Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-08-27
John Doe Thinks They May
Win, But Has His Doubts,
Philadelphia Has Pitch
ers, Cubs Have Brains

erS, CuDS nave brains
Here are soothing words for Amer
lean League fans from John Doe, in
the Cleveland Press. He picks the
Athletics to win the worlds pennant,
and argues thusly.
If the American League is going
to stop the long winning streak OF
the National League in the worlds
series, this is the year to do IT,
"A visit TO Chicago last week and
Sunday, In which time the Cubs took
four straight games from Brooklyn,
makes me thing the Cubs have gone
back, and that the Athletics have
chance TO win the worlds champion
ship.
1T isn't very good chance that
the Athletics have. but It is better
than the Tigers had two and three
years ago The worlds series this
year promises to be close and pref
" fight.
ct will be series of battles be-
tween an old and experienced team,
led by a playing manager, against a
younger team. not so experienced, led
by foxy bench manager
Cubs Needs Opposition.
THE Cubs are a. great baseball
machine, experts in inside ball, but
they do not use their ability unless
they have to. When they are ahead
they take things easy; when they
are behind they work like sin till
they get ahead.
The Cubs are not the team they
we're two years ago, but they are still
great baseball machine. They know
every possible angle of baseball. and
they never know when they are
licked
''They have always done better in
adversely This was shown IN the
two Detroit series, when they thought
they were up against a stiff propo-
sition. Against the White SoN they
were over-confident Of winning and
they lost. In the vital game with
the Giants they knew they had 10
win-and they won
In the four games against Brook
! Ign, they displayed some character
istics of team Of veterans that are
familiar 10 Cleveland fans They
were careless and Indifferent when
they we're ahead They did not put
much vim In the practice. Tinker did
not take part in the infeld practice
unless he felt like IT, Manager
Chance did not always work out be-
/ fore the game. Steinfeldt and Hof-
man we're out Of the game with in
iuries.
Chicago InfieId Better.
"As a combination the Cubs have
the best Of It in their infeld. They
hang together like links in a chain.
and there isn't weak spot
Tinker, Evers and Chance work
together like clockwork. Tinker and
Evers split up the work at second
and both are fast in putting the ball
on a man. Collins does most of this
work for the Athletics. and naturally
because Barry is the weak link in tbs
infield.
Individually, the inhelds balance
Baker has a shade the best of Stein
feldt because he is younger and NOR
active. But in the matters Of substi
tutes. the Cubs have a big advantag.
Holman can play the outfeld or tn
infield, and Zimmerman is a live wir
at third, where he played in the fou
games against Brooklyn Zim -four
isDes on applause and when the fans
cheers are ringing In his ears h
pulls of stunts like Tuck Turner dii
in his palmy days.
AT short Tinker has il over Barr!
at every stage of the gabe. He is
star in the field and at bat he is
fence breaker and base cleaner.
AT second IL is Evans against Col
Inns. Evers is the brainiest playel
in baseball. He leads off for the Cubs
and never overlooks a single oppor
tunity. He is little. active, and young
He is full of little motions and jumpl
which rattle thepitchers when he Il
at bat or on base. In the field BIZ
energy makes II look as though h.
. covered a lot Of territory, but il 4
doubtful If he is as classy a fielde
as Collins, nor can he hit like Eddi
against Chance, with the odds Of
3 Chance.
Behind the bat the Cubs have al
& the best of II. King is a great catch
er, and his throwing to bases is
i revelation to the American Lacquer
4 One lonely Brooklyn player stole
a base in the four games. The Cub
stole eight in the same time.
IRA Thomas, who is likely to d
q the bulk of the catching for the Atf
b letics against the Cubs, is a goo
man. but not in Kings class. TIL
& Cubs are fiends on the bases whe
they need runs, and It takes a might
good man to stop them.
The Cub pitchers profit by the
long experience and keep the run
ners close to the bags.
THE outfielders OF the two team
measure up fairly close, but the al