The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-08
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Giants Strong in Box But AthIet-
les Have Many Stars

Detroit, Aug ST, as now seems
probable, the Athletics and the New
York Giants lock horns this fall in am
other worlds series, one OF the most
interesting competitions of the long
series between the American ana Ma
tional league ought to be the result.
In such cases the oh league will be
represented by a high class baseball
team, with a Well-balanced pitching
staff, including the man who must be
considered the most heroic twirlng ii
cure of his time-Christy Mathewson.
The American league viii so into ac-
ton represented by a team of phc-
nomena batters and base runners,
brilliant ficldcrS ana with but one
pitcher who can be relied on for uni
form effectiveness. 'rhc Mackmcn. in
the series with Detroit which lately
closed, looked like The most effect
i've club in the world with Plank in
the box. But i'm the other -four games
Of the five game series their best eff
fcrts AZ the bat and IN the field could
not balance the ineffective pitching
that Brown, Houck Bush and Bender
were serving 10 the Tigers. Jennings
men, though only a ncar-tail-end az
for their batting proNess, made mev-
~ with each righthandod pitcher
Manager Mack trotted out In one
game they were also favored by the
break In the luck. But tho series. in
rs entirety, showed conclusively THAI
if the Athletics win the worlds series
with their present line of battle Plank
win have 90 bear a major share of
q tower of strength in the worlds Sc
lies of two years ago. is charged with
defeat i'm two Of the games of the Sc
ries He may of course, round into
form. Connie may also be able to re-
cruit youngster or two during the
Perhaps one of the youngsters on his
present list may find himself durinc
the second half of .hc season But
this seems q forlorn hope. The Ath-
leticS will have to turn the trick
with their bats ana VII surely find
velops many pitching duels with an
ether than Plank on the mound. The
greatest treat the writer has eXpcr-
FENCED i'm n long time was the oppor-
tunity to watch Collins and Barry in
some of their copyrighted pieces OF
teamwork that every now and then
put a Grimm in the Tiger scoring bee
Evers and Tinker, in the days of the
cubs sensational campaign, Develop
ed many "A clever play. But even this
magnificent pair must be accorded
second TlaCe i'm view of the sort of
have developed during their years of
association. Collins and Barry exc
cute i'm game the plays that their
most adept imitators sometimes sue
ccd i'm turning during the practice
session. In the Detroit series | saw
the bag for a bah hit sharply through
die box. He got it perhaps 20 fe'
from the bag but never grasped H.
merely batting it to his mate, with
his bare right hand Barry was at fun
speed. At he took the ball he kicked
the bag The toss was SO perfect that
he was already in position To COM
pete the double play by n perfect
throw To first that beat the batsman.
himself a fleet runner, by almost two
steps. There were al least five points
of this play that could have gone
wrong and wrecked it, Few infield-
ers would have cared to attempt the
sensational way i'm which il was start
ed, but Collins knew that IL was a
play which could be performed i'm this
way only Twice I'm the series the
pair. with Lapp's help. effectually
blocked Tiger double steals. with men
on first and third. In one case Barry.
10 or - feet i'm front OF the base. not
ed that the man on third was nor
starting and let the throw go through
To Collins who got the man sliding in
to second. In the other case Collins,
playing the short position. saw the
break To the plate. Intercepted the
throw and got his man at the plate
by an easy margin. through a per-
feet return To Lapp. IL was worlds
baseball.