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Show CHANCE EXPECTS 091 ATHLETICS (By George Rico.) Chicago, Sept 12. "I do not consider consid-er the Philadelphia Athletics are a much stronger combination than the Detroit Tigers were when we faced them," said Manager Prank Chance of the Chicago Cubs yesterday. The Cubs have M more games to play and are out In front by 11 games. Chance had expected getting in against the Cardinals yesterday, but found his bad leg still sore and did not perform. Archer has a slight attack of la grippe, so t-omebody else may have to be dug up to do tlrst base duty. Schulte Is back from Dlnghamton, N. Y., where he burled a brother, and will covet his portion of the outfield and. Incidentally, attempt to add a few more home runs to his collection, Detroit as Strong as Athletics. "The only department of the Athletics Ath-letics that is stronger than Detroit Is the pitching staff," continued Chance. "I am not trying to make out thot the Athletics are a weak team by any means, for the Tigers were not. There was never a much stronger combination combina-tion In the outfield than Cobb, Crawford Craw-ford and Mclntyre. The present Philadelphia Phil-adelphia outlaid Is not aft good an outfield as the Tigers sent against us. "The Tiger infield was not a weak combination at all. and It would easily hold lis own with tho present infield of the Athletics. Donovvan and Mul-lin Mul-lin were as strong pitchers as any two the Athletics have at the present time. The Athletics hav four pitchers pitch-ers who should be hard to lal In Plank. Coombs, nender ami Morgan, while the Tigers had really but the two men to depend on. Cubs Are Better Than Ever. "I have heard the comment made that the Cubs are a weaker team now. than they were when we played our last world's series. I do not believe it; In fact, I think that the present Chicago team is stronger than the team of 190S, providing we are all in the game. With all of the regulars on deck, we will show up stronger this year than ever before, provided our pitchers are right. "I do not think thai any of our pitchers have pone back-. Hiown has not, an, Reulbach Is as good right now as be ever was in his life. If Overall was right. we would be stronger on Ihu slab than ever, for rflester is pitching better ball than he has ever pitched and Cole Is a big strength to the pitching r.taff of the ten n. Overall Is not right, of course, but if he were, he would make the Cubs' staff a stronger combination combina-tion than wv ever had for any championship cham-pionship scries. "We will not claim the world's championship before we have a ri ; 1 1 1 1o It, but I don't think the Cuhs have any need to consider the Athletics a harder foe than the Timers were. If our pitching staff dees not meet with further Injuries, we will be Just as strong as the Athletics will be In our pitching department" "The only place where the Athlet les will have anything on us is the pitching department." says Johnny ccr3, "If they have It there. We have been weaker in our twirling staff this season than we have been In former years, because of injuries, j but at that we are all right." |