The Washington times., 1910-10-15
ATHLETICS ARE LACKING
IN BASEBALL POLISH
Have to Depend Pitching and Hitting Couldn't Steal
on Street or Stop Cobb-Shll, There
Is Hope.
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

Now that seven thousand Of you have
seen the Athletics from the stands and
field, and 200 Of you from the press
box. al the Washington Park. what do
YOU think Of them2
Personally, we are not vastly impress
ed with the showing Of the said Ath-
ietics. There was the same lack OF
something about them yesterday which
struck US IN the last series they played
here. and they VIII have 10 take
mighty brace If they hope 10 beat the
Cubs for the worlds championship.
Naturally. the Athletics were against
the handicap OF Walter Johnson
johnson Is better than any man in
the Cubs pitching staff but he is not
invincible- He lost six games or more
this season by rallies against him in
the ninth inning The Athletics raj
lied in the ninth yesterday. when Nc
lines doubled in the ninth with two
out, and scored on Bakers double into
the crowd That was all 70 the merry,
and cheered US immensely. but the
Athletics made FIVE hits before that
and produced nothing II was the
story Of their last visit over again
While they got men on bases, they did
not work them around. and the knack
OF doing tnat very thing is supposed
70 be strongest point Of the Cubs.
The one chance for the Athletics TO
beat the Cubs. as far as We can see, Is
10 slug the runs home by main strength
and awkWardness- A. no tIme this sea
son have the Athletics shown the YER
Satliity and all-around baseball skill 70
make runs out Of nothing as has been
done by the Chicago clubs in both
leasues for years
Take the White Sox this year They
patted tnirty-three points lower than
Washington, Yet finished a place ahead
or Washington in the race. Th- Ath-
letics have had great pitching this year.
and the entire team has been hitting
IKE j bore a Srudge against tie ball
ne Iallure OF the other fellows 20 hin
the Athletics pitchers. while tie Arh-
letlcs were hamMeIug the opposing
tWirlers- accounts for the great string
Of victories by SIack's men this year. as
the records clea-iy show Tue,- are mon
there with the fnesse which made The
White SON worlds champions when
they We're at the bottom % the league
In batting. with figure that was pitt
fuI
Some balm is 70 be found in the r7cr
that The Cubs are not the greatest bat
terS IN the world. II MaCks pitchers
Keep on IN the worlds series az the rate
ny AAoEFttA III Iflt 4ct - LEeT r-.rr
De au.e 10 tame the Chica EOans- EJr-
you never can tell about pitchers Ben
der and CoOmbS blew Up In tie same
game when the Athletics We're here be-
fore. as YOU may remember. and yoE
can bet YOUR sweet life they did nor
gel out or the box because Ihev were
too lazy 10 pitch Coomf = said after that
game he could not get started. and sim
ply had nothing with which 70 deceive
Bender was in much the same FIX When
a pitcher starts that way IL IS q hopeless
task FOR him 10 try 10 round into form
IN the same game, and as the worid-S
series cannot 20 over seven eames AR
Mack 8 fingers viii not have a whole lot
cf time In which 10 retrieve lost ground
Naturally, the Chicago pitchers NAV
70 bad, as well as Walter Johnson.
Chrtsty NathewsOn. Russell Ford, and
other stars have done and viii do.
Wherefore, We need not despair and
cOncede the championship 10 the Cubs
right Off the bat. The Athletics have
a good inheid- even III it IS not wonder
ful, and with Bender and Coornbs deIiv-
eTinc their very best goods. they should
be able 10 hold the Cubs in check for
the primary principle in scoring & 70
get to first base
Give Laioie or Cobb rhe wisdom or
King solomon and the CraftinesS OF
Arsene LUpin. and they would accom-
pliSh nothing in the way OF crossing the
plate if they did not get their humble
start AZ FIST base. Just as any minor
Lacquer must DO
The second great basic principle IN
making runs IS 20 get to second base
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