Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-14
WIZARD OF BASEBALL
is NAPoLEONjc LEADER
Clans Of New York and Philadelphia
Awaiting BattIe-Their Brainy Chiefs

eNiC II,
the Philadelphia Athletics of the Amer
lean league winning the coveted title.
Their Second Meeting.
With the worlds pennant still flying
over their magnificent baseball hone
at Shibe park, Philadelphia, and with
another American league flag freshly
won, Connie Mack and his PhiladeI-
phians now meet John j. McGraw and
his Giants of the National league. 1t
is the second time that these two gen.
erals have clashed over the same great
issue. In the war of 1905 McGraw won
four of the five battles and thereby
brought to New York a worlds pen
nant. -.
Two more divergent types than Nc
Graw and Mack cannot be picked in
the baseball world. The contest be-
tween the two chiefs may be summed
up briefly as follows:
Mack VS.. McGraw
MACK.
Born in New England
Tall and lanly.
Calm and deliberative.
Leads from the bench
Plans battle before game.
Never dons a uniform.
known as a tactician.
MGRAw.
Aged 3S.
Born in New York state.
Short and chubby.
Quick and impulsive.
Always on coaching lines.
Resorts to quick Judgment
Always in ball toys.
Distinctly a strategist.
Cornelius McGillicuddy, So named at
birth, but rechristened by the fans as
Connie Mack, has been called the
wizard of baseball, because of his skill
in developing seemingly inferior talent
into the superior player. Since he or
gained the Philadelphia club II years
ago hs has turned out four champion
teams in the American league and has
led his men close to the front ranks in
the league every season but one. His
career has been, perhaps, the most
successful Of any of the so-called
bench managers. Sitting back away
from the dust of battle, the cool and
crafty chief with pencil and score book
in hand plots out the progress of the
engagement and only occasionally
amends the orders he gave his men be-
fore he sent them into the field.
McGraw, known to fandom as the
Nanoleonic leader of the Giants. has
won three league remnants for New
York and one world series. Since 1903
his team has never finished below third
place in the National league. AS
big league player he is a famous pro-
duct of the old Baltimore Orioles of
broke up after the season of 1902 he
came to the metropolis as manager of
the Giants. He is and always has been
a typical player and leader of the old
fighting school whose slogan is Rush
in and win
Experts Pick Teams Even.
Team for team, the opponents are as
evenly matched as any two that ever
fought for the worlds title. Experts
agree as to this, and recalling their
mistaken judgment in picking the Chi
cago Cubs as a favorite last year, they
are prone to play safe and declare the
outcome of the present series to be
matter of delightfully."- doubtful uncer-
tainty."
McGraw's Rushing Policy.
In the betting. odds have been given
both ways. Local experts look back to
the wonderful rush of he Giants
throughout the closing stages of the
league fight and pin their faith to Nc
Graw's rush them off their feet" slo-
gan and the pitching of Rube and
Matty supported by the all round ex-
cel1ence of the, team.
Confidence in Connie Mack.
Philadelphia supporters take account
of the fact that their favorites are al
ready world cham pions and that they
won the title by trouncing the Chicago
National league club, which New
York a close race for this years league
title. They believe that General Mack
has plotted out a winning campaign
and that his men with an average of
800 at the bat and with what thew
consider the finest infield in either
league. will take world f1onors as
handily as they captured the league
pennant this year.
Some Points Compared.
In batting the Giants lead the Ma
tiona1 league at .271, conceding 23
points to the Athletics, who lead the
American league with .294. In the
base running department the experts
give advantage to McGrawis men, six
of whom are leaders in fleet footedness
among the National league runners
Altogether the men have stolen SAG
bases this season as compared With 22S
to the credit of the Athletics
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