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Show I FIS EXPECr HARD BATTLE THIS WEEK Stage Set for World's Series Which Begins Tuesday at New York. BOTH TEAMS KEYED UP McGraw Probably Has Better Pitchers, but Hitting Hon-ors Hon-ors Are With Mack. By W. J. MACBETH. NEW YORK, Oct. 4v The world's aeries is with ub once again. On Tuesday Tues-day the Giants and .Athletics hook up in the first scrap of . the annual diamond dia-mond classic Both are worthy of the great honor and capable of Riving a rery good account irrespective of victory. vic-tory. As the popular pastimo on the eve of such an event is to prophecy tho result, the writer will stick in an oar " while the going is good. I think tho Giants should win, though I would jiot advise any of my friends to bet. too hcavilv on the opinion. Closest observation ob-servation of the prospective rivals discloses dis-closes the fact that they are just about as evenly matched as any pair that over grappled for tho highest honors of the pastimo. However, I firmly believe New York ehould win, and win easily, as did the Athletics last time these teams met in 1911. Connie Mack las the stronger club, perhaps, outside the pitchers. But tho craftv pilot of the White Elephants, Ele-phants, will bo sorely put to it for reliable men. Ho has only two veterans, vet-erans, Bender and Plank, capable of shouldering tho burden, with any fair degree of success. These two may or may not be on edge at the present moment. It is a fact that Connio had to work them too much in his fight for the pennant. They have rested up well the past scvofal weeks, but can they como back anywhere near so strong as in 1911? Two Seasoned Pitchers. Certainly the two added years have not improved the cunning of Bender's good right arm or the trickery of Plank's port-side sling. Jack Coombs, who figured so prominently against the Cubs in 1910 and against the Giants in 1911. has passed out so far as next week 's action is concerned. Mack is in identically the same fix as was Mc-Graw Mc-Graw whon'thcy mot before. He has only two seasoned pitchers. The 'little Napoleon has four and a phenomenal Hl recruit beside Al Demaree, who tops tho National league pitchers. The Athletics must be regarded hb Hj very dangerous customers. They form an aggregation of sluggers that will Hl worry the best of pitchers. American league rivals this year have scorod many runs against the Athletics, but Hj could not hold in check the willows of the Mack men, 'I do not thiuk in tho Johnson circuit there was such .a classy hurling corps as McGraw can muster. In such a short series pttch-ing pttch-ing is perhaps the most decisive fac-tor, fac-tor, and that,- I figure, should give the Giants a great chance for the world's championship. Matty and Rube. Mathewson has been pointing .up to--. ward this gigantic tussle. The marvel of tho mound has just completed one 1 of his most successful years. Chief Meyers told me the other day he was j sure "Big Six" would be as effective as he was against tho Tted Sox last fall. If he is the Athletics will be lucky to -win off' him. The Old Master should have won every "start against Boston. j Marquard is a greatly improved pitcher over 1911, and has" had the ex-perience ex-perience to rank him, as .o.ue of the greatest world's series assets of all time. He had all the luck against Boston and turned off two victories. In neither game was he greatly pressed, yet he was effective at all times, and there was lacking in his perform-ance perform-ance the intense nervousness which -marked his work in 1911. Marquard, j filled with confidence, is today at the pinnacle of his powers. He is big enough and powerful enough to pitch the entire series- if necessary. I can-not can-not see how the Athletics, who are usually easy for good southpaw toss-ing, toss-ing, can -possibly stop" the "Rube" if the Giants stand up behind him and get him a couple of runs for a start. Tesreau, hampered all season through wildness, seems , finally to have re-gained re-gained control. Ho will bear watch- Mack's Great Infield. The Athletics infield over-shadows the Giants. It Is acknovyledeed one of the greatest of all time. It will be much stronger than two seasons back, for "Stuffy" Mclnnis will bo cavort-ing cavort-ing around first base.-. Harry Davis hit well that sories, but covered little more ground than where his brogans rested. The t Philadelphia quartette's claim To distinction lies principally in hitting j ability. New York is little inferior in fielding skill, and doubtless possesses far greater speed. The outfield is a toss up. Mack doubtless has a hitting advantage' here also on what has passed this cam-raign. cam-raign. But that is because Mc-firaw's Mc-firaw's most dependable sluggers have LH 'iV to live UT) to astperformancos. McGraw trio will hold up their own n fielding, and will outshine their rivals in speed- In experience, too, ew York has the call. ""Rube" Old-",nfr Old-",nfr . is a onIv ck gardener who has been thoroughly seasoned by world's series fire. Burns is the onlv Giant who has not been put to the acid Hj Both toamn are very staunch behind LH Si P' SflOT,3d anything happen to Chief Mayers there is Long Larrv Mc-Lean Mc-Lean to step into the breach. He is LH 2nCT.of-, tho In0Bt liable backstops to bo had. Mack has depended a great deal all season on. Schang. He has been a dandy catcher, and everything said of recruits goes for him. . 1 McGraw the bettor provided ln wbstittitoB. The best tribute to his strength is tho presence, on the bench of such a mighty man as Charlie Hor- Bumming up, then, the teams are iust LH ??ou TO??- in piainjr. Mack 'has tho best hitters, but McGraw the more LH 5?e?" Ti,e catchors are oven up, but McGraw baa a distinct advantage in LH PtcrllnK strength. That and his speed LH moTO ttan off80t superior H, iittir prowess, of tho White Elephants. . |