Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28
By Clark Griffith.
Manager of Washington Team,
Which viii Probably Train in
Atlanta Next Spring)

Atlanta Next Spring.
VYTASHINGTON. Sept 2S.-The
wv Boston Red Sox, one Of the
smoothest baseball ma
chimes ever known, will, in my
opinion take four out of the first
five games from the New York
Giants in the coming worlds series.
Any way you look at it, Stahrs
men have McGraw's squad backed
of the baseball map
In the box, IN the field, and with
the stick, the Red Sox are superior.
In base running alone they do not
entirely outclass their opponents,
and, as l will show later, this fea-
ture of the game does not cut much
figure in world series battles.
The Giants have Just one pitcher
in whom they have sufficient con-
t1dence to win such a series, name
ly, Mathewson The Red Sox have
more confidence than any team |
have ever come across, no matter
who is in the box for them.
And they sure have staff that
merits confidence Wood, Hall,
O'Brien, Bedient and Collins are
all equal to the task of facing the
Giants at their best and turning
them back.
True, McGraw has Marquard, but
say what you will, the Giants do
not play behind him as they do
with Matty, This old boy is still
right up in the front rank, but he
is not as strong as he was a few
years ago.
The constant strain Of many
seasons has worn away the re-
serve, and now, when ChrIstv's
best offerings are bumped. he can
not rely on sheer speed to recover
his equilibrium. Wood and the
other Boston stars can. and there
in lies their invaluable advantage.
l do not think Marquard will
bother the American champions a
little bit while Tesreau. whom
have never seen, but who, from all
accounts, must he real pitcher.
has not had the experience to
stand the terrific strain of such a
series, though he may come through
and surprise the critics.
The same holds true in the case
Of Bedient for the Boston team. He
is grand twirler, but Buck"
OBrien, on the other hand.
though young to the big league. has
had the baseball experience to bear
up against #.
l expect though, that the brunt
of the pitching will fall on the
shoulders of Hail and Wood The
former is a bear for work. does not
know what it is to he afraid, and is
at his best in tight places.
The latter | consider to he
equaled by only one man now
pitching-Walter johnson. If
would not surprise me little bit
TO see Joe Wood win three games
IN the first four days Of the con-
tests.
speaker VIII Hit Ball.
Speaker, too, in my opinion. will
be another very great stumbling
block for McGraw. He Will thin.
be the first big star player who will
live up TO his previous reputation.
and perhaps surpass il. in a worlds
series
Cobb and Wagner and other
headliners have faded and fallen
down, but. take it from me, Spoke"
vii. be there with bells on all the
way through He is a natural bah
player. in the game for the love of
IT, and the bigger the crowd and
the greater the excitement the bet
ter he goes.
When Mathewson last pitched
against Boston, Speaker bumped
MIN very hard and in those DAYS
the Bostoniau was "a mere kid. lust
breaking I'm. There's no telling
what he is likely to 40 now.
Boston Garden Much the Best.
As to the outfeld. it is useless
TO compare the grand Red Sox trio
WIN the Giants gardeners. The
BOSTON bunch will make the New
lofFers look cheap in an depart
y ments of the game. and those three
sterling wings will put a very Sc