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Show nWHSHE HAS BETTER HIE Giants' Manager Says His Team Is in Very Best of Form. i NEW YORK, Oct 4. "Our teamf is playing snappy, aggressive ball at present, pres-ent, and It is my opinion that w have a bettor chance for premier honors than in 1911 against the Athletics or 1912 against Boston," said John J. McGraw, manager of the Giants, tonight "I be-llovo be-llovo the team is stronger and that the players aro in better condition. "I havo a very high opinion of 'Connie' 'Con-nie' Mack and realize that it will be a stubbornly contested series. Mack has an able assistant In Harry Davis, and these two generals will get ;all there Is out of the men. 'With Demaree in the form he Is In, he will be a hard proposition to beat. Tesreau Tes-reau Is ,a!so going along well, while 'Matty 'Mat-ty is always at his beBt In a close battle. bat-tle. Marquard won two of the contests last year and should pitch well. "No, I cannot make even a guesB at present who will twirl the first game. As for the Athletics' pitchers, Bender and Plank are veterans, and these two have been tho main stand-bys of a hard campaign. Coombs will be missed by-Mack. by-Mack. "Wo will be in tho fight from start to finish and the Giants will give the Athletics Ath-letics tlie argument of their lives for the honors." ODDS ON WORLD'S AND CHICAGO SERIES. 7 to 5 Athletics and Sox win. Evon money Giants, Athletics, Sox or Cubs win. Z to 1 Bender does not win ono game. 4 to 1 Bender does not win. two games. 7 to 5 Mathewson does not win ono gome. 3 to 1 Mathewson does not win two I games. I 2 to 1 Walsh does not win on gamo. I Even monoy Walsh does not win first game he starts. 25 to 1 series goes over four games. 2 to 1 series does not go soven games, 100 to 1 Giants do not win four I straight 100 to 1 Athletics do not win four straight |