Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-17
Monty" Reviews Result of Coming Worlds Series
 Baseball Games
GIANTS vs. ATHLETICS
Certain Now That These Two Teams Will Pull Down the Rags In the
 Big Leagues.
BY MONTY

 conceded almost universally now as certain to meet in the next worlds series, fans are beginning to turn their attention to the question of how the two teams compare with each other. Though nearly two months re- main, before the clash for the worlds championship gets under way, it is the main subject in the minds of the real followers of the game, now that the pennant races have ceased to ab- sorb more than a superficial amour, of interest.
 The series this year has an extra element of attraction in that old riv- als are meeting again, aggregations that met only two years ago. Enough of the 1911 players still remain to make the tilt practically renewal of the same duel.
 The majority of baseball men in the country seem to think that the Ath- letics are the strongest team in the game. There is one sound way of reasoning this out At the end of last season the Quakers were playing a much better grade of ball than the Red Sox, who won the pennant and whose performance was good enough to beat the Giants. This would prove almost a final argument if the present Giants and present Athletics were identical with the Giants and Athletics of last fall, but they, of course, are not.
 praisal of the Philadelphians by the fans, however, is simply that they seem stronger team, one with great CT ability without bothering to delve into the dope for any more specific reasons. This system, though, is like betting on a race horse because of a "hunch." It is going in blindly. Base ball is a game of such distinct depart ments of play that they all must be considered separately with one phase of this team compared to the opposite department of the other. For in stance. the estimate of the Athletics batting in the series must be formed at the same time that the Giants pitching is considered, and vice versa.
 If such things as base running and fielding were eliminated, the problem would be "Will the Giants hit the Athletic pitchers harder and more timely than the Athletics hit the Giants pitchers?"
 Many seem to believe they will not, but this remains to be seen. Both ag- gregations possess tremendous batting power. with all hands in shape. and both have pitching staffs, that cannot be called other than great.
 In the matter of one teams batting oposed to the others pitching a reminiscent light is thrown toward that old foolish puzzle of an irresls- tible body meeting an immovable one. Something strong will have to give way before something stronger, and seems impossible for the margin Ill comparative excellence to be more than a shade one way or the other Nobody can predict with any degree or confidence whether these games Will produce the highest scoring on record for a worlds series or the lowest. complete triumph for batting would result in the former and the same for pitching would bring the latter. Or which is more likely-it may produce .hout an even break with scores of average size.
 Inst now an attempt might be made to decide the way this unique combat of departments will turn out, but 1t would be the old blind guess again to large extent, for many changes may | occur in the outlook between now and October. For instance. Jack Coombs may show himself tp be back in form and the same old Quaker art ;st of the mound, or it may turn ou' that his sickness and subsequent long ,ayoff have impaired his efficiency badly. Matthewson may be lost 'e the Giants through injury Homt Run" Frank Baker may spraih ms ankle and Larry Doyle may or may not recover his batting eye. Any one of sthese things could pave telling .keffect. Therefore 1t is wise to laSsioS .nd wait until October before making any bold predllc'ti9Ins. predict U ii.tt;. ls.s Mrs. Irving FReinberger left yes 1 terday for Lexington, Ky, where sn' was called to attend her mother wn ;c quito sick