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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, .1912.
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attle for World's Baseball Championship Begins Tuesday
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Utile to Choose Between Two
Teams In World's Series.
MANAGER MAY DECIDE RESULT
Unexpected Move by Either McGraw
or 8tahl at Crucial Moment Likely to
Win Championship For the Team.
Former Best Baseball General.
Br TOMMY CLARK.
Red hot arguments are now in order
over the outcome of the world's ae
rie. As usual In aura cases. It Is very
diflieult to find two men who agree on
the result Partisans of 'both teams
cannot see how their favorites can lose.
It Is Interesting to follow the line of
dope those not directly interested in
either team hand out
Of course there is always a likeli
hood of sentiment influencing Judg
ment as much as ever, although
strnlghtcr dope seems to he offered
this year than ever liefore. According
to the table of erceiituge the Bostons
are a stronger team tbls year than the
Athletics wore last. That should give
them the edge lu the argument.. but it
Is good betting that the dnpestcrs
with New York affiliations will be able
to prove that the ;i:ints nre far strong
er this year than they were last, and
the chances are that outside of Ma
thewson they are. but Tesreau. 'who
was the Giants' savior when Maniuard
broke down In ai Id sen son. nmy lie able
to take the place of "Big Six."
While discussing the ktrength of the
Itoston and New York club, a compari
son of the Individuals of the two teams
is very Interesting. Catchers Mey
ers and Wilson of the Giants have an
edge on Currlgaii. f'ady and Nunamak
er of the Red Sox. The former two
are lietter fx-ggers and batsmen than
the Boston trio. Cnrrlgan's arm is not
as good as It used to be. but he has a
great baseball head, t'ndy has not
bad much exjierience. while Nuna
tunker is slow. The Giants have tb.;
letter iufleld. Merkle at first base is
a better all around man ttmn Stall!.
Ioyle at second base puts It all over
Yerkes of the Sox At short Wagner i
of Boston is steadier than Fletcher of
the Giants. It's a tossup between ller
zog of the Giants and Gardner of the
Sox at third
In the outl'.eld Speaker. Lewis and
Hooper of the Ited Sox outclass Mur
ray. Devore and Snodgrass of the
Giants in every way. hi the pitching
department Huston has the edge. The
Sox have five good ones in Wood. I'.e
dient. I In 11. O'Brien and Collins, while
the Giants will have to deend on Ma
thewson. Tesreati. Wlltse. Marnuard
and Crandull. The writer wishes to go
on record as saying thut Matty and
Tesreau will prove enunl to the task
of stopping the speed Isiys despite the
fact that Manager Stahl intends to use
Joe Wood In three of the games. If ms
slble. Tesreau has been twirling great
ball of late, and "Big Six" will Ik able
to hold up his end as usual, even
though he has been in harness many
years. I believe that in Tesreau the
Sox will run up against a big snag, oue
thnt will provp to lie their undoing
The Sox have the best bunch of hit
ters and have a much better fielding
club than the Giants, but the lutter has
the tewt base runners and Hre more
aggressive than the Sox.
Granting that the Bed Sox have the
better pitching staff, the classier out
field and the better batting and de
fetislve aggregation, there is one big
advantage that the Giants have, aud
that is the uuuiugerinl side.
Many times during the series Johnny
McGraw and Jake Stahl will inutrb
their wits and baseball knowledge.
The winuer of the world's title may
deeud UMu which leader Is the more
clever baseball general. UUtory tells
us that the world's honors have been
decided before by the sudden shifting
of one player at a crucial mon'.eut In
on important buttle. Once a team is
thrown off its balance when things
are apparently going Its way its stead
iness can seldom le restored. Then
the other team sweeps through the
balance of the series
Tle la no qui ker thinker In brse
ball than Johnny McGraw. lie ts al
ways there ou the coaching line, reidy
to take advautage of an opportunity
to win. He ha shown tins tj.my
times by clever Jockeying: of men when
a situation looked dom-Ick. and has
pulled his team on: a winner.
