Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-13
Tinker Says the
Cub Are Best
In Hard Game
Nothing Draws Chicago Ont Better
Than to Meet Rivals Who
Can Fight.

CHICAGO, oct 12.-It takes something
more than great pitching to decide
worlds championship" said Joe Tinker
famous shortstop Of the Cubs. In talking OF
the coming worlds series In looking
through the dope I realize we are in for
a great fight in the coming games with
the American league rhanpions, for we
arc going TO face heady, hard hitting
club, fortified with one OF the strongest
pitching departments now in the game, a.
great bunch Of individual base runners and
clever fieiders. The one point above all
others, however, seems to favor Mack
pitching staff.
There is no doubt as to the class OF
Ills twirlers. Sull / cannot see where they
have anything on Walsh and White In
the series last fall between the Cubs and
soX in Chicago White and Walsh pitched
magnificent games-Tin fact, we have at
no time before or since gone against better
twrling. But we won and in a decisive
manner. Fans who thiFrSatlle Cubs are
going to weaken before Bender, Plank
and Coombs will meet with some real sur
prises.
Then there's another point to consider.
The Chicago club has always beaten the
star pitchers when fighting IN important
games. l do not think there ever was
pitcher who had the effectiveness displayed
by wild Biz Donovan in the Sunday
game Of the 1908 series between the cubs
and Tigers. The duel between Donovan and
overall, fought before one OF the widest
crowds ever assembled in ball park to
my notion, was the most spectacular in
all my playing career. We hung on and
BY rushing and hammering away finally
forced something to break.
I'D " alsh, one OF the greatest pitchers
in the history of base ball. gave us desper-
ate battles on two occasions last fall and
while IT looked as If he might pitch the
Sox to victory there wasn't a member of
the west side team who, ever dreamed of
losing. Confidence is the watchword. and
this little element means worlds in the
base ball game.
Nov as to our pitchers. There Is an
other thing we must look into. do not
think the Athletics will have much luck
with Brown as l an sure he will be at
his best in these games. Then II overall
can keep in the condition he is in at pres
ent l am not afraid as l think the big
fellow will outlast any pitcher on the
Philadelphia club. Both these pitchers
have been through the mill. and each has
emerged victorious in previous champion
ship battles. 1t will be no new test for
the Cubs, a point which l believe will
greatly favor Chicago.
Il want to say a word about a pitcher
who l think will do the best work of his
career in these games, providing Frank
Chance gives him show l refer TO Jack"
Pfeister, who l consider the best left
handler in the country today. He has DEM
onstrated beyond shadow of a doubt his
effectiveness while hurting against such
clubs as New York, Brooklyn and st.
Louis-all heavy hitting aggregations-and
iefthanders, by the way, have been STUN
bling blocks for Maok's men all season. It's
a toss up when form, is considered, with
Brown the equal of Bender, overall as
good as Coombs and Pfeister on the same
footing with Plank.
''As regards the fielding, that remains to
be seen, for it is beyond the power of any
one TO dope that point. 1 won't try to dis
cuss the catohers, as l do not think either
league ever has produced the equals Of
King and Archer. ! do not anticipate
much base stealing on the part of the
Athletics. But two members OF the club
stand out the equal Of fast men in the
National league-thes are Collins and
Baker l know It to be a fact, taking
the foundation for this assertion from
players who have been in both the Ameri-
can and National legues, that II is much
harder to steal in the National league than
" Pee Younger circuit. Both leagues have
great catchers, but the National seems to
possess the better sharpshooters"