Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-05


This bromidiom calls
the debating club 20 order on the
street corner, in the office of any
place where Inen can pause for a
moment The Affirmative grabs off
q generous allotment of time for
the opening argument and leads off
with, for instance. this harangue:
They're all taking Sox. Just like
they a4l talked Jeffr1es. And the
Giants are going to surprise them,
just like johnson did And I'll tell
you why. Joe Wood is Boston's
one best bet II he's off color tie
good night, So1 Now. listen. You
know what winning nineteen
straight did to Marquard And
Joe Wood has just finished the
American leagues record run.
Well, the nervous strain has got
him so wabbly that
so wabbly that the Yankees
hammered him for a total of two
hits in the first game he pitched
a. 'tHA ms VII w as ~ 'hti. ne \ so
wabbly that his jump ball wabbles
out Of the way when a batter wings
at it, Yes, he's gone so far back
that they would begin making hits
off him If they could only see the
ball when he shoots IT over"
That's all right The Yankees
are a bunch OF dubs. | tell YOU
that record OF Woods has put him
on the blink for the series. AS
was going 40 say. in a short series
It's all in the pitching. and you've
got TO have men you can depend
upon. The Giants can depend on
Mathewson and Tesreau. TeHresu
10 the sensation OF this season. He
has got better every day since
spr1ng, and the way he's going now
they can n~vsr stop him. And
MRthewSon is the greatest pitcher
In che world"
Maybe he ts. considering what
he has done in the past. But what
q man used to be abba TO DO won't
count IN deciding the baseball
championship of the world"
AN right, You say Matty used
10 be the greatest. Well hes as
good today as ne used to be and
the figures show It What do Won
think Of that? Last year he won
- games and lost IL. This wear
he has won rs and host 15-tust the
same percentage this year he
has had the greatest control IN the
world averaging less than one base
on balls to a game, and, moreover.
he has had more games kicked
away by bad support this year than
ever before"
KS Up to the Pitchers.
The debaters are certainly right
about the Importance Of pitching
in short series like the great
classic. The death dealing war club
OF John Franklin Baker relegated
box work TO the shadows last
year, but most worlds series are
like those which were featured by
the twirling Of Bill Deneen. Nor
decai Brown. Jack Coombs Ed
Walsh, ChT1sty Mathewson and
Babe Adams. Mathewson is the
greatest Of all W. 2. heroes. He
set q mark for them all to shoot
at when he won three straight
shutout triumphs over the Athlet-
les In 1908. He had the White FL
ephants eating out of his great
right paw He beat Eddie Plank
80 in the first game. trimmed Andy
Coakley 90 in the third game and
BANKED the great redsldn, Chief
Bender. 20 in the fifth and decid-
ing game Of the series
Bedlent. who will likely be
Stahl's third choice in the box. with
Joe Wood and Ray Collins. makes
a mighty strong looking triple ALI
ance, but mighty strong" describes
New York's slab squad. too
There is no gainsaying the fact
that Matbewson is suu the steady.
reliable boXman be was Of old. and
that he is pretty certain to pitch
al least one brilliant game against
the Sex The best pitcher IN the
world would have his hands full
opposing jeff Tesreau and then
there is Rube Muqusrd. II Is far
FROM Impossible that the holder of
MtAt worlds record for yuuscguUN,