The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-09
BOTH vi MANAGERS
ARE CONFIDENT
Connie Mack and John McGraw,
Leaders of Rival Teams, Say
Their Players Are in Fine
Fettle and Eager for Fray
That Will Make Sport
ing History.


be broken when the Giants and
Athletics get together. beginning next
Saturday. for the worlds champion
ship. That is the opinion of officials
of both the Giants and Athletics, who
look for fortune In cash TO be taken
in at the gates when the great post
season games are played.
The proximity OF New York and
Philadelphia is the reason. Special
trains to be run between the two
cities will make II simple matter
for thousands of fans from New York
TO take in all the games played in
Philadelphia, and vice versa. At each
battle there Will be as many visiting
fans present as home rooters. That
means that the crowds will be won
derfully big.
II the series goes only five games
the shortest 1t is likely to go-the
total receipts will be we'll over $780,
600. II 1t goes the limit seven games.
nearly 100000 more may be taken in.
The Philadelphia club is preparing
to handle far bigger crowds than at
tended the first two games of the
an idea there Will be at least $4,000
each game-that is. for shibe Park.
There ought to be more in New York.
1t has long been pointed out that
the worlds series money is sure in
centive for honesty among the play
,ers themselves. AS half of this money
is shared by the Athletics. they are
all naturally mighty anxious to get
into the worlds series each year and
fight the harder for that reason. Re-
ceipts of the Forthcoming worlds Sc
ries will be something like 100000.
Here are the attendance figures at
past worlds series:
Is0S-s50. 600; Boston players. s1.1s2
each: Pittsburg players. s1,216.25 each.
19o5-sss.43e.S1: Athletics players.
ssa2.22: CLANS players, s1.14o each.
1so6-s106.550: White Sox players.
s1s+7.s3 each; Cub players. s4Ss.5o
each.
1so7-s1ol.72s.so Cub players. ST.
142.s5 each; Detroit players. S1,s45.s6
each.
-ss4.s75.5o; Cub players. ST.
3l7.5s each; Detroit players. $50 each.
1so9-slSS.3o2.5o; Pittsburg players.
s1.745.s7-each; Detroit players, 81. 3as so.
each.
1s10-s173.sso: Athletic players. ST.
o62.79 each: Cub players s1.375.16 each.
The whole country is agog over the
coming baseball series. The views of
the two managers on the series fol-
low:
by Connie Mack. Manager of
Athletics.
Barring accident. we will go into
the worlds series in better condition
than we have at any time in recent
years.
II am not making any predictions
or claims. but II the Giants beat Us
they Will know they have been in
some ball games. There is no way to
underestimate our team. 1t has shown
that 1t is winner. and IT will go into
this series with every confidence.
Much has been said about the base
running proclivities OF the Giants I
grant that this is their strong suit,
but they Will not be running wild on
us. Our catchers' records show that
base running against us Is not easy.
There Is but one player in this league
who runs bases as he pleases against
US. and that is Cobb. But 1 don't re-
call that McGraw has any Cobbs any
more than has anyone else.
$50 far as pulling off inside baseball.
will take my chances. You do not
see anything new on the ball field
these days. All teams play about the
same kind of ball when you come
down to 1t.
81 believe that we will be able to
do our best In the series. We have
been taking things slowly for some
time. and have not taken any chances,
and expect to toe the scratch ready
to put up the best article OF ball that
is in us. I never saw ball team In
better fettlc.
I'VE have proven that we can hit,
and 1T remains to be seen IL the New
York pitchers can stop us. I don't
think so. and I believe that my pitch
ers will prove more troublesome 20
them than is expected
By John j. McGraw. Manager of the
Giants.
IL never make predictions on the
outcome of q battle OF this sort, but
We will go into the worlds series with
our full strength. unless something not
now foreseen occurs. and we will be
prepared to give a good account of
ourselves. We have an excellent chance
to win. I do not underestimate the
strength of Mack's club. Any team
that can win a pennant In a major
league. and also take o worlds cham
pionship, is necessarily strong.
1T would be foolish to try and fore
cast along what lines. the battle will
be fought My campaign Will adapt
itself to circumstances. have not
seen the Athletics play, and i prefer
to take snap Judgment on them when
I see them for tho first time on tho
diamond.
my pitchers are all In good shape,
and the balance of the club is all that
could be desired in point of physical
fitness. We have had a long, hard
campaign, and the strain upon my mon
could not be relaxed until few days
ago. but I hope that they will be fully
rested by the time we take the field
against Philadelphia.
ut should be n great series, but