The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-04

Boston, Sept So.--The New York
Giants have a better chance Of down.
ing Connie Mack's Athletics than
either the Pirates or Cubs. For that
reason, and for the good of the
game" the National League as whole
is pulling for the New Workers in the
race for the pennant
The success or failure Of the Giants.
in this pennant fight, depends on their
showing In the west. They have gone
into the enemy's coutry ard they must
get at least an even break there or
acknowledge defeat. Their coming Sc
ries with the Cubs will be one of the
most important ever played in any
league. An Overwhelming triumph FOR
one team or the other will give the
victorious club the biggest sort OF ad-
vantage, and advantages OF any sizs,
shape or weight ars valuable at this
stage of the campaign.
Should the Girts lSnd on top OF the
National League heap at the finish.
they will go into the worlds series
with almost an even chance TO TAKE
the big title. The reason begins with
M Mathewson and MarQuard. The
team with the better pitcher Is the
team with the advantage in a worlds
championship. To win the team
doesn't have to have four OF i've strong
sIabmen. 1t needs two. for there is no
necessity of saving strength in such a
battle.
Two Good Pitchers Enough.
Connie Mack won the worlds title
last fall with two pitchers, and only
one Of them was really good. Bender
won his game because he deserved to
and Coombs won two OF his three be-
cause he had luck. In 1905 the Giants
beat the Athletics with Mathewson and
McGinnIty, the former winning three
times and the latter once. So It VIII
be sene that a manager doesn't need a
whole army SO long as he has two real
"dependables-"
II RUDE Maruuard had not come into
his own this year, the Giants case
would have been hopeless. But the
big left-hander has made good after
sharing the real pitching laoors, and
the honors that go with them, with
the great Matty.
No team in the country has two
pitchers with moro "stuff than these
two possess. Bender is as good as
either one Of them. perhaps better for
one game than either, but he has no
mate on the Athletic STAFF to combine
with him reaching the standard Of the
Giant couple.
Matty has been bumped frequently
this year, and he has even been hit
hard in some Of his victories. But he
has still the reserve strength, the foxt-
ness and the ability to deceive that he
had in 1905. big SIX is a great be-
lever in conservation of energy. He
Just loafs along until there are men
on bases and then-what q difference!
Full steam is turned on, the 'fader
is called into service, and the men
real pitching. The Athletics, with
Collins, Baker and Oldring, might hi
Mathewson far and wide but to beat
him would be another thing.
Marquard Not Common Seuthpaw.
eft-handers have not enjoyed sue
But Marquard isn't a common left
handler. His old weakness was lack of
control. He has overcome that and
now is one Of the steadiest of work
men. There are few faster pitchers
in the country and no left-handers
with more stuff on their fast ones or
curves. He is almost as effective
against right-handed batsmen as
against his natural born victims. and
this fact would make him strong
against the Athletics. most Of whom
swat from the right side Of the plate.
John McGraw, undoubtedly one OF
the shrevdest Of managers, wouldn't
start Ames, Crandali or Wfltse against
the Macks. He might send IN one OF
this trio to finish up a battle that was
hopelessly lost in order to save one of
his two kings" for another occasion.
If Leon Ames had Matty's control, he
would be one Of the wonders Of the
age for he has everything else But
a worlds series battle-ground is no
place for a Wild man. Crandall hits
better than he does anything else, and
there would be no occasion to use
wistse, a southpaw, when there was a
better one available.
There Is little to choseo between the
New York and Philadelphia catching
staff. CHER Meyers would do all the
backstopping for the Giants. The In
dian isn't the best catcher in the bust
ness by any means. In fact, there are
at least ten in the two major leagues