The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-15
ATHLETICS ARE
| Strong BUNCH
CONNIE MACK HAS BEST TEAM
THAT EVER REPRESENTED
PHILADELPHIA IN MAJOR
LEAGUES

With the pennant assured, the aim
of the Athletics is now to beat the
American League record for number
of games won, 90 by Detroit i'm 1909,
and then land the worlds champion
ship, by trimming the Chicago Cubs
The outlook is good for both propo-
sitions, and when il is all over and
the highest honors i'm baseball have
been won, the enthusiasts can be ex-
cused If they insist on branding the
combination as the best ever i'm the
history of the game in this city. To
be sure, the claim will be disputed
by some of the old timers, who re-
member the teams that have gone be-
fore, including not only the two other
winners that Connie Mack has sent
over in the American league, but Bill
ly Sharsigs Champion Athletics of
1888 and also the original Athletics
which won the baseball championship
of 1871. Then, too, a comparison
must be made with the many good
teams which have represented this
city under the name of the Phillies,
for while they were never guilty of
winning a pennant, some of them
have looked like champions and were
unquestionably very strong baseball
machines. But not forgetting the
merit of these great teams of the
past, pretty good argument can be
put To show that none of them had
anything on the present Athletics,
says the Philadelphia Record.
OF course there have been players
who were famous in those bygone
days, who, could they be rejuvenated
would strengthen the present Ath-
letics, notably such pitchers as Fer
guson and Waddell, such catchers as
Clements and Robinson, or even stars
such as Lajoie, Delahanty and Sto-
vey; but taken team for team, man
ayers and all. that bunch of hustlers
out at Twenty first and Lehigh this
season would ask no favors Of any
of them. Mack is still at his best as
n manager, probably a little better
| than ever before, since he is the kind
that never stops learning. each years
experience adding something of value
to him i'm his chosen calling, while
his players constitute as nicely a
rounded -out ball team as is often got
ten together. 1t is team where
stars are lacking, but where good ball
players who help one another may be
found in abundance. There is just
enough seasoned material distributed
among the young blood to make the
right balance, with the result that
the team as n whole never knows
when 1t is beaten. 1t is band of
pinch hitters with nary gutter In
the whole company. All American
league precedents are being shattered
by the present jug-handled appear
ance of the pennant race, the Atm
letics being so far out in front that
there seems no doubt, as to the finai
result. And this, too. with 25 games
vet to play, nine at home and l6 on
other grounds. Two of the latter are
postponed games, one at Detroit ana
one at Chicago, both of which VIII
probably be played off. so the team
has only to win half of the contests
vet to come to score it's Tooth victory
AS 100 wins will take the pennant. II
may be that the final ending of the
race may see the leaders punched In
true American league style. The
three teams fighting for the position
Of runner+up are now so closely
matched that shift in position oc-
ours every few days. and If that ease
ND that so many look for on the par'
of the Athletics materializes. there
may be four closely punched clubs n
the end After two more games will
washington here, the Athletics start
on their last swing around the west
ern circuit, returning home on Sept
20 to meet Boston and New York, and
La double-header at Washington. Thei
winding up the season on oct. viii
n double-header Mt Washington. Thei
will come few days rest prepara
tory TO meeting the National league
winners for the worlds champion
snip. The Cubs are just as sure o.
the National pennant as the Athlet
les are of the American. so Chicago
and philadelphia can now be named
as the battle grounds for the great IN
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