The San Francisco call., 1913-10-04
STARS ARE
!. AGAIN IN
LIN: F()R
SERIES,
CrippIeS of Both Giants and
Athletics Back in Game, So
Regular Teams Will
Decide Title
By JOE MURPHY

IA some OF the prominent members
- of the Athletics and Giants
would be out of the big series owing
to injuries, but apparently they have
recovered sufficiently to take part In
the worlds series. Dispatches from
the east had Larry Doyle, captain of
the Giants. in an automobile smashup,
while Fred Snodgrass was reported
to have a charley horse that might
keep him out of the lineup. Stuffy
MeInnis Mack's star first sacker, who
missed the big series two years ago
owing to a sore. arm. was said TO be
afflicted with the old ailment, and
that he might be missed on the field
when the teams clashed on Tuesday
afternoon.
TO relieve the admirers of both
clubs. it can be stated with authority
that these three players viii be on
the field Tuesday, unless something
happens TO them in the meantime.
DOYLE is NO CRIPPLE
Larry Doyle apparently went through
the auto smashup without any serious
effects. as he has been playing at his
old position at second, hitting and
fielding in his usual brilliant style,
and there is nothing about his work
That would indicate that he is a
cripple.
Snodgrass is suffering from char
ley horse but he is not in bad shape
MGCTraw plans to go easy with the
California outfelder and allow his In
jured leg to get the stiffness out Of
il. In yesterdays game against the
Phillies, Snodgrass held down the first
sack for half of the first game The
dpr h7rf he
Giant outfielder did not appear in the
second game.
The admirers of the Athletics will
be glad TO learn that Stuffy McInnis.
the hard hitting first sacker, will be
IN the game He played at his reg
uIar position yesterday in the opening
game of the Athletics and Yankees
In the second game Harry Davis was
allowed to get his hand in, as the vet
eran might be called on to do duty in
: the big series.
When the Giants and Athletics go
on the field at the Polo grounds
Tuesday afternoon neither team will
have any excuses to offer Appar-
entity the players on both clubs are
in perfect shape and the series should
be decided on its merit.
GIANT LINEUP THE SAME
The Giants will have the same line
up as has been seen most of the sea-
son. McGraw may make few
shifts during the course of a game in
bringing in pinch hitters or derrick
ing pitchers, but 1t will be Snod-
grass, center field: Doyle, second
base: Fletcher, shortstop: Burns, left
field; Shafer, third base; Murray, right
field; Meyers, catcher; Merkle, first
base with either Mathewson, Mar
. +ciliard, Demaree or Tesreau on the
mound in the opening game.
=. Connie Mack has not announced any
changes in the lineup of his team and
there. is no reason to believe that he
will make any. There is no occasion
to make any shifts in team that
. CAPTURED the pennant.
- Strunk will be Mack's regular CEN
ter field, as he is one of the best hit
ters on the club as well as being a fast
man on the paths. However, Mack has
always held him on the bench when
the opposition used southpaw
pitcher. so Strunk will be out of the
:. Athletic lineup when Marquard is on
2 the firing line.
Walsh is likely to get Strunk's job
when he is out of the game Pete
Daley, the former Coast Lacquer, who
has been playing the utility role for
Mack, has been hitting the ball at a
great clip, and he might be given
preference to Walsh. AS fielder
Daley has few superiors.
The Athletics viii probably line up
and go to the bat in the following
order: E. Murphy, right field; Strunk,
center field; Oldring, left field; Col
Inns, second base; Baker, third base;
McInnis, first base; Barry, shortstop;
schang, catcher, and Bender and
Plank. pitchers.
SCHANG VS.. SPEED BOYS
The Giants are generally conceded
70 be a faster combination than the
Mack men, but whether McGraws S
men will take as many chances on the
bases in an important series like the
coming one as they would in an
ordinary game remains TO be seen.
Players are a. bit more cautious in
championship contests, for if they fail
TO execute a play they are open to
severe criticism. This can be said
about player who attempts to steal
a base and falls and the batter who
is up comes through with hit that
raight have scored a run had not the
man on base been caught stealing.
If the Giants get off to a good start
and are successful on the paths, I
look for them to run bases in their old
. time form, but If Schang turns several
of them back in the opening game
they are likely to be more cautious
in the succeeding contests and take