He is one of the greatest managers
in the history of the gume He will
force his players to overcome any nat
ural handicap under which they may
labor during the series
With all due respect to Stahl and the
manner lu which he handled the Sox
this season, it must be stated that h
has yet to prove the equal of the Giants'
leader.
Pitoher Wood Uses Few Curves.
Pitcher Joe Wood has relied on
speed, control and support for his re
cent victories. He doesn't use his
curve unless he has to.
Lewis Always en the Job.
Outfielder Duffy I.e1s of the Boston
Red Sox has not misled a gsnie or an
Inning in any game tbls season.
. Catenae W.lson Great Thrower. , M.ck hs, fin to tbf)
Arthur Wilson of the Giants i. one ! coaclaalon that he will bare to lm
of the greatest throwins catcher. In ; prore department of bis team If
the bttalneaa. J t to be a contender tn future
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The full Boston team la aa follows Catrhera, Canigsn. Cady. Nunamiker
and Thomas; pitchers. Wood. Collins. Hall. Bedlent Pape. Van Dyke and
O'Brtea; SUhL manager and first base: Yerkea. second base; Wagner, abort
stop; Gardner, third base; Hooper, left field; Speaker, center field; Lewis, right
field; Bait. Engle and Bradley, utility lnfieiders; Hendrtckson, utility outfielder.
CONNIE MACK IS AFTER KEW OUTFELD
After wtnnLng two world's cham
pionships wltn an outfield which really
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Murphy In the game bis bitting made
up for the snort comings of the other
fielders on the team, but with the in
Jury to Murphy Mack found himself
with a great Infield, some good pitch
ers, but a decidedly weak outel4
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ODDITIES IN CLUBS
Some Curious Associations That
Were Born In London.
FREAKS IN NAMES AND AIMS.
toe Abduction Club Was Formed For
ths Purpose of Carrying Off Heiresses
by Force and the Surly Club to Pro
mete the Use of Abusive Language.
One of the most extraordinary dobs
London bus ever known, says the
Standard, was the Sighing club, the
members of which were supposed to be
wholly absorbed In thinking of their
sweethearts. Kach would bold In bis
band a bit of ribbon, a lock of hair, a
purse or some other article belonging
to the object of his affections, and from
time to time be would address this ar
ticle in terms of endearment no other
speaking being allowed. On initiation
the member bad to compose and recite
a poem in honor of his lady, and at the
meetings a tine was imposed upon the
member who did uot sigh five times
within a quarter of an hour.
Again, there was the Abduction club,
organized in lTtKJ by some well con
nected Irish youths, who banded them
selves together to abduct heiresses and
good looking young women of gentle
birth. As there was a large member
ship, many forced marriages took place
in consequence of their exploits. "The
evil became eventually so serious that
a seciul act of parliament was passed
making altduction a capital offense.
The members assisted each other by
providing relays of horses and car
riages whenever necessary. The wealth
of the two sisters Kennedy, daughters
of Kichurd Kennedy of Itatbmeaden
manor. Waterfori. caused the attention
of the members to be drawn to them.
Gerald Byrne, grandson of Sir Gregory
Byrne, and James Strange Villard were
drawn iu the lottery, and the abduc
tion took place on April 11. 1771).
The principals were nrrested. tried
and condemned and they were execut
ed iu the following May. notwithstand
ing the fact that ministers of the
court of Vienna, grandees of Spain and
French nobles implored their pardon.
The club was Introduced into England
lu 1770, but disbanded In 1802. when
twenty-nine members remained.
The No Nose club was founded by a
gentleman who was an unwilling fol
lower of the Egyptian fashion of flat
fHces. When the memliers dined to
gether aud a young pig. the favorite
dish, was the principal Item on the
menu the snout was always cut off.
The Club of Cgly Faces was also
founded by a gentleman who boasted
on euorniously large nose. Another
member had a chin of the size and
shape of a shoe horn, another a huge
mouth and a fourth very large, pro
truding eyes. No one was eligible for
membership who had uot some facial
n:a!foruintion. and all members on Ini
tiation had to make a speech in praise
of Aesop, whose portrait hung over the
mantelpiece of the clubrootn.
