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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1912
Page
6
A 1912 essay compares bench managers and in game leaders in baseball's world series. It argues a bench manager's edge lies in timely substitutions and pinch hitting while active managers may miss cues when focused on runners. It contrasts John McGraw with Jake Stahl and notes McGraw's bench perspective may yield advantages.
Collins argues McGraw may rely on Tesreau to gain the early split, while stressing Mathewson's steadiness and Wood's vulnerability to control issues. He notes Stahl may start Wood in Boston to bolster home confidence and discusses both managers' strategies for the opening games.
Chicago, Sept. 29 Ed Walsh allowed only scattered hits as Chicago defeated St. Louis 4 to 0. All runs came in the sixth inning, Baumgartner was hit hard in that frame, and H. Smith of the Lincoln club reported to Comiskey today. The score: 4-0.
The Red Sox dropped one point in team batting while maintaining last week’s team fielding mark and lowering opponents’ batting by two points. Engle led Boston with 11 added points, others followed with Bedient 6 Stahl 6 Carrigan 3 Lewis 1 Yerkes 1. Speaker 4 Krug 36 Pape 25 Van Dyke 8 Henriksen 18 Cady 12 Thomas 14 Collins 5 O’Brien 5 Wood 1 Hooper 4. Maranville paced the Nationals with 47 batting points. Hess 17 Tyler 15 Donnelly 7 Kirke 4 Devlin 5 Gowdy 1. Sweeney fell 2 points, Houser Campbell 4 each, Jackson 8 Rariden 6 Dickson 8 Perdue 1.
Analysis of team records shows the Red Sox lead the Giants by four points in fielding, while the Giants excel in long hitting with 587 extra bases to Boston’s 499. League averages sit near .268 to .270 batting and .951 to .959 fielding, with several teams above and below these marks across both leagues.
Dene Minor aims to assemble a graduate eleven at Harvard to chase the record set by Ham Fish’s famed All-Stars. The effort targets a high-profile exhibition against the existing benchmark.
Walker an All Western tackle from two seasons ago leaves Dr Harry Williams and will play for the University of Virginia this season.
The piece lauds Stahl as one of the American League’s ablest managers this season noting his ability to mold a club from inherited material into a first place finisher with only modest pitching additions. It praises his leadership, team drilling, and strategic patience, comparing him favorably to McGraw in managing tight series and stressing his focus on the club over individual stars.
Princeton plans a demanding practice week with Rutgers and Lehigh games and an honor squad of ineligible players coached by Heff Herring to challenge the varsity. The Tigers expect stronger tests, while Coach McClare notes new rules favor large colleges. Dunlap and Baker recovered. a scrimmage is set, then light work Tuesday.
The report notes Ted Meredith will not represent the University of Pennsylvania freshman football team. Many coaches believe with experience he could match Stevenson who starred for the Red and Blue a few years ago.
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