The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-27
The CUBS ARE OFF
Chicago Nationals Show a Sud-
den Great Slump.
Baseball Fans Ask Questions
After Brooklyn Series.
STUDY OF INDIVIDUALS
Chance ami Best Players Show
Signs of Staleness.
Sheckard Not Keeping Up His
Usual Hitting Record.
STUDY OF INDIVIDUALS

Chicago, July 2I.-The News says:
What ails the Cubs 2"
This question has been asked in the
last two days By Chicago fans speaking
of the west side National leaguers pro-
baby more than any other connected
with baseball here at present. The
question refers to the slump in the
Brooklyn series, in which Chicago won
only a single contest of the four play
ed. going to pieces in the last one-
Old-time ball players viii probably
appreciate the condition the Chicago
team was in after the New York series.
They will also know that there are
days for every team when it lags,
sort of big league staleness. They viii
also remember that there are days
when one team is. due to win by some
strange influence in baseball. It comes
a t times when one strong team has done
it's best and generally the weaker team
happens to have enough reserve
strength to show strong at the rival s
weakest spot.
were apparent in the first Brooklyn
game. which the visitors won 6 to ).
The Cubs Werese stale. Shame rallied
them Sunday and forced them to come
from behind and win TO g.. 1t was
forced squirt. BY all the hidden laws
of baseball the Chicago team should
have won the third game. 1t was then
day They did not have enough LETT.
however. and lost 4 to g. That marked
the end of their hopes IN the series,
and the slump showed badly in the
fourth game, which they lost to 10
The team was stale. The change OF
an eastern trip may he sufficient tonic
to put them right. Then again it may
not be-
To appear as. a Notwithstanding ag-
gregation the Chicago team must be
presented in full. Chance. leaves an
awful gap when he sits on the bench.
So would any of the ii1feIders.
Chance has fallen in hitting and the
slump comes to the man batting fourth
Yesterday he got two hits. On july ~
he got one. On July II he got Two
hits and another back ON July 13 IN
between those dates he got nothing IN
the "bingle'' line. That is he has hit
safely four times IN nine games rive
games without a hit. That is the ex-
tent of his slump and fans are propa-
bfv grateful thatit comes at this time
IN the meantime Schultz, after
slump from June % to July II, when
he got only five hits in is games, began
batting on July 10 and since then has
been singing the. ball regularly with a
least one hit a day Apparently his
% Jimmy JIM sheckards had his .faIlingFsuff
since July "A Up to date without ashit
for nine games.
with Chance and sheckard having
their slumps in a ''pal7 like. form. the
fans may figure "the answer"
Jimmy ~Slagle had a small slump
from July u to "A when he did not get
a hit for four games. He has worked
the pitcher for about A bases on bans
this wear. If bases on balls counted as
hits in the batting averages his mark
would be about 1886. He is perhaps the
most consistent of. the four leaders. =
Meanwhile Harry Steinfeldt since
June Ii has hit safely once or eoftener
% times. having in that time only elev-
He has not had his slump yet. and
may not have one. HIS fielding. and hit
ting have been a wonderful Brace Tor
the Chicago team. 49,
While the big fellows Chance and
Sheckard, have dropped, Joe Tinker has
been hitting regularly and his longest
slump since June II has been one Of
three days and another of two days.