The Washington herald., 1910-10-02

Murray Of the Giants as the greatest out
field in the country and il is hardly neces
sary 10 mention Sheckard. Holman and
that heavy slugger Schultz Connie Mack
has placed big hopes on the shoulders Of
Oldring, Lord and Murphy and the astute
Philly manager has not been disappointed
There is one factor that stands out strong
in ali comparisons Of these two worthy
fielding aggregations and that is the
longer experience that Chance has afford
ed his great triumvirate working under
his orders and his eve.
But so far the infleld and outfield have
been looked after. and YET the principal
point in the whole controversy which is
10 be tried out very soon-fOr the fan
must admit that the season is on the
wane-has not been touched upon. and
1t concerns The relative worth OF the
two pitching staTs OF the leaders in their
respective leagues.
And right here one must pay some at
tention 20 the fact that the race in either
league has settled into jog trot. This
means much to either manager. who thus
has the opportunity TO go slow with his
wonderful twirlers and give them the
necessary rest and recuperation from a
hard season and also furnish them with
mindsease and hesrtsease. which go for
pretty nearly everything worth while in
the game.
Team Work shown.
When the athletics were on the hilltop
for the double header on Labor Day the
big holiday crowds had their eyes glued
on the team work. Il was seen that they
were playing great ball, that their pitch
ers were doing good work, but somehow
or other. although the situations were
tense. it was not observed that the visi-
tors were laboring under any strain. And
Oldring he OF the center garden, made
the remark that they did not need those
games just then.
And that remark. which was made in a
testing way, simply sounds the keynote,
Connie Mack is not putting any brain flag
on his team He has the championship or
the American League harveyized. but he
is out for the big prize IN the baseball
world. and that is the championship OF
the world. He does not have 10 work
overtime at present, but he has all that
he cares 10 do just now in simply per-
fecting his inside plays and keeping his
boys In tune without a hint Of toll or
worry
Now. when il comes right down 10 the
case card. here is what is seen. Chance
has 20 80 up against a mighty strong
array OF champion ball twirlers. These
pitchers have rounded into marvellous
form and it was only the other day that
Christy MatheWson, who has been such
a shining light at New York and on the
fine parks scattered throughout National
League territory, said that the cubs
should win one Of the closest worlds
series ever contested lie pointed ont
that Mack's pitching staff was better
than Chances but that the latter had the
veterans.
As yet there has appeared no fan who
questions the statement that the Cubs
have it all over the Athletics when it
comes to catchers. With Archer and
King the admitted leaders in their par
ticular position. it would be idle TO com
pare Livingstone. Thomas. and lap. But
then it isn't necessary to make any such
comparison. It is, heard all over the
country that there won't be anything to
it when the Cubs get on the bases and
have TO beat the Athletics catchers. But
will somebody explain how the Cubs are
going TO get on the bases with more fire.
quency or more daring than they have
shown in the statutory league games?
Those Mack pitchers viii be trusted TO
look cut for the Cubs with just as much
zeal as the backstops will be expected TO
shut off attempted larceny Of bases.
There is no disposition TO belittle the
efficacy of Jimmy Archer or Johnny
King They are both de luxe editions of
baseball science and can he depended on
to do their work with masters skill. !
And while this famous pair Of catchers
have got an advantage over Comics |
backstops equilibrium is at least estab-
iished when a comparison of the powers
of the two pitching STATS is made.
Mack viii depend on his pitchers to
keep the Cubs off the bases. and here he !
is thought to have grand handicap over
Frank Chance and those bruins.
Cubs a Speedy Bunch.
New York fans have seen the Cubs |
work once they negotiated the primary |
station They are certainly a speedy lot |
and the Giants have realized it often in |
the home series which have been PLAYED |
with disappointing results here in little |
Old Manhattan, but then the Cubs have |
left here and gone over to Brooklyn, |
where the Dodgers made them look like
green motormen. There has been a no. /
ton in some quarters that Chance gives |
the Giants an acute attack of stage /
fright every time he shows on the Polo |
Grounds. There may be a reason for /
such a rumor. But il has not been
demonstrated as yet that the Quakers /
are so wrapped up with the thou and
thine business that they will let any |
Chicago aggregation impress them I'M
duly
It's just as we'll To understand what /
one is up against. Under slightly changed |
the sentiment used to appear
in the duly authorized eopybooks in
which teacher used 10 make us do the /
stunt
But Just look over at Bender. Coombs,
Krause, Morgan and Plank, and cease
to wonder why Connie Mack Is going TO |