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but somehow or other. although the situa-
tons were tense, Il was not observed that
the visitors were iahoring under any strain.
And Oldring, he OF the center garden. made
the remark that they did not need those
games just then.
And that remark, which was made In a
testing way. simply sounds the keynote.
Connie Mack ia not putting any brain fag
on his team. He has the championship Of
the American league harveyised, but he rs
out for the big prize In the base ball world,
and that is the championship OF the world
He does not have to work overtime At pres
emit. but he has all that he cares to do just
now in simply perfecting his inside plays
and keeping his boys In tune without a hint
Of toll OF worry.
Now. when IL comes right down TO the
case card, here Is what is seen: Chance
has to go up against a mighty strong array
OF champion ball twirlers. These pitchers
have rounded into marvellous form and II
was only the other day that Christy Math-
ewson, who has been such a shining light
on Coogan's Bluff and on the fine parks
scattered throughout National league terri
tory, said that the Cubs should win one Of
the closest worlds series ever contested.
He pointed out that Mack's pitching staff
was better than Chances. but that the lat
ter had the veterans.
As yet there has appeared no fan who
questions the statement that the Cubs have
1t all over the Athletics when II comes to
catohers. With Archer and King. the adj
mitted leaders in their particular position,
It would be idle to compare Livingstone.
Thomas and Lapp. But then It isn't neees-
sary to make any such comparison. 1t Is
heard all over the country that there won't
be anything to II when the Cubs get on the
bases and have to>beat the Athletics catch
ers. But will somebody explain how the
Cubs are going to get on the bases with
more frequency or more daring than they
have shown in the statutory league games7
Those Mack pitchers will be trusted to
look out for the Cubs with just as much
zeal as the backstops will be expected to
shut off attempted larceny of bases.
Cubs Better BEHIND Bat.
There is no disposition to belittle the
efficacy Of Jimmy Archer or Johnny King
They are both de luxe editions of base ball
science and can be depended on to do their
work with a masters skill. And while this
famous pair Of catchers have got an ad-
vantage over Comics backstops equili-
brium is at least established when COM
parison OF the powers of the two pitching
staffs is made.
Mack will depend on his pitchers to keep
the Cubs off the bases, and here he is
thought to have a grand handicap over
Frank Chance and those bruins. Just look
over at Bender. Coombs. Krause. Morgan
and Plank, and cease to wonder why Con-
ME Mack counts on wearing the base ball
worlds purple and fine linen.
Chance does not appear to be worrying
very much, as he has Mordecai Brown and
Reulbach and King Cole, and It looks to
some OF the faithful as II the burden Of the
impending conflict will rest on tho shoul-
ders of King Cole for the Cubs and John
Coombs for the broadbrims.
And while making due allowances for the
importance of the Athletics strength in
their pitching staff, it is just as well to
keep in mind that Connie is the greatest
base ball man of all times, and so the in
ference is plain that Chicago's great fielder
first baseman and manager will have a foe
on the diamond worthy of mis- finest Da-
mascan blade.
And Connie is ole enough to realize and
appreciate whom he tackles in that biz
series.