The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-25
JIMMY CALLAHAN 'Is
 PICKING PHILADELPHIA

Manager Jimmie Callahan, of the Chicago White Sox, feels positively sure that the Athletics are going to win the worlds championship. He claims that if class has anything to do with the result Connie Adaek's men will prove their superiority, and from the way that Comiskey's right hand man talks it doesn't appear as though the fight would be remarkably touga one either.
 '@rhey can say all they want to about the Athletics weak pitching staff, but can't see where it is so terribly weak. Maybe Connie has used few pitchers in number of games. I be- lievehe5 did this as much to- give his second string of men experience as to save the game.
 'I know from the way that Chief that he has never worked better in his life. The Indian has come back this season and in wonderful style. As far as Eddie Plank is concerned, I have no fear of him in, the worlds series I believe that he can dupli- cate the showing he made two sea- sons ago against McGraw's men.
 Plank, Bender, Houck and either Brown or Shawkey are the pitchers who will be used in this series, to my mind.s You will find that the two vet erans will be in top-notch condition at this time. Hot weather generally tells upon the veterans, but in <.oto- Der there is no hot sun to sap their vitality For this reason both of these men will be in condition to Stand the gaff.
 T imagine that Houck will pitch a great game against the Giants if he IS worked. He watches the bases close 1y, as do Plank and Bender, but Brown is not as good in this respect. and my men have never experienced a whole lot of trouble in getting a lead on this last named Ytwir1er. Shaw key, believe to he a splendid young ster, although there is no telling how he can stand the strain of such an inn portant series. Still, there is always some youngster arising to the occa- sion in such g, crisis. Look at the way that Babe Adams put it on Detroit a few years ago. Take the caseS of Hugh Bedient, who stood the Giants on their heads last fall
 ''Let them talk as they will about the weakness of Mack's pitching staff Where will you find a greater ball club? The answer to all this criticism is given in the standing of the Mack men. They are up on top today in spite of all these alleged weaknesses. And they are so far ahead that there will not be any one overworked in one of those grueling finishes that some people are so fond of writing about.
 '"They have shown their class by holding the lead all the way so easily, and with their greatest pitcher, Jack Combs, lost to them. Joe Wood was injured this year, and the Red Sox fell by the wayside. Ed Walsh went back on us this season, although through no fault of his. and as you can see, this killed our chances. When ever ball club loses the services of it's greatest pitcher. and yet fights it's way up to the top of the league, you can make up your mind that this club has the real goods
 "And that is what the Athletics are the real goods They have a won derful batting team, and their outfield as we'll as their infie1d is a great in- stitution. And when you come to talk of hitters-take any one of the num- Der and the other club has to keep all eyes open when he comes to bat. l dread Jack Barry as much as any one on the team when there are men on bases. He has broken up several games this season to my sorrow"