The Surly club had Its meeting
place near Billingsgate tls!i market
aud the memlMTship was limited to
cabmen, carmen and watermen, who
used to meet once n week to exercise
the art of abusive language In order
that they might not lose the reputation
they had gained. Any tnemler found
guilty of courtesy or politeness was
promptly fined.
The Split Farthing club was limited
in membership' to men who agreed to
stint themselves to the utmost in order
to Increase their possessions. One
member is reported to have had bis
garments so darnod that there was
not enough of the original material
left to show the texture. ' The mem
bers presented so starved an appear
ance that It was said there was not
an ounce of fm among the lot
The Everlasting club was limited tn
membership to a hundred, ind the
members divided the day among them
selves in sucli a way that there were
always some present upon the prem
ises The great tire or I .on don put an
end to this institution, as the premises
were burned down, and the only mem
ber od the premises was nearly burned
to death liecause he refused to leave
until be had emptied all the bottles on
the table. The fire for lighting the
members' pies was necer allowed to
go out an old woman being kept solely
for the purpose of attending to It Dur
ing the fifty years of its existence the
members smoked fifty tons of tobacco,
drank .'tn.miii butts of ale. 1.000 pipes of
port and 2"0 Kirrels of brandy in addi
tion to other liquors. ,
The Man Killing club was limited In
membership to men who had fcll'ed op
ponents in duels The conversation at
the gatherings was confined to bullets,
wounds and slaughter. The president
was said to have killed half n dozen
men In single combat, and the seats at
dinner were arranged according to the
numbers the members had slain.- At
tin ni nets vide table was provided for
visitors who had only drawn blood.
The club Dad not a lengthy existence,
as nearly all the members were exe
rnfed. Suicides rhi! have been long tn ex
istence, and n existe1 recently lu
Kursk. The club had for Its motto
"Death is tiie cure for all ills;" hut. as
set forth In its lxk of rules, candi
dates for memliershlp had first of all to
show that they had a substa.ui.ii ren
sou for wtsjimg to die A woukt be
candidate who presented himself with
the weight ! ten or more years of no
nsppr married !lfe was received with
cpn smis. I.oss of fortune, incurable
fi:ase and a record of til lock were
B'4 fttv.-c-at qualifications fur mem-ttrnkip.
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The New York team Is as follows Catchers, Meyers, Wilson nnd Hartley;
pitchers, Matbewson, Wlltse, Crandall, Tesreau, Ames, Marqnard and Denv
aree; Merkle, first base; Doyle, second base; Fletcher, shortstop; Herzog.
third base: Devore, left field; Snodgrass.- center field; Murray, right field;
Becker and Robertson, utility outfielders; Sen it fee. and Groh, utility Infield
era; McGraw, manager.
NEW YORK GROUNDS
Ed Sweeney of the Highlanders
thinks one catcher is not enough to
backstop a game in the New York
American league grounds. He wants a
second catcher to hover above the
stands In a balloon to watch for foul
files. He is needed. Sweeney says, to
get thea when the wind 's whistling
Aowa the Hudson. Soi day," says
York Giants
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Ed, "I'll be running for a foul on that
field and the wind will carry the ball
to the center fielder."
Oscar Stanage f Detroit is with
Sweeney there. On the first trip east
this year Gardner hit a high pop that
appeared to. be foul. It was foul till
it got above the stands snd then H
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WHO WILL BE
HERO OF SERIES?
In Every World's Contest Soms
Stars Playing Has Shone.
LAST YEAR IT WAS BAKER.
Two Home Runs by Ath'etics' Third
Baseman Had Much to Do With
Giants' Defeat History of Those
Who Have Starred.
Not the least interesting feature of
the world's series of the past has been,
the flashing of some star or stars la
the firmament of baseball. Dopists al.
ways find a considerable amount of
pleasure, not to say interest In won
dering who will be the next star that
will dazzle a multitude and sparkle for
a nation.
