Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-07
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October Capt. Chance
of the Cubs does not believe in the So
called spy system which the Giants
and Highlanders are employing just now
to get line of one another's strong
and weak points. While the Athletics
were in Detroit on the last western trip
it was reported that Chance had spy
on the job, i'm the person of Jimmy Gala
han. But when asked about the matter
the Cubs leader emphatically denied the
whole story.
THAT kind of business, said Chance
the other day, doesn't do any good.
When we played the White SoN in the
worlds series in 1906 we learned a les
son. Shortly before began playing l
sent King and Tinker to watch the
White SoX play for week. what was
the result? We were soundly beaten.
Didn't Hugh Jennings send Ty Cobb to
look us over and didn't we trim the De-
troits just the same?
Il would not send any man to watch
the Athletics play for the reason that no
benefit can be derived Conrie Mack may
have had Bender watching us, but that
doesn't bother me a bit. There Is just
this about the spy system: They say
man comes to study pitcher. That
particular pitcher, like all others, mas
the same assortment-a curve, speed and
change of pace He will use them just
the same all the time and If he is
first-class pitcher he'll fool almost any
body That is why it is foolish TO spy
upon opposing teams, especially when
they know you are at it.
I've heard that Connie Mack has been
into
Bender has been spotting them. l don't
believe it, because Mack knows well
enough that when we get into the series
with the Athletics we will change all or
our signs | presume Mack will do the
same. so that l think it would be use
less to send spies out to watch his play
ers.'
I'VE have worked hard for the Ameri-
can League pennant." said Connie Mack
in Philadelphia recently, "but | am com
PEELED to admit the other teams IN both
leagues, barring the Cubs, do not appear
so formidable as in previous years. The
Highlanders and Red SoX are pretty
fair. but the Detroits have gone back to
a surprising degree, chiefly because their
pitchers have slumped. The Cubs have
easily outclassed the National League
teams If they had not been crippled
a greater part of the season l believe
they would have captured the pennant
by a much greater margin The Giants
are lucky to be up where they are, for
if Pittsburg,s pitchers had been of any
use at all McGraw's men couldn't have
finished better than third 1 think the
Highlanders will easily defeat the Giants
in the coming post-season series in New
York.
Il am confident that the Athletics can
beat the Cubs in the worlds series. if
only for one reason-we've got the pitch
ers: Krause has come back to form.
and with CoOmbs, Morgan, Bender, Plank
and Dygert in shape I have no reason
to fear the result. 1 know lot of peo-
pie are talking about the Cubs great
base ball machine. but we've got a ma
chine. too and it's going to be we'll oiled"
A howl of protest has gone up from
Philadelphia fans against the prices for
seats that will prevail for the worlds
series. At the regular American League
championship games in Philadelphia %
cents will admit one to the big open
stands, while 80 cents is the grandstand
tariff. The same prices are in order at
the Philadelphia National League grounds.
For time immemorial Philadelphia has
been what Is known in the base ball
world as '25-cent town." visiting clubs
receiving 12H cents for each person
paving admission to the rival parks.
Educated for decade to pay minimum
prices to see major league base ball Phil
adephians Therefore are up in arms be-