The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-29

Everybody knows that for some time
| the Nationals has been three-team
sue; Pittsburg and Chicago and
New York-the rest nowhere. The
American outfit is better balanced and
their championship season results in
| closer finishes.
Second Division Clubs.
1t isn't a good thing for baseball in
elSht cities TO have five clubs which
1lSht Tor the privilege of getting out
| OF the second division. The strength
OF the National is represented by the
three clubs named, and in spite of the
tacI that they say baseball pennants
/ nave no homes, you can place a small
bet that the National pennant has some
regular lodging places. a little of that
1 falrlck Henry stuff, gentlemen; in
other words, let US examine baseball
history for the last nine years.
in 1912 and '03, the loving Pirates
won the pennant in the National league.
In lSO4-5 the Giants came through the
VlctorS- In 1906-7-S the Cubs housed
the colors, and in 1909 the Pirates came
BACK again and allowed as how it had
swung around to them again. You
haven't heard anything about ST. Louis
winning a pennant, have you? Or
boston since 1898? Or Brooklyn since
1890? Or Cincinnati in the last thou
sand years? Or Philadelphia, for In
stance?
On the face of things, the National
looks a little bit lop-sided with a bal
ance OF strength corraled by three man
ayers After the Pirates have juggIed
with the flag awhile, they will kindly
step aside and then it will be New
1orks turn, and in the meantime Gin
clnnatl, st. Louis, Boston, BROOKLYN
and Philadelphia will fight like bear
cats to see which one of them gets into
the first division, and the next hest
will get the BOBBY prize-the leader
OF the collar brigade
The whipping finish in 1908 was the
pest thing that ever happened to the
national league, and even then it was
d nInlsh between the three strong clubs |
Win the others practically nowhere
ana some Of them worse than that
such battle as that stimulates the /
interest In the game; draws hundreds |
OF thousands of dollars through the !
turnst1les. which would be missed in /
a runaway race, and gives the fans
something to chatter about That |
phenomenal finish was responsible for
a tremendous countrywide revival in
interest Up to that year, magazine
articles on professional baseball were
as scare as hens teeth. Now everv
magazine Is sitting up and taking an
interest in baseball stuff; the peop1e
want to read it.
Early for PrognostIcating.
While, as was before stated, it is
oIt early Tor prognosticating, it is safe
10 say that the same Big Three will
finish in the first division, and the low
ing Ptrates are Winging along at a
terrific clip, the same this year as
they did last
tommy King may make some diff
ference TO the Cubs, as a good catcher
IS the keystone which holds an infieId
together. The Cubs missed him sorelv
last year, even though they had a
good man in Archer and an
other good one in Moran. King is back
on the job again, certainly no better
Tor his lay-off, but in a month or so
ne Will begin to show his regular gait
and the inside balI' of the Cubs will
begin TO break up games Just as it
I'D in the three years preceding the !
PiraticaI outbreak
a great deal depends upon John Nc !
fraws new pitchers. Wfltse and Anoes
rave been with the club a long time. |
dathewSOn seems to be as good as
'ver in his life, but those new fellows
will have a lot to say about the fin
shing position of the New York club :
The best thing which could possibly
lappen to the older organization wOuld |
'e the sudden bursting into prominence
II couple of the tail-end teams. Let |
Is suppose that dear old BROOKLYN | ,
hould come back to life and play ball /
IS that club did in 1899 and 1900. It !
would revive interest in the champion- ;
hip games TO have some new stars !
nj in front. Cincinnati might have +
nada things warm for all concerned | !
mt 70, . -haG getaway with her pitch ]
IS ?
New blood Is the life Of the boxing :
-ame. IT is hard on the old-timer who i
must he whipped and drop down ard !