Atlanta Georgian., 1913-10-07

.ast two starts. Two home runs by
Frank Baker stopped us in 1911. We
'Einply threw away the series with
lhe Red SoX last fail. Matty Should
pave won three games and he didn't
|win one.
Now that is what you call getting
slhe worst Of the breaks. AS a usual
8Fhing ucl Just about balances in the
&ons run, We are overdue for a few
kmi.es from the "Fickle Dame" Per
SSonally I do not care one straw
8whether or not American League"
Puck prevails. We're simply going to
|'r.m those Athletics anyhow. / feel
t in my bones.
Id like nothing better than to whip
hem stngle-hauded. And I think I
ou.d just about do it. too. I always
was pretty husky fellow. They talk
|ahopi Jack Coombs being an iron
Ilnan' / do not think he was ever a
pr stronger or huskier than / am to-
|eay. Take ii from me, I'll be ready
T. zoe TIE scratch any time McGraw
rails upon me. I'm willing to pitch
me first four games if he asks me.
Inc Athletics are going to bump
nto far tougher proposition than
'ney encountered in 1911, I can tell
You We were a lot Of green and in
|eyneHenced kids then. Matty was
about the only one whose nerve had
ever been subjected to a Worlds Sc
res test. Most Of our boys stood up
|no0ly TO their work It was a far
closer series thap many people imag-
me, We looked bad in only one game.
the last.
Admits He Was Ratified.
Now, do not know how the rest of
iae boys felt at that time. But l do
Know that If anybody ever had buck
TeYer,' his name was Marquard. !
scarcely knew whether I was stand
ing on my head or my feet. To tell
you me gospel truth, | was so ratified
! couldn't get Chief Meyers signs.
yIosSed my old pal half dozen times.
JUST 10 tip you off 10 what a good,
same sport Movers is he finally in
mails. ' " ''''0 :
, Now, against the Red Sox last year
l was as cool as an iceberg every
minute, | will not deny that I had
soAe luck in those games. Both
IlIles l was fortunate enough to be
sven a bunch of runs early in the
ny and l never had to extend my
sen With half the encouragement
a.ons these lines Matty would have
..ah'ered in on the chin strap on all
'"L ee starts. But that's not the point.
wish to rea assure well wishers Of
'e IIantS that my dayS of nervous
4lFN- are q Il i
nUl tnlnk that any one could accuse
me Of being a "quitter." though they
-.N say 1t about me when I was q
,....A ,rL warmer Of the Giants. Now,
WI. should have been nervous
7.'iISt the Athletics I can not tell. I
A.. exactly the way I felt the first
t't J pitched at the Polo Grounds
~, cav ] Won the sobriquet of "elev-
-.- -. ,housand-dOllar lemon" It took
' Two wears to shake the nervous
slSI ot that nightmare The Phila-
'.. g.,a'7 enisode. z am sure. was the
'S' 4llFer Of that sad affliction.
Can Beat Athletics.
"'en | say that l can beat the Ath-
....S mean it. It is no braggadocio,
''.'F gave them the battle of
-.'.. LIZ lives in 1911, when I was blind
-.' H"fFousness. Then a f1uke home
.-.. "'S my undoing. I say fuke. for
."me run that decides a hard
,.r ~ game is nothing more than
-Sl figure the percentage against
Il. d happening and you will get
.le aTtt of my talk. Certainly ]
~ J. face Mack's men with all the
'..Edence in the world.
-,,r.e T'Fe as the sky is above US we will
80 -- good this time if the boys hold
I -5. .Aelr heads. We cant do 1t. Of
..- II we play the same kind Of
p. NAY We showed against Boston.
14' think that experience taught
o.. ID tesson we are not likely 20 for
:. me rest of our lives. Here is why
am so confident: We have a far