New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-23
COMMENT ON SPORTS
little Points That Favor the
Giants for Worlds Series.
M'GRAW USING HIS WITS
News and Views on Live Topics
of the Day, Both Amateur
and Professional.

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Thar. &c an old SAYING that figures never
lie. ard IL there Is anything IN figures ss
published IN The Tribune yesterday .no
Nav York Giants Will beat the Bosto"
pa sox IN the worlds championship
hes.hau .sries now at hand. This makes
q easier 10 put all sympathies ASIDE IN
discussing tho probable outcome OF d. pat
u. that has all the earmarks OF Close
ard sensational struggle. Ths oa'eins
ana base running averages are IN favor OF
the Giants, not by much, it is true oo'
BY enough to provide peg on Which "
hang a prediction. Boston's much Naun.-
cd superiority so far as the ouuIeio 10
concerned lies largely In Iris speaA.''
who ranks with the greatest and best IN
Oh. history OF the game. In looking oach
oyer other worlds series, however tne
stars OF ,he season have not been tne
stsrs Of the interleague battles ana ~ ~
cutie possible that Speaker may ioiio" III
ihe footsteps OF Ty Cobb and others ID
,bis respect. Apart from Speaker, how
eyer the Giants measure UP quite as well
,s Boston In the offensive ana defensive
,bslty Of the outer works
A. 6rst and second base New YORK Can
.,sin q distinct advantage, or at least SO
seems on paper. while al shor' eA'.
third there is little to choose, wagner anu anu
Gardner, Of Boston, being about on Pa'
Nth Fletcher and Herzog. OF New horh.
Gardner ,s behind Herzos in fielding Uu'
/. the stronger batter on the Seasoh
figures. Behind the bat the Giants can
hast Of one OF the best catchers IN tne
rou,trv- and few critics will rank either
r'srrIgan OF Cady on a par WIZ DIS
csief' Nevers. In the box there IL
,6shtv little 10 choose, but for snort
series would prefer rather to cast IN mo
lot with MatheTson, Tesreau anu .n"'
ouard. thsa with Wood. Collins ana ei'nel
pedient. Hall or O'Brien. Beyond eli 'n's
Tho Giants are favored with the eNperi
,ncs Of goins through worlds scenes
sd ran boazt Of one of-the crattest ana
sharpest managers In baseoaH. 1@Ae
stshl. even with Jimmy McAleer DENIM
him. can hardly hope 10 get the oettei
=, .he Little Napoleon In q battle OF Wits'
snd yenerslship Will count
robr I NcCraw IS shrewd manager
n. tas nroyeS hinself in this respect so
b,arv times that II r. unnecessary 10 en-
lo-ye on II now. but Il may be suggested
tbet no Is ~ the bottom Of New YORK
.or,narativeiy poor showing IN the last
,Au devs. and for a purpose. McGraV Is
suite far seeing enough 10 appreciate 'na'
MS men needed some relief from the nlsn
..,s,on under which they have been play
ing. and vas keen enough TO realize tha'
49,, lAtdown lust before the worlds series
,,,eht orerate against the team. II is
quite possible that he gave up driving
and advised HE players 20 take innings
sasfv 10 the end that he might spur
Them on 10 their best efforts In the !asi
week of the season, so ar 10 have them
.uu OF confidence and going strongly lor
their battle with the Red SoX when the
worlds championship will be az stake
Jake Stahl, manager OF the ked SoA'
and Jimmie McAleer, president OF the
club. who has had a wide experience IN
handling players as q manager are pam
Is carrying out this same policy with the
American League champions. IL is pos
glole. OF course, that the Red SoX' in ios-
tns six straight games last week. have
fallen into the long deferred slump, but
N nv opinion. the men simply have re-
axed under orders and are taking thingf
.aslly 70 get all the rest possible. follow
ng the nervous and physical strain OF
lighting their way through p long season
qnder high pressure. Up TO last week.
shen the pennsnt was clinched, the bos-
.on team had played such a strong even
game that II had never suffered -FOUR de-
eats IN q row. This In itself speaks
yolurnes for the players, as there are
5sW cases IN the history o. the major
eagues where team has worAeo
through a run season without at least one
slurap. will be greatly surprised II the
Red Sos do rot settle back into their full
stride az least q. week before the season
5ually comes 10 an end, on october 8, and
or the reason as previously assigned.
.'Rube" Narquard and Tim Keefe can
now rest secure in their joint holding OF
their baseball record Of nineteen winning
games in row. First Walter Johnson,
the great pitcher OF the Washington Sen
Etors. pressed closely, and then Joe Wood,
whose brilliant work with the Red Sox
hsg been such a fruitful source Of con-
versation this year, looned Up IN threat
eninC manner, but Walter Johnson s
airing was cut a. sixteen some time ago.
while Joe Woods remarkable sequence
was broken on Friday by the Detroit
Tigers, also a. sixteen straight, which
constitutes the American League record.
IL is quite possible that Joe Wood was
advised, even II not urged, by Stahl and
McAleer 10 forego tho honor and salts
faction Of equaling or SURPRISING the
mark OF nineteen straight for his own
good and the good Of the team. with the
worlds series looming uD. If such is
the case Wood was well advised, as close
followers OF the game know full well
what effect the strain had on ofarquard
and johnson. II Wood eased up naturally
and only pitched just hard enough 20 get