Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-10
Which TEAM I.
Will FACE
ATHLETICS?
Mack Sure Of Another Pennant
but Race Between Braves and
Giants Is Real Thriller
tBy Latest Nall

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NEW YORK The batteries for tho
first game Of the worlds series will b
Bender and Schang and -? +.
Although Il viii be six more week,
before the 1914 campaign closes, tAt
Athletics have practically cliacaed ths
American League nag, ana IL seems
that only miracle can prevent them
from elashine with either the Giants
or the Boston Braves in October fol
the highest baseball honors,
Connie Mack and his wonderful an
grNgation OF diamond stars are 50 fal
ahead OF their nearest rivals the Bos
ton Red Sox-that an interest has ap
farently disappeared in the American
League race, and all eyes are now 70
cased on the doings OF the National
League champions and the sensational
Braves. Nearly every person residing
outside OF this city is pulling for the
Braves to overaaal the Giants and
beat them for the National League
pennant And there are fans here who
are roofing the same way.
The Braves have three great pitch.
ers, perhaps the best in the old league,
two wonderful infeiders in ESers and
MaranSflle and manager that ranks
with the best Of them. Each mem.
Der of the team is boiling over with
enthusiasm TO face the Athletics in
the worlds series, and. besides, while
It has no. been announced. it is said
that each player win be Handsomely
rewarded hy President Jim Carney Il
they hAish in front.
Have the Giants gone stales is a
question often asked now Apparently
in the last few games at the Polo
Grounds, and especially those against
the Braves, the Mc6raWates seemed. to
have lost their fghting spirit and at
times their playing was listless. How
ever, McGEaw is not q manager who
viii allow his PLAYERS 70 succnmb
peacefully 70 the attack OF the enemy,
The Little Napoleon IL out 10 set q
new WUfadS RECORD ny -winaaag 4enr
consecutive National League penn&nAs.
and IL the Giants fail 70 accompsis
this Feat for him II viii not be his
faalt
one OF the reasons the Giants are
not Tar out IN front by this time is
the poor showing OF Pitcher Al De-!
mAree. He has done comparatively
nosAing since the beginning of the sea-
son and in his hast few starts has
beta routed IN the early Innings.
The CarSooaast pitched splendidly
hast wear for tae McGrawites and was
considered one OF the best youngsters
in the National League. Last year De
maree won thirteen games and lost
tour. This year he has taken part in
t~entyAsix games and has on1y won
eight. He is charged with twelve de-
feass.
As in the previous years, Mathew
son is McGfaFas old reliable, and
when eli else fails the s0ld Master
IS called upon. II was no fault of
Mafhews0ns that he lost the anal
game against the Braves. The
ssbrealsss Of the games have been
AGAINST him IN recent starts and therel
lies TIE story OF his four straight de-
feats.
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enough 10 have everything N their
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