The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08

Marquard will be troublesome IL he ;s
able to stand the gan His speed isl
certain to make futile the efforts oeI
some of the Athletics clouters But c
they get to him ut any stage OF thal
game that game Will be lost to III ~
Giants Bender pitched twice in thal
lsoo series and allowed nine hits
proving about equally effective with
Mathcwson. He IS certain to win onel
game OF the series. as he is fully AL
valuable now as in 1905. Coombs will
be the great question mark. Ills re :,
cord this year shows that he Is hit !
t table and without perfect control. andI
YET like Mathewson. Coombs's best
pitching is done when the home platal
is threatened and his mettle is test
ed y reasonable degree of effective
ness is sure to come from the Quakeri
pitchers. There Is more of doubt sur <
rounding the Giant twirlers. II Ma
,hewson and Marquard show at theI
Top OF their form, the series is as good
as ended right now.
Much play has been made on tho
ase-purioining abilities of the Giants. !
1T is doubtful il this superiority Will,
be manifest in the coming series. !
with limited hitting, activity OH thal
, bases Will count for little. Every mani
caught seeking the midway means onel
good chance for u score tossed away
| and in short series wiltul reckless i
ness in this regard will be inexcusable !,
IL is probable that the total of bases
stolen will be about equal on both
sides.
Revertlng again to the 1861 seric.
lost by the Athletics. little can bs
found on which to base comparisons
captain Lave Cross, OF the Athletics
had outlived his usefulness His nerys
was shattered by the first game. and
he never displayed championship form
Harry Davis was out of condition and
not up to his game. Danny Murphy
was in less ht state than Davis,
and the inability Of these three men
on whom much dependence had been
placed made the series practically a
| gift to the New Workers
Managers to Decide.
After all is said and done, the brunt
of the battle will rest on the managers.
McGraw Is quick and daring: Mack ia
shrewd and resourceful. McGraw. in
the parlance of the prize ring, Is u
| finished lighter, while Mack is the pol
ished boxer, who will pick his oppo-
| nents Weaknesses and pound at tho
| weak spots. Without doubt their
plans already shape that way. Me-
Graw will win III four games IL he
can Mack Will be satisfied to manoeu-
vrc so that he Will win four out of the
seven Should the plans of either mis-
| carry, the tide of victory will swing;
the other way After the 1905 series
Mack said, My team is a hitting team
| We figured to heat them that way
We were mistaken. W hen my men
couldn't hit they lost" And he didn' 81
worry any more about It. McGraw w
said. "Mathewson shot them to pieces;
and our men hit their pitchers when
the hits counted. 1t was just as 1 haU
expected and planned"
BE sure of 1t. the lines of battle ara
| already drawn, and If you like thet
McGraw plan. lay your iron men on
the Giants IL you admire the Maclo
layout. place your cart wheels on the
White Elephants. Either OF the two
! men has doped ont the correct process,
and 1t is the ingenuity of tho leader
that Will decide the coming series.