Evening journal., 1910-08-05
1910 ATHLETICS;
THOSE OF 1905
Are Stronger With Possible
Exception Of Pitchers.
Much Better BatterS
WON ONCE WITHOUT
800 HIT R ON TEAM

without a 300 batter on the team,
the Athletics won the American
League championship in 1905.
With three men sticking over the
high water mark this year the Mack
men and the present seasons pennant
do not seem far removed. not because
of the cloutlng of this trio of indi-
yiduals, but because of the general
excellence Of the Philadelphia tribe.
In all his years of flag hunting
General McGillicuddy probably never
had a filter club than now. His cham
pion aggregation of 1902 contained
larger lot OF ball stingers. very good
players in every department, and
Well balanced pitching staff of which
George Edward (Reuben) Waddell
was the star But considering the
progress Of baseball within the past
eight summers it is a question IL the
Athletics OF 02 can take even rank
with the Athletics of 10
Mack, in his first success in the
American League, had Harry Davis on
first. Murphy on second, Monte Cross
at short, Lave Cross at third. ana
Hartzel, Dave Fultz and Socks Sey-
bold in the outfeld Mike Powers
and Ossie Schreckengost did the
catching, and the pitching battalion
consisted Of Waddell, Plank, Hastings,
Wilson and Mitchell.
Great Combination in 1902.
A great combination these men
made Monte Corss was the only
weak hitter outside of the pitchers.
Topsy Hartzel WAS the best base
stealer in the league. and Lave Cross
was fifth best batter. Davy MULTI was
leading run getter. And Waddeil,
Plank and Hastings were way above
par in their pitching
I'M 1905 Mack controlled practically
the same team. with some new blood
to MI out Fultz, Hastings. Wilson
and Mitchell were the only ones TO
leave. The added material comprised
Bender, Coakley. Henley and Dygert |
pitchers. Lord and Hoffman, center |
field. and Knight. shortstop. I'm 1905 /
Athletics were second in team batting
and tied for third place in fielding
-FOUR twirlers did splendid operating
= Coakley, Waddell, Plank and
Sender.
Compared collectively Macks team
n 1902 was superior to the one of
sos. Both the Crosses had gone
Jack and a couple of other slipped
cog somewhere. Judged alone, the
pitching staff was better than three
years previous.
Better Than in 1905.
,To-day's Mackmen are a half a |
class higher than those of 1905, the
pitchers, taken all together excepted.
Plank is not as good as he was. AT
least, he has rot shown IL yet. 10 is
very possibly that he may have as
good q record at the contamination OF
= raa-e. however. There is no Wad-
Aln now. nor Is there an Andy Coax
Icy Bender is having more success
this season than I'm '05. Coombs is
partially filling Coakley's shoes. and
Morgan is doing tolerably we'll. There
ave Krause. Dygert and Atkins in re-
serve.
Baker is far ahead Of Lave Cross
as a third baseman. And Danny
Murphy never was Collins efual as
a second sacker an things being equal
Barry is almost the equal of Monte
Cross at short Davis, al first has
retrograde, of course. but he is not
far behind his 1905 form Oldring. in
center, is batting harder than Danny
Hoffman. Lord is a better thrower
and batter than Topsy Hartzel, but
weaker base runner. And the eX-Nap
is much improved over what he was
in 05 Murphy in right. is proving
acceptable, and he is meeting the ball
With more surety than did Socks Sey-
bold.
Behind the bat are Paddy Living
ston, John Lapp, and Ira Thomas.f
Schreckengost was superior TO any of
the three In 1905, but Thomas has
something on Mike Powers.