Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-18

pitchers winning games in a league race
and winning them in worlds struggle.
The Athletics pitchers. such as Bender.
Plank, Morgan, Coombs, Dysart, are
masters OF the art. Krause the phenom
Of last year. is not showing such good
form. Only two OF this array-Bender and
Plank--have had worlds series experience.
when the Giants defeated the Athletics in
1900 The Cubs have such men as these
to defend them: Brown. Cole. Overall.
Pfeister, RueIbach. Mcintyre. with others.
as have the Athletics. -Four OF these men
have triumphed In worlds series contests.
Just where the Athletics have any edge
over the Cubs on pitchers is a little bit
hard to determine. Then. leaving the box
and going 20 other points OF comparison. IL
is likewise difficult 10 see where Connie
Maek's men are superior to the Cubs. But
what counts more than all else in such
crisis rs this is team work. az every fan
knows. And II the Chicago club Is not
the acme of modern team work, then II
Is nothing II is admittedly the greatest
base ball machine Of this II not any other
day. 1t has been substantially unchanged
for four seasons and has In that time per-
gested every trick and artifice known 10
the game. The Athletics have q strong
tcam-no discounting that, but 1t failed to
VIII lnC AMERICAN AEabut beundnt IN Atla
largely because OF deficient team work.
Does Il stand to reason that Il can so far
correct this defect in one season as to put
It ahead OF the Cubs in this particular
In a rough comparison. we should say that
the Athletics have no advantage over the
Cubs in pitchers, are away below II in
catchers. not ahead of II either out or in
field. perhaps stronger in batting, bat in
comparably inferior in team work. Yet.
II IL possible-ali things are-for the Ath-
letes TO win over the Cubs. We rather be-
lieve. however. that It is is not probable.
The Kansas recruits continue to play
good ball for Omaha-Riggert. Schoonover
and Aoock. IT appears that something
good can come out OF Kansas, after ali,
even n Topeka Is IN that state. The record
OF Cooiey's team this year is one OF the
worst any team ever made in the Western
league When the team ne had at the
first Of the season cannot win enough
games to make an interesting showing
something Is radically wrong, besides the
material OF the team. Cooley complained
that lack OF attendance at home compelled
him TO dispose of the available players
on mis- payroll. But how comes Il that
these players were good enough TO at
tract other teams, more successful than
Topeka, and yet could not play good
enough to draw a crowd in the Kansas
capitaig OF course. crowds are not easily
drawn there. no matter what the caliber
OF bali may be. A. chautauqua would do
> better than s. bah game. But the expert-
ence ought to be sufficient to convince the
circuit makers of this leage that they can
well afford to omit Topeka next season
Oklahoma City. Kansas City. Kan. or Free
mont Neb., would do better. Colorado
Springs or Pueblo might even be an i'm
provement.
Gordon plunged right into the hearts Of
the 81. Louis fans Immediately on his ar
rival from Omaha. The Chicago News says
the hungry fans grabbed onto him as the
one last morsel OF hope for a hero. They
have been without one 50 long and have
been deceived so often that they are over
joyed at the sight Of q live one. Gordon.
we.hope, may be able 10 sustain the affec-
lions he has aroused. II would be awful II
he were TO prove a base deceiver like the
rest
Clark Griffith says base bali needs men
with brains at the helm. In which base
bali bears q striking resemblance 10 every
other form OF business. He might also
have said It needs few men with brains
down on the decks. corniskey Is as brainy,
II not the brainiest man in base ball He
Is at the helm. His team is at the foot OF
around there. II ever q team lacked brains
Il is this one and the Old Roman knows IL
better than anyone else. He Is trying to in
fuse some brains into II. too.
OF the Giants that won the world s
championship from the Athletics In 1896,
Deviin Mathewson and Ames are the only
ones on the team today. OF the Athletics
that eontended for the honor. Hartsel.
Davis. Bender and Plank are left. Neither
team has won a league pennant since but
both are strengthened up 70 the point now
where further Victories should not be i'm
possible.
Omaha may expect to retain most Of It's
present contingent for next season. which
ought 70 give R0urke an excellent start
toward winning team. II Riegert Is
taken By Boston and makes good, that
viii Be a loss 90 as, but his place should be
nlled and other weak places strengthened.
The city will want q pennant winner next
year TO 80 with that new park outfit
chEtsty Mathewson and Chief Meyers win
go into vaudeville this fall. following the
example OF Mike Doniin, Joe Tinker and
other illustrious base bah stars. That
vaudeville money looks good along in the
good old winter time. even to a man OF
Msthewsons prinoely income
The recurring visits Of Topeka at the
respective cities presents disgusting situa-
ton II is practically a case o. the home
team taking the series which not only
takes the interest out OF that series but
lessons the interest in the whole league
race.
: The Rourkes have begun this last swing
sTo1nd the circle with better results as q
road teasa than usual. The fact Is they ars
making a grand stand on the wind-up for
place In nrst division. and n wichita is
act careful they ~tll land there