Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
'FourOut Of Fivefor Mack Monty
Series Should End Next Saturday

I pitchers in the American I,esgra
whereas the Giants have by far ia
best mound corps in the NationaI
League, and consequently fara5
pitching that was weaker than -,
National League average. Franz
Chance, now manager of the Van
KEGS, ought to be in a better position
to know the relative strength of tho
two leagues than anyone else beI1g
fresh from the Cubs. and he saws thaf
the American League pitchers of tha
present time are quite bit stronger
| than those of the National.
Thus the Athletics have the bet-ar
batting and the Giants the better
pitching. Some contend that these
two elements win equalize one an
other There is this factor, though-
the Giants have mauled the tar ont NJ
poor pitchers, but have been stumps6
by good tWirling, whereas the Ath-
letiCs have whaled the stare Of tina
American League at almost the sans
same point that the fair pitching Of
ting of the Giants, the other depart
ments Of play win have to be looked
to for the answer. In fielding thu
Giants are somewhat steadier than
they were last year, when they threw
away the series with the Red Sox or
in 1911, when the Mackmen trounced
them But they are far from being IN
the class OF the Quakers in this ra-
spect.
The Jack McTnnis Of to-day excefu
the Harry Davis of 1911 at first base.
Eddie Collins, at second, is better
than he was two years ago, and the
same may be said OF Frank Baker at
third, while Jack Barry, at shortston
ies al he
field of the Athletics is far better
from a defensive standpoint than Il
used to be, with Eddie Murphy in the
place Of BrisCoe Lord. George Burns
is better man than was Devore in
the Giant garden, and with Red Muir
ray and Fred Snodgrass in the other
places the New Workers get about an
even break in the fly chasing depart
ment. But the McInnis, Collins, Bar
ry, Baker combination in the infleld
has quite an advantage over Fred
Merkle, Larry Doyle, Arthur Fletcher
and, at third base either Arthur Sha-
fer or Charley Herzog. Doyle runs
Collins a close race at second base
but the others are OutClassed. Be-
hind the bat Wallie Schang, Of the
Athletics, ought to about hold his
own with the veteran Chief Meyera
IN base-running there is little su-
periority either way. The Giants
speed around a trifle better as gem
eral thing, but the Athletics have
knack Of doing undreamed- of things
just at the moment when they count
most Take, for instance, their dou-
bic squeeze play. No other team in
the history Of baseball ever has scored
two men on a bunt, one Of them
sprinting all the way from second
while the batter is being thrown out
or maybe even, as happened once this
season, beating the throw to first II
this play is worked against the
Giants successfully it is safe bet
that McGraw goes crazy, but there
will be little chance for such e2ce-
pades with all hands as vigilaut as
they will be.
Generalship will cut figure as it
always does. But there is no telling
who is going to pull the most bones,
and vice versa.
A last brief summary Of what Is
looked for by yours truly: The Ath.
Ielics should outbat the Giants in all
games in which Bender and Plank
pitch, and should outfield them all the
wav. If Plank and Bender pitch four
games of the first five, the series
should end Saturday.
If the Giants should win the one
battle in which we expect a young
ster to hurl for the Mackmen and also
should be fortunate enough to win
one Of those against Plank or Ben
der and the series lasts until the fol-
lowing Monday, back with Bender
and if she goes until Tuesday, then
Plank for his third start. But our re-
buttal is that it should be four OF
the first five for the Athletics.