pr Is th the Boston BOton red rw 81 sex BOX They ar are fD Sneaker a er outfielder a and d Joe Wood pitcher There are half halt a dozen players eT eTIn I In n each department of at tho game who i would likely be he selected over any other members of or thc f for fr the respective po po- po- po In In Speaker k r and Wood however the hc sox gOX have two men who ho could hardly bo be omitted from an any unbiased all aU star pick Speaker p is one ono ot of the greatest great great- est eat st outfielders in the world Some rank i him the equal of or Ty Cobb Cobb Cobb all pla place hIm himat at least second only to the tho Det Detroit oi won won- de den der Speaker is a 0 great hitter a great base runner and a areat rent great outfielder As for Joe Wood his record s speaks s at for Itself lie ne 18 lathe the Mathewson o 01 ot the lean Ican can league Many Mon fans ans place him t among the right h banders handers o of that organization tion lion although that thaL claim will m always be vigorously dh disputed by Walter Johnson They call cal the tho Kansas City bo boy Smoky Joe because cause of wonderful speed He HeIs HeIs HeIs Is a 8 heady pitcher wh who like Uke Mather Mathewson son makes a a. stud study of his opponent opponents His de deJe delivery do- do livery is ts not wholly that of ot Big S SLy Speaker Harry Hooper and Duffy furnish one of the best K It if not the ver very best In the big leagues b because of ot the almost perfect balance There Ibero arc alc numerous other Individual outfielders who I would be chosen ahead of or Hooper Hoope and Lewis but whether there arc s n ny two gardeners who would be selected above thra pair out outside of Speaker Cobb Milan IIan and lind Jackson for practical team purposes Is another question As It stands staad toda today tb the Bo Boston ton outfield apparently outclasses nn any in either cither league but with an any one ono of or the trio removed it Is a different Neither Hooper 1 nor Lewis la Isa a star slugger slugger slug slug- ger but pach tuh is a wonderful and anda anJa a good fielder neMer Each Is comparatively slow on the bases Jake Stahl is riot dot generally regarded ns os osa a great first nt ba baseman eman He lIe is pot not considered considered consid consid- ered in the same aroe class clue with Hal Kal Chase Jake Daubert Fred Merkle erkle or OT Stuffy McInnis Mc Me- Innis and yet be has haa played great grat ball bail for tor the eo BOX this Possibly he lie sex BOX might have done dime just Juit as well wen with another first baseman of equal ability in mere mera ball bat playing on tho the bag and Jako Jaka on the bench but there Is III no denying that the presence of the leader in tho the lineup ad adds s to the balance Stee Steve Yerkes is not a great second bax bue- bue man ho would not be classed by many fans with Collins or Doyle or Knabe or Johnny Evers and arid yet he lie Is 13 a a. greatly Improved ball ban player this year who is constantly going along aIon and amid who I Ihas has held up tip lila Ills side of ot the Infield beyond criticism Charley Wagner the thic Boston shortstop is IR handicapped by his name nam strange as that may be Ip m. m He has long been ben one anA of or the best rne men on the tile Boston club but somehow he be never gets credit for tor his work and man many belle believe that it is largely duo due to the fact that ho he wears the same name of the greatest of them all all Honus Honus Wagner the Demon Dutch Dutch- man Yet Charley would not be picked over Bu Bush h or Jack Jaek Barry or several others rs that might be bo named Ho No is no rIo youngster oun McGraw had him ten years ago and John T. T Taylor Talor insisted on on him being tried out at short in 1907 Pat Donovan always claimed that Larry Gardner would do better at third base than titan at an any oth other r position on the diamond and anti Larr Larry was finally placed there to ful fulfill Pats Pat's prediction Ho lo has always been a high class ball pla player cr He Ho HeIs Is Ig H k strong hitter and a a. quick thinker yet et he too loo might be placed d behind Lord Loid Baker Batter Foster or even Zimmerman The ox sex are arc well fortified behind the hat bat with Bill Cad Cady and the latter laUer two of or tho the most moat promising young backstops In either league ague caine from Holy Cross where ho was wag picked up by one of or Taylor's Taylors Tay Tay- Ions lor's scouts and was developed by Toronto Toronto To To- route by Joe Too Kelley Keiley was developed from a raw youngster who was not considered good enough for the Chicago Chi CW- ca cago o cubs while Cady came from Newark Newark Newark New New- ark this almost ready made In Inthis Inthis Inthis this one department the sox BOX are practically cally on equal terms with any club in Sn the le league Cue As 8 for Cor the t pitchers pitcher the name ot of Joe Toe Wood I leads ads all the rest reat The writer has hu hasa hua a peculiar admiration for Smoke Joe Joeand Joeand Joeand and may be bo a a. bit biased but it is 18 his belle beUf t that thab Jon Joe in is the man the giants have han to beat if they hook up with the BOX sex in tn the worlds world's series aeries although Ch Charlie Char Char- lie He Hall Hail ma may have to be reckoned with Hall discovered a 0 kink in his his' arm a few tew months ago and when that was removed he in and pitched the thc sox sos into tho the lead head in collaboration with Wood Woo Ray flay Collins ftc a a. good young youn left leet bander hand band er not er-not not yet ct a Rucker o or 01 a Q Plank or a Marquard perhaps but a a. youth with the world before him HaIl Hall is b better than the average this year ye His experience experience hence is Ls something to be considered Buck OBrien O'Brien is a spit bailer of the type of ot Marty There Thero are arc days when ho Ito seems to be bo star and days when he lie Is decidedly a bushier bushel He is pretty wild lId for tor a young man who may have hae to face patient waiters but there is Ie no q question about his future |