The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-08
WORLDS SERIES
BIGGEST ever
Great Fight IN Both Leagues
This Season Awakens Interest.
MACK AND M'GRAW MAY CLASH

In 1905 New York Giants Leader
Scored Easily Over the American
League Champions, but IL Will Be
Different Now.
BY TOMMY CLARK.
One baseball prediction can be safely
Wentured at this time, and that is this
worlds series of 1911 will surpass In
interest any ever played previously
The terrific fights IN both big league
baseball organizations for the cham
pionship have keyed the "fans" up to
a sixty horsepower pitch of excite
ment, and the series of games for the
worlds title is bound to reap the ben
etits.
With the New York Giants having
splendid chance to win the National
league pennant and the Athletics hav-
ing the American league bunting almost
won, the worlds series OF 1911 may be
a repetition Of the contests Of 1908,
when the New Yorkers and Athletics
of Philadelphia had It out. On that
occasion the Giants won four of the
five games from the Mack men.
There are many who believe the Ath-
betics would defeat the Giants If they
again meet this fall. It seems that
John McGraw Is in command of a
team inferior to the one he owned six
years ago. On the other hand, the
Athletics are generally believed to be
stronger than the team that represent
ed the American league in the worlds
series of 1905.
But few Of the men who engaged in
the 1905 series would be seen in action
this year. None of the Giants, save
the pitchers and Arthur Devlin, who Is
no longer a regular of McGraw's team,
are now members of the New York
team. Of the old Athletics, Briscoe,
Lord, Danny Murphy, Topsy Hartsel,
Harry Davis and some of the pitchers
remain. Davis and Hartsel are fno
longer regulars.
Another Giants-Athletic series would
bring together those famous veterans,
Christopher Mathewson and Chief
Charles Bender. They had it out in
the former series, Matty winning 20,
although Bender had the better of the
hit argument, 6-5. Incidentally Ben
der won the only game of the series
from the Giants, defeating Joe Nc
Gtnnity and Leon Ames, 80.
Today McGraw has no man like
Roger BresIAhan to do his catching.
His outfield Will probably hit as hard
and is as fast as the old Browne
Mertes-Donlin combination, but the in
field Is not as air tight. Matty is still
pitching winning ball, but is hardly
the same wizard that be was six years
ago. However, instead of McGinnity
the Giants now have Marquard as the
next best bet to Big Six.
Bender Is probably as good today as
he was when he last faced the Giants. |
Eddie Plank, although a veteran now,
still seems to have his old cunning A
two hit game against the Browns re-
Gently shows that he is far from
through as a big Lacquer. Then Mack
has John Coombs, Harry Morgan and
a flock of Juveniles to fall back on.
For the last two seasons the Athletics |
have figured as real pennant contend
ers. They won last season and will |
probably repeat this year.
While Chief Bender was Mack's main |
reliance last season. the Indian re-
ceived valuable aid from John Coombs,
the Maine iron man, but the New Eng
lander has not had such a successful
campaign this season. However, it is
probable that he is being nursed along
by the wise Cornelius and will do his
real work when the worlds series
battling is on.
But when Coombs fell down Eddie
Plank came to life again. He did his
share of the work last season, but the
real work was left TO Bender and
Coombs This season, though, Plank
is proving a great aid to the Philadel-
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