Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-07
George Is Good Guesser, but
Comics Record Is Next
to Perfect.
PROMISE BATTLE OF WITS
Athletic Leader Used Better
Judgment Than Chance in
1910 Classic.

Which of the two generals-Connie
Mack or George Stallings-wil prove
the greater master of maneuvers in
the coming series? In the past. Con-
ME lack has never been outgener-
aled. In fact the only false move
ever attributed to Connie came last
year in the second game of the series,
when he allowed Plank to go to bat,
instead of pinch hitter, following
this course in spite of the advice of
Collins, Barry and other players.
Matty pitched and won that game in
ten innings.
Where Mack shone the most was in
the series of 1910, where he completely
outgeneraled Chance in the picking or
pitchers. He began with Bender and
then used Coombs twice, coming back
with Bender, who lost his second
game in ten rounds. Coombs was
picked to follow up his two victories
in the fifth and deciding game and
again he succeeded. Connie had
Plank and other pitchers, who might
have started one of those games, and
it is the only series on record where
q pitcher went in and won three
games in a five-game series. There
was a one-day rest in between, which
helped the iron man Coombs
whole lot, but this does not detract
from Comics judgment. Frank
Chance in that series used Orval
overall to start the first game, as a
matter of sentiment. Overall had al
ways won the opening games of the
worlds series he pitched against De-
troit, and Chance took chance on
him, even though overall had been
suffering with lame arm most of
the season. The results We're disas-
trous.
Some Things TO Consider.
Fans who have "A habit of delving
into things and turning them inside
out are waiting with interest the sys-
tenn Mack will adopt to cross Stall
ings up in handing out his lineup.
There is bound to be more jockeying
on this subject than ever before in
worlds series. Stallings has left
handed hitting outfield and right
handed hitting set of gardeners. His
best hitter, Connolly, is out of the
game when Bressler or Plank pitches,
and for this reason Connie may use
both of these star southpaws more
frequently than is expected
Stallings has six eft-handed bat
tiers in the game, when Rudolph is
pitching, counting Evers, Schmidt,
Connolly, Moran and Devore. If Con-
ME should warm up a right handler
and turn in a right-hander's name for
pitching purposes, Stallings would
naturally have his left-handed hitters
in the batting array. Then the right
handed pitcher could pitch to one
man. Meanwhile, Plank or Bressler
may be warming up unnoticed and
jump in to face the second batter.
Stallings, following his usual princi-
Pile would switch his left-handers and
they would be out of the game, seri-
ously handicapping him for pinch
hitters. Mack has all the better of
stallings in this way and it will be in
ieresting to see how George can offset
any such schemes the foxy Mack may
devise.
strand Too Young; Hess Too Old.
II Boston had another left-hander
as good as Tyler, it's chances
would be much better. Strand is a
youngster and hardly up to the task.
lie is a mere schoolboy and lacks
Planks experience Hess is too old
to go the full route
A full account of the recent worlds
series and that of 1905, in which the
Athletics were beaten by the Giants,
may throw some light on the wisdom
of Macks selection of pitchers in the
past. 1t will be seen that Connie
made very few mistakes The rec
ordS: