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Show ATHLETICS ARE TEAM WITH STRONG PUNCH If it takes a punch to win a world's championship series the chances ln the comluq; scries absolutely favor the Athletics, Ath-letics, says J. Ed Orlllo ln the Washington Washing-ton Star. Thero Is no comparison when It comes to doing productive hitting In the two teams. The Athletics have fihown on innumerable occnslonB their ability to drive runs across the plate, regardless of who the pitcher pay bo. and just the opposite Is true of the Giants. Most of the viotorloa of McGraw's men have been by close scorcB, dun largely to the Inability Inabil-ity of the other club's pitcher to hold them In check, but whenever they have faced good pitching, even though it was preaented by teams which were decidedly Inferior, the GlantK have had their troubles. trou-bles. sThe Glanta surpass tho league ln stolen bases and In getting men to first but fall behind, the third place Cubs in crossing cross-ing the plate. Of late the Giants are hitting -weakly. Tho players arc not finding tho ball when needed, and against Al pitching the Giants seem helpless. On the other hand tho Athletics arc hitting ln their old form. McGraw may be up against a hard hitting aggrceatlon. The Athletics have a punch. Thev usually use it when there are runs to he scored, and It is this punch which the Giants appear ap-pear to lack. Incidentally, the Mackmen have some splendid utility material. That Is particularly par-ticularly true of the outfield. It might happen, of course, that the Giant pitchers will Tiold tho Athletics ln check, but that Is more than any other pitchers have done this senaon barring a few occasions when tho Mackmen were not In their stride. |