Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-10
BY j. ED GRILLO.

The present series between the Ath-
letics and An-Stars will not give a good
line on Mack's team for the world s
series. Having lost the first game. and
most likely losing a ma jority of the three
remaining does not foretell what sort of
a showing the team will make against
the Giants. 1t must be remembered that
last year the All-Stars won four of the
five games they played with the Ath-
letics, and yet they had no trouble beat
ing the Cubs in the worlds series. There
was nothing impressive about the play
ing of the Athletics yesterday. In fact,
there never is. 1t is the most peculiar
ball team memory can recall There is
nothing fiaShy about ii, and, If anything,
its members make a clumsy appearance,
and yet it Is remarkably strong aggre-
cation.
But it should not he forgotten that
these games are being played in order
10 prepare the Athletics for their games
are trying to win, they are not taking
any desperate chances, and they will be
an entirely different team when they
tackle the Giants, and they will have to
be If they expect to have a lOok-in. The
-All-Stars this year are not near strong
as they Were last fall, and yet II is a
mighty good team which il it started IN
the next campaign would be sure to cut
some figure in the race.
Unless "Stuffy'' McInnis RECEIVERS from
his recent injury in time to play first
base in the worlds series the Athletics
r will shoulder a severe handicap in the
games against the Giants. AS a first
baseman and hitter Harry Davis is no
& longer in the same class with MclnnlS
and the team will be considerably weak
er with Davis playing the bag Were II
rot that Derrick lacked experience Mack
+ would undoubtedly play him instead OF
Davis. but il would be too dangerous
chance to take in a series of such impor-
tance. There is, of course, still hope
that McInnis will be able to play, but
most of the Philadelphia players seem to
doubt ii, Notwithstanding the fact that
Mack is optimistic
There is only one Cobb after all. No
matter whether IL is an exhibition game
or one or which the pennant depends
Cobb is always in the game for all he is
worth He gave remarkable exhibition
again yesterday. which again emphasizes
the fact that he is beyond question the
greatest ball player the game has ever
developed. What wonderful difference
Cobb's presence on any kind of bail
team would make Give st. Louis Cobb
and he would pull the lowly Browns out
Of the last hole by his individual perform
ance.
Reports that Larry Gardner had the
making of great third baseman reached
here from various sources during the
summer. but not until yesterday did To-
cal fans have an opportunity of seeing
him play the position. and he created
the impression that next season he will
make every man in the league in that po-
sition hustle for first honors- Gardner
appears more at home at third than
anywhere else, and yet ii was only re-
Gently that Instability to play third was
discovered. He not only covers a lot of
ground but he handles sharp hits clean
~ and his throwing Isl perfect Gardner
has played but few games at third this
year. but McAleer will see to it that he
becomes a fixture in that position next
year.
George Mullin. who is given credit for
having a style of pitching not unlike
that of ChriSty Mathewson. was decidedly
effective against the champions yester-
day. He was hit safely seven times. but
kept the hits we'll scattered. If Mathew
son pitches as we'll Saturday as Mullin
did yesterday he is not going to get the
drubbfng that some of the Athletics adj
mirers predict for him, and the chances
are that Matty will be in his very best
form for that game.
= Walter Johnson viii be pitted against
the Athletics today. He has had a long
rest and is in great TRIM that the
chances are he will score another VIC
tory over the Mackmen. Johnson usually