Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-26

the entire series may be pitched by two
or three hurlers on a side, depending
somewhat on the weather and the inter-
walls between games.
Before Overalrs recovery the Athletics
had an advantage in the pitching depart
ment. judging by the seasons perform.
ances in their respective leagues. II
Overall can duplicate his recent work In
the worlds series, Philadelphias adj
vantage on the slab will be slight.
Cubs Have Good Catchers.
Back Of the bat Manager Chance will
have better pair Of catchers in Killing
and Archer than Manager Mack will have
in Livingstone and Thomas. If accident
should put two catchers on each side out
of commission there would be no COM
parison between Lapp Of the Athletics
and Tom Needham, the veteran third
member of the Cub catching staff. 1t is
noteworthy point that one OF Manager
Chances dependable catchers formerly
was in the American League. while the
leading catcher of Manager Mack's staff
used to catch in the National. 1t is not
often that two discards attain the honor
of playing against each other for the
highest honors.
Behind the pitchers, either in the infield
or outfield. neither Cubs nor Athletics
have sufficient advantage, considered in
ultlQudily VI COIISCtlVelS, u NC IcChOueu
as important in the probable result. Team
work surpasses individuality in g. world s
series, and the systems evolved by such
master minds as Chances and Mack's,
while differing slightly. can be consid-
cred fairly evenly matched.
The Cubs will have great advantage
In their greater experience and confidence
in each other, born OF SO many seasons of
steady work together under the severest
fires and tests of nerve known to the
cro ma Timber III al n
feldt have stood shoulder to shoulder
year after year in battles which have
tempered their work until it can be COM
pared to the perfect steel of which watch
Only Harry Davis Of the Athletics
infield has been through a wOrld'a series
before. while Collins. Barry and Baker
are comparative youngsters and new to
Cages veteran outfield trio Sheckard.
Holman and Schultz, as compared to
Philadelphia's Oldring, Lord and Murphy.
The Cubs have fought it out In their
Murphy is the only man who has played
the limit when dollars instead of pen
nants were at stake.
The comparison Of individual fielding
and batting abilities is profitless. In the
past it has been shown that the luck
Of the game often gives pre-eminence
to individuals who do not possess stellar
ability. Witness George Robe, utility
player, IN tno WOrlQ s series OF 1'U0.
witness Babe Adams. whose pitching
won the series of 1900. Neither was
prominent before nor since.
Experience Will Count.
The Chicago Cubs will enter the COM
ing series with the big advantage Of
experience and calm confidence in them
selves and each other which comes only
from having been through great events
together. That alone will make them
the first choice of most students of the
game. They cannot help but be favorites
in the mind of the writer, who has been
SO closely associated with them for years,
and has found them game to the core
under every possible handicap.
But no one knows better than the
Cubs themselves the Importance Of luck
in a short series, and that no team can
win worlds pennant without luck. Con-
sequently, the fan who picks either the
Cubs or Athletics to win the big flag
and back his opinion with more than
even money shows thereby that he does
not know base ball.