Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-10-13
COMPARISON or
CHAMP TEAMS
Youth and Vigor characterize
Athletics, Speed and Ex-
perience the Cubs.
FIGHT FOR WORLD TITLE
loss of Evers Severe Blow to Ma.
tionaIs-American Teams
Pitchers Superior.
BY PETER D. VRoor1.

w Ell the burning principles OF the
old and new nationalisms be
banked for a time, for there Is
a matter of infinitely more i'm
portance to some 10000, 900 inhabitants
of the q. S. A. to be decided before
the votes are cast in November. How
ever, then, as now, there is one moote3
point in common to be settled-the
hackneyed comeback speculation
which made its debut with some dis
Rster on July on the cacti circuit
and has since run the gamut of every
thing from baseball and politics to the
drama and foreign matrimonial al
dances.
In other words, can the Chicago
Cubs come back?"
The supporters of seven clubs in the
National league answer with one &C
rord, They can-they have"
On the American league circuit the
response is, $50 far they have, but
wait till they meet the Athletics
In the opinion of the writer the in
evttable Reno of the Cubs has arriv-
ed, but defeat, If it is their portion
viii be far from disgrace, for they
have attained the impossible through
out their baseball career, systemati-
cany demolished theorists land they
may this one) and yearly have caused
great anguish in every major league
city with the exception of Chicago.
Elephant More Than Mouthful?
But Napoleon had his Waterloo, Sui
Ivan his Corbett, Jeffries his Johnson,
C2d the White Elephant of the Quak-
or City may prove too large mouth
fui for the Tiger eating, Giant STAY
iEG. Pirate pulverizing Cubs.
Yet this opinion Of the result of the
worlds baseball series of 1910 is based
On the accident that recently happened
to ono CUj', ana events may prove
that Johnny EverS, smartest ball play
CT on the diamond, will not be missed
at all. The brilliant hero Of each
worlds series has usually been a man
who has distinguished himself but
moderately during the league season,
and Heine Zimmerman, utility 1nfeld-
er, though inferior as a thinker and
player to the little Trojan, may by
his terrific swatting carry the banner
Of victory for his club.
Because of the cold weather which
greeted the opening of the series of
1906 George Robe, utility infelder for
the Chicago White SoX, played third
base, pushing Lee TannehiIl to short
stop, and won two of the teams four
victories over the Cubs by three base
hits, and all because the veteran
George Davis had rheumatism in cold
weather. Here was one Of the brain
lest players the game has ever known
out Of the game, but useful because
his touch Of rheumatism contributed
largely to Comiskey's worlds cham
pionship.
There il always this uncertainty to
cast a cloud of doubt over the seIec-
ton Of a worlds series winner. Yet
just now the "dope" of the diamond
points to the triumph of the Athletics.
Taken as a whole, it is q younger
team and one equal in ability to the
Cubs in everything except experience
and the relentless fighting spirit that
has enabled Chance to annex so many
triumphs.
Youth May Triumph.
There IS IL d.. oL !ate uppropri-
Rted by the sporting world that
youth will be served" True as gold.
but there is no time limit placed.
Have the Cubs reached the limit?
The two managers cannot control
the luck of the series. but the remain
der Of the conflict will be largely in