El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

fsns-especially the matrimonial men
to play their money on a load OF
coal to win in the series Inc T IIa-ll-
followers are talking of gambling
chances and percentage of luck, mean
ing that the Philadelphia club has won
two worlds series and that the gam
bIer's logic tells them that the Giants
must win this season The buncn
from the brotherly love berg rotor
that the very fact that the Abilities
have won two series is reason aplenty
that they will win the third-and there
you are.
Hammer Series for Interest.
No world series ever attracted SO
much attention as the one WI WIZ
starts Tuesday in New York NeitH tt.I
has a world series been as douDIl u
as to the ultimate outcome new
Vorl,'s wonderful team play, Philadel-
phia's bombarding batters, the Giant
pitching staff and the White EIe-
phants' base running have all DeeI
reviewed and rehashed with the ina
analysis showing that the best team
will win. ..-o,.
on the worlds series pro and con
more con than pro. The resume OF
the reasoning on the world series as
given bv the local followers OF the
big stick leagues follows;
COOmb's Illness Aids the Giants.
D. p FennelI-'I pick the Athletics
If Coombs was on the bench ready &c
TAX his turn on the mound, the series
would be one-sided- His illness mas
greatly increased the chances OF tnt
Giants. but at that, the Athletics VII
prove the superior team Much haS
been said and written of the superior
itv of the Giant batsmen, but wher
play is called you viii find Bender
and Plank in perfect trim, ana JUS
about as hard to hit as in 1871
Paul Hammett-"Sahl The Athletics
will win on the nose"
Charley Kiefer-''NeW York VII
win The Giants team is composed o.
older heads, while their base running
and batting are superior to that OF tn'
Athletics. they can score more runs
on less hits than any other team II
either league. and one just has u
look at the average to prove 1t.
Graham FavOrs New York
Bert Graham favor New Yorl
because of the pitching staff. TheI
base running I figure will outclass tn
B. F. Upton. "Tipr-'It's tossul
! between the Giants and Philadelphia
I don't feel resolute enought to de
| eide right now, call around later
when I am doing something
National Pitchers Best.
Stanley Grey-"Better individual an
|
running will win for the Giants. Tn
National league pitchers are on tn
whole harder to hit than the Ameri
Harry Kane says: THE Athletic
| for mine. Their infield is stronger
and didn't they hit the same identi
= cal pitchers which New York had
I 1911? The whole team is 100 percen
better than two years ago, when the
beat New York
schultz Picks Giants.
Frank Schultz. coming big Lacquer
The Giants will win, although I d
not feel sure enough to bet You ca
feel satisfied that the winner wi
| get the breaks"
''Dutch,' Nagle-'Tt is a matter G
choice as to who will win and I pic
| the Giants"
/ Dick Evans-"The Philadelphia Ath
| letics will repeat their performance {
two years ago. and capture the Giant
! AnGora, provided Bender doesn
| break his arm, and Plank doesn't SUE
| cumb to heart failure. Superior hit
! ting with an impregnable infield. wi
| offset the superior pitching staff {
I the Giants. MtheWson will win h
game provided his team mates hit I'll
ball, but as Bender says. They mus
get on first before they can ste;
| second"
A. E. Whitman. Cub FANNY wa
of figuring who will win the world
championship Why I should pick II
Giants. on account of their batterie
and also faster as a team on base
! I expect the series to go six games
Likes the PhiIIIes.
City detective Joe Hausinger-"I b.
lieve that the Phillies will win II
! championship. The Giants have a Ii
/ tie the best of them on the pitchin
end, but take it all in all, the Philli'
have the strongest team all the Wa
round"
Billy Smith-"New York ought
win the series because they HAY
Mathewson for a pitcher. New Yor
has a strong team"
Jesse c. StanseI. chief of the eli
| detectives-"New York is going to W
because it is stronger on the pitcl
ing staff"
Sullivan Picks Giants.
Capt J. Sullivan. of the Central III
company-New York is the teal
The team has some good pitchers.
is a young team-has had three year
more experience than it had a coup
of years ago.
J. A. y-~PhiladeIphia will W
because it has the best team, bO-
infield and Outfield. The pitcher
while not so numerous, are just
good as New York has. In battin
as a team, the Phillies are 20 poin
! ctAAGeAu VI New OEh. L nave SOnG ONl
the percentages, and man for ma
with the exception of Chief Meyer
Philadelphia excels New York"
Athletics Are Better.
Charles Stewart, of the Central fl
philadelphia will win b
cause Capt. Sullivan is betting on Ne
York, and Cap never won a bet in h
life. Anyhow, I think the Philade
phia team is the stronger team-bett
In fielding and in every other way
Bender and Plank
c. P. Hill-"My choice in the world
series is Philadelphia. Ny reason
this: Bender and Plank can pitch e
cry other day for a short series, al
If they can't, Robert ShaWkey al
Brown are just as reliable as Ru1
Marquard or Tesreau. Once Marqua.
| faced Philadelphia, but I we'll remer
Der what happened. Philadelphia h
the heaviest hitting bunch in eth
league and the brainiest infield ev
put together. Bender and Plank are o
masters of the game and can pitch
any batter, and if either fails, tn,
J there is the same old Home Ru
| Baker of the 1911 series
Giants Pitching Best.
Robert Krakauer-"I am not a h
man adding machine lightning ca
! culPtOr nor a professor of algebra, tri
1ometry and mathematics-there
| cannot quote averages. team value
| and individual worth of various PLAYER
| I ha1 hor