El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
Farnsworth Figures Them
as Probable Winners, but
With Reservations
CBy Monty

New York Y. Oct. 7.-FandOm IS
Z looking forward to the worlds cham
/ pionship series and specializing as to
/ the outcome. 1t is the opinion Of the
writer that the Athletics. winners of
the American league gonfaIon, will
again annex the worlds title, out II
viii be a much warmer battle than it
was u months ago when the cues
proved easy money for Connie Mack S
great team.
This year Mack has a greater team
Z than last While it is practically the
same-that is the players are the same
he has q much improved aggregation
collectively. Every man knows just
what the other is going TO do they
are a perfect machine. individually
are a perfect machine. individually
they are wonderful team
Stronger at First.
Last year there was only one weak
position on the Athletics ana that " as
at first base. Harry Davis. an Old man
in baseball has been supplanted by a
yOungster. Stuff McInness who right
today is as good a first sacl1er IS any
in the business. possibly barring Chase.
Of the Yankees.
The Athletics are the hardest hitting
aggregation that ever played the great
game Defensively they are even bet
ter than the great fielding W mite SoA
of 1906 Mack has a wonderful plrcn-
ing staff, and his backstop department
is far above the ordinary.
Individual Points.
Lets take the team individually and
figure their strength and weakness.
In McInness, Collins, Barry and Baker
the Athletics possess an even greater
iufield than the stOnewau inner works
Of the old Boston team, which was com
posed of Tenney. Lowe Long and Col
Inns. The Outfield, Lord. Oldring and
Murphy is the best in the American
league. Bender. Coombs. Plank and
Morgan are four cOrking pitchers.
Thomas LaDp and Livingston are much
stronger than many viii give them
credit for being. And best Of all, Mack
has substitutes for every position
The team that Mack viii stack up
against the National league contender
viii bat over 800 They are all fleet
Of foot and probably If Mack believed
in the base stealing attack they would
be leading the country In number of
pliers. But the hit-and-run has been
used almost entirely by the Philadel-
phians this season
1t would be foolish to change the Of
offence of the Athletics for any other
method with every man on the team
And good, hard hitters, too every one
Of them.
Baker Is Premier at Third.
Baker, at third base, is probably one
Of the greatest men that ever guarded
that bag. He hasn't a single weakness
and covers an equal amount Of ground
either to his left or right He is a
marvel at coming in for short splash
same motion he picks up the bah
There is no better thrower in either
league He is a $40 hitter, and the
hardest of the entire team.
Barry is. without doubt the greatest
fielding shOrtstOp mat ever wore a
mitt He is a good hitter, also al
though not in the 300 class. Hal
Chase paid him a tribute a few davs
ago when he said Barry covered more /
ground and was a more valuable man
than Collins. On the bases Barry is a
whirlwind being able to run 100 yards
close to 10 seconds.
Collins Equal to Evers.
Collins is every bit as great a second
baseman rs EVers ever was. He can
cover almost an unlimited amount Of
ground and is the best man in the
American league in taking throw
from the catcher and putting it on a
runner He Is a speed marvel on the
paths. Cobb alone being his superior
IN p1lrer1ng bases.
Johnny King tried to get the goat
of Collins in the worlds series last
year, but failed dismaly. As Collins
came TO bat the first time in the
second game, King remarked:
so you think you can steal on me7
day
viii go down" replied Collins.
Collins got on all right With two
balls and no strikes. on Baker. Col
Inns yelled to King
am gOln8 DOWN on this ball.
And true to his word he pilfered
standing up. And to make the feat all
the more remarkable King called for
q pitchout The very next time Col
Inns anchored on first he stole and
this time he also tipped King off
when he was going.
Make treat Team.
Barry and Collins combined make
the greatest team that ever played
round the keystone. They are light
ming fast and have started and gone
through with more double PLAYS than
any other mbination in the American
or National league.
McInnes is likely to be the hero Of
the big series this season Here is
a younEster who is always doing the
unexpected. and who has a good wise
think-tank on his square shoulders In
one seasons time he has develoDed into
a marvellous first sacker He is fort
innate in having three frfielders who
are perfect thrOwers but for all Of that
he can reach far TO left or right and
pull in beavers On foul POP ups ne
is veritable demon. Not even Chase
can cover the ground he can on diff
cult boosts
WcTnnes Some Hitter
And Mclnness is some hitter let me
remark. He has broken No more games
for the Athletics than any other man
in the team this season. Ford Walsh
Johnson and Wood. four Of the great
est pitchers in the American league
have declared McInness to be the most
dangerous man in the business in the