Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-16
PHILADELPHIA TEAMS
 ABOUT EVEN
Danny Murphy in Leading Trio of Ath- letics' Batters-Grant and Knabe Led All in Stick Work.

There will be no intercity champions in Philadelphia this year in a pre- season baseball series. The seventh and deciding game had to be called off on Tuesday. The Athletics had won three games by scores of 11-0. 6-1, 10-6, and the Phillies had three on their side by scores of 9-4, S-5 and 6-3
 In reviewing the six games played Philadelphia sport writers seem to agree that there is little to choose be- tween the two teams. There was good and bad pitching on both sides. the batting was about equahzed and the fielding was very good, with the ex- ceptfon of the work of the PiriIliee in the Monday game of this week.
 Batting honors in the six games really belong to Eddie Grant and Otto Knabe. Jacklitsch, who played in one game and did emergency batting in an other, made two hits iu tftree times at bat. But Eddie and Otto played in ping the ball in the conflicts to come as they did against the Athletics, Honus Wagner will have to remove his crown Grants average was .538 and Knabe's .500.
 For the Athletics, that great trio of sluggers-Baker, Murphy and Collins -did valiant work. Baker with .333, Murphy with 1920 and Coilins with .316 helped win the games which went to the Mackmen. Hartsel did very well.
 
 OIdring both swatted at a .251 clip. Livingstone. in part of four games, made mark of .273-
 Just for the sake of comparison it is interesting to note how the catching staff. the fnfield, and the outfield held up their end on both teams. There is really little to choose between the backstopping departments so far as clouting goes. Livingstone's mark of .273 is pulled down by Thomas III, while Dooin and Cheek both had an average of 200. Jacklitsch and Mo- Donough, only doing a small part of the work, about balanced up the marks.
 Dooin's infield had something on the Mackmen in the batting department. Knabe and Grant surpa ssed Collins and Baker, while there was little to choose between Bransfield or Ward and Davis. Barry had a trifie on Doolan, the result in round figures being an inheld batting average of .397 for the Phillies and -285 for the Athletics.
 Macks outfield was slightly superior to that of the Phillfes, Murphy Hart sel and Oldring all hitting at pretty good clip, while none of Dooins gar deners swatted at anything like their normal pace. It would be surprising if Magee was unable to do better than .211 during 1910, while Bates is certain to exceed .263. The Mack gardeners rpade an average of .2s9, while the Live Wires outer works only did .245.
 Bender and Plank showed the best form for the Athletics, while Moroney, the Phillies' recruit and Shettler. an- other youngeter. seemed to have the most class in the Nationals squad. Cooanbs and Morgan both showed flashes of form, but were handicapped by wTldness. Lew Moren lacked con trol when he first essayed to pitch, but afterward did wonderful heaving
 Mack did not have any of his young fingers at home for the games. But n.l T. mn faTaI1 fec Manager Dooin seems to have three finds. They all appear to have tfle nerve, the curves, the control and the speed. And when they have such an excellent tutor as Dooin to show them the way in the big games to follow they should be valuable assets.