The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-26

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And Some More Arguments Why Giants Should
Win World S S eries--Both Have Friends
in Coming Battle, and Favorite Man
agerWill Decide Many
BY GUS

to. tenter into any negotiations for ar
ranging the worlds series. because Of
doubt as to which team will win the
pennant in his league, we who live
a little further from the scene of hos.
tiiities are by no means SO oashtul
We have long Since come to the con-
clusion that the Giants nave the rag
slowed away In camphor balls and are
merely waiting a proper opportunity
to set it waving before the breeze
which ever and anon fits across the
with an unquestioned degree OF posi-
tiveness that not a few OF US have
consulted every time liable on every
railroad operating between Richmond
and New York and Richmond and
Philadelphia. and that we can tell to
the fraction OF a second the time at
which No. 46 Will arrive in the big
city and at all the way stations. Ditto
for S~leepyville. In other words, II is
Just as certain that the worlds series
Will be etween the White Elephants
and the Giants as 1t is that johnny
Jones. aged twelve. Will follow the
call OF The jam.
The rather unimportant question as
to when cams would represent their
respective leagues in the great games
having been settled. the real issue is
which team will be the winner. Just at
tho present time there appears to be
a dearth of opinion. that Ia. real, posi-
tive opinion, as to which of the two
teams is tho better. The scribes, at
least most OF them, were too BADLY
bitten last year to take q chance this
year. Before the series last year an
overwhelming majority OF the carbon.
handlers picked the Cubs to annihilate.
vanquish. destroy and totally devour
the Elephants. And just to show that
opinion before a baseball game is prac.
tically worthless. the big brute simply
crushed the embryonic bruins by his
very weight The Mackmen sluggai
themselves to victory. They smothered
the Chance machine under an avalanche
OF hits and won easily.
This year there is going to be prac.
tically the same condition that exist
ed last year, with the Giants taking
the place OF the Cubs. Just as In the
case of the Cubs. the Giants are ratea
a speedy crowd. fairly handy with the
willow. 1t is true. but still laiming
supremacy on the speed of the men and
their ability to run the circuit scIenti-
hcally. There ia this further analogy
oClN Ct lht ledUlb representing the
metropolis OF the East and the me.
tropolis OF the West: both are rated
great playing machines. And then
there is John McGraw. Never forget
the little Napoleon. His influence and
his ability, coupled with his lighting
spirit, is going to cause New York to
a man TO back the Giants In the series.
Mighty Matty is another reason
why tha IvnHh 1aaora
will be picked by many. A large
number are figuring. just as they did
last year, that the games will resolve
themselves into a battle OF the pitch.
ers. with Mathewson and Reuben Mar
guard leading the Giants and Bender
and Jack Coombs again at the points
for the Athletics. and Giant symps.
thizers can't see Bender and Coombs
as arrayed against the New York
duet, with a telescope. Summing uu
from the Giant viewpoint it looks like
this: The Giants have 1t on the Ath-
letics in baserunning ability. The
Giants have a pair of pitchers who
will be able to give a good account
OF themselves. G Influence is
going to mean much on the battle.
field.
Now comes Mr.. Astute StatistLcian.
He figures about like this: The Cubs
have been suffering from many base
ball vicissitudes throughout the entire
season. Chance has been out OF the
game an appreciable length of TING,
and his managerial ability has been
lessened through ability has been
ness. Johnny I3vers was also lost to
the team for many games. While -Ioe
services have not been obtain
able at all times. The old combination,
EVers to Tinker to Chance. which
broke up many Stating rallies, mas
been. throughout the season a thing
OF the past. The pitching staf wen,
to smash, and yet. despite all these
things. the Cubs have been battling UP
around the top all season. and are in
a good second place now, and even
have a look In. emote though it BIO,
for the pennant. The Giants. continues
Mr.. A. S., on the other hand, nave
had all the best OF the breaks. Tho
team has presented its most formidabl,
front throughout the season, and. Wit,
the exception of the backsliding OIL
Herr Won Bugs Raymond, has suffered
not a bit from injuries to the men.
To make up for the derelictions of tho
noble Bugs is the vast Improvement
in Chief Myers behind the bat. and tho
marvellous showing of RUDE Marouard
on the mound. to which combination
Mr.. McGraw can turn with pride, and
likewise with thanks.
Concluding his line of reasoning,
Mr.. A. s. cannot see how a team
which. with Its most formidable front
presented at all times. came very nea,
being licked by a team which has been
crippled, all season, can have a chance
against a team which licked the stuff
ing out of the crippled team when 1t
was at Its best. Explaining this line
of reasoning, 1t means that the Giants,
having been nearly beaten out of the
pennant by the Cubs. even though the
Cubs are 20 per cent. weaker this year
than last, car have small hopes to
heat the Athlatics which nreanIza.