Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-16
Almost Perfect Weather Assured for Athletic Giant Struggle Tod
NATIONALS OWNERS QUIETLY
DICKERING FOR NEW MANAGER
At Gathering Of Magnates Jennings L
Quietly Pushed for Job and Billy
Murray Comes Next.

calculated to deceive batsman, but not
many who give their work the same
amount of thought that does Mathewson.
which, perhaps. NOR than anything else
explains his remarkable success
The chances are that when the present
series has been concluded the figures Will
show, in a way at least, that the Giants
and Athletics are well balanced teams.
at least outside Of the pitching depart
ments. Any time the pitching is anywhere
near even luck is going to decide the out.
come Of their games Both are good pail
are no doubt the better hitting team. but
what the Giants lack in hitting strength
they make up In speed.
So far as inside ball is concerned there
is little to choose between them. Both
Mack and McGraw are past masters at
the game. Both have the ability to con-
vey their knowledge and experience to
their charges, and while their systems
may differ it will be no easy matter to
decide which is the greater field general.
But, of course. it does not follow that
because the teams appear evenly matched
the series will go the limit. Luck
ball. The series is hardly long enough to
prove anything. far as relative
strength is concerned.
Marauard is slated to pitch the second
game Of the series against the Athletics
today. To any one who has not had the
opportunity to get line on this pitcher
from observation it will be no easy mat
ter to predict what sort of an exhibition
he will give. Opinions seem to differ as
to Marquard. Some say that he is bet
ter pitcher today than Waddell was in
his prime. while there are those who
will meet his downfall when Mack's team
goes against him.
But what held good for Mathewson
holds good for Marquard. He was sue
cess in the National League during the
past season, as every one knows. and on
that fact he figures to be most trouble
some proposition If he is in form when he
pitches against the Athletics. There Is
not a great difference in the hitting abli-
ity of the two leagues. 1t can be stated
with impunity that the pitcher who
makes good in one league can make good
in the other. For this reason it seems
absurd to predict the slaughter OF Mar
guard this early. He must have some
thing or he would not have been a sue
cess in the National League. for the game
is played there as 1t Is in the American
Eddie Collins will have to redeem him.
self for that error in the first game II
he expects to retain his popularity. His
great work against the Cubs a. year ago
will be entirely forgotten unless he comes
across with some sensational work in
the remaining games, and all because he
was unfortunate enough to make costly
error in the first game. 1t Is astound-
ing how public opinion changes when a
ball player is involved Collins error
brought forth the statement from some
sources that he had always been over
rated. and yet the player never lived
who did not make errors. but 1T was
Collins. misfortune to have one happen
when it counted for much.
The loss of that first game was a great
disappointment to Connie Mack. He did
not say as much or even hint how he
felt but it was apparent in his manner
Mack hoped to get d running start On
the Giants as he did on the Cubs last
year, but he was disappointed, and he
feels, no doubt, that 1t remains to be
seen whether bis team can come from
the rear and overcome a handicap With
the worlds title depending on four VIC
tories out Of seven games. that first game
is decidedly important proposition. Ihe
moral effect Of victory in that first game
cannot be estimated. and the team WIN
ming il can go into the next struggle feel
ing that 1t can afford to lose and yet have
a chance. while the one that met de-
feat would virtually be out OF 1t should
it lose two in a row.
In the game In New York Saturday the
National League ball was used. Today
in Philadelphia the American League
ball will be in play. 1t has been charged
that there is difference in the two balls
though this is not likely. However. if
there happens to be an increase in the
hitting today the old story will be re-
vived.
That the American League used a
lively ball early in the season cannot be
denied, but during the last four months
of the season the balls in both leagues
have been one and the same, differing
only in the color Of the thread used In