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

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he field than | am on (which
'uld be some crab, the way most
t call that being a crab, exactly.
Just because | am sort of a
baseball manager, and have had
some pretty good luck around
here 1T doesn't follow that
know any more than the next one
about what is going to happen in
New York and Philadelphia this
week. I'm going to be there, and
if anybody wants to buttonhoIe
me two weeks from now. I'll be
ready to give him an earful.
But az I'm going to be out Of town
when this is printed and won't be
back until the cruel war is all over
don't mind taking the same chance
that about 100000 regular writers are
taking, and making my little pick Of
winner in the next worlds series
There can't be much risk about it, or
there wouldn't be so many wise guys
making shots in the papers.
So pick the Athletics.
Backing Up the Pick.
Now, since / have got myself into
1t that far ! might as well go ahead
and try to back it up the best | can
And l realize that is quite a job
You may remember that ! never had
much to say about how the Crackers
We're going to win the pennant this
year-at least, not until we went to
the mat with Mike Firms bunch And
| haven't had much to say about It
since. l don't mind telling, right out
in meeting, that it isn't easy for me
to figure out, even now, how we did
win that pennant.
So l don't see much of an opening
to spread out on a series that hasn't
started yet.
That 100000 InfieId.
But here's the way it looks to me
without frills:
Connie Mack has the greatest IN.
field ever put together, both in field
ing and hitting. 1t classes away over
the Giants infield. in both depart
ments. Then the Athletics outfeld is
at least as good as the Giants'-or has
an edge, am inclined to think Thorn
as and this new fellow, Schang, will
catch well enough-as good as Mey-
ers. l believe.
And that brings us to the slab
Now, l am not Understanding the
value of pitching in a short series.
I've seen it win too many times, when
when 1t was weak
And I fh1nlF thnrnfS doubt that.
compared man for man, the Giants
have the better slab staff.
But here's the idea.
The mere fact that McGraw's pitch
ers look better on paper for the sea
son than Macks doesn't prove that
they are going to look better in the
worlds series, Matty, Marquard, Tes-
reau and Demaree haven't been
working against walloping club Ike
MaCk's all year. 1t is likely TO sur
prise them.
Then here's another thing
Might WabbIe and Win.
Macks pitchers don't have TO be as
good to win as McGraw's do. win
that stone wall infield around them
and those big bats tearing into ne
opposition, Bender and Plank anu
Houck can very likely indulge y
quite a little wabbling, and still not
suffer from it. You remember az
the bases on balls Jack Coombs CAV
the Cubs in 1910-but that great IN
field back of him kept Chances men
from going anywhere with the advan-
tage.
Plank and Vanguard to Start
In my opinion, Connie Mack is MOI
going to open with Bender, as the
slate seems to read now. And l don
think McGraw will shoot Matty az
the Athletics In the first game a.
though everybody appears 10 be GER
tain of those picks
From my way of looking at .
Mack should use first the pitcher tlla'
viii need the most rest before WoIn,
ing again, and at the same time w
pitcher most likely to win the S@T
important jump gam"
That sounds like Eddie PLANK "
me. That old southpaw will DC ,
hard bird for the Giants to PICK N
If he gets by in the first game. WV.
then there will be a couple OF "a,
of rest-maybe three days-and ~" ~
Eddie Plank shooting from the Oh
side again,
Matty for the HostiIes. :.
AS to McGraw's choice, l thlhA ~
will see the wisdom this time OF sa'
ing Matty and his chilled-steel ner
to start before a hostile crowd II - !,
enemys country. The first gahIs 7
to be PLAYED in New York. anu
should rather think McGraW W.
lead off with RUDE Marquard pa,
ticularly if Mack starts PLANK. @ nj
also because the Athletics are
fond of southpaw pitching.