Show II 1 JAKE STAHL'S GANG Of HAS IT II ON AWS AW'S MOUND MEN I Hugh S S. S Fullerton Places Boston Bos- Bos ton Ion Above New NewYork York 13 HUGH S. S FULLERTON an anti and the condition of ot the pitchers this week wilt will decide the tho Worl worlds world's s 's championship rather than general gen gee eral superiority Or Ot course with equal pitching the better team will win evenIn evenin even oven ovenIn In such a short series serle but the unfairness unfairness unfair unfair- ness of or it Is that one pitcher In perfect condition who happens happen to have something some thIn thing on the opposing team ma may decide it all alt by himself Almost overt every worlds world s serIes yet played has been a a. one man series and anti the problem of or the tho now Is to decide decle e which pitcher Is JR in the tho best condition rather rathor than which team i la better or which pitching staff Is better bet bet- ter After a careful study of ot the pitchers not only in their thell work of ot the tho season and andin andIn andin in past years but In studying the tho kind of ot batters they then must taco faco and the tho kind ot of pitching tho the batters battens must hit the tue only chance I can see for tor Now New No York Is that Big DIS Jeff Jert Tesreau develops de into the one-man one hero of or tho the series Jt U looks at nt present as if It Boston's pitching staff applied to New York conditions conditions con con- and batters ranks rank 73 out of ot a possible against 68 8 for the tho Giants I was much Interested in this study I took two of ot tho the smartest ball players of or the National league men who know what hat they sa say and went over with them separately the weaknesses and strength of ot the New York batters Both Doth these men are arc pitchers and nd with rival clubs Neither knew I had talked with the tho nth th k- k n nn except pt m minor details ta Then Then I i took two more player players both famous hitters and questioned cross-questioned them In ever every possible manner as to the strength and weaknesses weak weak- nesses of ot New Yorks York's pitching staffs Four American league players all an In Interviewed Interviewed In- In at different times Umes and without a a. chance to consult each other gave ave methe me methe methe the same material regarding the Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton batters and pitchers Tho The batters telling me inc about the Red Sox Box pitchers and the tue pitchers tolling toIlIng me rae about their batters Study AXt Arter r that I simply studied as to the way the pitchers will be strengthened or weakened by tho the kind of at batters barters they must pitch to to and how the tho pitching will apply to the batters I did this carefully carefully care care- fully tully and have u used d the tho information In Inthe Inthe inthe the comparisons of ot the different nt players acting and Judging not BO so much on what hat they have done ns as to what the they have done against the kinds of pitching the they must face tace I believe by this means Ibave I I have bave been enabled to get oot a closer calculation cal cal- than by any other possible one You may think It odd that I figure Mathewson as having a vcr very small chance to boat beat the Red Sox In fact I Iam Iam Iam r am led to think that his style of or pitch pitch- ring Is Just the kind the best hitters on the Boston team like to hit I think would be much more likely to them than Matty taU yet It Is the thc opinIon opinIon opinion ion of ot many that McGraw pinning his faith to the nerve and brain work of or his grand veteran will start the serl series s with Matty It will be Wood for tor Boston Boston Bos Bog ton in the opening game almost almont beyond a doubt All tho Boston e exports experts arc are picking Wood to beat the Giants I 1 believe e Wood will stop them almost completely Thoy have shown that with Ith few tew exceptions they do not hit speed speedwell speedwell well welland and that speed and a fast tast breaking curve will stop them Wood has both One question that has puzzled me Is whether the plato plate crowding tactics of or ortho tho the Giants will worry Wood lIe He is In Inclined In- In dIned cUned to be bo a a. trifle wild at aL times and twice this season after hitting batters he suddenly has prone gone to pieces and pitched bad ball Ho did It once in Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago and appeared to be afraid to cut cutt loose his great speed e-c e through fear of t f tat ot I uIe U ue x Oil hard