The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-29
STAL[|NGS SAYS
new YORK TO WIN
uAJoTE DECLARES GIANTS ARE
ouTcLAssED IN MANY WAYS
BY ATHLETICS.
BIG EXPERTS DIFFER
BASEBALL "AUTHoRs" TO CON-
CINUE WRITING DESPITE
MANDATE OF ban JOHN
soN--BUsH LEAGUE DOPE.
BIG EXPERTS DIFFER

NEW YORK. Sept 2s,-opinions
OF various experts as to the probable
outcome of the worlds series next
week, IN many cases are guided by
partisan feeling. National league
sympathizers and payers naturally
predict that the Giants will carry Off
The lions share of the bonors, while
American leaguers are prone to be-
iieve that the Athletics will win.
George Stallings, manager of the
Boston Nationals is a keen judge or
baseball. He is conversant with the
methods of Connie Mack and the
j Athletics, as we'll ms with those Of
John McGraw. and the Giants. In
his opinion the Giants will beat the
Athletics fof several reasons Nc
Craw's men are faster on the bases
and out class all the other National
league teams at the hit and run
game. stallings believes that the
Z Giants have the stronger pltchlng
staff, with Mathewson, Marquard and
Tesreau, seasoned veterans, and Dem
nree, phenomenal newcomer.
What Iajoie Says
Napoleon Laioie. of the Cieve1ands'
on the other hand figures that the
Athletics will outclass. Iajoie. when
here last week. sized up the rival
pennant winners IN this way:
The Athletics have six 800 bat
tcrs. and the Giants one. In 1911
Mack,s men batted Matty and Mar
uuard successfully The Athletics
are stronger now than two years ago.
and | cannot figure where Matty and
the Ruhe have improved. / hatfed
against Bender and Plank recently.
and / found them just as effective as
ever | think Mack has something up
his sleeve In the pitching line. The
Charts may win, mind you. but they've
got to improve in batting at least
SO per cent to do the trick"
McGraR has not bothered much
about sending scouts 10 inspect the
ttniet4cS II was reported today that
Nathewson would run down 10 Phil
aFclpiita che last OF this week 10 take
--7rr~-r-rt tire Ass.ek+..@F4z-.r There ~as
another rumor that Marquhrd saw the
Red Sex beat the Athletics IN Boston
IN Saturday McGraw has an excel
lAnt idea of Mack's methods. and Of
the players who will hook up with the
Giants al the Polo Grounds on octo-
her 7th
Secret About Doyle.
Larry DoyIe's real condition. follow
ing crash In his automobile, is kept
a secret. Az least no information
ran be obtained at his hotel, except
the bare announcement that the
Giants captain will not be kept out
Of the big series. Doyle's inability
To work with the team regularly this
week may prove a sertons handicap,
: He cannot swing at bat In practice
for the present at least, and all tho
fans know how much the Giants need
to improve with the stick
In sni.o of the National Commits
sions order that no player taking
part in the worlds series will be al
lowed 70 write" for daily newxpa pers
during the big games. Meyers. Mar
guard and Mathewson. Of the Giants.
and Eddie Collins, Of the Athletics,
say they viii go ahead with their
plans.
who is Ban Johnson" the players
authors ask. Where does the Ma
tional Commission come In? They
wouldn't dare to call the worlds
series off,
A certain young baseball fanatic.
hailing from the wild and woody
eastern shcr res OF North Carolina. ex-
presses the opinion that the wisen-
heimers who are naming winners, and
reasons for same, In the coming
worlds series. are at the same dsad-
vantage as the man who tries to pre-
dict which way the wind will blow
next Christmas.
Tho usefulness of the modern In
Mated punching bag as means OF de-
veloping hitting power Is being Sc
riously questioned by some of the lead
ing boxers with brains enough to try
to ret at the bottom OF things concern
Ing their trade. The objection is that
the bag. swinging on level with the
strikers head. Is of no use in develop
tng body blows. It is noticeable that
body punching Is becoming q lost art