The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-15
MACK HAS
PRETTY FAIR TEAM

Frank Force, sporting editor Of The
Minneapolis Tribune, predicted before
the series that New York would win.
For several years Force has stood by
the Giants prior to each world series
and picked them as the greatest team
in baseball. Mr.. Force has finally come
to the conclusion that Philadelphia.
has q little baseball talent on it's
Athletics and in reviewing the world
series says:
With the worlds series at an end
sport enthusiasts naturally now turn
to football for heir entertainment and
with many important contests sched-
uled in the near future the gridiron'
pastiming will be soon at its very best.
For those Of us who named the Giants
to defeat the Athletics for the baseball
championship, the result brought with
1T some disappointments, although we
must find consolation in the thought
that the New York club was SO badly
o~utclassed. But one man of the entire
Giant squad was in a class with thel
Athletic players and this, of course, is
MatheWSon, who won the only game
credited to the McGraw aggregation.
The veteran pitched wonderfully in
that game. and came back in the final
contest Of the, series with. another
great exhibition of the pitchers art. In
his first effort he received perfect sup
port in the pinches and won, while in
the second, the men behind him wob-
bled at critical times and gave the
Athletics plenty Of runs for victory.
Without a question the Athletics
were better in every department of the
game n the only GUS we can offer
for the Giant defeat Is expressed by
the word inferiority. Other twirlers of
the Giant staff, who supposedly were
| AZ their vary host yyhrn ~ rfsot1I n ~ w
easy for the Philadelphia hitters and
even the %invincible Mathewson was
forced to work every moment Of the
time at his best speed to hold tke4o
Mack sluggers in check. The Athlet-
les hit he ball. practically all of the
time. felded in championship fashion
and at this distance look like the
best ball club that has ever competed
for the championship Of the world. On
top Of this Mack's pitchers were in
phenomenal form and had little trou-
BILE In setting down even the best Of
the New York hitters. The strength Of
the Athletics Is shown when we re-
member that Jack Coombs, one of the
star pitchers of their staff. was out of
it, and yet with this fellow on a sick
bed, the Philadelphia, staff had plenty
of strength for their crucial test
BENDER and Plank, two veterans,
who, it was thought, might have lost
some or their effectiveness, each pitch
ed two games, while Bush, the Brain
erd youngster twirled the other. Ben
der won both of his contests, while
Plang lost his first one before Ma thew
son. Plank, however, came back in
grand forms in the. final game of the
series and held the Giants to two hits,
the best pitching feat Of the series. In
Bush 1t would look as If Connie Mack
had found another wonder and the
career Of this Minnesota boy will be
followed closely next season. In fact,
Minnesota can claim considerable
credit for the beating given the Giants,
for Bender, a Minnesota Indian.
twirled two of the victories, while
Bush added one to the string. When
one attempts to give credit to the Ath-
letic players he has a task on his
hands, for at one time or another
every member of the Athletic club
was in the limelight with some timely
play, either in the field or at the bat.
Perhaps because of his youth and
comparative ~inexperience in big
league, baseball, the palm should go to
Schang, Mack's brilliant colt catcher,
for this fellow caught as we'll as if
he had been in fifty worlds series. He
did some hitting, too, n without a
doubt is one of, the very best base
ball products. OF. the year.
Grantland Rice wrote a rhyme be-
for the series in which he reviewed
the strength Of the New York club
and then finally came. to the con-
.clusion not to, wager any money, be-
cause he saw visions Of Baker at the
bat with the bases full. Here's his