The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-07

Plank
First game 2 runs
Second game. 5 runs
Bender
FIRST game. runs
Second game. ........... runs
Third game. runs
IIouck-
One game. Observation-Disclosures. runs
They are ready, fit, and may the bet
/ ter team he the best team.
have investigated the condition of
the men Is closely as possible and APP
piled II TO the dope that we have been
studying for the last fortnight, and
find little in the condition OF the men
TO cause any change of the figures and
facts presented therein.
The principal difference is that re-
ports from the camp OF the Athletics
indicate that the pitching staff is I'm
better condition than l was led to be
licve it would be. Bender and Plank
have been carefully prepared and made
ready for the series Evidently Mack
saw. even before he knew that Jack
g 'ombs was irretrievably lost for this
season, that BENDER and Plank would
have TO carry the burden, and for
moro than month he has been using
every precaution to work them into
proper shape. Tho Athletics them
selves believe that they are good
enough, and neither Mack nor' Harry
| Davis often is fooled as to the shape
| of pitchers.
Reports from tho Giants camp arc
that McGraw's great quartet of twirl-
| ers is ready, and the one surprise is
that many of those who have studied
The dope most clio sely and watched the
/ Giants like hawks during the last six
weeks believe that Tesrcau is likely
| TO pitch one great game. I find that
the hopes of the Giants for winning the
/ s.yin
| Demarcc and Tesreau than upon
Mathewson and MarQuard. The lovers
| of the team think that Matty and Mar
guard will carry it to within reach of
! victory, and that the others will carry
| them through after the veterans have
/ spent their best efforts. 1t was rather
surprise to me TO find that Te%rear
! Is being touted SO strongly. rs his
poor showing during the season does
MT Justify any sach hopes.
The feeling in the rival camps on the
eve of the worlds series is one of
mingled confidence and apprehension.
| Both teams know their weak spots.
Zach thinks 1t ought to win-if-and
! the If with the Athletics is the
pitching staff. and with the Giants
their hitting.
| The Giants are primed for the most
desperate struggle of their history. De-
| feat for them this fall practically set
American League over the National
until the National League can build
! up some team to recover it's lost pres
| Uge. The Giants are battling to pre-
vent the fans from taking the view
| that the old organization is dropping
| slowly back toward the minors. Vic
| tory for the Giants means more to the
National League than ever before.
! All the pitchers seem in as good con-
ha Ia !, N
and Marquard Plank and Bender, all
! showed we'll in their later workouts.
I They all had taken things compare
| lively easy for a time. working only
enough to keep in proper trim, and
then tried themselves out toward the
end to make certain that they were
near an edge. Mathewson and Mar
| guard showed rather better form than
their rivals did in the later tests.
| Whether this system OF resting and
then working back into condition is
! the best is a question with me. I
watched other teams try it, and with
bad results. The best worlds series
! pitching I ever saw was from the
| Chicago Cubs pitchers on years in
which they were forced to fight clear
| to the finish to win their own flags.
The same was true OF Detroit and
of the Chicago White SoX. ON years
when the pitchers had time to rest and
get ready they were not ready.
One year Brown took things easy
| from August 10 late in September.
| asked him how he was, and he replied:
! 4 don't know. l haven't tried hard
for weeks. I'm going to work five in
nings against Cincinnati tomorrow
and quit II we are ahead Then I'll
! i've myself n good tryout against
Pittsburgh next Sunday and make
sure"
The Reds got three hits in five in
nings. Brown working easily. On the
next Sunday Pittsburgh made two hits
one a scratch On the strength of
| his information and these two games,
! threw out the dope of his weak show
| ing for six weeks. and picked him to
win He pitched like an amateur in
| the worlds series.
| But if this system is a mistake. both
! managers have made the same blunder
/ this year. Believing Connie Mack a
better man ut conditioning pitchers.
and knowing what their condition is
than McGraw. feel that lie will pre-
| sent them only when they are 1t.
| ] expect Mathcwson to meet Bender
| in the first game, and look for Mathew
son to get a beating during the early
part OF the game and To be hit hard
before he steadics. Bender. on form.
! ought to hold the Giants without much
trouble If his team gets the jump on
the National Leagucrs.
! In the second game. | expect close,
| hard fight between Plank and Mar
| guard for six or seven innings. and
that, when pressed hard toward the
! finish, Marquard will waver and get
IA hard drubbing in jig time before he
can be relieved. McGraw, of course,
will have l'romme. Wiltse and his
other relief pitcher warmed up and If
he can get Tesreau into action before
| tho damage is done there will be q
chance. II 1t goes too far. then he
! will save Tesreau and use Frommc,
| Wiltsc or Crandall to finish up
| The third game ought to be IL tryout
| of two youngsters. With his stars
| beaten. McGraw practically will be
compelled to use Dcmaree. and 1 eX-
pect Demareo to he pitted against
| Houck. and that the New Yorker will
have all the better of a hard. stub
bornly contested game.
| II Demarce pulls that one out. the
series ought to settle down to n strug-