In the first world's series, played be
tween the Boston and Pittsburgh, teams
in 1903. it was Bill Dlneen. The let
ter's gTeut work In the box practically
captured the honors for Boston. In
1905. when the New Yorks defeated
Philadelphia for the premier honors of
the diamond. Billy Gilbert's great bat
ting and Christy Matbewson's brilliant
pitching were the fer.tures. In ltKXl
George Rohe's work at third, and par
ticularly at the bat, made the Chicago
Americans' victory certain over the
Cubs. Frank Isbell of the Chicago
White Sox was another to shine that
year. It was his four two base bits in
the fifth game of the series thnt helped
to put the Cubs to rout.
O'Leary and Rossman of the Detrolts
were the heroes of the Tiger games in
1007. In 190S Johnny Kling of the
Chicago Cubs was the big show; in
1909 It was Pitcher "Babe" Adams of
the Pittsburgh. Ills great work Ju the
box enabled the Pirates to defeat De
troit. In 1910 Coombs. Bender and
Baker of Philadelphia divided the
honors.
Last year Baker of the Athletics was
the hero. His two borne runs in the
Beries with the Giants will always be
remembered by the fans. In the first
game he fell down when a hit would
bnve meant a run, but in the second,
game at Philadelphia he broke np the
battle with a home run over right field
fence, with a man on base. In the
third game at New York, with one
down and the Athletics one run behind
in the ninth. Baker planted the ball
into the bleachers and brought In the
tying run.
Now that the Giants and Boston Ited
Sox ore to play for the premier base
ball honors, who will be the hero?
Of course no one can dope it out but
many experts think that it will be Joe
Wood of Boston or Jeff Tesreau of the
Giants. Though, no doubt, the two
twlrlers will do some fine mound duty,
it does not necessarily mean tbat one"
of the pair will turn out to be the hero.
Some other player may spring Into
eternal fame. Who will it beT
SOX RELY ON SPEAKER.
Boston Fielder Expected to Prove Bat
ting Hero of Series.
Trls Speaker, the contribution f the
Lone Star state to tte world's baseball
series of 1912. may p.'ove the Nemesis
of the New York Glands in their ambi
tion to become the champions of the
two major leagues. , Speaker has been
a big eog in the Boston Red Sox ma
chine, ne may prove the batting bero
of the 1912 post season series, a role
played with succes by Frank Baker
last fall. He hits any kind of pitching,
much In the fashion of Larry I.ajoie.
Walter Johnson of the Washington
Senators declares Speaker. Is the most
difficult player for a pitcher to fathom.
"When Seaker is up I take an extra
long'wlndup. let go and sny a short
prayer." said Johnson, who has met the
Texan In several bard fought series this
season.
This opinion of Speuker is shared by
other pitchers, among whom are Christy
Mathewson. whom the star batsmen of
the hew American league champions
may encounter in the world's wrles.
Speaker at bat uses a long free swing1
thnt keeps the optioning fielders on tho
Jump. He Is liable to drive the ball
over the third baseman's head down
the left line for a triple. Then again
he might hit to left center or to right
field. He Is said to hit harder to left
field than any other left band batter tn
baseball.
4 HISTORY
OF THE
SERIES.
WORLD'S
The 1912 world's series will be T
the eighth clash between the
American and National league
clubs' champions. Each league y
has won four. Z
The Boston Americans won the y
first scries from the Pitlsburgbs
In 1903. The New York Nation- i
als beat Philadelphia In 190T.
The Chicago Americans scored
over the Chicago Nationals in i
100C. The Chicago Nationals
then turned in and redeemed 4
themselves by whipping the De-
trolt Americans In 1907 and 1908. Z
In 1909 the Pittsburgh Nation- &
als beat the Detroit Americans. 4
and In 1910 the Athletics defeat-
ed the Chicago Nationals. Last
year tho Athletics defeated the
Giants. J
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