The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-29
SPORTING DEPARTMENT
THINKS GIANTS
ARE STRONGEST
HUGH JENNINGS BELIEVES Nc
GRAW'S MEN WILL OUT
GAME ATHLETICS IN
WORLDS SERIES.

In an interview with the Boston Post,
| Hugh Jennings. manager of the Tigers,
ventures the opinion that the New
Yori, Giants will outgame the Athletics
in the worlds series.
He says:
"In the first place the idea that the
New York team will be played out
after their return from the west, and
that their pitching staff will be COM
pletely exhausted for the coming
worlds series is an entirely erroneous
one.
Just you mark my words: If the
Giants get but an even break in the
four game series with the Cubs and
start for home with a lead Of even
two games. on the Chicago team, You
may depend upon it that Marquard
and Mathewson will be given rest,
and that Ames, Crandall, Wiltse and
Iany cup pitchers that McGraw has
available will be used. That is what
| | should do. / believe that McGraw
will do the same.
IF Mathewson and Marquard make
good, as ] believe they will, / shall
be extremely sorry for those who risk
their pile upon the Athletics. With
these two twirlers at their best, the
MaclSmen are going to have the battle
Of the year upon their hands
81 hear a lot about this Philadelphia
80 h..
Plank and Bender are going to do TO
McGraw's team.
"The one pitcher of these three that
expect To see go well against the Gil
ants is Eddie Plank-and it's a qucs-
ton If Connie Mack will use him. He
didn't use him last fall against Chi
cago and he came mighty near to be-
ing sorry for it,
"Bender beat the Giants in 1905 and
he might do 1t aagin this fall. But |
don't expect to see Jack Coombs stand
those Giants on their heads
Coombs Mainstay.
Bender won his first game against
the Cubs last year and he was beaten
in the second Coombs won three
games, but he was covered with horse
shoes He gave nine bases on balls
in one game, and had he been pitching
against the Tigers he would have been
driven to the stable before the game
was half over.
"Coombs simply was pitching against
a one-t time good team that had lost
their nerve. That's the only reason in
the world why Coombs got by last
fan
III were going to bet any money
on this series I'd be inclined to take
New York with Mathewson and Mar
guard pitching. That is. If these pit
chers are thoroughly rested up. I con-
slider this pair better than any pair
Mack can send in.
II look To see lots of batting and
plenty OF runs made in this series. The
Athletics are a heavy batting team and
almost man for man they can outhit
the Giants. The only real good stick.
ers the Giants have are Larry Doyle,
Meyers MerlSle and occasionally Her
zog.
Il never considered Murray a hitter.
Fletcher don't know much ABOUT.
Devore is only fair. while Snodgrass
is not the batsman that his record last
season would seem 10 show.
Contrast these men with Mclnnis.
Collins. Baker. Oldring. Dannie Muir
ply. not to mention Barry, Thomas or
Briscoe Lord. and you viii see that
the Athletics have all the best Of IT In
the hitting line. But ! don't believe
these men viii tear the fences down
with Matty and Marquard In the box
THE Athletics mag outhit the Gil
ants. but the latter will make their
hits count for more runs than the
Nackmen will. on the bases they viii
make Ira Thomas work like steam
engine 10 stop them. Doyle. Herzog.
Dcvore, Fletcher and Murray are all
corklng good base runners. while the
only real base runner that the Ai1P<n,r-l