Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-29
PICKS ATHLETICS TO
DEFEAT THE CUBS
Ed Bang Does Not Believe Any
National League Team Can
Hit Mack's Pitchers.

Is there a club in the National League
that can secure the edge on Chief Ben
der. Jack Coombs. Eddie Plank and Cy
Morgan the big Four" OF the Philadel-
phia Athletics pitching staff. in a series
Of seven game, such as the worlds Sc
ries comprises? asks Ed Bang in the
Cleveland News
American League fans the country
over who have seen these four wonderful
twirieB in action this campaign have
their doubts. and their good judgment is
o. KID by Connie Mack. manager OF the
American League pacemakers. who be-
lieves that the next worlds championship
Park. Philadelphia.
The Detroit Tigers, winners OF three
consecutive pennants in the American
League lost the worlds base ball honors
TO the Chicago Cubs in 1907 and again in
1908. while last season they went down be-
fore the PittsbHg Pirates. The Cubs and
Pirates were the class of the rival major
league in the years they won the pennant,
but even they failed to show as much
letics this campaign. Bender. Coombs.
Plank and Morgan have beat the Tigers
time and again until now they are like
tanned kittens.
BY drawing comparisons. firmly believe
that the Athletics will prove themselves
masters of the Cubs, Pirates whoever
may win the National League flag. OF
course, Chief Bender will be Mack's first
choice. for when Bender is right there is
no pitcher In the country that has any
thing on him. No team has a license to
beat him.
The one big reason why the Athletics
should win the worlds championship
is that the Cubs are not the great ma
~
years back. They have been going.
The Athletics have been coming. Frank
Chance can't boast of a pitching staff
to compare with that Of the American
Isague leaders Go;. Who has has he got ct;
the Brown of old. while Cole is
youngster The Athletics are better
men with the stick than the Cubs; they
are their equals in defensive play. and
also on the bases Surely, Connie Mack
knows as much about the inner work.
ings Of the game as does Frank
Chance. Therefore, the Mackmen should
win.
Many wise base ball critics think that
the bench boss has it all over the man
who tries to rule from the bench and
coach from the lines, doping it out that
on the bench a manager has every
thing in front of him all the time,
while when he Is on the lines he may
lose something Of Importance that Is
taking place on the bench.
No manager has been more success
full than Connie Mack. and American
League fans Of the present day can't
recall seeing Connie on the coaching
lines. Mack is on the bench with his
men, lending a word Of advice here,
giving a suggestion there, and having
the satisfaction Of landing his team
close to the top year after year.
A manager who is on the lines may
be stationed there just at the time
when he Is really needed on the bench.
A difference Of opinion may arise be-
tween two or more players on the
bench as to what is the proper course
to pursue. An argument results. Bit
ter feeling is engendered. The man
ager is in ignorance of all this. and
wonders at the indifference in the
work OF one or two men and at times
at the cliques that spring up like
mushrooms over night. Had he been
on the bench the chances are the play
ers would have asked his Judgment and
abided by his decision in the matter.
satisfied that he knew best.
1t begins to look as IL the time is
close at hand when managers who do
not take an active part In the team
play day after day will do all OF their
directing frem the bench. instead of
taking their turn in the coacher's box.