The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-05
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Opposed to New. '99orks star twirlers'
Philadelphia will not by any means
have to take backwater. Mack's first
choice, after Waddell, will undoubtedly
be. Coakleys Coakley has been pitching
brilliant ball all, season, and he can
be depended upon to pitch two of the
worlds championship contests in ac-
ceptahle style. The. only drawback to
Coakley as a pitcher is that he needs a
good rest between his games, owing to
the fact that he is light in build, but
this will cut no figure in the big series,
as he will not be called upon to pitch
with less than four days between con-
tests. If Bender is in shape, and Con-
ME Mack is confident his big Indian has
completely recovered from the trouble
which has kept him out of the game
good part of the season, he will share
honors with Coakley in the battles with
New York. The Indian is great twir-
Ter when he is right, and he is showing
form again after his lay-off. Mack has
another man still in stock who ranks
probably next to Waddell as left-
handler in Plank, and Eddie is sure to
play an important part in the cham
pionship series. Henley will undoubt-
eddy be Mack's reserve pitcher, as he
has not been reliable during the pen
nant race, but in case Bender should
not be in shape Henley will have to do
his part of the work.
New York Looks Best.
Behind the pitchers there VIII be
teams which cannot be regarded as
particularly brilliant ones. In both
cases it is team work more than 1ndl-
vidual merit which will tell, and both
teams will be commanded by great
generals. New York has whatever ad-
vantage there is outside of the pitching
department. In Bresnahan and BOW
A.. S3r,,l
partment which outclasses Schreck and
Powers, and this fact is likely to. count
heavily in the Giants favor. me IN
fields are well balanced. In DAVIS,
Murphy and Monte and Lave Cross the
Athletics have an infeld which is eff
fective, though not brilliant In OPP
position New York. will have MeGann,
Gilbert, Dahlen and Devlin, another
corking good infield. Comparing the
infield individually, Davis looks like a
ply should more than hold his own
with Gilbert. At short. Dahlen has ii
on Monte Cross. and this will be espe-
cially the case in. the big series, as
Dahlen can be depended upon to play
his best, while he might loaf in an
ordinary contest. At third it looks like
a standoff. Devlin possibly has some
thing on Lave Cross when it comes to
mechanical work. but when inside play
and headwork comes into conSidera-
ton. and this is bound to play no small
part in a championship series. Cross
has the advantage.
! Summing up the situation, it looks
as though the championship would
depend first and foremost on whether
Mathewson or Waddell is the bes
pitcher, and which twirls the best bal
in the three games they will be ex
pected to pitch. Secondly, it will bt
the more brilliant playing of the New
York club against the more careful
work by the Athletics. Mack and Me
Graw being almost opposites in theil
way of managing their teams as wei
as in their personal characteristics
Taking the American league and the
National league, as equal in playing
edge over the Athletics, but there il
the rub, and the point on which mos
of the arguments between now anS
| the time the series begins Will b.
! hung.