Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-08

! than Connolly, Mann, Moran, Gathers
and Devore. Connolly, by the way, is
very good timber, but against a left
handed pitcher he is not even put in
the game. Thus the best man in the
Braves outfield will be lost when
Mack pitches Plank and if he pitches
Bressler. The other outfielders are
have a strong aggregation of clever
fielding and hard-hitting men. Old
ring is in the reliable class, and
Strunk. Murphy and Walsh are not
far behind If the series was up to
the outfield Philadelphia would be the
favorite and a most likely winner.
o
Boston and Boston partisans will
tell you that the Braves are not far
behind in the infield, yet after OBJ
serving the familiar names of Baker
and Collins and Barry and McInnis
you wonder where the claim comes
in. Boston will point to Evers and
Meanwhile as comparing with any
two men in the Philadelphia dia-
mond. but even if they were just as
good as Collins and Barry that
would not give them a chance with
the entire infleld after adding Baker
and McInnis. The Athletics infield
is the greatest today in baseball and |
as great little players as Evers and |
Meanwhile may be- they do not bring |
up the standard of Boston to the |
standard of the Mackmen. 1t is the !
indeld that Connie Mack relies upon |
most for success, although he has |
such well-made team that victory |
is likely to break out in any quarter.
The loss of Red Smith, at third base,
may hamper George Stallings some
what, but Deal, who is to take his
place. may prove the hero of the
series. This has been so before, and
the fans will recall how Robe. the
third base emergency man of the
Chicago White Sox, had much to do
in defeating the gallant Chicago
Cubs. Smith is loss, all right. at
this writing. yet his injury may prove
lucky strike in the end for Stall
lings.
Catehers are important in these big
sticks out. Stallings has two pretty
good men in Gowdy and Whaling.
but they haven't the ability nor the
experience OF Schang and Lapp Both
Schang and Lapp have been in a
worlds series and have made good
Gowdy and Whaling will find much
that is new to them when they get
into the game.
To sum up the situation. the Ath-
letics excel in all departments but
pitching. and in that department
they have two reliables against |
three for the Braves But. allowing
that Boston is the stronger in the |
box. the Mackmen have a gang Of |
hitters. that should more than make
things equal In the outfield It is
all Philadelphia. Connolly is the
only man that figures at all. and he
is likely to be out of the game when
ever Mack uses a left-handed pitcher
In the infield Boston claims some
recognition because of Evers and
Meanwhile, and we will allow them
a whole lot of consideration. Yet
against the greatest infeld in the
world it would be impossible to give
the Braves better than second place
in this department. The catching
favors the Athletics beyond a doubt,
and from every angle the better
team, and the more reliable team, is
Connie Mack's brigade.
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Stallings is deserving of great
praise, and so is his Boston crew, for
the gallant fight they made in the
National League. The Braves came
from nowhere and finished first, and
they played brilliant ball in doing so.
Some will say they didn't beat much,
but that's the old story when the
race is run. The grand showing OF
Boston has won for them thousands
of friends all over the country, and
everywhere they are pulling for a
victory for Stallings. A flow of
sympathy and of goodwill is ram
pant for the Braves, and the hope is
prevalent that they will not be
stopped in their onward rush that
began in July and has continued
ever since. AS far as popularity
goes, the Bostons have the call, but
those who are betting their money
feel that the Mackmen will win.
O.
Personally. would like to see my
old friend George Stallings capture
the worlds championship series, but
my Judgment tells me otherwise. I
tried to work out an angle that
would make the Braves look like win