New-York tribune., 1909-07-19
The BASEBALL FIGHT
Giants Face Critical Series 5clth
Worlds Cham mOns Noe.

The Giants did fairly well last week, ai'hough
they could manage 30 get no better than an even
break in the double header with the Pirates on
Monday. thus giving the League leaders four games
Of the series. It's much too early to despair how
ever. of the penuant, because it is quite on the
cards that PitsbuTC will he the sufferer the next
time the teams meet. II is peasanter to look 1or-
ward Il the Chicago series which begins on lhurs-
day, and figure gaining little ground on the
Cabs. who. after all. the immediate leaders Oh
the Giants lust
MatheWson has apparently regained his FORM TOT
ne gave the Pirates dose of the medicine that was
relied on to win the series in the first game on
Morday. and was responsible for one of the four
straight victories over Cincinnati. The Reds showed
little that gives them a title to championship class
while here throwing away many opportunities oy
stupid work IN thu field and the bases. There Is
good stuff IN the team however, and Griffith Will
probably extract it in the long
Just at rresent Roger Bresnahan's Cardinals axe
entertaining the Giants The game on Saturday,
with its terrific batting rally the ninth inning,
showed conclusivev that Bresnahan has beaten the
green team that here on the first Western In
vason into formidable lighting organization. lib
orally imbued with its managers indomtabe pluck
and gameness. Bresnahan has done we'll by the 81.
Louis club and VIII certainly upset some calcula-
tions next year II not before. However. he will be
lucky to take another game away with him from
New York.
Brcsuahan's success is the marked and re-
grettabIy so by, the failure OF Frank Bowerman 10
turn out satisfactory team in Boston The reason
for BoWerrlan's lack Of success Is not easy TO find
He has had some good material but, like Fred
Tenney AMI Joe Kelly. has been unable to do much
with the team in the Hub. His resignation VIII
distress good many of the friends he left in New
York
The Yankees are finding the travelling in the
West rough. but they have every reason to COM
r1and the confidence ot The public here until they
do lot worse than they have given any promise OF
doing as vet. As has been said before, Stallings
has a vc,,nE team and ono that needs seasons
experience and it looks as II ne had the raw ma
terial Of good. a great, team
BROOKLYN surprised some critics by winning a
game each from PittsburE and Chicago last week
II the Superbas can take least one more game
from tho Cubs before they cross the bridge, Lum-
ley.s nina will have earned warm place IN the
hearts of those who support the Giants
The Philadelphia Athletics are IN the midst Of the
Ipe-lrailA slump at present and lost second place
70 Boston YESTERDAY by, dropping another game 10
St Louis Probably. however. Connie Mack has
not begun to worry as yet Cleveland IS coming 70
the fore in tho Younger league just now at a great
rate and IS ustifyiuK the predictions based on IT'S
papar strength before the season opened Detroit
continues tc win more games than it loses with
great res,aritv and the rare present looks Ike
A close one between the champions, Cleveland
PHILADELPHIA and Boston. Chicago. St. Louis ana
New Yoik arc all i'm position whore winning
streak would bring them into the running, however