The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-01
DETROIT MAKES
A POOR TRADE
Belief Prevails That Boston Will
Win Out in the American
League.

Boston. Sept. 1--Wlth a little over
six weeks to run. the National league
pennant race has narrowed down TO
Pirates and Cubs. 70: there is no NOR
tai chance for the Giants TO get into
frst place Only a miracle could in-
tervene In New York's behalf.
The American league still has three
! contcnders. and the race between
those three is closer than that in
which the two old league battlers are
hooked up. Philadelphia, Boston and
| Detroit have nearly an equal chance.
with the odds slightly in Connie
Mack's favor, because the Tigers aD-
parently are slipping. and Jennings is
resorting TO desperate methods TO
keep them from fatal slump
The trades of Schaefer and Killifer
| for Delahanty of Washington and OF
Claude Rossman for Tom Jones Of st.
Louis are regarded by ball players as
efforts by Manager Hugh to clutch at
straws and as heroic remedies which
the Tiger manager would not resort
| 10 if ne thought there was chance
for his patient to survive without
them, as thev are most likely TO prove
fatal to themselves.
Clarke's Desperate Move.
In the same way the trade of Bar
beau and Storke by Pittsburg for
Byrne of ST Louis is looked upon as
desperate remedy To which Manager
Clarke has resortcd TO keep the Pr
ate crew afloat. 1t Is risky business
switching the regular makeup OF a
pennant contending team this late In
the year 1t is possible 10 add or sub
tract pitchers at almost any time with
out serious disturbance 10 team work.
and II may even be done with outtleld-
ers without greatly impairing the de-
fense. but when a new infielder is In"
serted In the lineup there is bound 70
be more OF less friction as a result of
the newness of the new cog In the ma
chine This is where instantaneous
thinking and action OF muscles as
we'll as brains Is necessary to produce
the best results, and the player who
has TO stop and think, even for an In
slant. where this OF that player Is
likely to be or what he is likely 10 do.
Is losing valuable time.
The nanagements of the Pirates and
Tigers may ridicule this idea, but it's
certainty the deal between Pitts
burg and the Cardinals has imbued
the Cubs with new confidence that
they will be able to beat out the Pir-
ateS.
Add to Cubs Confidence.
Chances men we're confident en-
ough before, but now they feel certain
the Pirate machine was showing signs
of wear perceptible to the shrewd eyes
of Manager Clarke, who dared not
risk going to a finish with the Cubs
with his machine as IL stood, conse-
quently has riskcd repairing 1t In the
home stretch In the hope 1t will not
break down. but be able to hang on
to a sufficient part of It's present good
lead TO overcome any squirt the Cubs
may make About the ability Of the
Cubs to spurt desperately at the fin
ish, none who has watched them in
the past has any doubt and they have
settled down TO spurt all the way from
here to the wire. Consequently it will
necessitate keeping the Pirate ship
going at full speed to keep ahead of
Chances men They know it and so
does Fred Clarke. II he can do II he
Will win the pennant. but the cham
pions look for wabbling under pres
sure in Pittsburg while perfectly con.
fident of their own stability under Sc
yerest fire. having gone through sew
eral hot campaigns without blowing
up.