The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-03
Dooin Declares
 Worlds Series
 Will Be Hot Stuff
Philadelphia National Man. ager Says Athletics Pitchers Will Hold Giants to Bases.

Manager Charles Dooin of Philadel- player who says that the Worlds series is going to be close. Dooin is in a better position than Jennings to base an opinion on the teams chances for the reason that he has played both combinations. Jennings may know more about the Athletics but Dooin's informa ton concerning the Giants is more extensive than the Ti- ger leaders. The Phillies' manager always says what he thinks, and it takes only a short minute to draw an opinion from him. Just before the Quaker leader left to join the Phillies in Pittsburg several days ago he was approached on the worlds series ,sub- ject. Some one suggested that the series would be a repetition of the 1905 episode. Dooin smiled Then his red hair bristled, probably because of his brotherly love for the Athletics but at any rate he told his /interviewers what. he thought. This was what he said:
 41f you think that the Giants are going to run away from Macks men, you are very much mistaken. In the last couple of weeks I had a chance to see just what kind of ball our HelSuDOTSf play. WIlll0 my foS Was healing I watched the Athletics work. Two weeks of my time was spent at Shibe Park, and I tell you I saw a great ball team perform for MT. Mack. They certainly deserve the title of champions. I've played against the Giants and I know what their batters and pitchers can do. When anybody asks me whom would pick to win the worlds title tell them that it looks like a pretty even thing to me.
 "Now if I were a betting man would bet on the team that gets the odds. That doesn't signify that it is the best. To me the. series looks like a toss up proposition, and on bet Of course money would count Mack has the best bunch of swatters I have ever seen. My team can bat lot when it. gets to going, but without a doubt | don't believe there is a team in the world that can beat that bunch of Athletic swatters when they all hit together. Connie has a fair bunch of pitchers but I wouldn't trade my best for their stars. don't think that pitching is going to count so much in the games as speed on the bases. No matter how hard the Giants nit thel American League champions pitchers, Mack has a team back of him that can field. New York's best assets are speed on the bases and
 
 hard to pick winner in this instance but it's easy to say that the series will set the world to talking"
 If the Giants meet the Athletics for baseball's premier title, it is said that luck will play a big part in the seven contests scheduled Mike Doolan, act ing manager of the Qlakers, asserts that luck means everything to the winner. NsThe team that is favored with it is going to win out" said Doolan recently. ssThe betting looks to me as if it will be even money and take your, pick Mack had the breaks with him last year against Chi cago. and if he has them again this time I think that the Athletics will win Luck is everything in baseball and it is going to play a very im- portant part in this series. where both teams appear to be about evenly matched.
 Heres a little point that may ap- pear trivial to the average ball fan, but it's a big thing to ball player, and it may have a lot to do toward beating the Athletics. Tie new grand stands at the Polo Grounds throw big shadow over the infield and when you first play there the sun casts be- wilder you. When speedy balls come shooting at you it's hard to keep track of them until you get used to the shadows. You have got to keep your eyes glued on every ball the pitchers throw to batters.
 ' "I hear lot of talk about McGraw's 8 base stealers Well, he has a lot of good men in this respect, but I don't believe they will steal many on Ira Thomas But Macir isn't relying sole ly on his catchers to check base pil ferers. He expects Bender and Flank to do that. \ smart pitcher knows how to chain base runners to the sacks and when you prevent them from taking long leads their chances of stealing are mighty slim. Mack has a bunch of educated pitchers. and is not worrying much about tMcGraw's base thieves. I think that Mack's boxmen will break up any scheme McGraw may devise to grab off sacks l and thus, beat the Athletics that way.'