The sun., 1910-10-06
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
DIFPGRFNsF OF OPINION aS TO
THE WORIUS SERIES.
. Fading BASEBALL Wen Taks sisies In Pre-
dirting the winner HiE E'ent WAY
IIe spsil-,i bS Quirs Railroad Jumps
IlIlluaea Co Inspect Giants NeSt Weeh

tilrtlng the winner big Itenh way
ne spoIle,i by IlIlrS Railroad Junps
Iiillmea Co inspect Giants NeSt Week
Many baseball fans aud -hn-p- are dis
,ussing ere coming worlds series hot
"a. cubs and the Athletics and naturally
an kinds OF opinions are set forth some
of them are COVE tusd by partisanship
and Others by close observation OF the vorE
OF the rival pennan' winners. since tho
unfogtunatr cripplng of Second Baseman
Eyers tho chances OF the Cubs are believed
70 be lrs~ened. even though EVers All have
an able substitute In young Zimmerman,
National League Umpire james Johnsione'
hox ever, believes tho cubs Will ain the
series. and tn making the prediction he gives
some logical reasons In discussing the
big games he said tho other day.
I believe the cubs viii win the world =
series because their CatChers will stop the
Athletics Cap' chance has two Of the
greatest hackstops IA the game in Killing
and Archer The latter has the stronger
throwing arm bur king. a wise old owl.
can stop the best base runners In the game
too I am sure that tho most partisan
followers Of the American League will admit
that king and Archer ouicllss Mack's
cAtchsrs. Thomas. Iapp and Livingston
Then. again. cannot make myself
believe thai there's a pitching corps In the
hitters Holman. chance. Tinker. Schultz.
sheckard and Killing are able to hat almost
any pitcher. with of course a fair break
In the luck Don't forget that the Cubs
have succeeded in batting such frst class
pitchers this wear a. MatheWson, Wiltss,
CamnitE. Moore. Moren. Susgs. Adams
and RuuksT For thA' reason ! do not see
how tho Athletics pitchers are going to
fare any better when they stack up against
this great baseball machine.
"l'u admit. though. thai the A'hle'lcs
are going 10 provide stronger opposition
20 the cubs than Detroit did In 1907 and
loOs Mack's team IL undoubtedly moro
formidable than the team the Giants beat
Ia 1906, for Mack Nll enter this year series
with a better inneld and outneld and Will
not be lacking In experience with such
veterans a. DAVIS, Murphy. Plank and
Bender 10 depend upon II Mack's caichers
hold up their end the series will be close
all the Nay and many OF W will bs greatly
.uTpTlsed zimmerman - fine ball player
aud u 10 iust possible that Evers viii not
10 missed after all
Right ou top OF Johnstone's prophecy
comes a clean cut statement from First
Bassman Kons'chy oG the 81 Louis Ma
'ionals 10 tho enect thai the Cubs viii be
trimmed This STacs player said a ie"
The cubs have gone back Their pitch.
ars are not What they uSc'l 10 be pNsrsll
is tho host they have. but he V liable TO 80
failure this year and brown u any 'hins bn'
B reliable steinf-idt has gone back and ~
o Il tho PItsburg's pitcher- had not lsllen
down 10" ,p0s would hay" h"en hatsi m
%, Of 'e' g.hnSn o9sS nSI coa oaa shAf flass
and B.nder. with krause and Dyg.Tt held
IN reserve. will koep the Cubs from hitting
while he athletics will win ~. hAmptoh
/ -hIp With the stick Tho alleged lnferioTltN
! ~ tho Athisttrs' CatCher- will not prove
/ = hardicap " the cubs cannot get men 90
Manager chase Of the Highlanders 4
! anoths believer in the Athletics lie saw
he, We g"l ne & GsiS"r Hr!s tnsn In Csn h
I and rIu lasr~ gaYs Chhzs. and u 'he'
can prr, rnt ths Cubs from maStng rln'
Manages NcGraw. Il T. said. beisvs
he tub- vIu EaN" 10 show hts improve
Inoui over "a" gam" They played here ~
N. a. lntz md tho Afhir' 80 pitchers VI
would noN b" 'bamptpns instead Of ~
The other baseball men who are wriinl
To express au opin ton the Athlsftrs ar
favored los Pat Donovan 81 ths b3sipn lbs
Soy. James NJ Ni.eT ut the Washln q pns
Ham Wagner 81 the pitt-burg-. Hugh bfn
iDt the in,crgo White SOY. \appl.on i.aloU
iui m" tl.,clauis. ~ cobb AMI liugh Ien
Iniuy- ut mo Dctruit- ktI Elb.rf-id of IN
Na.. p.. .uu- and American eague mpir
slk p'l.oughhn. some OF those Nho mn
Z
Rr-snahan of the Cardinals, CLARK GTiniil
uf be- Rsds. Fred tlaTk' and lSmmy Lea"
Of the Pirlts- also ONnsr Barney pfeNtu--
Manager bahlsn, pauber' aud hucker o
lie Rruokh NJ MAGE aud Doom OF IN
philadsiphias and 80 on. IA majority q
,ss"- strong par,isans
Physical endurance may play an I'M
portsnt paT' in the world s~rtes In
schedule arranged nv IN" National 'pfn
mission - compulsory. but u 10 bound u
cAuss much faulthnding Railroad iump
aiiordlng very little rest are una oidah bic
la the hr-' place ~" cubs alter Wtndin
40 their regular -saznn 1T home on &c
tGbar H. must travel TO Philadelphia 4
uu.u on Moudav. October T.. he RVS
teams will bpard q -pertal team late Tues
iaN nigIf for chicago. when" they vi
arrive "Wednesday evening Niter plaNin
ih.r. un lhur-day ana FRIDAY theN mus
make "a overnight Iutup back 10 ftllAdel
ph. a 20 pi4y on Saturday ~ -oon as 'ha
game - over a -psCial -iN'ern hour tTat
w,ll land them IN the Windy CITY on sun
daN ~ time 10 play the s,Nth game OF th
-rrI.- Ia 'a-e oi Tie OF tht"r saine
each ana IN the event ot the Athletic
winning ~. toss for grounds The team
viii b. compelled to make another hlln
TIN back 'u Quaker lllr TO Wind up nj
NIrt,t prioh.r - II should rat
or cold weather should --t IA u is ea-y {
-. 'Eat The entire afair would 10 involve
IN the most unplea Sant conditions Mean
Whil. the PLAYERS do not relish the sTranR'
m"n'- and are blaming ~" short s'Fhi"
polt,N uf the National League IA not nd
ing 80 U. schedule next sunday on eaHs
Arfl tta John zftu tIfttIf.