The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-09-30

HanaaF aud coomha MctrAw Viii
hold Red Ancs Ia reserve Willis
Mack ~iil cali on ri Plank. IN case
third nnn II needed.
II Is on the firms line that The
greater part 81 the battle VIII set.
tie. SO the comparison here -
worth closer Rttsntion than am
other factor OF the fight There IL
no question bat that McUrnw sx.
poets 20 via tats series With hts
great right handler aud his equally
renowned southpas Nor IN there
any question bui that Connie Mack
fears this pair more than any 9th
sr factor Of Chart play
MathewWon 10 always NJ his best
In the closing stages % the fight.
tie reaches iia greatest height In
a post season elanh. He has, been
looking better each passing week
for a month and by mid.october
expects 20 be every whit Ra good
~ no vac la 1905. FENDER Mt his
best ~ one III the great pitchers u
the game. Tho Indian has q world
a speed and ono OF the fastest
jumps IN the buslaess to bis smoke
ball
Hut the Carlisle star "a no
Mathc~gon. He lacks the s,eadi.
ness and dependsbiiity OF Matthew
son.
Mathowaon also has this In re-
serve the know ledge that In 81
rounds not a PhIIadeiphinn has
crossed the plate against his
famed fadcaWay and perfect con.
troll. He will face a harder hit
ting team than he did then Ia
younger and faster one. but
when Mathcwaon IL right there II
only one answer
Msthe~son has the edge on
8snser. ard Maruuaro 10 much
better pitcher than Jack Coornbs.
The one man who gave Mack'a
people tho hardest fight and the
bulk Of trouble through tho wan.
Inc campaign nov 0-ifting by was
Vean Gregg. the sSar LETT handler
n the cleveland Maps Gregg
stopped Mack's club effectively
more than once. Marquard II
much along Cregg'a type. lie has
even more smoke than the Cieye.
land marvel and as great break
Ia his fast curve. IN the last few
months the big ieft handler has
sisa gained fine control and II
probably one Of the hardest slab.
men OF the game to- beat.
fs.a.,ta Hoe drouru a a..aaf ~
IN and ont pitching good in
streaks and only saved AT other
times by the rugged batting of his
clean support. At his best ooombs
il far from having Marquard's
classic assortment Of shoots and
speed. He has drawn more exper-
fence and may be trifle stcadIer
under fire, but the tIant south
paw has supreme confidence in his
ability 20 beat Mack's club and
this Will mean a lot
Ames will rank upon = par with
Plank. for Ames. like Mathewson.
Is al his best upon cool day In
the fall
In having two slabmen ready
TOT Tue Hfiitb IKE AtAufNhOu anu
Marquard, there can be no qucs-
ton but that McGraw carries a
big advantage over his keeneyed.
.visaged rival In a short
series OF seven games and possibly
only five or six. two pitchers can
do practically all the work.
McGraw viii give both men a
full two-weeks rest before the big
show opens and when Marquard
steps out before the Athletic bats
4 have no besitancy IN saying that
Mack's slashing lineup win face
the toughest pitching that Il has
tackled oil year. For In one short
series q slabman can afford 10 take
longer chances and work at higher
speed than through the season
with a long. hard stretch ahead.
Between Bender and Coombs.
the Giant machine fears the Indian
more. Bender win DO faced with
great respect. The Indian. when
right, has great speed and an ef-
fectlve jump which is hard to
massage with the. war club. He
shut out the Giants in 1906 and
then lost TO Matty. Another meet.
ing between this famed pair viii
add deeper interest to the pro-
ceedings.