Evening journal., 1911-09-14
NOTHING TO
STOP MACK
Easy Finish in Sight for Ath-
letiCS---NOw Figuring on
Worlds Series
EITHER GIANTS OR CUB
TO MEET ATHLETICS

1t is going to be like taking candy
from the baby for the Athletics to win
\ the American League pennant this
lseason,and another easy victory is go
ing to give Manager Mack the op-
portunity to once more nurse along
his pitchers so that they will be in
the best possible shape for the worlds
championship series that is to follow.
The good work of the pitchers made
it easy for rhe Athletics to beat the
Cubs last October and, no matter
which crowd wins out in the Ma
tional League, Mack will be ready for
them
It still seems to be a toss-up be-
tween the Giants and Cubs, with re-
mote chance for the Pirates, and the
winner may not be known until Octo-
Der 27. Should the Giants maintain
their lead to the end the Athletics will
have the opportunity of wiping out
the stain of that 1905 series with New
York, when Rube Waddell failed the
club at the time his services were
most needed Rube did not figure in
that series, and yet many doubted the
nervousness \ of the reported injury ia
the shoulder of his pitching arm. II
was well known that Waddell was the
only man feared by the New York
crowd, although the result proved
that Bender also had their measure
and that the big gamblers were more
than anxious tc keep the great left
handler out of the game. Waddell is
supposed to have hurt his shoulder
scuffiing with other players aboard
the train on the way home from Bos-
ton at the end Of the regular champ
ionship season.
New York won the series, foul
games to one, Chief Bender pitching
the single game won by the Athletics
Mathewson had Mack's men at his
i mercy, while Plank and Coakley were
4 only fairly effective. MathewsOn i:
. still good. and so is Plank, but tho
i odds would favor Christy were these
f two to again be pitted against eacf
s other That isn't saying that New
4 York would win the game, for PLANK
has a higher percentage of victories
than Mathewson in games in which h.
4 has oficiated this season. Eddie ha j.
ing been the Athletics most success
full pitcher to date in percentage. ever
If not i'm number of games won. Bu
Mathewson would be the faVorit'
against Plank; just as Bender woulC
he the choice against eny New Yorl
pitcher.
~ Bender, Coombs and Morgan are al
4 nHching exceptionally good ball jua
4 at present, and, with Plank, Kraus
and Danforth, constitute every bit a
-,
4 ager McGraw can muster, even thougl
Marquard does outrank them all Il
winning percentage. The Rube is Ney
Yorks star performer this year an
has forced Mathewson to take bacl
seat Crandall is also doing grea
work for McGraw. while Ames AM
4 Wiltse are still useful in an emer
gency.
Should the Giants earn the right Z
meet the Athletics in the world
series the pitchers in the opening
game will very likely be Bender ant
Mathewson Great men perform bes
on great occasions, and Bender an
Mathewson are truly great pitchers
Neither Shibe Park nor the newl
ftted-up Polo grounds will be bi
enough to accommodate the crowds
Should Chicago again win the Ma
tional pennant the interest in tn
worlds championship series will b
great, but not so great as it will ,
If the Giants win out.
Chicagos pitchers-Mclntyre. Cole
Richie, Reulbach and Brown-will no
be feared by the Athletic hitters, an
the result should be another sur
worlds championship for Philadel
. phia. The Athletics think they ca
beat the Giants. but they know the
can beat the Cubs.