The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-31
MATHEWSON PICKS
GIANTS TO WIN

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 29--"The race for
the National League baseball pennant
In 1911 viii be hotter, closer race
than the season just closed, said
Christy Mathewson in his dressing
room at the Grand last week. Mr.
Mathewson Is here with Chief Mey-
ers and May Tulley, presenting Boze-
man Bulger's vaudeville sketch, en-
titled Curves He came to the
theatre bright and early for rehearsal
and when the writer saw him, talked
freely about baseball prospects.
"A great many sporting writer's"
Matty continued, "have picked New
York to win next year OF course, it
is little far in advance to say with
any certainty or to hazard even an
approximately good guess as to which
club will win. do believe, however,
that New York will make a better
showing in 1911 than we made in 1910
but more especially because I believe
Chicago will be weaker l also take 1t
for granted that Pittsburg will make
q better showing next year than it did
the past season. While it is true that
the Pirates pitching staff was not al
ways to be relied upon-I say this as
a general proposition and not with
personal reference to any single pitch
er-it has always impressed me this
way; That Pittsburg of 1910 wasn't
hitting like the Pittsburg OF old. Until
late in the season none of your heavy
hitters were batting around 800. Even
Wagner didn't come to- until the last
six weeks or two months. That, in my
opinion was responsible for Pittsburgs
failure to land the bunting.
Talk about Wagner being released
or traded, or sold is all poppy cock
Honus will be playing for the Pirates
next season. He isn't by any means
passed. If there is any likelihood of
Pittsburg letting Wagner go New
York will be the highest bidder for
him. If we can't use him anywhere
else I'd like to use him behind the bat
They call him an old man, but he's a
pretty live one for all that, and he
hasn't reached the age limit by any
means. Cy9Young, at ~ is still play
ing and Arson played after he had
crossed the tWo-score line OF course
the life of the average baseball player
does not extend to 40 years, and the
men that, exceed it are considered sort
of among the worlds seven wonders;
but there has been instances and there
will be others.
| don't look for Chicago to show
nearly as well next season as they did
this last season, because I believe they
will be much weaker in their pitching
staff. believe Reulbach will do bet
ter, however, next season than he did
last, for the reason that he had pin
liberia last season and was not himself
at all. know what that is for / had
diptheria myself four or five years
ago, and I wasn't any good that year.
l look for Boston to get away from
the tail end next season, and I look for
Pittsburg to be in the running I
would not attempt to hazard a guess
who will win the flag, but, of course,
/ am hoping that the fellows that are
picking New York have the right
hunch"
In conclusion Mathewson said that
he liked the theatrical game pretty
well, and he supposed that as long as
the people would stand for him he
would continue to like it. However.
he was anxious to get back into the
harness for the baseball season and
will welcome the warm days of prac-
tice play. Neither he nor Meyers had
stage fright when they made their
debut, but in the language of Meyers,
"It was a whole lot tougher to go out
before the footlights and speak lines
than pitch or catch or bat the ball on
the sdiamond.'