Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-23
BY J. ED GRILLo.

On the showing that ST. Louis, the tail
end team. made against the Athletics
the dopesters might figure all sorts OF
disaster for the champions. But dope
counts for little in base ball. So far as
the scores of the Browns-Athletic series
were concerned one might have been
led to believe that two evenly matched
teams We're playing. The tailenders seem
to have made the leaders hustle harder
than any club has recently. Every one
of the games was close and several went
extra innings before they could be de-
cided But that often happens to a
championship team. Somehow or other
tie players will not exert themselves
when playing against team which they
know they should beat easily, and under
such conditions the scores do not show
the great difference in the strength of the
two.
On the showing against the Browns.
Detroit ought to beat the champions if
there We're anything in dope. but Mack S
men Will play entirely different ball
against the Browns.
The remarkable base running record of
the Giants would make il appear that
there are many pitchers in the National
League rot up to the standard wnen it
comes to watching the bases. Most Eases
are stolen because the pitcher gives the
runner a lead. With this advantage the
catcher is greatly handicapped. But
whenever the pitcher holds the base
runner close to the bag it matters not
how fast he may be. the chances of his
stealing are decidedly slim.
If there is one thing Mack's pitchers
do it is watch the bases. Bender is a
past master at the art. and Coombs
is not far behind him, while, of course,
Plank left-hander. has natural
advantage in this respect. The fact that
the Giants are stealing bases almost at
willis the topic of much discussion among
base ball men, and it seems to be
the consensus of opinion that the fault
lies with the opposing pitchers.
Those who believe that the strategy
of McGraw will give his team an adj
vantage over the Athletics should not
forget that the tall. lean gentleman in
charge CT that team is not Il novice
by any means. Like McGraw, Mack is
a teacher of players. Like the New
York man. he has built up his own ball
team from crude material. His play
ers seldom come to him finished. but
are in the rough. hardly half baked, so
to speak. but he shapes them into stars.
Of the best in the history of base ball.
and it did not cost Mack a penny. He
picked up the four parts of it here and
there, and then began to teach them
how
The two teams which will fight for
the worlds title this year are handled
by men who knew the game-men who
have impaired their knowledge, gained
by years Of experienced to their charges
and when 1T is all over it will be in
teresting to note which has had the
better of the battle of strategy.
The revoking of the license of the
Madison Square Athletic Club is a hard
fall for the fight game in New York.
since this was the only place in the big
city where 1t was possible to stage
high-class bouts. because the other
clubs do not have the capacity to hang
up large purses. No doubt politics had
much to do with the ban being placed
on the place in question. though the ac-
ton is strictly within the letter of the
regulations under which boxing is per-
mitted in that state.
1t means much to the small clubs, but
will force the prominent fighters to ac-
cept smaller purses or go elsewhere to
settle their differences.
In Cashion Washington seems to have
picked up a most promising pitcher.
who needs nothing but experience to
gain a place with the most successful
twirlers before the public today He
has great advantage over the average