Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-20

accept it, he no doubt believes that he
can secure the repeal Of it only by fore
Ing It to be carried out as adopted
There is no reason why the Cubs should
he fayorites over the Athletics, although
they are sure to be. Figuring that the
Cubs have an advantage because they
have been in three worlds series. while
for the Athletics OF today are hardly the
same team that made such fizze
against the Giants five years ago.
Mack has much better ball team now
his present staff Of catchers. which is
not made up Of stars. has something on
the backstops who worked against the
Giants.
1t is of course certain that much will
depend on the pitching in such series
and it is difficult to see where the Cub
twirlers are showing more than are those
of the Athletics. Cole won the pennant
for the Cubs, and he Is a youngster, but
none Of Chances veterans are what they
used to be. and that holds good along the
Cubs line.
Mack's team has played consistent ball
all this season. Its hitting and pitching
have been of high class. The same may
be true Of the Cubs. but the point is that
there is no reason why the National
League champions should be considered
as having an advantage over the Ath-
letics.
Incidentally it remains for the Athletics
to win but three more games to cinch
the pennant and the team should not ex-
perience any great difficulty in doing mat.
Who is to receive the automobile for
the best batting performance is by no
means settled. True, Lajcie has a lead
now, but Cobb is to come back into the
game today or tomorrow. and 1T all de-
Ponds on how The Georgia Peach gets
away. If he happens to fall into one OF
his batting streaks he is very apt to pass
the big Frenchman, but 1t is sure to be
struggle down to the finish.
So far as the players on the other
teams are concerned. Lajoie is their
choice. and this may cut decided hg-
ure in the contest. for there is such
a batsman. There is not much chance OF
any opposing players giving Cobb
bunch in this respect, for ball players
are too envious Of him to give him any
thing, and they might not hesitate to
help Lajoie along, now that there is but
little at stake so far as positions IN the
race is concerned.
Jack Johnson may be able to sidestep
a match with Sam Langford for another
popularity by so doing nor is he going
to change the impression that he fears
the Boston tar baby
When johnson ordered Langford to beat
Jeanette before he would talk fight with
him he may have had sneaking idea
hard a proposition. But Langford made
chopping block of Jeanette, and 1t
would seem that there is nothing left for
Johnson to do but to at least consider
Langford. something that he seems In
tent on not doing.
There is not much likelihood of any
white man wrestling the title from john
son just yet. Neither Lang nor Kaufman
seems capable of the job, and. while it is
by no means certain that Langford can
turn the trick. yet he appears to have the
best chance Of the three.
That there has been a breach between
Manager Stallings and Capt Hal Chase
of the New York Americans has been
generally known in base ball circles all
season, and now that the matter has be-
come public it is up to the owner of the
New York club to decide in favor of one
or the other
1t is not devulging secret to say that
Stallings Is not in the best of standing
with the league powers. In fact. he
would have been dropped by the New
York club last year, but for the fact that
it was feared such a move would cause
a wall to go up from the fans. for Stall
ings had delivered, just as he has this
year. There Is no doubt about Stallings
having gotten himself in bad by reason
of the sign-tipping bureau-and it is
true that an understanding was reached
at the league meeting last year that he
was to be dropped just as soon as con-
ditions were such as to make his dis
missal advisable. But Stalhngs, by rea-
son of the teams good showing. has be-
come popular with the patrons of the
game in New York. Not only that. but
the newspapers have begun to boost
him, so that the indications are that If
any one must go 1t will be Chase. and
there is not team in the country that
he would not fit into, even if he had to
manage II.