Evening journal., 1910-09-13
INTEREST IN
WORLDS SERIES
Of Chicago and
Athletic Ball Clubs is
Made by Expert
WILL Be CONTEST
OF MANAGERS ABILITY

With the pennant races in the |
American and National Leagues prac-
tically decided, baseball fans through
out the country are centerlng their in |
terest and attention on the coming Sc
ries for the worlds championship. |
There is now no doubt but that the
Philadelphia Americans and the Chi
cago Nationals will be the teams pit
ted against each other to decide which
is the best aggregation of baseball
players in the world. The series will
be the greatest contest ever seen on
baseball field
Aside from the two teams the 1910
worlds series will bring the two
greatest baseball generals of the day
into opposition to each other. Connie
Mack and Frank Chance. both dis
coverers' and trainers of youngsters.
Already each manager is studying the
men on the two teams and planning
his campaign. The series will bring
the west against the east and will
make the contest of countrywide inn
portance. There will be a fight for
| individual hOnOrs among the players
themselves. Each man will strive his
utmost TO outdO he who covers a SINH
lar position on the opposing team.
No Manipulation by Managers.
This season there can be no charges
OF manipulation of results i'm regard TO
the worlds series He who would I'm
any way qupestion the honesty OF
either of the two managers, Mack or
Chance. would at once place himself
before the baseball world as a ridicu-
lous figure. Viewed from every stand
point the coming series promises to be
the most ideal diamond contest in the
history OF the game. The teams are
hard to compare, the managers con-
stantly spring surprises and those who
| bet money on the result have little
choice between the clubs. The only
expected drawback is the weather
The lateness of the game may cause
disastrous results, both financially
and individually.
The shortness of the series, seven
games. makes a comparison of the two
teams a great difficulty. However, the
critics are handing out predictions
and comparisons based on what
! knowledge of the two great machines
can be had For instance. take the
pitching staffs of the two clubs. Con-
ME Mack's twirlers arc the best held
by any one team playing the national
game. The far exceed those of Chi
cago in every department and out
shine any other collection ever gath
cred together by a baseball manager
But in the coming contest there must
be more than pitchers. COncede thai
Mack will have the better of the pitch
ing department. His catchers are fai
below those of Chicago in point o
worth TO a team. King and Archer
I of the Nationals. are about the best Il
, the business in every way. They ar
/ im much higher class than Thoma
, and Livingston, Mack will feel the al
1 sence of Z steady backstop.
+ Veterans OF First.
/ At first base there VIII be two vet
J Grams. Harry Davis. for the Athletics
, and Manager Chance for Chicago
? Both have their admirers. and IL cal
, hardly be supposed that one will no
be as great an honor to his team al
the other However, Chicago vii
profit more by having Chance on thu
initial corners than the Athletics 10y
having Davis. BY that IL is meant tha
II both men were forced TO remain ou
of the games of the series the loss
would hurt Chicago more than the
Athletics. Chance is the moving ligh
and director Of the Nationals. Will,
Davis is overshadowed by Connie
Mack. the manager.
AT second base Eddie Collins will b.
pitted against Evers. The one is
comparative youngster and the othe
a seasoned veteran, a student of base
ball for years. a man who knows al
much about the national game as hal
the other men who are playing It com
bined. VIII Evers, through his sddi
tiOnal knowledge of the game, Will b
v able to outdistance Collins, the youn
J phenom: OF the Mack clan? Not i
point of hitting and base running, a
least.
Joe Tinker and Jack Barry are tn
a shortstops. Both are good. cleve
y lielders, first class batters. base run
. ners and inheld fixtures. Again tn
= one is a veteran and the other a be
. ginner The fans are wonderin
. whether youth will trump over agI
y or whether the experience of the olde
e man will be Of more use to his tear
= than the later learned knowledge {
the youngster.
u Third Sackers Break Even.
At third base will be Frank Bake
- ana StelnlelQi. Inc NduOndl player
n a better thrower than Baker. but th
latter outshines his opponent in bas
running and hitting. Bakers super
ority on the inside game. as taught b
] Mack, should stand OFF any advantae
Steinfeldt may have in steadiness.
2 Neither outield is brilliant, but eac
is steady and reliable. The additio
of Bris Lord to the Athletics hs
made wonderful improvement ther
3 He is the best thrower in the leagu
and is liable at any time to break u
a game with a long hit. In fieldir
and hitting he and his teammates OIL
z ring and Murphy are the equals
Sheckard, Schultz and Hoffman, q
6 outer gardeners of the Cubs. Neith'
team will suffer because Of a POI
G outfeld.
The winner of the worlds seri
will be the team that can best folio
out the advice of the managers. III
4, real battle will be waged in Il
brains of Chance and Mack, and Il
q man who is best outguessing the 9th
fellow will beyond a doubt be retur