The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-07
HUGH S. FULLERTON
COMPARES PLAYERS
FOR WORLDS SERIE S

up tho series. New York will have at
that stage all the better OF tho argu-
ment
Tho next ought to SEQ tho loft
handlers pitted against each other
again. ana l bclicvo Marquard will
smash again and have TO bc taken out,
with Tcsreau to try TO save tho day.
Then it will be Dcmarce and Il fierce
fight between him and Bender. and, If
he wins-loo< out For tho Athletics
would. at that stage. DO in desperate
straits for pitchers. and Mathcwson
would DO there better than ever and
against him probably Plank. II SO.
Snodgrass. hang on to that ball If you
love the National League.
So far as tho physical condition OF
tho regular players goes. there is not
much to choose. Meyers is not quite
at his best. because of damages sus-
tanned in stopping fouls and othcr
minor injuries. but he is repaired and
ready for work. His big bat is not
at all injured, and that is what counts
most. Schans seems in perfect con-
dition and trained TO the second. n
bruised leg being his only ailmcnt. and
( that not serious Merklc is in top
shape. according TO his friends, while
MclnniS is handicapped by n lame arm
, not serious. and rapidly rounding into
shape. according TO reports. DOYLE
seems the worst off in condition Of the
| Giants. He was throwing badly long
! before he was hurt in motor acct
dent. and he was a hit off in his speed.
although he is comforted by tho fact
| that he was whanGing the ball stead
! lily late in tho year. Indeed. no is in
! better shape for tho series than l en-
pcctcd to find him, and liable to give
great account of himself. especially
! with the bat. and atone for some Of
his slack work during the year.
1Soth SrortStODS are In trim. Barry
little below his best, and Fletcher
trained to the second and hitting bet
ter than he has been. He seems de-
ternned to refute some of tho gossip
| concerning his lack of nerve in the
series against Boston. I look for him
, TO play much better ball this year than
| he did last.
All the third basemen are reported
In shape. ! hnd much doubt at the
| Giants headquarters as to whether
| Tillie Shafer will play the bag. and il
| seems certain that IIcrzog will be there
at least part of the games AIcCiraw
! has superstition that it Is unlucliy
to change a winning team, so Shafcr
| Will start.
ers not in excellent condition. Strunk is
! good enough OF course. they would say
| they are in top condition. even with n
broken leg, they so eager to he in tho
game After IT is all over probably will
get much better information regarding tho
! physical condition of the mcn-and we'll he
| sure to hear that one or three OF the losers
| ought to have been I'm Tho hospital I'm,
as they go to the post all arc ut and in the
| greatest form of their lives.
Strunk has been nursing weak leg. but
dnre. the series. and should he weaken,
| Mack is we'll supplied In outfielders. Indeed
substitutes should Baker be disabled, and
such thing might compel oidrins to come
i 10 'h III -, howevS.' in spite OF his Injury
| and he is rugged enough to stand hard
| bumps without quitting.
The bear stories. OF course. started the
! moment the teams were certain to win and
! they ought TO be discounted. Snodgrass
does not appear to be serious, and Doyle's
automobile accident was not severe enough
TO cause apprehension that his throwing will
the year II he throws badly the TANNED -up
shoulder VIII do for an aiibi. although do
not expect Doyle to need one after the
smoke OF battle clears away.
Both teams arc we'll supplied with sub
a once he would bury the Mackmen
The great majority OF the subs on both
teams viii have to watch from the bench
Mack has few pitchers TO fall back upon
In case OF the rout OF his five who have
carried the burden this season. while Me-
Graw has Crandali. Fromme and Wiltse
who are veterans and. OF course are of
| more use In such series than the young
20 be-
Personally would give couple OF fingers
| Same-but personal desires. unfortunately
DO not AFFECT managers much.
10 sum II up, the teams are in about as
5000 condition as one expect after "A
| ,onr season. and In much better physical
shape. as far as injuries co. than IL either
had been driven to the limit to win. The
injuries appear minor ones, and not Inca :
pacitating. so We may rely upon II that the
managers VIII present practically the regu-
| lar e-up. and go through with IL. Neither
VIII change unless disaster comes uneXpect-
edly, excepting for emergencies during
games
Macks batting order il much more con-
sistent and dangerous than NcGraw's lie
Is weak only in II relative sense-that is, 1t
would be n better constructed team with a
small, fast left-handed batter. who could
wait, 10 lead off. McGraw's lineup does not
seem nearly as good, although IL would be
hard TO reconstruct better one. even In
theory. from the men lie has 10 handle
Primarily. ! believe. McCiraw has designed his
lineup 10 meet the teams weakness against
ier-handed pitchers II In team that is
almost as dangerous with the ,ai-end OF
| the batting order with the first man
leading. and II Is sadly in need of n clean
up hitter 10 help Meyers.
| expect TO find the teams when they face
each other Tomorrow, erratic and inclined
TO nervousness. They have been thinking
IL mas a tendency TO make them over-anXi-
Gus. In 1897. for instance, the Chicago Cubs
had too long to think II over. and played
nervously for two whole games before set
! tiinS down 10 work. In 1905. after winning
the tie game from the Giants. they left
! New York. not knowing whether they were
TO start the worlds series in Chicago or De-
trolt. and they hadn't time 10 worry. and
!