Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-20
GIANTS HURLERS
WILL GIVE SOX
ROUGH TIME
Bv w. S. Farnsworth.


" OSTON admirers are backing
y the Red Sox in the worlds
series chiefly because they
believe the pitching staff, composed
of Wood, Collins, O'Brien. Bedient
and Hall. will prove too much for
Mathewson. Marquard and Tes-
reau But will it?
In a game series three
pitchers. if they are in condition,
can easily carry the burden. SO
let us size up, from a Giant view
point, just how New York's Big
Three may accomplish all that will
be necessary to bring a worlds title
back to the National league,
TATHEWSO has nevev failed
w to deliver in the pinches. True
he was beaten by the Boston club
In the inter-city series in 1908. But
he was far from being right then.
He had been i'll in all the late sea-
son games and he played In that
series against the Red SoX purely
on his nerve.
That series gave Matty a line
on the Boston hitters. He knows
some Of the Weaknesses of that
club and IT win not be like worA-
ing against absolute strangers.
The big fellows arm Is said to be
q. X now, and MCGraW has or
dered him under no conditions TO
let out at top speed until the
worlds series. no matter if he
loses all the games he hurts until
the National league season winds
up.
Just take it from me, Mathew
son will give the Boston sluggers
an awful run for their money.
With him working it is then that
the Giants will be the best bet
THE fact that Tesreau has been
beating the Cubs with regu-
larity Of late before capacity houses
proves that this young man doesn't
go - With stage fright Crowds
of 10000 hay, }iled to shake him
twice this fall
Speaker and Gardner are the only
left hand hitters on the Boston
team. Now, Tesreau has a swell
fast ball, besides his splitter and he
is likely TO keep his smoker, so
close to the ears of the Hubbites
that they will have an awful time
connecting For Speaker and Gard
ner he viii have to rely more on
his splitter.
lust because Marquard is not
) holding down the opposition OF
late to a handful of scattering hits
like he did early in the summer
does not mean anything. Reports
from New York have it that Nc
Graw is holding him back so as to
have him prime october s. The
Giants manager has yelled his
very head off at times of late when
the Rube started TO turn 'em loose.
1t is against Speaker and Gard
ner that Marquard is likely to show
his best brand Of hurting. Speaker
claims he can hit a southpaw as
easily as a right-hander, but |
watched him closely last season
and know that he can not And
Gardner has always been pie for
portside SAINTS
IN long series Boston would
have much the best Of the
where the best four out of seven
will win the championship, l don't
see where the Giants staff will be
forced to take off their hats.
ID ERSONALLY ! think that Bos-
ton is a better balanced. faster
all-around machine than New York.
and all things being equal should
be the legitimate heir of the Attn
letics' proud title
In only one essential do con-
cede New York better equipped
leadership
1t is Impossible for the most de-
won't followers Of Jake Stahl 10
compare him as a tactician with
Muggsy MCGraH
THE fact that the Red Sox ran
first to the Athletics in this
years race with considerable ease
and that the clan of Connie Mack
left their well known scars upon the
Giants In the last championship
CONFLICT has had much to do with
me making of Boston a favorite
according TO my way Of thinking