Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10
BY J. ED GRILLo.

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Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 1O.-Fear that the
Athletics chances for the worlds title
were jeopardized by the fact that the
teams pitching staff was not strong
enough to cope with that of the Giants
has been disproved. The game pitched
yesterday by Joe Bush simply shows that
Mack has at least one young pitcher who
can hold his own with Plank and Bender,
and that is probably all he. needs to In
sure third worlds championship for his
team. On the other hand, Mathewson is
the only one of the Giants twirlers who
has managed to hold the Athletics in
check. Both MarQuard and Tesreau have
been numerically pounded, neither being
able to go the full route in his respective
game. Surely much was expected from
this pair. but both of them have failed,
and it remains to be seen if Mathewson
can repeat. That it requires just about
twice as good pitching to stop the Ath-
letics as 1t does TO prevent the Giants
from scoring lot OF runs mas al
ready been demonstrated. The offensive
strength of the Athletics is so much SUI
perior to that of the Giants that there is
really no comparison. McGraw hasn't
enough MatheWSons to hold the Mack
men in check, and ii would not be at all
surprising If the American leaguers made
a. clean sweep of the remainder of the
series If the games are decided on the
merits of play there can be no other
outcome, for there is no way that the
Giants can be figured in the same class
with the Athletics, now that the latter
team has shown unexpected pitching
strength.
pleased with the success which Bush
had yesterday Mack will undoubtedly
use another one of his youngsters In
the game today. IT. will be either
Wyckoff or Shawkey, with the chances
favoring the latter. Just what Nc
Graw will do remains to be seen. lie
could send Marquard right back, for
he has had rest enough, but he may
decide to give his young phenom, Dem
aree, a chance, but that matters lit
tie so far the Athletics are con-
cerned, Tor all they need is fairly
well pitched game and they ought TO
win.
Tesreau's drubbing is blamed by
many on the absence of Chief Meyers
from behind the bat. IL is pointed out
that Mclean did not handle Tesreau
properly and that this accounts for the
manner in which he was hit. That the
big fellow used poor judgment against
the Athletics, particularly in the open
ing round. must be conceded. He had
TWO strikes on every man that raced
him, then, instead of coming back
stick fast one over with disastrous
results. Those in the know claim that
this was McLeans fault, that he sig
nailed for d fast ball because he does
not like to handle the splitter. At any
rate. Tesreau was hit numerically
hard when hits were needed. Nc
draws pitchers are awakening to the
fact that pitching during the regular
season Is not nearly as strenuous a
proposition as facing the Athletics for
nine innings eyery day
Eddie Collins is shining in the present
series as he never did before II such a
thing is possible, he is even outdoing his
marvellous work of three years ago when
he, single-handed almost, caused the over
throw of the Chicago Cubs If there is
anything in base ball which Collins is
not doing to the Giants il has not occur
red in the games to date; his hitting is
simply terrific, and most of IL Is done
when there are men on the bases. Yes
terday, for instance. he made the rally
in the first inning possible when he drove
Oldring along with a hit, and eventually
scored with Baker on Fletcher's wild
heave. In the second inning ne drove in
both runs with Il single, and he was also
responsible for the two runs in the sew
enth, when he tripled with Oidring on
first base. But his value to the team
does not end there by any means He is
playing marvellous ball in the field and on
| the bases. He is everywhere on every
play, and he seems to lead his teammates
through any and every thing. Collins is
truly demonstrating that there are few
ball players In the game today who are
to be compared with him. The best fea-
ture of his playing is that he always does
| his best work when there is most at
stake.
Bush not only had rafting good speed
| and fast breaking curve. but he used a
slow ball with great success. That he
| has nerve was shown when he insisted
| on floating up that slow one in the tight
| est of places. Ordinarily young pitcher
would rely solely on his speed in a pinch,
but Bush never lacked Judgment and I'M
| doubtedly stands chance of becoming a
really great pitcher. Bush pitched for
| Missoula. Mont, last season. He and
| Zamlock, pitcher, who was given a trial
| with Detroit last spring, won the pennant
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