Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-13
WINNERS
WILL WATCH RIVALS
Athletics and Cubs Will Have
Chance to Study Their 0p-
ponents in Worlds Series.

PHILADELPHIA. September 13.-The
presence of the Chicago Cubs here this
week I'm four games with the Philles
will give the followers of the Athletics
an opportunity to get line on the Ma
tional League representatives in the
worlds series. 1t may be that the Cubs
will not let themselves out, but as they
will not have an easy time of 1t with
Doolin's daisies they will have to play
mighty fine ball to get the better of the
series, and even at their best they are
not much superior to the home team.
There will be many eyes watching the
Cubs with a desire to pick up some points
about how Frank Chance runs his won
derful base bail machine, and 1t would not
be surprising IL Manager Mack had some
experienced representative closely watch
ing evey move of the Cubs.
With both races practically settled the
rival managers in the worlds series will
have a better chance than has ever be-
fore been afforded the pennant winners
to study the tactics of the opposition.
In 1907, when Ii was expected that the
Athletics would be the Cubs opponents
in the worlds series, Manager Chance
had some of his players at games played
by the White Elephants. One afternoon
Catcher King and Chick Fraser were
spotted in the grandstand at New York
during game between the Highlanders
and the Athletics Both were very eager
for Information about the Athletics, so
eager. in fact, that they gave away the
fact that their desire to pick up every
scrap of information about Mack's men
was the cause for their presence.
The same thing has been worked by
other managers, out never before has it
been possible for the managers of both
pennant winners to concentrate their ef-
forts on the opposition a month or more
before The worlds series begins.
That both Mack and Chance will study
the strong and weak points of every one
of their opponents, and also get as good
an insight as possible upon the inner
workings of his rival, Is certain.
Much valuable information is likely to
be picked up by the Athletics about the
Cubs and vice versa during the next few
weeks. 1t is expected that the coming
worlds series. even il 1t is played in foot
ball weather. will be matching OF brains
against brains, as well as Drawn against
Drawn and more gray matter will be ex-
pended than in any previous clash for the
blue ribbon honors of base ball.
Frank Chance was quoted as saying the
other day that he did not think that the
Athletics were any stronger than the
Tigers were when they faced the Cubs in
1907 and 1908. In those two years the best
the Tigers could do was to tie game in
one series and win one i'm the other. If
the Athletics do not do far better than
this there will be the keenest disappoint-
ment that the fans of this city ever knew.
When one sizes up the situation. even If
from a Philadelphia standpoint. it cannot
be seen where Chance is correct The
Athletics will doubtless win more games
this season than any American League
club could boast Of They Will do this
in all likelihood. despite the fact that the
American League has this year had pitch
ing superior 10 that of any season that
the Tigers captured their hard-won
laurels.
This Speaks a lot for the Athletics
pitching batting and fielding. while Chi
cago will find that the White Elephants
have something besides these three-a
base ball machine which deserves to be
IA mixed with its own.
Those who have been reckoning that
the Athletics machine will not work as
smoothly against the Cubs as Ii has
against the American League teams
should look at the record of the Mackites
this season. II has been when face to
face with their strongest foes that the
Athletics have played their best brand of
ban. From the three other first division
clubs they have won SO games and lost
-. Their showing with Boston has been
IA victories TO defeats; against New
York they have won Il and lost games
and against Detroit they have won 10
games and lost 8.
There are lots of satisfaction I'm these
figures when one comes to size up wheth-
err or not Mack's men will get stage
fright against the Cubs.