Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-13
Gossip of the.
Sporting World


Who will be the star of the worlds
series?
When the Giants and Athletics played
their one-sided series in 1905, Mathew
son was the wonder. %blanking the Ath-
letics in three games.
In 1906 when the Chicago teams
settled the question of supremacy in
their seven-game struggle, Robe, he
substitute White Sox, saved the day
with his two-base hits.
In 1907 Claude Rossman, the Detroit
first baseman, a player of mediocre
quality, doomed up as a star. The
Cubs won, but above their victory
stood big Rossman's playing.
In 1908 Johnny King, of h Cubs,
was the star.
In 1909 Babe Adams, the unadvertised
pitcher of the Pirates, was a wonder
His pitching won for Pittsburg after a
ltd-hot seven-game fight. Adams was
scarcely known outside of Pittsburg
save as a prom sing ~youngster. His
worlds series work made him the most
talked of player in the land.
Last year, when the Athletics and
cubs played for the honor, Jack
Coombs, the iron man, was the star.
1t was said that no mar of the team
showed more thar another-yet it was
Coombs's pitching that made success
possible.
This year the experts" are predict
ing That .~datnewson ana Marqoard will
be New York's winning pitchers, and
that the Athletic trio, Bender, Coombs
and Plank will star.
1t would be a surprise, but not with
put precedent, If a player who has
scarcely been considered would rise
high above the ranks and cutshine the
stars. Such is worlds series history.
-OOO-
Abe Marks, manager of Kid Burns,
inc Lew Raymond, looking after Billy
Lewis's interests, are said to have
agreed to a bout in Troxler's text
month. Lewis will meet Charley Sci
ger next Monday night at Troxler's.
Barry Hill and Banty Lewis will box
the main bout at the Central Institute
November 13. h acquisition of these
boys shows Troxler's enterprise.
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Billy Kipgsland, who used to train
Jack Goodman, was in town yester-
day looking for a match for his boy.
Artie Edwards, the Jersey City lad.
Gus Troxler promised Kingsland a
bout in a couple of weeks. Edwards
is a promising boy and Troxler would
a good match by pairing Edwards
with another good fellow.
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One National League fan gives this
as his opinion of the merits of the
and the Athletics:
1.-THE Giants on their pennant win
ming squirt from September IL to Octo-
Der 4 played just a little better ball all
than the Athletics did during
the same period.
This is probably the fairest COM J
parison of the two worlds champion
teams. Each team was at top speed
and each sewed up Its league cham
pionship. The Athletics made the
American League pennant certain by
defeating Detroit September 26. Eight
days later, october 4, the Giants won
the final victory they needed.
From September IL to october 4 the
Giants Won Is and lost 4 games; the
Athletics won 16 games, lost 5 and tied
l.. The Giants batted .290. the Athlet-
les .2S8; the Giants scored III runs the
Athletics 112; the Giants made 213 hits.
the Athletics 209; the Giants stole SO
bases, the Athletics 80; the Giants hit
for a total of 294 bases, the Athletics
for a total of 2S5. The Giants advan-
tage is not great enough in any de-
partment, but base running is not
likely to be of any great value in the
short worlds series.
Summed up, the two teams are
evenly matched In hitting. The Ath-
letics ave better hitting and running
records for the season, because the
American League pitchers were away
off their stride for two months, and
the Athletics then started their big
records, as did all the other teams.
Big scores were the rule in the Amer
lean League until midseason."
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1t is unfortunate for the popularity
of football in the Middle West that
peace has not been made between the
University of Michigan and the Confer
,nce Association, permitting the VOL
yerlnes to play the various members
Of that organization. Michigan a no
reason to feel badly because the other
members of that body will not play
her, for she has shown a c%apacitY 10