The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-28
GIANTS HAVE ONLY A
FAINT CHANCE TO WIN
New York Writer Tells What They
Must Do to Win.

CIV J. McBeth In \. Y. Amerlcan)
Where there is life there is always
hope, of course. but the old adnge
neatly represents the Giants chances
for the National league pennant this
year. 1t seems big pity. too, after
the gallant struggle McGraw's men
have put up within the past month.
that this should be So 1t but height
ems the regrettable windup of last
season, when Coogan'S Bluff was beat
en- out of a worlds championship by
the oversight of a rigid technicality.
Plttsburg appears bound 10 make q
runaway race of it this season, de-
spite the best efforts of the worlds
championship Cubs and the Giants.
Fred Clarke and his slugging machine
continue to maintain the grand pace
they have been travelling since the
opening of the season. About the best
that can be hoqed is that one Of the
rivals will cut down the siX-game leal
enough To make the finish interesting.
The Pirates have strengthened their
inGeld with the addition OF Byrne.
and there is slight chance OF the new
combination faltering
Train Wreck Might Help.
New York will not give up while
there is a fighting chance train
wreck or something like that might
open the way. But right now II would
appear that McGraw will have to be
satisfied with his present position.
New York is six games behind the
Cubs, and that Of itself is difficult
lead to overcome in less than 50
games. But the Giants are almost Is
games behind the Pirates. Pittsburg
has 46 games yet to play. Presuming
they win &c of these. and that Is
conservative estimate, Now York
would have to win 40 of the remaining
40 TO nose out Smoke town
Only so far az home grounds are
concerned has New York anything on
either Pittsburg or Chicago In the re-
naming games The Giants have left
26 engagements for the Polo grounds
and % on foreign fields. The Pirates
play but 10 games at home and q on
the road. while the Cubs are at home
for only IS more contests. and away
for % OF the 40 games remaining,
New York has % with the second d.
vision teams.
OF course. there is the chance for
second place. Beating OFT the Cubs
would be next to winning the worlds
championship Chicago PLAYS five
games in four days here on the COM
ing trip and such a reception as the
Cubs suffered from the Giants I'm Chi
cagO recently would tumble the
champs TO almost a level with New
York. But hated rivals as they be.
Chance and his men must command
respect The club is one of the great
est ever organized and Will die hard
Indeed. Chicago IS the one contend
er that has what could in any man.
ncr be interpreted as a ghost Of a
show. The Cubs are but little worse
off now than a year ago this time
They won out then.
Chicago Must Hurry.
To win the pennant Chicago would
have to take Just about every one of
its remaining games from the Pirates
These clubs have nine arguments still
TO settle. OF the Is played, Chicago
has won only three. Plttsburg show
ed up the champions early In the year
when Chances crew was badly Grip
pied. But it Is doubtful II Chicago
even now can do even as we'll as TO
win the odd verdict remaining
New York's chance TO nose out the
Cubs for second place depends on
what the locals can do when the cham
pions arrive at the end OF the week.
Outside New York boG Cubs and
Pirates should find smooth sailing in
the east.