Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-04
Present Red soxAthietes Series Should Help Speed Boys
MACK'S MEN TO TIP OFF GIANTS WEAKNESSES
DHILADELPHIA, oct. 4.-The

series that the Red Sox
opened yesterday against
the Athletics should prove one of
great benefit to StahPs men and
should put them right on edge for
the worlds series
Larry Gardner, it is believed, will
be able to play in this series. If
not, he will be held until Saturday
to play then, in order that he may
get his hand in after his enforced
layoff on account Of a broken little
finger he sustained in the last series
at Detroit ten days ago
Manager Griffith did not give the
Red Sox any great practice with his
players. The Red Sox hoped to
have Johnson against them for bat
ting practice but Griffith sent I'm
pitchers that have proved wild and
the Speed Boys had to Jump for
their lives on various occasions.
They could not afford to take any
chance Of getting hit on the head
with pitched ball al this STAGE of
the game. As 1t is. several were
tapped
The Red Sox expect a good deal
of aid and information from Connie
Mack and his players as to the best
methods Of tackling the Giants. All
the dope" that the Mackmen have
up their sleeves will be handed to
Stahl, Wagner and Carrigan. who
form the Red SoX board OF strate-
gy The Red Sox pitchers will also
be taken in tow by Coombs. Plank
and Bender and all the weaknesses
of the Giants as learned from the
worlds series of last year, will be
at the disposal of the Boston twirl-
ers.
To Play Giants style Of Game.
Moreover, the Mackmen have
been ordered to play against the
Red SoX as nearly as possible the
kind of game the Giants put up
against the Athletics in the worlds
series of 1911. The Giants methods
OF running bases will be followed
as closely as possible or course,
IT is realized that McGraw is too
shrewd a manager to stick to one
system and doubtless he will be on
the lookout to shift his mode of at
tack whenever the opportunity Of
fers. However, a team like this
years New York aggrcgat ton has
been trained and coached like last
years team and there are hundreds
of points of similarity The same
men who lined up against the Ath-
letics last fail will cross bats with
the Red SoX. They haven't changed
their style and they can not do it
at a minutes notice. Therefore,
generally speaking, the tactics that
won for the Athletics last wear
should win for the Red Sox this
year
1t viii be grand help to the bed
SoN To have the advice of Connie
Mack and his players The Ath-
letics are able now to tell an they
know of the National league oppo-
nents, When the Red Son and Attn
letjcs met last, in the series at Bos-
ton, Mack thought he had chance
to beat the Speed Boys out for the
American league honors. He had
no time. nor was time asked to tell
what he knew Of the Giants. But
now, with the pennanj race settled,
and the Req SoN unSisputed win
ners Of the race, Mack and his men.
IN their loyalty to the American
league, viii tell StahI and his play
ers an they know of the Nationa,
league opponents,
Gotham Fans Take Heart.
Dispatches from New York indi-
cate that the Gotham fans have
taken heart in the last - hours and
they now profess to believe the Sc
ries viii go the full seven games.
This. however is an indication that
they have not that cocks sure feel
ing that the Giants viii run away
with the honors as was the case
last year.
1t is recalled that year ago one
New York baseball reporter had the
temerity TO size up the Giants and
Athletics in print and contrary to
all the other experts, he gave il as
his opinion that the Athletics had