The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-12
Think Athletics Stronger.

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Think Athletics Stronger.
Phiadelphians are positive their rem
resentatives are going 70 humble .ba
/ naughty Westerners. and say that the
Alacknen Of 1910 are - per cent better
( than the team Of five years ago, which
/ was beaten four games out Of five nv
/ the Giants, scoring only three runs in
lle entire series. The Cubs have no
a-iathewson.' IS the cry Of the Quaker
/ tl-y fans and our pitchers are Just as
good as theirs
The Athletics will be handicapped
] IN tne series by not having their left
against the ChicagOans It will be
remembered that in 1905. which was
ne last year an American League
team won the series for the worlds
championship. one Nicholas AIfrocI-
VINO Tasn't considered the greatest
poIJSICer In the junior Organiza ton.
SoN against the Cubs, having as his
MOUND rival each time MOrdeCaf
Feter Centennial Brown Chances
SIaolatoTs did not hammer the life
on MIN IN the two games
Part Of Southpaws.
A real classy Ieft-hander. such as
Plank Is when he is in form, would
bother the Cubs greatly. Detroit
against the Cubs in the series Of 1907
and 1908. Eddie Kiuian and Eddie
SleVer being ordinary performers.
Plank hasn't a lame arm now. but
his whip is not in the trim Mack
would ike TO have it Harry Krause
Is another Of Mack's Ieft-hauders
VINO would bother the Cubs a Lot
II ne were in his last years fo--l.
which, unfortunately he isn't era nv
been
fOrnian rest. and the Young man
from the slope may be able to round
INTO his old-time form by October Is.
Philadelphia fans think that II
Plank or kraUse Is able to work in
ne series, only six games will be
played, OF which the Athletics viii
get INTO the proceedings. then the
quaker city enthusiasts COnCedc
thTee contests to the Cubs. their
basis Of figuring being that Cooubs
one game TO the Westerners and thar
Coombs and Bender each viii turn
IN two victories
Athletics Should Hit.
There is a feeling among the support
ers Of the White Elephants that the
American I.eaguers will not be baffed
by the Chicago gunners ike TREY were
BY MathewsOn and McGinnity FIVE years
ago Harry Davis & Co. in the opinion
Of the persons who pick the Athletics 20
land the majority Of the games. has
been up against CuTveTs this year every
bit as classy as Brown. Cole. ReuIbach.
Pnester. Overall, Richie. Pfeffer. and
McIntire- The opinion in Philadelphia
Is that Brown is going back. that Reul-
bach Is not nearly as strong as he was
before he had his tusSle with dfphtheria-
that MCIntire isn't IN the class Of Ed :
Walsh OF Russell Ford as an exponent /
OF the spit ball. and that king Cole. /
while a marvel. isn't going to pull of
any Babe Adams stuff on their repre-
Sentatfves-
The followers Of the Athletics conccde
that on paper the Cubs look much better
than the White Elephants. but they
have the bunch that this fall the Shfbe
Parkers are going to win back for the
American League the worlds champion
ship
Superstition FavoTs East
According to the way the persons who /
fancy the Athletics figure IL out, the
series is going to be decided by the
pitching The Cubs. tEey say. may play
their grandest defensive game behind
their sIabmen. but the White Elephants
viii get the ball cut Of the feIders'
reach often enough 10 score a sufficient /
number Of runs 10 trim their adverse /
ries in a majority OF the frO!ics-
The superstitiOus are backing the Ath- [
leJlCS because d the TaCL lnaI an last ]
eru club never has been beaten IN I
series for the worlds hOnOTs. and for {
this additional reason
The Cubs didn't win the worlds cham /
piOnShip the first time they fought Tor &
it. and neither did the Pirates
The view Of the followers Of the Ath- +
IeticS. who are not as numerous as the Z
supporters Of the Cubs. is that the
Mackmen are not going 10 allow base
ball tradition TO be violated by having
an Eastern team lose the worlds series
to a Western combination Time viii
tell whether the hackers of the Ameri-
can Leaguers are right in their several
contentious