The Washington herald., 1907-07-01

the pennant victory Of Chicago last year
was due largely to luck and that the
chances were all against the Cubs being
able to repeat the triumph in this sea-
sons race. must admit that as far as
the grind has progressed the Windy City
crew has never been in any great danger
Of being forced to the rear and that IN
less there is a brace somewhere soon the
nag hunt will develop into a runaway.
Just now the Cubs are having pretty
smooth sailing. The New York Giants.
the one club TO which the public looked
to make the going hard for the warriors
Of Chance failed to do rs we'll as ex-
pected on the Western trip. and just as
they appeared TO be regaining their stride
they collided with bit of misfortune that
may seriously cripple their chances Of re-
covering lost ground later
The serious blow to the McGrawites
was the loss Of the services Of Catcher
Roger Bresnahan One Of Coakleys fast
pitches struck Bresnahan back of the
left ear, and he will not be able to play
for some time 10 come. Roger may not
be the most popular player in the bust
ness, but there is no denying his worth
to the New York club, and his absence
Is certain to cost the Giants more than
one game
McGann, who was playing in his best
form. was also disabled In Cincinnati.
and this must be tabled as another back
set for the Gotham team, which means, at
the same time. boost for Chicago.
II the Giants are to encounter such
serious snags at this stage Of the race
while the Cubs are able 10 proceed along
their victorious course with few Interrupt
tons. it viii not be long until the race
Of 1891 is a mere procession. and the only
doubtful feature is the penn1nt margin of
Chicago at the finish
For with the Giants out no other club
can hope 70 flag the tribe of Chance.
The winning streak Of the Phillies caused
them to be eagerly accepted in some
quarters as the dark horse I'm the race,
but while it must be admitted that the
Quakers are playing good ball, the class
isn't there for a pennant victory this
season.
There may be a different tale to tell
year hence il the present rate Of inn
provement in the Phillies general play
continues under the capable management
Of Billy Murray. The Qu8kers are show
ing a spirit and aggressiveness they never
displayed before. Every man on the team
is on his toes hUstling from the first
inning to the last, team play has i'm
proved wonderfully. and with a few
changes the suakers may next year start
out. as genuine pennant coutenderS But
for the present race the chances Just
now are that he Cubs will never be
headed.
When it comes TO getting the biggest
amount Of baseball out Of an ordinary lot
Of players. most managers must take
their caps or to Cornelius McGinicuddy,
Familiarity known as Connie Mack. OF the
Philadelphia Americans. His develop
ment Of young players has been almost I
phenomenal. When he went 10 Philadel-
phia he took an aggregation Of average
players welded them together. imbued
them with a winning spirit. and has twice
captured the pennant Not the least Of
his honors is that Of being the only man
in the world who has ever succeeded i'm !
doing anything with the famous Rube |
Waddell
Mack is an Old ball player himself In |
the SOS he was the receiving end Of the |
famous Gilmore-Mack battery They Gre
ated such a Juror with the Hartford I
club that they were bought by Washing /
ton
Gilmore soon blew up. but Mack be /
came one Of the best catchers I'm the [
country. Later he went 10 the Buffalo /
Brotherhood Club and afterwayI was I
manager of the PittSburg Club.
The Philadelphia team has gotten a bad i
start in the 1867 race. but most fans
have faith in Nack'z prediction that the T.
end Of the season will find them among 4
the leaders.