Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-14
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Special Dispatch 10 The star.
NEW YORK October lit seems TO
be the consensus of opinion that which
ever one of the contestants in the world
series wins the first game will be the vic
tor in the series Even McGraw and
Mack seem to labor under this impression,
and while at the time of filing this story
il is too early TO make a definite state
ment aS to what selections the two great
managers viii make. SO far their
pitchers are concerned. it seems 10 stand
to reason that both will use the best they
have in their stables, which means that
Mathewson and Bender will clash in the
opener
If confidence counts for anything Nc
Grtw will win the series. He is not doing
any Boosting, but there is something
about his manner that indicates that he
fears nothing from the American League
champions. My players are all in good
TRIM said he this morning. 'Of course
the wear and tear of a long season has
told ali of them, but there are no
weak legs or sore arms on the team, and
that counts for much. | think we will
be able to give good account of our
selves
Connie Mack is the same conservative
individual as ever. The fat that he was
Oh the verge of piunging into one of the
most important series of his base bal
career did not seem to have the slightest
eject on his disposition TN : morning. He
processes TO know how good a team the
Giants were, but lie felt certain that he
had good bali team himself and he ad-
united that he labored under the i'm
preston that it would take d better one
to beat HIM. But far making any
predictions was concerned the head of the
Athletics was decidedly conservative.
There is just one flaw Iii the Giants
stronghold and that is that TO one has
any confidence in the ability of Mar
guard to pitch winn,n hall away from
home
i understood that he has no intention of
working MaTquard anywhere but i'm New
York He Will not WoIk him in Phi adel-
phia. but as MathewSon is better on the
road than he Is at home he may use IN m
IN as many games as he may be COM
peiI ed TO play i'll MackS town and use
Marquard at home exclusively. For this
reason il was rumGred this morning that
McGraw would upset all the dope and
predictions by pitC hing Marquard i'm the
first game this afternoon. Such a move
would undoubtedly be surprising and yet
1t would be strateg c, for if he has no
confidence in Marquard on the road and
Intends to use n m right here is the Ony
place to do it. There is no doubt, on the
other hand, about Mathewson. He is at
his best when the pinch is tightest. apd
the fact that he is pitching on foreign
grounds does not have the 81 ghteSt eff
feet on him. OF course opinions differ as
to the ability of Marquard when facing
the Athletics. but all the National League
players that the writers have met here
contend that on his good DAYS it is sim
ply impossible to hit him. and his good
days with decidedly few exceptions, have
all been on the home grounds.
There is no doubt in the world that
both Mack and McCfraw though they are
conceded to be about as wise as you
make them in base ball. were none too
certain of their ground this morning 1t
is much like two fighters of experience
entering the ring and yet being nervous
Tor the first round until each can. feel
out the other. While. of course these
worlds series 60 not d ffer from other
ball games. ar:istically speaking, yet the
importance of the outcome has its effect
on the managers. and it is not draw ne on
ones imagination to say that if the truth
were known both McGraw and Mack
were under a stran today. Both have
been given the reputation of being gen.
erals. and one expects the other to give
some sort of strategic demonstration on
the opening day that may give him the
advantage in the series. The chances
are, of course, that nothing of the sort
viii happen. and that when the ser es
Is over every one VIII realize that moth
ing out the same old game has been wit
messed.
If Mack plays McInns today it will
De because he considers him a better man
disabled than Davis Is in good condition
There was TO disposition to make any
oennlte announcement on this matter this
morning Mack seemed to feel that there
was time enough to make a decision lust
before the game, but the impression was
out that McInnis would not play and
that Davis would cover first. The gam
bling element was particularly anxious
TO know which il would be- Davis or
McInnis. for if Davis is to play the
Giants are sure to be favorites of greater
magnitude than they have been to date.
No one seems to believe that Davis is
equal to the emergency. In the first
place. he has been in but few games this
season, and can hardly be figured as
being in condition to do himself justice.
and if he were in condition he has
reached that stage of his career where
nothing brilliant is TO be expected.
Bill Murray. scout for the Pittsburgh
ciub. and undoubtedly one of the best
posted base ball men i'm the country. is
not picking the winner for the reason
that he has not seen enough OF the
Athletics to be able TO judge their
strength. but, in speaking of the Giants,
he gave il as his opinion that McGraw's
team is one of the best on the bases
that he has ever seen in his many years
experience.
You may throw out six of them in
a row. but the seventh one that gets on
viii try 10 steal. and that has really
been the secret OF their success. Ut
course ! am not predicting that the
Giants Will run away from the Athletics
on the bases, but what / meant to
make plain is that they worry their op
ponents by their persistency on the paths,
and that has an effect on the other team.
no matter what the result Of their efforts
may be-
rs was to he expected. there are the
nSuai complaints being registered by those
VINO nave been nable To get the tickets for
the games they desired. Though the ac-
Communications here are far greater than
those OF any other park in the country the
demand for seats is also greater and nat
uraily lot of folks are going to be dis
appointed. But. % course those who did
not get what they wanted are register
ing long and healthy howls Accusations
are beng made that the tickets have
slipped into the hands of spectators and
all that sort of thing, and while that
may be true to = certain extent for II
Is impossible to prevent this practice
notwithstanding all precautions on the
whole the New York club has done the
best Ii could. II is no easy matter 20
satisfy several million people DESTROYS of
witnessing ball games with a plant that
holds at the outside but 10000. and vet
that is condition with which the club
hos 70 contend