New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-28
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Connie Mack Says He Is Ready
for the Giants and Revenge.
| COUNTING ON HIS PITCHERS
John E. Madden Sells Planudes
and The Scribe for Ship
ment to Australia.

Connie Mack. who has piloted the Phila-
| dephia Athletics TO their fourth American
League pennant, the second in succession,
has no fear Of the New York Giants, who
II is generally agreed viii win the National
League pennant and so meet the White
Elephants FOR the worlds championship
ct am ready for revenge says Mack. j
await. the call for the games with the
/ Giants. I am ready for McGraw.'
The revenge talk refers, OF course, to
the defeat OF Philadelphia by the Giants
in the worlds series Of 1906, when New
/ York won four OF the FIVE games played.
Mack predicts that the all-important
. series this year viii not go the full seven
games and that his team viii win four
out OF the first FIVE, or. ct the worst, five
out OF six He scouts the idea that the
speed OF the Giants on the bases viii have
anv material effect and says that the
pitchers will decide the championship. RE
IS banking IN Bender. Coomhs. Plank,
Morgan and Krause. with Ira Thomas at
the receiving end. IN discussing the series
the astute manager. Of the world cham
pions is quoted as saying:
All this talk about the base running Of
the Giants makes me laugh. The Giants
stolen bases are not worrying Us bit
When was a worlds series won by base
running? Never Worlds championships
are won in the pitchers box, and that IS
where we are going to show the advantage.
Base running? II makes me laugh. It's
joke.
I'VE are going to be stronger IN the box
. this fall than we were year ago. Then
We had two pitchers; now We have five in
| Coonbs. Bender, Plank Morgan and
| Krause Yes. Krause There is one great
left-hander now. He has finally developed
into a good curve ball pitcher, and Is az
good a left-hander as there IS in the league.
lust keep your eve on him. He never had
a curve ball until lately.
Ira Thomas? That's a man Ike 10
talk about Worlds series are Just IKE
ordinary games 10 him. You simply cannot
get him ratified He has no nerves, and
the tighter the pinch the better he likes
r. bank on Ira That's all there IS 10 II.
If YOU will remember, he caught the only
game for Detroit that Detroit won from
Cbicaeo in two worlds series, and It was
the onlv game ne caught for the Tigers IN
those series. at that. And ne haa soIe
arm then. too. And before we played the
. cubs last ran We ItdIA INV -@----9 '''
going 10 show Ira up. Did he?
Somehow or other over here N New
York the fans" have an abiding faith IN
Mathewson, Vanguard. Ames, Wiltse ana
Crandau. with big CHIEF Meyers at the
receiving end. and are quite willing 10
match them against the Philadelphia clan
without that speed or the bases which OF
course # IS satisfying 70 have as an extra
asset.
John E Madden has sold Planudes and
The Scribe. both imported horses, 10 An
drew Robertson, Of Australia The stations
were insured q few days ago, and VIII be
shipped from Hamburg Place Lexington
Ky. 10 the antipodes next week.
PIanudes was 1oaled IN England in lSa
rra iz by 81. simon. dam Lonely, by Hermit
He IS a superb individual and traces 70 an
y arfsrocratic family. ST. Simon was ranked
as the best horse Of his day. and was IN
beaten in ten races he headed the Eng
fish list Of winning sires for nine years.
In 1902 he was second 70 his son, Persimmou,
sire Of the sensational Sceptre. Flanldes
won several stakes abroad and was a
,,-f,-va~ I'M this country. Waldo, MeeIek,
Tsv--Or Virgins. Ragman ana q score OF
other winners We're sired nE THIS horse.
The Scribe, q son or lsins as zen. ,,-il, y
As perhaps one OF the most -es.-l9I-..'s
bred horses that ever crossed the AtitIlll-
Tsfuglass won the DERBY. ILe Two 4 i'-
1 sand Guineas and the ST. AeeeF 7ltn.e,
d among others. re was the Worla D.--tal
money winning horse, earning s-a.--ss t l..
4 +ra English rJlr, Memoir, The S'rlne Z
8 dam is a full sister % "a Fleche' lhe "I-.y
- mare in the history q racing 20 earn we
. distinction Of being S-''.'' '~l-
+, Fresh from a victorious campaign among
. the uehtweights Of the Pacific Coast
y freddie welsh. the ez-champion light
: weight OF Great Britain arrived IN TINS
!. CITY yesterday afternoon. Welsh Is anx-
= ions 10 meet Matt Wells. the present hold
er OF the title abroad and feels sure that
IN another battle he can win. In fact
Welsh has never been satisfied with the
result NJ the last meeting, and has al
{ v.avs maintained that he IS the master Of
Wells. The latter is not reluctant 70 boz
the man he conquered before the Nationa
70 Snoring Club. Of London, last year, but
Z while willing 10 meet the Br'ton Wells IS
Z more anxious o. box 'Packey' Mcfarland
3 young" Wiuus Britt, the boy manager
t OF budding pugtlists, has decided that there
2 le more merit in boxing than IN managing
e The affairs OF various near champions. Ac'
cordingly Britt is out with sweep'na
challenge 10 box any boy in the world
az 10 pounds.
o Tom O'Rourke, Of the National Sporting
I Club. said last night that he expected the
q state Boxing Commission 10 pass on hi'
1 lease to-day. so that the bout between
n Tony Ross and Norris Harris could be
o held this evening
Charley Doom, manager OF the Phlllies
declares there IS no choice between The
= Athletics and the Giants. he says tina
4 II he was q betting man he would follow
- the odds and take the short end. Doom
I SAYS Mack has the greatest hitting team
D. / in the country, but he also thinks the
. I Giants are the real fighters ana have the
r most ginger.