The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-09-29
boobies.

With the Worlds Series distant
only a week or so all the sport
dope tends toward a. free for-all
discussion Of tn comparative
strength Of the Cubs and Athletics.
1t is not difficult task to outline
merits or dement's of the Cubs for
they have been prominent contend.
ers in every Worlds Series, but
one, since 1906; therefore, we feel
well acquainted with them. There
are King and Archer, catchers.
There is no question of their SUI
premacy behind the bat. The 10
field includes Chance, Eyers, Tjnk-
er and Steinfeldt. The first three
are not excelled in their respective
positions; Steinfeldt at third base
has undoubtedly slowed up good
deal in the past year or two, which
is but natural when we consider
his age and long service. A point
in his favor is that he is not de.
6cient in gray matter and he also
contributes many timely swat.
both large factors in winning games.
1t he fails to make good the Cubs
have capable substitute in Tim.
norman, who fairly murders the
ball even if he does make a few
boots. The out6eld is we'll taken
care of by Schultz, Hoffman and
Scheckard, with Beaumont a very
acceptable substitute. The pitch
ing corps appears, 10 the writer, to
be the weakest point on the team.
1t is made up of Cole, ReuIbach,
P6ester, Overall. Brown, Richie,
McIntire and Foxen-certainly in
point OF number it is not to be
despised. Cole is the bright, par
ticular star of the bunch, but he
cannot pitch all the games. What
one of the old pitching favorites
has performed up to expectations?
Reulbach is the only one and he is |
either very good or very bad
one inning generally settles his
fate one way or the other. Pies. |
ter has been used in but seven
games during the season and Over
all in but fourteen. Browns
average does not compare with that
OF former years. These are the |
pitchers that will be called upon
in the Worlds Series.
Now, let us have look at the
slabmen, Coombs, Bender,
Plank, Morgan, Krause, Dygert and
Atkins. Coombs and Bender are
right handlers with lots of smoke
and have won II games and lost
IL to date, percentage of 800.
Plank, Krause and Atkins are left
handlers and are ALI going good
right now. Morgan and Dygert
are the spitball artists of the team
and are sure to be used against
the Cubs because the latter have
healthy dislike for the moist ball.
Neither do they care particularly
for southpaw slabmen Of which
the Athletics have three. In the
department the Mackmen
are lamentably weak. Thomas,
Lapp, Donohue and Livingston,
while good everyday plodders do
not begin to compare with King
and Archer. The infeld-Davis,
Collins, Barry and Barry-is the
best and fastest in the American
League. 1t is perhaps every bit
as good as the Cubs-no better.
In the outfield, Lord, Oldring and
Murphy are just average perform
ers and if anything they are little
slower than the Cub outfieId. It'll
will be remembered that in the
Worlds Series Of 1905 the Giants
the Athletics, but the
this year are that the
will make things much
more interesting for the Cub s.
The large majority of critics pick
the Cubs to win the series. Ii ex-
perience and machine like preci-
sion count for any thing it is more
than likely they will be the Worlds