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lew YORK. Oct 1--FanSom Is look.
10 forward to the worlds championship
lsrles and speculating a. to ;ho outcome
10 the Opinion OF the writer that the
kthletiu. wrntrs OF the American league
rclfalor Nll again anrc,. tho WprlC'r
t1e. but 1t VIII be a much watme bat: 9
tfan IL &as twelve months ago when the
Cubs proved caey monoy iol Connie
Maeks great team
This year Mack has greater team
than last while ii ia practically the
anne that o. the riayers are the Same
he has q much improved gsttEa.lon col.
lectively. E9e:y rnaa ra1Ha iut VIA
the other 81 going 70 DO they u.e a poi
feor machine individually ttey are a.
e%collcnt team co effectively they are
wonderful team.
Last year there wac only one weak po.
sitloa on the Athletics md that was q,
first base Earrv Davis On old man ~
lase ban has ben sItrlaatcd nv
1ourgster stuff ;fe'.rer H1o T5ht 20.
Gay is 81 good frst ackor &c any in
tho business possibl, lsrring Chase o.
tho Yankees.
The Athletics are tie hardest hitting
aggregation that ever played the great
fpmc Dcfenslvelv they arc even better
then tho great fielding White soN 81
1'tL Meek has wonderful pitching star
ara his bsckst1p Department q far above
,ho ordnary
Let's take the team individually and
figure their strength and wesknesu
IN Mclnnes. Collins Barry and Baker
tho Athietics possess an even greater IN
field thsn the stcnerall inner works %
the old Boston team, whleh was com.
POSED or Tenncy. Love. Iona and Col.
Inns The outfield Lord, oidrins and
Murphy. Is the best In the American
league Bender. Coombss Plank and Nor
San are four corking pitchers. Thomas,
app and Livingston are much stronger
than many will give them credit OF be-
ing And best Of AL. Mack has substis
tutes Tor every position.
Tho team that Mack will stack up
against the National League contender
viii bat over 800. They are all fleet OF
foot and probably II Mack believed in
the base stealing attack they would be
leading the country IN number OF pliers
But the hit.and-run has been used
almost entirely by the Phlladelphians
this season.
II would be foolish to change the
offense OF the Athletics for any other
method with every man on the team
batting around or over the 800 mark.
And good. hard hitters, too. every one
OF them.
Baker. al third base, Is probably one
OF the greatest men that ever guarded
that bag He hasn't single weakness
and covers an equal amount OF ground
either TO his left or right. He is n
marcel at coming In for short splashes
- .ssNkk h..
motion he picks up the ball. There is
no better thrower In either league. He
Is a $40 hitter, and the hardest OF the
entire team.
Barry IL, without doubt the greatest
fielding shortstop that ever wore a mitt.
lie IL a good hitter also although not in
the 200. class. Hal Chase paid him a
tribute a few days ago when he said
Barry covered more ground and was
a more valuable man than Collins. on
the bases Barry Is a whiriwind. belng
able TO run 100 yards close to ten seconds
Collins is every bit as great a second
basemsn as Evers ever was. He car
cover almost an unlimited amount Of
ground and is the best man in the
American League in taking a throw
from the catcher and putting Il on .
runner. He 10 a speed marvel on III,
paths Cobb alone being his superior n
pifering bases. Johnny Killing tried I,
get the goat Of Collins in the world'i
series last year. but failed dismally. A,
Collins came TO bat the first time A
the second game. King remarked.
so you think you can steal on me
Well young man you Just Try Il today.
Yea, and II / get on this time l vii
80 down" replied Collins
Collins got ON. alright with two bali
and 40 strikes, on Baker, Collins yene,
10 King
Il am going To so down on this ball
And true 10 his word he pilfered stand
ms up. And 70 make the feat ali IN
Bore remarkable Killing called for pitch
Sut The very next time Collin
anchored on first he stole and this tim
y also tipped King off when ne wa
suing.
Barry and Collins combined lake IN
greatest team that ever played aroun
the keystone. They are lightning fas
and have started and gone through wit
more double plays than any other CON
blnation IN the American or Nations
league.
AclnneE Is likely 10 be the hero OF IA
big series this season Here IL a voups
ster -Nho-is always doing the unexpected
and who has good wise think-tank q
his square shoulders In one season
time he has developed into narvelor
first sacker lie is fortunate In havin
three infielders who are perfect thrower
but for an OF that he can reach far
left or right and pull IN beavers. On To-
pop ups ne Is yeritabie demon. ",
even Chase can cover the ground ne ca
on difficult boosts.
And Melnnes Is some hitter lef m
remark re has broken up more sam,
Cor the Athietics Than any other man
the team his season Ford walls