Evening journal., 1910-09-06
MACK HAS BUILT UP
REAL BALL TEAM.
1t Has Taken Five Years to
Reach Pinnacle Of
Supremacy
CLASSIER CLUB TEAM
CHAMPIONS OF 1905

II takes five years to build up
contender for the baseball supremacy
OF the world Connie" Mack. than
whom there is none wiser in the base
ball business, was manager Of the
team that represented the American
League in the worlds series Of 1905.
He is at the head OF the team that
will endeavor to prove 10 tho world
next month that the class of the
American League is superior to that OF
the National. Connie" appears 10
have the team this year to make good
where the Detroit Tigers failed so
ANONYMOUSLY three years in success
sion.
Mack has over been on the alert to
bag new and promising players, but
/ the records prove that Il took him just
five years ia build up the greatest
machine that has ever represented a
city I'm the American League. The
Chicago. Boston, Philadelphia and
Detroit teams that have won flags I'm
the days gone by In Ban" johnson S
organization do not compare with the
wonderful outfit Of McGillicuddy
Defense Greatly Improved.
TheAthletics of 1906 hatted az a 25a
clip. The Mackmen OF to-day arc
hitting almost 40 points better The
defensive play Of the league leaders
is even better than IN the days when
the wonderful Crosses. Lave and
Monte" dared the opposing batterf
10 drive a ball anywhere between third
and second. and. Notwithstanding that
Danny Murphy was at second and
Harry Davis at first Hartsol, Lord
Hoffman and Selbold were the out.
helders. Waddell, Bender. Henley
Plank. Coakley and Dygeri tho pitch.
ers. and the late Mike" Powers
Shrek and Barton the catohers.
A number Of these players are still
IN harness, but who is there that dare
say that the Bender of to-day is not
better pitcher than no was Eve
years ago, that Eddie" Plank has
doteriorated in the least. that Jack
Coombs does not stand out as SUI
porior pitcher TO any other on the
Mack" staff of 1905. and that "Cy'
Morgan is not close runner-up 70
the other three?
The one big thing In favor OF the
Athletics this year Is that they have
no pitcher OF the "Rubc" Waddell
STAMP. whom five years back Connie
Mack could not trust in the series
with the Giants.
Frank Baker has ~ head over heel'
over Lave" Cross Of third base
Jack" Barry may not possess tn
i same amount Of gray matter a
Monte" Cross. but he Is his superio
g in mechanical ability. Eddie" Co
o Inns is better second-sackers tina
4 Danny" Murphy ever was, even
e the the palmiest days OF his caroe
Il and Connie" Mack thought We
4 enough TO keep Danny" on seco
~ year after year, after he lost Laio
~ Davis has gone back a little, but he
IN the ideal man to steady the kid infie
4 Stronger Hitting Team.
Brostil Lord is better to-day than
10 was five years back. else "Conni
! Mack would not have broken his iro
n, clad rule not to take back q play
he has once disposed Of. Murphy
Y a much better fielder than Sock
= Seybold, has more nerve and is hittiI
u the ball as hard as ever. No one wi
e dispute the claim that "Rube" Oldrir
looks classier than Danny Hohfna
+ or "Topsy" Hartsel.
Ira Thomas, Paddy Livingsto
= and Jack" Lapp arc surely an in
c provement over the 1905 catchin
n STAFF. DOC" Powers was a brain
catcher, probably excelling any ma
on Comics staff to-day, but he coul
not hit. Schreck was a fair man, bu
not as good as Thomas and Paddy
The Athletics, with a stronger M
ting team I'm 1910 than in 1908, Wi
\ not be called upon TO stack up againi
y pitching i'm the coming worlds serie
that compares with that which 10
poorer team faced five years bacl
n That is one Of the reasons why COT
u mic" Mack's boys should land Oh
worlds banner for old Uncle Ben
Shibe