The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-24

"At first base / look upon Harry
Davis as superior to Frank Chance.
Davis will hit better field as well and
run bases better than Chance. He is
just as experienced and will even up
with the Chicagoan when 1t comes to
directing the play of the infield.
"At secondv some folks prefer John
ny Evers for Eddie Collins. But Col
Inns Is my selection and there are
many reasons for the choice. The
Mack star will far outht Evers, will
surpass him in baserunning and will
field as well. In the matter of brains
Collins has not spent years under Con
ME Mack for nothing and when IL
comes to thinking he will display as
good judgment as the famed Johnny
every time.
"At short I consider Barry about
as good as Joe Tinker although many
proclaim that the flashy Joe is Bar
ry's superior and for the sake of argu
ment I will concede point and let
Tinker be rated little higher than
Mack's short fielder. but believe that
the coming series will show the fans
that the guess is wrong.
There can be no question about the
the third base proposition. Baker of
the Mack men has II on veteran
Steinfeld in every way. He is faster
on the bases. a better hitter and a
lot faster fielder.
"In the outfield many folks in the
west say the Cubs far outclass the
Athletics. Forget 1t. Mack has in Old
ring, Murphy and Lord and Hartzell,
n great bunch of gardeners. They are
hitters and they can run bases. The
Curb trio, Hoffman, Schultz and
Scheckard, are also wonderful ball
players but they have mighty little
on the fasteners.
"In baserunning the Mackmen will
outclass the Cubs even with the diff
ference In the ability of the catch
ers taken into consideration. Jhonny
King must throw his mightiest to
stop his opponents. The Athletics
will outhit the Cubs and will field
as well.
1--WE hear nothing these days but
"The Cub Machine" How do you sup
pose Mack won the pennant in the
American league so easily. Does 1t
occur TO you that pehaps Mack, too,
has n machine. He has a machine at
tack and a machine defense. The
Athletics will give Chicago a different
kind OF fight than Detroit did and
when the time comes / believe that
II will be seen that the Cub machine,
tired and worn out by many fierce
combats, will be found going back
while Macks younger and more ag-
gressive players will be triumphant.
II will be another contest in when
youth-golden youth--will down age
"And when the series--filled as 1t
will with terrific clashes-is all over
and the Athletics have won, then will
Connie Mack-the greatest baseball
leader who ever lived-come into his
own"
Schrecks catching days are over.
He will no longer attempt to use
that wonderful mitt of his behind the
rubber because his arm has been fail
ing fast Next season will see him
at first. His lamps are still good and
he Is a terrific hitter. He knows that
old ball game through and through
and should make a good manager.
Schreck believes that there Is some
room for him In managerial capacity
in the major league. He realizes that
he must win his spurs in the minors
first and therefore he has set him.
self to the task and is looking for n
berth. He wants to lead Marion but
II he does not land here he will
make connections someplace else.