The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-04
Class Of Collins's Men and Their
Team Work Will Tell
in Race.
FORTUNE a POTENT FACTOR.
Managers Of -Four Leading Club~
Now Using Their Best PLAY.
crS in Struggle to Land
Bunting.

tn. Am.rea- Tessr. teams ha~s
TUNED into the home stretch IA what
promise - - the rno.t interesting enjsf
IN the histDr, ~ baseball
The -four leading teams are t,,rnohed
Only an "ycizsh separates TIRE first two.
ana the u.X; ;vo are so close that q
weeks time may sec ether .he leader or
the rUnner-gl' in the race displaced
: r. eyer men played for the fevoTs Of
fortune j. i the l-4cNrs OF these teams
/ Night a-d da~ NE leaders Of the Boe;on
F, Americans. S"v York Highiardera Phil
. ad~Iphfs Athletes and Chicago White snI
are faithful dsvO;ecs at the shrine OF the
Z Goddess - Fortune
p kpd fortune ~ lock will have mneh 70
ID with deciding the question Of Sc
p-eniacy
a couple or even one Injured star. would
put the leaders OFT Of tn. running At tbs
period FnI therefore TIE devotion 90
Dame Fortune.
BP ~" managers are not he7otin4 an
.heir time 20 for-u-, Every man m the
American League management knows By
experience that Fate + usually on the s1ds
with the heaviest ARTILLERY.
Already ;h~ managers OF the four 1ead1nG
teams have brought forth their heavy az
t!lIery-
I. ~ row pas. the time for experiment
Ing. None but tried sad true players ass
ils-i In the game. II f. q battle Of veter-
ans. The recruits have the privilege OF
locking on hut the sacred duty OF PARTED
nation i left 10 these who have fought
with honor IN previous campaigns
Ard fortunately. each OF the four Iea0-
inr teams in the American League In COM
,os.a or men who will 1Rh. the battle 20
The last stretch Strong arms and wininG
hear,s will ,ussIe out on tie diamond from
now until the erd of the campaign
BOSTON MAY REPEAT
To the writer IL looks a. though Boston
Twill repeat Chicago. with txenty-ons
eanes at home Will very likely make
hurrsh finish. but they are hardly os
championship cai!ber. comiskey's pitch
ing Department. while undoubtedly GOOD
can hardly he rated ns well as either Con-
nj. Mack's. Jimmie CoIIins's or Clark Gr4f-
fith's sturdy four.
Boston has finally struck her Gait. ana
they will make II very interesting for fhs
res, OF the teams until the finish.
Again Vill "cy'' Young the grand old
man OF baseball. and 'Trish-' Bill Dtneer
Us called upon to extend themselves ard
save the day for the Hub The nrse sting
OF the struggle has found this pair ready.
and they have responded nobly to TIE
frantic erie. OF the Boston rootera Tan
nehiIi Is also going at top speed. and. With
this trio 10 rely On from now until the
end Of the season. Boston has nothing TO
fear from the pitching department unless
an accident b-sets one OF the twfrisrS.
New York has a splendid man IN Chez
bro. but neither Orth nor Gr1nth have
dore anything TO set the circui: on IRE.
Connie Mack has the pennsnt bee
buzz.ns strongly. With waddeil. Plank.
HenIy and Bender he IL well supplied
with pitching material. and II his team
continues TO play the game they have
been putting up for the last month until
the close OF the season II would not b
surprising 10 ses Macks, aen land the
bunting
hut from presen. Indications II Icoks
like the finish will resolve itself into a
struggle between Boston and New York.
and il il does IL would not he Q bad idea
TO get a bet down on the worlds cham
pions'' as they have the class. snish and
ability and these things will tell from
nov until october >