The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-19
UPSET BY
GIANTS PERFORMANCE
Mack S Fingers Just as Good as McGraws While
New Workers Have Been Unable to Show
Speed on Which heir Supporters
Depended

The stronghold OF the Athletics has
been. all during the season, their
abiiity TO come from Behind and turn
defeat into victory. No opponent Of
TINS marvellous aggregation which
connie Mack has put together can ever
feel secure, regardless of the lead.
until the last man is retired in the last
inning.
On the other hand, the Giants have
shown disposition. II not to quit, to
at least lose heart. Take the game
Tuesday as an example. With a one
run lead the team played perfect ball.
But just as soon as Baker walloped the
ball over the fence and into the right
field bleachers for the count which
tied the score, then the mighty Math-
ewson. who had never before been
defeated in series of postseason
games, wilted. Being the hub around
which the rest of the team revolves.
when Matty caved in the others lost
heart. and couple of miscues, with
well directed bingles, sewed up the
game and gave the Athletics the
lead
Admitting that the pre-series pre-
dictions that the games would depend
entirely upon the pitchers have all
been proven true, 1t is equally true
that Mack has shown that he is not
far behind when 1t comes to pitchers.
An analysis OF the pitching records
for the three games played will show
that Bender, Plank and Coombs have
ii on Mathe wson, Crandall and Mar
guard.
OTense Better Than Defense.
However. the finging. regardless OF
how good 1t has been, has not decided
these games. Pitching in a ball game
is purely defensive. If. for instance
any HEAVIER could hold the opposing
team hitless. obviously, unless some.
thing extraordinary occurred, such as
his walking a large number of the
batsmen TO face him. he would win
But II. on the other hand, the pitcher
opposing him did the same thing, the
two teams would go to 0 TO tie
There would never be scores made iI
any game.
While defensive baseball Is undoubt-
edly OF the greatest Importance. still
however trite 1t may sound, II Is the
team with the wallop that will event
ually win. The Athletics are bette,
offensive ball players than the Giants
whether in a short or long series The
batting averages of the Individual play,
crs and of the team as a whole. as
compared with McGraw's men. viii.
the Giants to win made the Statement
that there were too good reasons why
the Athletics would lose-MathewsoI
was one reason and Vanguard thu
| other. Both reasons have been proved
TO be groundless. as both pitcher!
have worked and have lost. Which
simply shows that no defense, not ever
that OF the mighty Mathewson. is sufn
| Client where the offense is greater.
Giants Speed Lacking.
Phelon also said that speed woult
count. trying to offset the wallop o.
the Mackmen with the speed of tn,
Giants. He should have known bette,
than to believe that the Giants woult
be successful in purIointng, and h,
should have bethousht himself OF tn,
| fact that In short eeries, stealinf
| second is not Wise baseball. The hit
andrun. according TO the best ant
most successful generals. is far bettel
and more generally productive of goo,
| results. For, with man on frst an,
| nobody down. should tho runner trying
to steal be caught, there would be no
body on and one down. WIN xhe nit