The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-17

Cubs Nest Formidable Machine.
! Arguments have been advanced pro and
/ con as 20 the relative abilities Of both
I baseball machines. There is no hiding
] behind the fact that the Cubs are the
/ greatest machine ever cOntrived I'm the
/ game They have been tested time with
/ out number and on each occasion
/ have emerged with banners flying That
/ great baseball mechanician, Frank Le-
/ roy Chance, who delights I'm the appro-
| pirate name of Peerless Leader" which
/ was bestowed upon him by an enterprise
/ bard when the cubs grabbed in the first
! worlds championship under his leader.
/ ship, has his machine well oiled with
/ baseball knowledge. and in perfect work
/ ing order for the exciting brushes with
/ the Athletics
/ There is one defect in the baseball Jug
gernaut however that will be difficult
/ for Chance TO overcome. and that is the
| enforced absence from the critical games
/ OF Johnny Evers. the shrewdest second
/ haseman I'm the game II was an
acknowledged fact by all Of the Cub
: players that Evers was the brains" Of
| the Chicago inner works His absence
| will be a great handicap 10 the Cubs,
/ even though "Heiuie' Zimmerman. who
/ viii replace Evers. excels Johnny as a
/ batter. Rapid thinking counts as much
/ in a meeting of this sort as does any
amount OF bingles- What Zimmerman
lacks I'm defensive work viii hardly make
up for his great offensive play. Ever's
| loss is much to be mourned BY National
( League weIl-wishers.
( The cubs are not the only unfortunate
/ team in the series The Athletics are
/ having a little hard luck OF their own 10
worry about When "Rube" Oldrlng, one
/ Of the Athletics fleet trio OF gardeners.
WTenched his knee In a game against the
/ All-Stars last week. and was compelled
/ 70 lay of, the American Leaguers lost
! cog i'm their combination which was
equally as important 20 them as was
/ Evers IN the Cubs lineup.
Hard 10 Choose Pitcher to Open.
/ With ul-fortune equally distributed he
! tween the two teams. the question now
/ foremost in the welI-developed minds Of
Managers Chance and Mack is the i'm
portau- one IF choosing the proper pitcher
( for the first game A lead OF one game
( in such an abbreviated series as this
means much more than can be imagined
I by those unfamiliar with the inside game
/ OF baseball Such seasoned tWirlers as
Orvie Overall and Chief Albert Bender
viii probably have the call 20 open the
campaign which means enduring glory
among those who follow baseball studi-
ously
Overall has always starred IN the big
/ games, especially so in the worlds Sc
ries. In 1906 against the White SoX.
Overall was just embaTkIng on his Illus
/ tT!ous career, and therefore did not get
much of d chance TO shine big JEFF
didn't as much as start game. He
operated In the last two worlds series
! engaged in by the Cubs, and each time he
covered himself with glory.
| Bender's star has Ulumined the baseball
constellation for a long time, and he has
/ been through the rigors Of heartrendng
games. It Will be a great struggle if
/ this pair are pitted against each other to-
/ day.
Mack 10 Depend on COombs.
/ Jack Coombs is the pitcher upon whom
Mack places his chances for ultimate vic
/ tory. Coombs has never been rated as
I a tOpnOtcheT until this season. but this
/ year his work has been little short of
wonderful Tie is the only major league
/ twirler who has won thirty games this
season, and his iron man" stunt for the
/ Athletics was a large factor in sending
/ the pennant to Philadelphia
! II viii surprise many to know that
! Chance Is even counting on using King"
/ Cole in one of the games. The youngster
whose wonderful work in the box more
than any one thing brought the pennant
/ to the Cubs lacks experience for such a
/ crucial series, and may not be used at
all. In case Of emergency Chance will
call on McIntire and Richie, both OF
whom have pitched IT, great form the
/ past month.
/ Series Good Betting Proposition.
/ The series presents one of the finest
betting propositions o. baseball history
1 To one who has seen much Of both teams
/ throughout the championship season. It
/ looks like even money and take your
+ pick. The club that has the luck should
win.
+ Two weeks ago, or al the time when #
T became absolutely assured that the Cubs
4 and Athletics would meet this fall. Il
/ looked about the most even match pos
sible, as much so, in fact as Phtsburg
and Detroit a year ago When johnny
/ Evers, the grand second baseman Of the
/ Cubs, sustained a broken axle a few
/ DAYS later great howl went up from
! the Cub admirers. Even ardent support-
! ers could not see Chances club with
Evers out of the game. Since then. how
/ ever, injuries have overtaken the Ath-
| letics- "Rube' Oldring, Connie Mack's
! stellar outfielder and slugger. has been
put ont Of the series with wrenched
knee Frank Baker. the sensational third
! baseman OF the Athletics. has been
slightly indisposed and may not be able
| TO participate Connie Mack Is confident