The Washington times., 1910-10-19


looks pretty soft for them now
The general impression is that the
Cubs feel that they are due TO lose the
I series. II should be comparatively easy
for the American Leaguers 10 take a
| couple Of games out Of the remaining
five which might be played. and we
have great hopes that they will turn the
! trick two days hand running, to wit.
Thursday and Friday of the current
week.
! Perhaps the current week stuff might
get rise out of the Inhabitants of
/ Philadelphia. Nothing else seems to dis
turb the placid current Of their lives.
They surely are the corruptedest and
! contentedest folk we ever saw. Louie
! Heilbronner was entirely too optimistic
when he said the Philadelphia fans
would get the news OF the doings OF
l their brave ball boys out Of the weekly
issues OF the Saturday Evening Posi-
4 He should have said that they were
waiting for the annual guides. which
viii be published in January or
February.
But let that pass. Maybe the PhiIly
fans viii get a real cheer out Of their
systems when the International polo
games are played in Newport OF New
Jersey next spring.
However, comma, as tie high school
teachers love to teach their young
charges in the few minutes allowed
reading. 'riting, and 'riJhmetic each
term, the nOn-nOisy enthusiasm Of the
Philly fans is not the question The
matter before the house 3 the playing
Of the Athletics. and, ladies' and gents,
you may go the unit that the Mack
men are playing some baseball. Not al
the baseball IN the world, mind you, but
some of tive might even say quite
passeI.
No Inside Baseball.
The vast, brainy inside work which
was supposed 10 be the star feature
when such intellectual giants as Frank
Chance on the field and Connie Mack
on the bench were the directors Of des-
TIMES. is not yet in evidence. 1t was
not on Monday, because there was no
chance for il, and it was not yester-
day. because there was no need for II.
Hugh Fullerton already has three lead
pencils and a typewriter ribbon bought
and paid for 10 write pieces for the
magazines on the generalship in the
worlds series, but the readers Of our
great family newspaper will be wise 10
the fact that Hughie is coming them.
There has been nothing out Of the Ordi-
nary n either contest-eXcept the play
ing of EGGie Collins. Eddie is in class
by himself in this series 50 taT- We
hope the editor viii uIvntlOn MS name IN
the. head on our article IN all editions,
Tor he is really worth an extra ali by
himself.
The game which the athletics won
Yesterday w&s a thoroughly brutal cN-
hibition of jumping upon a pitcher VINO
has a family 10 support and slamminS
mis- shoots all over The lot MOruecal
Brown was No l on the ISFIseC IISt u
Cub good things in the pitching busi-
ness. He counted high, low, jack IN an
the rule books, and in chicago. unuef
the house rules, he counted hiEn, low
ferent system here, and MOrdecai was
thrown in the discard NheJueT ne "Ait
ever iH hand again this year Is a
question. He is turned up on ne edges
and may be entirely rejected on the
next deal.
Only Reulbach Left.
when Brown failed 70 win yesterday
the cubs had only one trick left.
That was 10 pitch Reulbach. He VIII
almost surely be the choice for the
.openc- in Chicago on Thursday. he is
a professional pitcher, long since dis
qualified by the Amateur Athletic
Union, and facing that kind Of talent
the Athletics may be tame, but we
doubt If. In no form Of sport IS the
mental attitude so Important as IN bat
ting in baseball. The attitude OF the
Athletics now is that they are the very
best swatters in all the universe. and
that nothing the Cubs can offer is too
much for them. Instead OF trembling
fearfuIIy before the Cub slabman's
shoots. the Athletics have only mild
curiosity 10 see what he has in stock
The idea that he can beat them Is not
in their bright lexicon OF youth. Ihat (
counts a whole lot in the national game. /
The Athletics Will probably come back !
with Bender on Thursday. DE should 3
certainly be as good as Reulbacn, and (
If he is, at the rate his teammates are
hitting. il will mean another winning
Tor the Philadelphians After that the
remaining game should be a mere de-
tail. As the players get nothing AFTER /
the first four games, the Athletics
would have no false mOdesty about
taking four in a row, and we hope
they do.
Frank Chance is a pretty good sport. /
and may work McIntire on THURSDAY.
but he will most likely stick to Reul- /
bach After that Ii is hard TO tell
wha- Cnance may do. Overall ana
Brown have proved sad dlsappo.nt-
ments, and he might use Cole and
Phester if the series runs as high as
five games.
The Cub fans are entirely up in the
air and have not the slightest idea
what 10 do to stem the tide that has
set so strong against them. Some Chi {
cago rOOterS bet as high as ten TO six /
on the Cubs. and they are scratching /
their heads industriously tryin.
ure a suggestion to Chance that NAV |
save their money. Let 'em think. Il /
looks like a long, hard winter in Chi .
pamO and exc in PlttSburg. which has I
wagered much good ard some tainted !
money that the Cubs would win a ma
jOTity Of the games.
It is the orthodox thing for worlds 4
series to furnish surprises This time
we have two. They are Eddie Collins
and Ira Thomas.