Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
'FOur0ut Of vefOrMack' Monty
Series Should End Next Saturday

pitchers in the American League,
whereas the Giants have by far tha
best mound corps in the National
League, and consequently faced
pitching that was weaker than ths
National League average. Frank
Chance. now manager Of the Yam
KEGS, ought to be in better position
TO know the relative strength Of tho
two leagues than anyone else. being
fresh from the Cubs, and he says thar
the American League pitchers Of the
present time are quite a bit stronger
than those of the National
Thus the Athletics have the better
batting and the Giants the better
pitching. Some contend that these
two elements will equalize one an
other. There is this factor. though
the Giants have mauled the tar out NJ
poor pitchers, but have been stumped
by good twirling, whereas the Ath-
letics have whaled the stars Of the
American League at almost the sam8
same point that the fair pitching Of
the Athletics win curb the fair ba=-
ting Of the Giants, the other depart
ments Of play win have to be looked
To for the answer. In fielding the
Giants are somewhat steadier than
they We're last year, when they threw
away the series with the Red Sox, 0r
in 1911. when the MaCkmen trounced
them. But they are far from being in
the class Of the Quakers in this re-
spect
The Jack McInnis Of to-day excels
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 shOrtstop.
is about the same as ever The out
field Of the Athletics is far better
from "a defensive standpoint than It
used to be with Eddie Murphy in the
place of Briscoe Lord George Burns
is a 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 breat IN the fly-Chasing depart
ment H.r .Ie McInnis, Collins, Bar
~ Bake mbination i'm the infield
has quite an advantage over Fred
Merkle, Larry Doyle, Arthur Fletcher
and at third base either Arthur Sha-
Ter 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 Meyers.
IN base-running there is little su-
L periority either way The Giants
speed around trife better as a gen
eral thing. but the Athletics have
kuac< Of doing undreamed- of things
Just at the moment when they count
most. Take for instance, their dou-
BILE squeeze play. No other team In
the history OF baseball ever has scored
two men on 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. il is a safe bet
that NcGraw goes crazy, but there
will he little chance for such esca
pades with AN hands as vigilant as
they will be
Gencralship will cut a 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-
letics should outbat the Giants In all
games in which Bender and Plank
pitch, and should outfield them all the
way II Plank and Bender pitch four
games of the first five, the series
should end Saturday.
II the Giants should win the one
battle in which we expect 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 or
the first five for the Athletics.