The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-07-22
TEAMS IN WEST BEST
Two lntersectional Series Prove
Them to Be Stronger.
FASTENERS ARE LAMENTiNG

Many Former Members Of Clubs In
That Section Aavs Handed Out De-
fsats to Thsie Old Team Mates With |
Great Regularity.
On the results Of the first two clashes
between the eastern and western teams
Of the major leagues thus far fans Of
the east are inclined to the belief that
the balance Of power in the baseball
world lies in the region beyond the Al
leghenies. The American leagues
eastern representatives did very poorly
on their recent tour OF the land of the
setting sun, and the western National
lists cut quite wide swath in their
Journey around the eastern end Of the
PulAam circuit.
In the National league conditions are
exasperating to the expectant eastern
enthusiast. He sees the pace being
set at the top by the chesty Chicago
Cubs, the rampant Cincinnati Reds and
Pittsburg's perennial pennant pursu-
ing Pirates. Taking peek at the Gel
lar end Of the standing, he observes
with keen woe and anguish the fran
tic efforts of the Brooklyns to rob
the st. Louis Cardinals Of their IA
miliar tail end honors and the siren
uous activities Of the New York Giants.
the Phillies and the Bostons to keep at
or near the 800 mark.
vysfh 1aPOA and
double decked D is written all over
the careers Of each club representing
the eastern district in major league
ball. New York Is no worse off than
Philadelphia in having its various
diamond representatives fail to per-
form according to specifications In
the off season, for William Murray's
Quakers were by general consent &C.
claimed the dark horses Of the Nation
al league running. The Philadelphia
Americans did get into first place for
brief stay through some great box
work by Victor Schiller, Eddie Plank
and Rube Vickers and by the usurpa-
ton Of the Chicago White Stockings
tactics of making number OF runs
on scarcity Of hits, but once their
pitchers started to lose effectiveness
down went Connie Mack's tribe just
like back number McGinty.
| The Boston National league team
was built up around one man, Frank
Bowerman, whose address used to be
the Polo grounds, New York, and when
the Romeo receiver entered the hos
pital ward the Doves lost their chief
asset and lot Of games besides. In
the Boston American camp things are
trifle more CHEEKY, for the Red sos
were mot expected TO do much. and
they have done better than expected
Winter critics, well posted ones a
that, assigned last place to the Taylor
ties, who are proving pleasant sur
prise, even II the larruping Lajoieites
did happen to score ten runs In one
inning against them.
The Washingtons were the choice OF
many for lower eight, and on the roat
their efforts to win were series o
Jokes. Brooklyn fans know full wei
the spirit Of sadness that envelop
Charles III. Ebbets' recently improved
ball yard. If the Brooklyn team has
any idea of forsaking last place they
must quickly adopt the "do 1t now
plan.
What pains the loyal and lamentinl
eastern enthusiast as he scans tn
public prints and reads such headline
as 1.-THE Reds Make a Clean Sweep II
Brooklyn" or "Pirates Take Three Gu
of Four From the Giants" is that un
gracious western combinations hav
been in large measure recruited from
this end of the line. For instance
take the Comlskey Chicago come
backs. Their boss is Fielder Jones
whose home Is in New York state ant
who was a member of the Brooklyl
team once upon time. Detroit's man
ager, Hugh Jennings. was by turn
with the Baltimore, Brooklyn an
Philadelphia clubs, and Leader Lajoi
of the Cleveland Maps was SO long
Quaker that his appearance in Cleve
land garb often looks unfamiliar. Nc
Aleer is a westerner, and so are thre
of the four National league command
ers Of the western outfits. John Gar
eel, the courageous commander of tn
remarkable Reds, was by turns both
New York Giant and Yankee. S
much for the Chicago teams. Th
) privates now doing their best to agai
have the worlds series played In til
west are many and apparently unfo
= giving for their shifts to foreign sol
r At least twenty-five former easterner
are now members Of western teams
; the American and about sixteen In tn
National league.
r There Is consolation In the fact tha
} with the intetsectional trips over th
western teams can get together an
5 proceed to cut one another's throat
1 Then an eastern team may get til
: chance to sneak into the lead agai
r and lend silver lining to the preser
: dark cloud extending from Boston
e Washington.