| Show MORANS MOHAN'S PHILLIES INDEED I I Iii REMARKABLE AGGREGATION Ii Thirteen of National Leagues League's Champs Champ Are Castoffs Who Were Let Go Goby by y Other Big League Clubs Who Will Be Hero This Season NEW NEW EW YORK Oct 5 In In nearly every series for fop the worlds world's baseball I championship some player on e each ch of tf the teams tuma has been beeh picked by the lh fans fan at as a tower of strength In some department nt and ard In lh the minds mind's of the baseball public he stood head and shoulders above his hs co coworkers workers eye This years year's contest for the premier title of the diamond will 1 prove no exception to this accepted I fact act J In looking over the list of les for the coming battle between the Philadelphia Nationals and the Boston Doston Red Sox Sex Alexander and end Speaker 3 naturally are the first to strike the eyes of even the casual observer as the 1 ones who may furnish the star plays of the coming comma contest Many other players however on both sides have shown chown rem remarkable a aptitude to dothe do dothe the r thing at the right time during the long seasons season's grind Quick thinking and fast fut accurate action are the essentials which make mak great baseball players While the two players mentioned have shown wonderful control and effectiveness in their positions a great deal should be said about many others who while no noi so prominent r have been equally I e efficient in their pennant winning work th this s season either elthe 1 at t ebat baL bah on the e paths oaths f or in n the fieldS field In Ithe Inthe the minds mind of many baseball ex experts ex- ex Manager Morans Moran's feat of making mak make makeI I t ing Ing a supposedly mediocre team a aI aI Is I pennant winning aggregation I equally lly as cc great a II performance as as i that accomplished last lut year by George Stallings Stalling with the Boston Braves I II I The are virtually a cast castoff castoff off team as thirteen of them were I let out by other major league clubs I I I Captain Luderus was once with the Chicago Nationals Killifer was tried trie by St. St Louis and let go Adams was wai wuI I with the New York Giants for lor a short I Demaree came from the Giants Gianti f and played with Cincinnati I I and Pittsburg was with Cincinnati Cin I Dugey and Whitted came me from the Braves Stock was transferred transferred transferred trans trans- to Philadelphia by New York Byrne was wu once with St. St Louis anc and Cravath the fence demol isher played with Boston Chicago and Washington Americans American chased flies for Cincinnati and Becker Beck Beck- er saw service with the Boston Nationals Na tion ls New York Giants and Cin Cm A r Ma Mayer raer er and Chalmers Chal Chal- mers and Bancroft arc tiro the only mem mem- l Ierg rr i of lr the team who grew Into National Na Ia- Ia league material while with the club Tincup Baumgartner and V elder are arc y un who who have v yet yetto yetto et etto to win regular places on the team Alexanders Alexander's rs r's great work in the box during th the has placed him in inthe inthe th the limelight a aa QI the star pitcher of ot the National league and the backbone of the Quaker City team If the S' S goes gotS to the limit of seven It Al Alexander it It Is expected d willbe will willbe willbe be o on 1 the mound in at t least three games beginning with the opening clash After he had won his thirtieth same game a few days lays ago Alexander when asked what he would do in the worlds world's series replied Just whatever what what- I ever eer Manager Moran tells me I have I I been well supported by my teammates teammates team team- mates and I r must say they have I saved ed saved saved-me me frequently Boston may bOll boa boast t of ot some great hitters but I II I I think we v have ha some fence busters I I on the Phillies who will equal the I Bost Boston ne sluggers Wi With WIh h Mayer Demaree Chalmers and on his pitching Manager Manage Moran l feels that he 1 has as a formidable array of to toI I back baek UI up Alexander In attacking the I I lied Sox defense The infield comI composed com corn I posed of L Luderus Bancroft and tock Stock Sock is a strong combination and Cravath and Whitted are re welt well able to care for the uter euter r garden gar gar- garI I den Captain Luderus stands second in inthe I the baiting list of ot the National league and with Cra ath Whitted Stock Becker and the hitting of the Moran loran team shows considerable strength Should the majority of Ii games game be played on th the Philadelphia I grounds that the park with its short fences will suit the home hitters much better than the visitors Is 15 the opinion shared in by many close followers followers fol fol- fol lowers of the game same Including Manager Moran five rive t members of ot the Philadelphia Nationals Nation Nation- als ala have been members of or former I J worlds world's series teams The other four are Demaree Whitted Becker and Dugey Duge Moran was with the Chicago j Cubs when Frank Chance was manager manager man man- ager of or the National league pennant winners Demaree was with the New NewYork NewYork York lork Giants In 1913 Whitted played plated with the Boston Braves last year Beals