El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-13

MarqUard is more a guesswOrk propo-
s1tOn. He may be even better than his
teammate or he may fall flat Ames and
Wlltse possibly viii get chance, but
not probably. Crandau Will be used
only as a relief pitcher, at which work
he Is an accomplished specialist.
Chief Bender and Eddie Plank are
looked upon by Philadelphia fans to
day as the likely heroes for Connie
Mack. Jack COMBS, the sensation Of
the 1910 series with the Cubs, viii
probably take his regular turn with the
two others, but it is not expected to be
as dangerous, and mention OF Harry
krause and Cy Morgan does not stir
fear in breasts Of Manhattanite en-
Teams Evenly Matched.
Aside from the pitching STATS, the
two teams figure 10 be about as close
ly matched as is possible. The Giants
are stronger in the Outfield; the Ath-
letics are better fixed in the infield.
Merkle, New Eork's first baseman, out
classes young Mclnnes- That IS the only
infield JOB where New York can com
pare with the Athletics
In the Outfleld Danny Murphy. Of the
Athletics, Is probably the best man on
either team, but the Giants are strong
er in the other two garden positions.
Behind the bat chief Meyers should be
more valuable in the single series than
the whole flock Of Philadelphia re-
ceivers, mainly because Of his hard hit
ting.
Giants in Fine shape.
Despite anything that might he said
20 the contrary, ir Is indisputable that
the Giants are in prime form physical
~. The question OF whether they are
as fit as the Athletics-keyed up to the
same fighting tension-wiu not be de-
clded until the first game has become
history. From theoretical angle. the
Athletics figure to be more ready for
the tray. The early cinching Of the
an Al-5eI - league penhant' which they
nad won more than two weeks before
the end Of the season, should prove
help to the MaCkmen, even as il did
last year, in enabling them TO first rest
up and then work into a peppery mood
by confronting the all-star combina-
uon The Giants have had no such ad-
Fanrage, having assured the flag in the
oIder organlzauon only during the. last
week OF play. Consequently they have
not had as long a period Of relaxation.
Apparently this should prove q detri-
ment 90 their chances of being in per
Much Depends on First came.
Repeatedly It has been pointed out
that the winner Of the opening game
OF every worlds series since 1908 has
also copied the majority Of the cham
ponsnlp games. and thereby the title
IL has been predicted that the team
Inal wins tOmOrrOWs game viii also
gather in the victor's spOils Without
aLtelnpLng TO minimize the Importance I
OF the starting conflict, We venture the I
opinion that there is certain ground for
such forecast The reasOn-,both
teams have demonstrated ability to
come from behind"
Kent on Nervous Strain.
me parusans Of both leagues have /
been kept on their nerves throughout
the season, and probably never before
mas there been such widely manifested
In the great national pastime
Both leagues have thousands Of stauncb
supporters in the champion cities. Many
or these viii root against the home
team because Of the fact that they
pun Tor the league whose local rep
resenta4ye they have supported all the
year. The fact is equally as true fD
New York as in Philadelphia. But taken
as whole loyalty pervades the two ,
cites TO a greater degree than before.
lue 70 the proVerbial civic rivalry be-
tween them.
The intensity OF general interest and
the great capacity Of the two bail
grounds, Shibe park and the Polo
sl loliltas' makes Z certainty that all
records Tor attendance will be smashed I
10 sm1thereens before the series b
ended The total attendance for the
lyO2 series of five games was 91,723
est on record was that attracted bv the
FlLJsbu rg-DetrOit show in 1909 when
447,z55 persons paid S1S8,302 to see the I
seven games Last year I24,222 persons
gald 81 1880 to see five games played.
With fine weather it is confidently ex-
pected there will be something like /
$4,000 out to see the opening game.
New York Greedy.
There is criticism Of the worlds Sc
ries prices for the New York games /
when they were compared to the PhiIa- /
deiphia tax rates The highest price 4
Lnat can be pa1d for a box seat In Phila-
delphia is So, whereas the cost of anv
one Of the 400 boxes at the Polo grounds {
viii be SIS Each box seats four. so the l
price Of each seat viii be a trifle over
So These are the highest prices ever /
charged for seats at a baseball game [
by spectators
There may be some objection to the
"a lea In ra~f~
stand regulars OF visitors to the cftv.
Out of town people are glad to get in /
at any price, and their ffau order priv
Iege viii permit them to escape from
exorbitant demands Of Spectators for /
the popular seats.