Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-06
ATHLETICS MAY HOLD PLACE
Connie Mack Has Greatest Base Ball
Machine.
HAS HEAD START ON OTHERS
Experts see No Reason why Cham.
Dions May Not Hold Lead for
Two Years More, Owing
to start.

NEW YORK Nov. 5.-The worlds base
ball series just past has proved beyond
doubt that Connie Mack has built up one
/ OF the greatest machines in the history Of
the game. The Athletics, in the natural
order Of things, will be even more formid-
able next season and should lead their
league for two years more at least Il is
simply a question of head start.
A championship team is not built I'm a
day, and Mack's men are apt to hold the
title until they reach the very top of their
perfection and some younger team develops
strength enough TO climb the slippery
championship hill and push the White Ele-
plants over the ridge onto the downward
slope Once a club reaches it's highest de-
gree Of efficiency all attempts to remain
stationary are vain and retrogression
follows.
Players outlive their usefulness and
while one weak spot on the nine may be
-pstohed up, soon four or five appear. That
means going back TO the beginning and
building up a new championship aggrega-
ton.
To prove this it is only necessary to open
again the history OF the past and go over
the records of the national game, In 1884
Handon, McGraw, Jennings and Robinson
=. DuL LONeNneE inc EaALlLuOlb AhaGhu6u winch
won for four consecutive years. The next
two seasons Frank selee took the title with
the Boston club. In 1893 and 1900 Hanlor
! led the Brooklyn team 70 victory. Tn,
three following seasons saw Pittsburg
triumph under the leadership Of Fred
Clark, who is stu In command Of the
, Smoky City cohorts.
MeGFav's Pitching staff.
a McGraw. with a pitching staff eOmposeC
OF MRthewBon, Wiltse, Ames, McGinniG
, and Taylor brought the championship e
> New York In 1904 and 1906. Then Franz
Z Chance perfected the great Chicago team
which was champion for three straigh
seasons and held the worlds title in $50
Il, and 1908. In the meantime Hughey Jen
: nings had won the American league cham
!, picnship twice with his Detroit Tigers, bu
never could take the worlds series fron
the representative Of the older league
Y The reason was that, while Jennings ha
built up a club that would fight all tn
y way, he never had a perfect team. Their
was always q weak spot or two for hi
u opponents to break through.
/ In 1909 the great Chicago machine ha
begun to be less efficient and was force
10 20 leave to Pittsburg the defeat Of Detroit
3 which had finished first in their Organise
Q. ton for the third time
r This season the Cubs managed 70 wi
v their league title again, but the tear
ID which had won the name Of ''the creates
" base bali machine the game ever pro
N drcsd." had gone down hill fast. Brow
ie and Overall we're no longer terTors to OF
10 losing batsHen. The miner, who for year
had been the idol Of the Chicago fans. wa
almost q pathetic figure. His eXpenenC
and his cunning stn remained, but he he
lost the strength and stamina to force h
10 arm 70 obey the desires OF his braii
IN chance realizes that he must reorgani'
Y" his team and start again.
~ II IA probble that next season q young
st man win replace Harry Steinfeldt at thii
ne base. and perhaps Johnny Evers may n
he be able 70 cover second with his old-tin
or ability. II may be that Jimmy sheokal
Is will have 20 resign his place In the out
"a garden TO some youngster as yet unlSnow
ng and Archer will probably be the chi
an bcckstop.
Athletics Not Rt Best.
"a The Athletics. on the other hand, ha
60 not even yet reached their top speed. q
line Barry, Oldring, Thomas. Lapp Bah
and Livingston may ali be expected
NG play faster bail during the next two yea
Il an they did this season. Bender, Cooml
,Iy plank ana Morgan can be relied upon
decrease the batting averages OF oppOsi
10 teams. Murphy Is sun one OF the create
ion outfielders IN the game. The only m
,or who may be missed from the Athlet
All next year is Harry Davis, who may lea
lad 70 manage some other club IL he ID
ase Houser a ready 70 step into the brea
hin and the Philadelphia team has other v
ths liable utility men In McInnis and perri
Perhaps the one greatest asset OF
son White Elephants is their manager, Con
ord Mack His judgment, his knowledge Of
Ne game and skill IN developing players
Of All unsurpassed.
IL Il difficult 70 see how In the near
~ ture any team can be developed sufficien
yer 10 stop the marvellous machine "hloh