Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
nERTINENI COMMIT
Happenings SPortdom
apparently not handicapped in this way.

Roger Rresnahan's prediction that his
team would win the pennant if it made a
success Of its present eastern trip stands
d fair chance of being realized. for the
Cardinals are again outplaying their
rivals in the east. There Is no question
that TO date this team has played by
far the most consistent ball in the lea que
Its pitchers seem to work in better form
than any other staff. While it hits con-
sistently, and, according to National
League critics, the team displays more
spirit than any of the others.
st. Louis of course, has gone mad over
the success OF the Cardinals. and when
the team returns there 1t is safe to say
the crowds Interest there. of course. is
entirely one sided. for the tail-end Browns
are not drawing enough to pay the ticket
sellers.
The Improvement which McAleer's
pitchers have shown recently is most
encouraging. and had these twirlers
shown better form earlier in the sea-
son there is no doubt that the team
would have better percentage. Gray
pitching yesterday was good enough
to win nine times out of ten, but 1t
was his misfortune to be pitted against
Joe Lake on one of his good days and
the result was he suffered shut -out.
But with the pitchers continuing to
do well as they have Of late there
the team has displayed exceptional
| run getting ability in most of its
games this year.
Eddie Collins absence from the Ath-
letics probably convinced some of his
teammates that he is of more value
| to the team than they were willing to
| give him credit for being Collins, like
all great ball players. is by no means
the most popular member of the Mack
outfit The fact that he by reason Of
| his great work received much of the
| credit for the brilliant showing Of
| that team last season aroused spirit
or Jealousy among some of his team
| mates who more than once have said
| that the public seemed to think the
| worlds champions were composed sole
| ly of Collins, which, Of course, it does
| not: but he is mighty important
| factor for all that. This was proven
| by the slump the Athletics took dur
| the champions what Cobb is to the
Tigers only that Cobb is perhaps more
appreciated by his teammates than is
Collins
That silk-gloved syndicate. which for
| feited $4,000 to Owner Hedges of the
BROWNS by its failure to consummate q
deal for that club has reasons to shake
hands with itself, for the chances are that
the Hedges losses this year will greatly
exceed that amount and incidentally there
are no prospects for the future. SO long
as the Cardinals were in the same boat
and fighting to keep out Of last place.
there was little to choose between the two
teams by the patrons of the game in ST.
| Louis. but since the Bresnahan aggrega-
! ton has become pennant possibi'i les.
there is but one ball club in the Mound
/ City that one hears about. and only one
which has its games attended by crowds
Brcsnahans team cannot be considered
as being flash in the pan. He has a
splendid team, which is apt to remain a
contender for several seasons. If not a
pennant winner. In the meantime
| Hedges is trying to build up ball team
and he has never shown much ability in
/ that direction, so that the chances are he
| In regretting now that the st. Louis syn
dictate did not take his club Off of his
hands.