Beats Becker was with the New York Giants Hants I in 1911 and 1912 and Dugey was with the Boston Braves last year I Com Compared red with their Philadelphia m I opponents the roster of the Boston BostonI lied Ked Sox includes many worlds world's series I winning veterans Ich naturally I I gives the New England team the ad advantage advantage advantage ad- ad vantage at least of experience Ten TenI I of the players who were on the chamI championship cham cham- I eligible list for Boston three years ago are still wearing the Lari- Lari I in uniforms Jack Barry who was with the Athletics of Philadelphia through victory and defeat is an anI anI I I r additional help this year jear Only two I of f the c old ld pitchers Wood and Collins Col Cot I lins are now with the team The former fonner however may not be called upon during the coming conflict while the veteran southpaw Collins has baa not been able to reach the standI standard standard stand stand- I ard of merit he attained In previous I years cars Manager Carrigan has a fine staff stat I from which to select and andI I it looks as though the bulk of or the work in this department will be in In- In trusted to Leonard Shore Foster and andI I Ruth Kuth during the series Shore and J Foster oster are right banders handers and the theother theother other two are left hand twirlers Then there are Gregg and Ma Maya 1 a who with Collins and Wood form a strong t serve te-serve to be called upon in case it becomes necessary Ruth Huth and Gregg stand among the hitters this season season sea sea- i son on while Leonard Wood and Foster oster also have proven themselves to be beI bevery I very verv useful batters baUers Certainly Carrigan Carrigan Carrigan Car Car- I rigan has no need ned to worry as to the strength or ability of his pitching i fO force Tris re Speaker Speak r. r the player m most st talked of on the Red Sox team toI toni to- to ni lher with Lewis and Hooper make makei i tj j the he great outfield considered by I many to be the best in the country These three thre have been playing together to- to Bether gether ether for several everal years and understand understand under under- stand and each other so well that b there at I I in it never a hitch or j Jolt lt to mar the smoothness ot of their lr pl play V. V Speaker r of c couise Is the pillar r of strength th on oit the te team tn and While he has not ot been beM credited with A home run hit this thi season his batting average of ot speaks tot for Itself four Twenty two two- anti and twelve thle three base smashes in addition to singles malte make up the sum of bingles s accredited accredited accredited to the center fielder r. r so sotar far tar as the r records cords go this year These to together together together to- to gether with seventeen I sacrifice hits and twenty eight stolen bates bases as well as a fielding av average rage of ot 15 testify to the usefulness of the big Texan lexan who at bat and in the field has earned a ft place among the greatest players in the history of the national game s Left Lert Fielder Lewis who has been v with th the team half hair a a. dozen years also has a 0 fine seasons season's record With Witha a 0 field fielding In average of Lewis made b base se hits twenty-nine twenty doubles seven three three-bargers two homers sacrificed twenty-nine twenty times and stole bases bues lIlt lIla batting average Is Hooper the other member r of ot the outfield has hils a R. fielding average a of or I 97 Ills His contributions s with Ith the stick tIck include singles eighteen doubles fourteen trI triples lM two circuit wallops and sixteen sacrifice hits a batting average of or Besides he pilfered loses seventeen times l. l As to the infield Of three years agO Gardner and W Wagner still remain but the latter hatter is not likely to b be seen Men iii the coming series Gardner at t third base however is wen well to to th the t fore re among the hitters Always d dangerous dan dali- n- n with the bat he is a first class fielder with an average of The Red Sox did not did not find th themselves them them- tn selves as a league leading ding combination combination combination tion until the accession of Barry flarry His Ins conversion from shortstop to second base baS was the deciding factor in Boston's Bos BOa tons ton's progress The coming of Barry resulted Inan in inan inan an unusual alignment of keystone combinations As pr preparation p n against accidents Manager Carrigan has baa an interchangeable combination in iii the Infield shortstops are available Mali avail able abl able Scott who plays the position regularly his understudy Barry who played a star game in that position for tor so many ye years rs with the Athletics and Heinle Wagner Vagner Red fled Sox regular at short In the wo world ld series of 1912 The three latter men are available also as finished s second cond basemen and Janvrin and Barry c cart can n bring experience to the relief of Gardner at third base if It necessary First base Is protected by the revers revera- ible pair and Gainer Both noth are good fielders but Is the stronger as a a. batter against right ha hand haM d pitchers while Gainer gets best batting results off ort the delivery of left banders handers |
