Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-02

futiltty of boldly stating that the Attn
letics will win the worlds championship
because they have a better seasons aver
age than the Braves, or that the Braves
will win the honors because the figures
show that they have uutht and out
felded the Athletics in the last six weeks.
Ihis is made the more impressive when
one realizes that the two leagues are
vastly different. Some think the Ameri-
can League the stronger. others choose
the National Hence, if one league is
stronger than the other, which is prob
ably fact, the averages value is set at
naught without further argument be-
cause they do not apply to equals.
1t may he argued that the Athletics
defeated the Giants in 1911 and i'm 1918
when the ante-sCason figures showed that
they would. The figures to be sure, before
those series did favor the Athletics. if
their face values were taken as exact
comparisons. But what about the Cubs
Athletics series of 1910? The Giants-Re
SoN miN-up in 1912 and the series of 1905
when the White SoX won from the Cubs?
Before each of those series it was cal
culated by the statisticians that the
team which ultimately lost would prove
n winner. Most fans remember how
Hugh Fullerton figured the series of 1910
He had them only down 10 such n
nlcety that he not showed (before the
serles) that the Athletics did not have a
chance, but he undertook to say lust
how many more feet Tinker for instance,
could cover at short than Barry. Also he
proved, to his own satisfaction. that the
pitching was iS per cent of the strength
OF both teams and that as the Athletics
pitchers were inferior to those on the
cubs squad, another conclusion drawn
from ngures, the Mackmcn would NOT
have chance What happened in that
series Is history The Cubs didn't have
a chance.
Leaving, therefore, all figures out of
tnt question and judging the PLAYERS in
dlvidually and the teams as a whole we
nnd that several things will pIay an i'm
portant part In the coming series. The
mental attitude of the PLAYERS doubtIess
WIZ ngure In the result. Just how far
the AthIcilcs' confidence will carry them
is a question. They have won si1 non-
nants' but the majority of the team on
s tnc neld today was in the game only in
naS-Wlnning years of 1910. 1911 tat9 ord
1914. These same PLAYERS have trsr
fore' had worlds series experience T.,
those Same years. and have won in oil
save the one which is about to he stapod
Win the Boston club. These things n,s,.
give the Mackmen just the conNdonrs.
they need to defeat their rivals while
~ may sFc them so much over-confI-
their work. "S III
George Stallings is scbooIi,, ~.
daily to play the game and not tbj,i. Is
consequences. This method viii batn
ms players and If they follow his teacb'
,hss' they will not be handtcanned ~.
lack OF experience in worlds series MAJ
any one who has seen both the AtbIa-
sl.,,,'t. ""u braves play, know that the
iormer are far better hitters than tbair
rivals. This can be plainly seen The
MaChmen hit all-Comars hal I'd ana of,ar,
IHelI uIlNes go to the remote corners
OF the field. They hit nearly as woII
against left handler as they did against
a Ilsht hahder' though Murphy. Collins,
Baker. Strunk and Lapp are left-bandaJ
swingers. The Boston PLAYERS do not
smash the ball with such terrific mace
nor do they meet the ball solIdlv as oftep
as the Athletics. Connolly. MaranviIIa
ana Evers have done better work with
'ne oat than any other members OF the
club, although Maranville's average is
lower than half dozen other men 6n ,bs
team That trio is always dangerous,
out the others are not. The Athletics,
on the other hand, have eight men each
OF whom Is almost equally feared by the
opposing pitcher
speed IN the field will play an important
part IN the coming worlds series In this
department OF play observations aEsin
shows that the Mackmen have an advan-
tage, Maranville and Eyers are great
performers around second base, although
they hardly play up TO the standard on
the Barly-Collins combination. As for
the other two men on the infeld. Smith
ana schmidt third and first baseman. re-
specuvely they are not I'm the same class
with Baker and MCInns as a combiua
ton, although Smith is much nearer 10
Baker m Helding ability than Schmidt Is
to McInnis.
In tha nut0aId 4b.
advantage. One need only see strunk ynd
Oldrlng covering ground 10 realize that
there is not another pair or PLAYERS on
the same club I'm the country who can
compare with them. The Boston outheld-
sTs, Connolly, Devore Mann Gather C;iI-
bert and Moran. are not better than the
average major Lacquer. which is not suff-
ciently good to warrant their compari-
son with champions OF recognized ability
A comparison Of the pitchers Of the two
teams Is too long a theme to be under
taken here. However, IL is worth mem
tlOniug that despite the fact that James
Tyler and Rudolph have had a fine year.
they still lack the knowledge upon which
Bender and Plank can fall back I'm a
serious crisis. The veteran Athletic hurl-
ers are getting In shape now for the
series. They always do better work IN a
pinch than they do at other times. Hence
they have always been able to rise to
greater heights In a worlds series than
during the league season. Whether the
three Boston pitchers can do this Is prob
lemsticsl The chances are that all OF
them cannot. This gives the Athletics
pair big lead on their opponents In the
box,
When everything Is considered the Ath-
letics look 70 have a much better chance
10 win than Boston Yet In a seven-game
s. ries Il is unsafe 10 predict absolutely
which club will win. The ybrying circum-
st7Esss. the development pr unexpected
az md laEtlv The lucN or "break" of