The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

/ Brooklyn, He likes the work and he
Is u good workman. There is no chance
of rattiing him. and he has been school
ed In the ways OF the big. league now
that may be tried against him. In other
words. he 10 not temperamentaL
Many persons have worried about Mar
guard and have wondered whether he
would be a valuable asset in the impor-
tant games. In my opinion. ''Rube' Is
going 10 be one OF the big figures ia
the worlds series. He - the kind Of a
II is most needed and least expected. He
did that In 1911. at the time the club was
tottering. and II looked as II we had 1T
tie chance to take the flag .'Rube"
has had bad month. but he still car
ries with him all the STUFF and his
marvellous store of speed. He is taking
great care OF himself now, and should
break out big in the worlds series, In
the game against 81, Louis last week.
he showed better than he has in some
time. and he was only lcafing along at
McGraw's orders, saving his arm.' look
to see "Rube" very effective against such
left-handed hitters as Speaker and Gard
ner. two Of the best stickers on the Bos-
ton club. Many persons who follow base
ball closely maintain that Speaker can
hit southpaw as handily as he can
him, and don't believe that this is true.
"Rube" Hns speed.
1t is hard for left-hander to hit speed
any time. and that Is what Marquard
has when he is right. The rest Of the
pitching will probably be up to me, and
know that many fans believe that
twelve years in the major leagues does
not fit a man for heavy duty in a big
At 81.
than II has in the last month. and / feel
as II could go strong. I have worked
against the Boston American League team
before and am acquainted with some of
the weaknesses Of the batters represent
ing that club. II Is not like working
against strangers. and depend a great
deal on my knowledge OF batters now.
as I always have.
The Boston pitching staff has been ar
IDENTIFY advertised by the experts in the
Hub as the marvel of baseball. Joe
Wood Is regarded as unbeatable, but this
long winning streak of his. with the
strain that Is bound to go with Il. in an
effort to compile a record Is sure to have
It's effect on him. See what the same
sort OF streaks did 10 Marquard and
Walter Johnson. But ''Rube'' has had
chance TO recover now, while Wood
will not have the same opportunity be-
fore the series. 1 recognize that Wood
is one OF the best pitchers in the coun-
try. but our club can hit speed.
collins is the man you fellows will
have to beat" friend of mine from
Boston told me recently.
We all appreciate the fact that he Is a
great pitcher. but there Is no reason why
our boys should not hit left-handers
Becker and Doyle are the only left-hand-
ed hitters on the team, and Larry falls
away from the plate and hits the ball
on the inside as delivered by a south
paw as easily as he does right-handed
pitcher He Is a natural hitter. and II
makes no difference TO him from which
side the twtrler shoots the ball. Hall.
Bedent. and O'Brien I know only by
reputation, but I don't expect that any
of these will cut a large figure in the
series. The Giants are hitting better now
than they have been in a month, and
the manner in which they pulled some
of these hard games cut in the last few
innings when We were playing Philadel-
phia shows that the team has recovered
the old pep" and fight
Next week I will delve into the com
parative styles OF the two leaders and
range McGraw and his baseball knowl
edge up alongside of StahL l shall also
go into a discussion of individual men,
bers of both teams.
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