The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-22
TOPICS OF THB DIAMOND
GIANTS VERY MUCH IN ~,
DESPITE ROAD REV ERSES.
LoSks e. Y NIeGFaW Wolld Nave % RAnh
Somewhat On HUung Pltchers- High
Anaers Playin9 Game fer An There
ID IN It-Pfsmhlng New Material.

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With all the losses Of the Giants In the
West the toam y still very much In the
running Although the New lOTkors have
besn vacillatlhg between the iFst and sec
ond division they haveht. when 81 the low
est ebb of their trip. been far from the
ieadsrs OGsettinH The fact that thsy would
hare been In she lead By nov had they gOns
81 q gAit In tho West equal 10 the pace they
were setting a. homo = the fact that they
haven't fallen far behind because the other
first division teams also have found the
| eoing hard 10 negotiate There b q bright
a. well a. a gloomy side 20 the picture
The Giants made some progress Last
week They more than held their own with
the CincinhAts. who possibly looked for
something soft after che 81 Louis unpleas-
antncss. and while there we're defec,s IN
the Giants play Whiah need eTadicatinE they
welded their bats Wiih good effect In Gin
cinnali Hard and consistent hitting will
make un for shortcdhinSs in other diFeC-
iiour and the Kind the Giants did 10 Pork
Vile Will make trouble In PittHhurg. for
the Pirates bOxmen are not showing any
thing like dependable form
4 Uncertain heldiRG and unreliabili,y in
the box are faults existent In the Giants
play The fielding part Of Il needn't cause
worry. for that IL q weakness that can cor
rect itself. but u there h organic weakness
In the bO1 the trouble IL more serious. II
begins to look as u Mc0raW had come TO
the conclusion that II he IL 10 have . reliable
pitching corps he will have 70 and part %
Il amGng bis young pitchers. Somebody IL
needed n seems TO take his turn along with
I a. a "A. -
are 10 be depended on among the older
members Of the staif
McGraw gave Drtcke a tryout In a whole
Eame and the younEster got through ell
right. Dickson has made a good impression
on all the occasions he has been injected
into a game and Il Drucke and Dickson
/ live up 10 their promise the cratic work Of
| Ames. MaruuaFd and Raymond will not be
nearly 20 great a source Of worry, Those
three have been of little use 10 the New
/ NOrks this year. and u certainly looks a.
though u won't do to count on them for
a steady spell of winning ball. Ames
has spells Of very effective work and
likely ~ not will have one this year.
but Marquard. though having every op-
portuniiy. has been failure. while Raw
mona ~ TOO uncertain q quantity 10 be
counted on a. a factor that contributes
10 success McCraw has beea patient,
at the beginning Of the season was rated
strong, the fact - that Just nov the New
\ OTk Nationals are not well fixed IN pitchers.
the stsn considered a. whole.
The persisiencs With which cool weather
hangs en- IL sill serving - an excuse a. 10
Ehy Fspuled stronger clubs are net making
more hesdvSy. that's a. i may Be. The
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strength may draw away when the warm
weather gets here for good. II 70 the due
course of nature they have not slowed up
then they are bound 10 do better when they
strike their real fern The question that
always arises under such circumsi ances 10
hoW much comparative ability the other
clubs have added since The year before.
Somstimesa fa-t streng club CONES from the
rear ranks through actual ability. weather
or no weather lI amt likely however
that the Pttsbur9s. New iorks and Chi
Cagoa al three. have retrograded 70 anY
'apprecia6le extent, and Nith the NeS Aorks
Just ~ likely a. either 81 the other two 70
sfrike . fast gat laier provided suiiiCieut
strength can be spread oui ever the pitching
Id chicago they are asking whether the
be IN the pennant hunt this year Nobody
can tell whether OF not this 10 merely need
less alarm. but yet oil Developments 10 date
point 70 The fact that there Dsver vas such
along and lake part IN the p~nnant dispute
for the present the bOstons aud hroOklyns
ran be elluan4ted from this reckoning.
leaving he dark horse Or horssz 20 be pro
yided by Cincinnati. Philadelphia or ~.
Louis
Pint ons then another Of this Trio lOsk.
a. u " acre gong 70 make the expegted
trouble for the top noiChers The phillies
.hov 81 o fash OF speed eariy in tho season.
but dropped rapidly and ha ven't shown up
uel alh-t any bit weaker team. Ihe
tincinnatH have been ouiplayed by The
direct composition. Which doesn't bszpeak
any formidable form on their pau The
Reds position 10 the uce : due more 20
What he Cams, Cubs and Piraie- ha vent
done The - LOU. Aub has done more
By L. OWn Efforts than either the krd- Or
PhWIez From New ork sta ndpoini The
bo-sons and BrOoklyns have done nobiy.
for they have served 70 keep the Pirates
and Cubs sack Both Of the latter are good
road tea ms so are the Giants. or ordi
narily 10 us long time since hoy have
done ~ poorly on The rad o. on this trip.
A. tho rate the Western teams IN tho
American League are going this Hill he he
mO-i disa-tro'is trip ever taken By one
sectl q ne American leaFue lnclud
ing ast Fridays game the Eastern teams
had von tventy seven game 10 seven FOR
the Westeners The after siii nave 70
Do ioi % pa wing. much more than they
have done IN he East. 10 square accounts
when the Eastern teams 60 West neHt Essk
That they vii do a great deal better there
n little doubt but even tho fact that they
are IN he euetny's territory DO excuse
for the small percentage Of game they
have won since leaving home
AL of the clubs IN he American league
have been saen In New York except the
ChicagOs. aud uuite aside from defeats or
victories The hest visiting team that has
appeared on the hilltop TO date i the Alh-
lstics The AthletiCs when here showed q
team Of better rounded strength than any
other visitors. n 20 the htghlanders.
speed aud cant Keep up the pace. they are
no there now m merit slOne and not through
any arCtdpnt No team that has been here
has played better ball and most q them
not a. GOOD Ths Highlanders % far have
played harder ball. more aggressive ball
more inside ball. more real ball and With
more grit than any team tAai has repre-
aented Gotham In the American League.
and they slways PLAYED plucky ball Under
GHmth's nanaRefnent tSo
Good pitching, artivity on The inside.
which sane has kept opponents worried.
sad strong pitching are he qualities Shirh
have kept the HiKhlanders up IN the race
The players are alEsys busting. Chase
never hustled a. well - this year. and In
the inheld with him are players Who are
trying ali the time even II they lack nnigh
a. eHponents Of he fielding art There u
nothing snowy about Reach. but he Is IN
the Fauie every minute. while Austin n an
earnest. DepBery player and l.apOrts has
more singer and ambition than ever before
Tho oufned needs mere hitting strength
and 81 legei one more PLAYER u tho quality
Of Hemphll The improved work 81 tho
New YORK ratchera II another factSr In the
success 10 far STAINED.
uemphill, Chase, IaBOrte and Roach have
carried the burden % The tiRnsly hitting
and while Wolter Isn't batting ~ we'll ss
early IN the season he has been In several
Of the notable rallies Chase alwaya vas
. timely hitter. 10 isn't often that you md
four men hitting ln unison, ~ tho New York
four have been doing and when you have