Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05


preaching contest, having be
come so accustomed to picking
the Giants to defeat somebody in
these Worlds Series that it is
really habit, and hard to leave
off on short notice. We have de-
cided not to publicly picn them
this season so as not to en-
barrasS them. Neither do we
pick them this season so as not to
embarrass them. Neither do we pick
the Athletics, which should be very
encoura cling to the Athletics We
stand on neutral territory and let Ma
ture take its course.
There is really only one good way
ot determiningNhe winner of the com
ing disorder, and that is to toss a
coin-prefeTably such a coin, if one
be a New Yorker. as is used by the
National Commission in deciding that
the first game of the series shall be
played in New York, and which al
ways comes heads or tails. as the
case may be. The dope is useless
at least. our dope is that way.
The situation, as we view it, passes
Nh 10 lilOSe DIDlOuIu duALiuLlN4NSs
Messrs. Mathewson, and Marquard,
who will be in there writing and
pitching, with Messrs. Tesreau and
Demaree as an advisory committee.
MoGraw Strong in Pitchers.
Only in his pitching department
does McGraw seem to hold an advan-
taEe over Connie Mack, whose Won
derful hitting team must rally round
the veteran frames of Big Chief Ben
der and Eddie Plank. II MatheWson
and Marquard can hold the sluggers
of the White ephGsts-and we have
a snealting notion that Mathewson
and Marquard will be the men de-
pended upon to do most of the hold
.ug-the Giants have a great chance
True. Bob Shawkey, or Carroll
Brown or even Houck, the young
s,ers Of the Mack mOundmen, might
bob up as the Bedient of the series "
the stars begin to fade, but the
chances are that if the lean Chippe-
Wa fails to stop the Giants, 1t is
pretty good bet no youngster is going
IN do it-not in this particular Sc
ries.
The wonderful Bender and the more
wonderful Plank are said to be about
through, but that has been said Of
them so often that it is always to he
doubted until they pass forever from
The big leagues. The same thing has
been said of Christy Mathewson, and
Vet to-day the big blonde master of
the fadeaway is the chief hope OF
The Giants in the coming battle.
Matty May Start Series.
II is believed that McGraw VIII
open with Mathewson. Twice before
Big Six opened against the Athlet-
les and defeated them Last year Nc
Graw started with Tesreau, and Tes-
reau was defeated, so 1t is likely the
Giant boss will string with his vet
eran hurler to put over the opening
punch. Then will probably come
Marquard. That Tesreau will be used
in the series there is no doubt, and
# seems more than likely that Nc
Graw will also try Demaree unless
things break for him SO that he de-
eides it best to stick to his big three.
Figures may not lie, but if that is
he case. truth has mighty little
standing on the island of Manhattan
in connection with the series, because
the Gotham fans have made the Giants
even money in all betting, and IA
vorites in some. when there is scarce
lv an angle Of the dope that gives
the big town boys a shade on the
AIaCkmen save in the pitching de-
Workers are favoring the Giants not
because Of the figures but in spite Of
them.
Perhaps that is the best way. Ii
has been demonstrated time and
again that past performances mean
little or nothing when it comes to
worlds series The weakest hitter on
team may turn out to be the slug
ger of the series. while the mightiest
NaUoper may be joke. The figures
are proverbially tickle and perhaps II
fortunate for the Giants that this
Is So
Athletics Lead in Hitting.
They viii encounter a team that
Las been pounding a combined 2S2 to
heir own .267 They Will find OPP
posed to them at least five men who
lave all been 800 hitters, while they
nave but one individual in that class.
They will meet a club that has been
nelding 5 points above them on the
run Of the season.
Whether the Athletics viii approach
'h"'r seasons showing In the brief
series that determines the world
g.anpIonship is another question.
Iney may show one Of those startling
'rEerSals of form that sometimes
't1Tiakes the best teams. and be out
NIdled in every department from start
b" finish. Then again they may win
so easily as to make a joke of the
series
mats what makes baseball-the
disabilities of the game
Ih" Giants are admittedly much
['e or i'm team base running than the
fi1Ietios. hut here again the figures
."uIo he deceptive as applied to
snort series because the base run
.n- awaited the big town boys little
1911 They did not get on the
often enough io display their
speed. and therefore " vas a useless
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