Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-07

to win but I believe that the contest for the greatest honors that baseball has to give will be closer than appears to be the geneal impression. I would not be surprised to see the series go six or even seven games before Car rigan's players finally clinch the championship. The team is a power full, Well-balanced combination and its fighting spirit is well known. The Ma tional League team is also strong and should furnish much opposition so that I expect to see some of the best games that a worlds series has de- veloped in many years"
 Tener Declines to Pick Winner. John K. Tener, president of the Ma tional League, appeared confident that the senior league representatives would emerge victors in the series, but he modestly refused to pick a winner. He said in discussing the outlook:
 q am not going to try and pick a winner, although naturally I have my own opinion on that point. I will say, however that I expect to see the best games that have ever been played in lyn club, winner of the National League pennant, is undoubtedly the best this season in our league as it's record of games won shows and I be- lieve that it will prove to be the sur prise of the series.
 'All I ask is for fair weather and that the best team win after series of games that will be an honor to the great national sport"
 Left Flanders to Pitch Today.
 All indications point to a battle of left handed pitchers in the first game for it appears to be a settled conclu- sion that Manager Robinson will send Marquard to the mound for Brooklyn while Manager Carrigan will rely on Leonard to uphold the nonors for the American League champions. If Leonard pitches, Outfielder Casey Stengel will not be in the Brooklyn lineup and the probable batting order will be as follows:
 Brooklyn Lineup. Broolyn Nationa1s-Johnston, right field; Daubert, first baseman; Myers, centerf1eld; Wheat left field; Cutshaw second base; Mowrey, third base; Ol- son, shortstop; Meyers, catcher; Mar quard,. pitcher.
 Lineup of Red sox.
 Boston Americans-Hooper right field; Janvrin, second base; Walker, centerfield; Hoblitzell, first base; Lew- is, left field; Gardner, third base; Scott, shortstop; Carrigan, catcher; Leonard, pitcher.
 How Empires Will be Stationed.
 The umpires will be stationed as fol- IOWS NOIiIOIy \kaILSI1CcI 1LSdS ue)y behind the plate; O'Day (National League) on the bases; Dineen (Amer- ican League) left field; Quigley (Na- tional Laegue), right field.
 Robbie Not Worrying.
 'fWe are going out to win, and I think we can do it." said Manage Robinson Of the Dodgers yesterday. Our team has played good ball all season, and we held the lead alrnost all the tbrn1ph for H1W or two here and there. We measure up to, the. Red TSox and with our team playing its best ball right now there is no reason why it can't win We'll quard, Coombs, Cheney, Pfeffer and Smith will show them some pitching, and we are not worrying"
 Rube Sees Victory Ahead.
 Rube Marquard, who is reported to have been selected to pitch the opening game of the worlds series for Brook lyn, said yesterday that he was in top form now and that Brooklyn is going to win. This team has nothing to fear from Boston," he added We measure right up to their standard in every department and, believe me, we are going to trim them. All I hope is that I can pitch the same sort of ball that I have been pitching during the last couple of weeks"
 At Their Throats." Says coombs.
 ''We will be right at their threats all the time" declared Jack Coombs, comeback artist of the Brooklyns, yes- terday. If anyone believes Boston is going to ride right over us, he is reck- oning without men of the stamp of Jake DaRbert, Pfeffer, Marquard and Chief Meyers"
 Leonard and Carrisan to Start? Close followers of the Red Sox team, claiming no authority for their state ment, predicted at Boston yesterday that Carrigan himself would catch the opening game, with Leonard as the pitcher.