If It TI he really r Is afraid the Giants ought to worry him As to whether Matty can get away with cunning and clever U use of ot slow faders and floaters float float- ers erR the proof Is that Boston hit him terrifically when the two teams met be be- fore tore and Matty Matt is not as good now as ashe ashe he was waa then then- In fact tact the great Ireat Matty has had a a. bad year He has hns pitched very few tew good games gomes and many pretty had ones Against a a. team that can hit like Boston one ono needs more than brains I 1 u think Wood la is 8 S to G 6 against any of t the tho Giant Glant pitchers except Tesreau and 6 C to 5 against him T r nu I Lone LoDe one Hope Dope Tesreau It appears to me me Is the Giants Giants' lone hope If It anyone anone can stop Boston It Is this big fellow whose great reat speed and quick slants have ha lifted lilted him to the top rank among the National league pitchers I doubted whether Tesreau Tesreau Tesreau Tes Tes- Tess reau was lYas as ns good a pitcher as he was said to bo be until the players Informed mo me about him They Thoy fa say his fast breakIng break break- Ing inS Is Iso isa a wonder and that he ho houses uses a a. lot of judgment in mixing them up The fact that ho is youn young in the big circuit It seems to me me I Is a a. poor argument If It he has shown an any weak weak- ness flees or lack of nerve and courage durIng dur dur- ing Irig the sea season on the fact tact has not been evi evI- dent He started fairly well letI this spring grew better and nd better and gaining courage and confidence he swept s through the league and outshone Marquard Mar Mar- as th the sensation of or the tho season I have studied his games James carefully to see whether he has shown any weaknesses The onI only fault tault that I can find Is that ho I is like likely to dep depend nd too oo much upon his great speed cd when In trouble and Boston i Is IJ likely to hit his fast last ball unless ss it Is mixed up well The Chicago Cubs sa say he mixes them up i in great treat shape shap much as Overall used to do dohen when hen he was wag con con- cone and going easily Tesreau ought to be McGraws McGraw's logical choice for the first game same In spite of ot the fact that the wise ones oca figure McGraw will lead with Mathewson Boston I It rather hard on loft left handers s. especially left lert h banders nd rs who try to to use Use their fa faRt t ones They can b be slow balled to 10 death by a clever cr left hander bander but their ther right handed hande batters bang Into the left handers handels terrifically and Speaker seems SM 0 to like th them m as we well weB a al' al as ho d does ca Ji right fin d pItchers The character of or the ii of ot th the Red flerl Sox makes the case of Marquard look bad The truth is hI that In spite of ot his wonderful press prell a this summer Isn't nearly the pitcher the New York tans fans i Imagine he Imagine I is IH He Ho Is a pretty prett fair left hanler bander but not a worM world heater beater H He lie won n a whole lot Jot of or games this summer and a n study of or the scores f r thos tho j feam iam names s Indicates rather that the t team im was wInning winning win wIn- ning them for tor him than tan that he was winning them for the team learn During the early farly season i-enson he lic rc registered a lot Jot of ot vie vic tories while the opposing lnA teams made a largo large c number r of runs Then he grew V e confident and and- won ns as h he pleased pleaded pitch pitch- trig ing excellent ball balt until the ChIcago o Cubs l broke rolee hi his nerve and confidence Tho worst feature of Marquard for a series rles like the one now at nt hand Is la that he ho can be beaten merely h by 11 rushing tactics Like most left leet handera hander ho he locks lacks h heart art The Cubs boat beat at him b by roughing the Ram Jamp game and ana ho hI could not stand their methods Like the Veteran c For the Boston series I prefer preter the ett veteran George to Marquard It If McGraw is 18 going oln to depend eDd upon left ten hand handers rs style of or pitching would seem more moro troublesome to the Red Sox Sex ox than Marquard's speed d Besides Boid it ap app appears ap- ap p pears ars to me roe that George orge has haH more neT nerve und and better brain work Marquard has not been in In- top condition durIn during the final month o of 01 tho the season either elthor and always Is good even when they are aro beating him him Ames and nd Cran Crandall ll probably wont won't get much chance hance With r |