Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-04
and
GIANTS TO
MEET
Practically Certain That New
York Will Get National
League Bunting.
BY LAURENCE Rep,NoroN.

naming on the National League
schedule II seems "a practical certain
~ the Giants will be the opponents
series ON September "a New York
had clear lead of seven and "a half
games over Chicago. and II hardly
seems within the bounds of possibility
that they should let the Cubs head
them right at the wire. SO the bat
fought between two Eastern teams
this year, and great must be the re-
joicing In Gotham over having cham
pion team once more.
Connie Mack. that wise old owl of ,
baseball who has pilotcd the Athletics
picked New York as his rival for the /
worlds honors some time ago. He has /
also come out with the prediction that
the series viii he pitchers battle !!
right through and that the games will
be won by small scores. McGraw has
can never grab on pennant until the
deciding game has been played. and
that It's easier TO lose II you havn't
done Il lot OF talking about what you
were going to do when you won.
with Coombs and Bender the MAIN
, stay of Mack's pitching staff McGraw
=, will probably depend on Mathewson
and Marquard to face them. Matty,
they say. has been pitching great hall
this season, and that his cunning IL
greater than ever. Matty hasn't had
speed for years, but he's the king OF
them all when II comes to outsuessing
the batter. Mack has been giving his
two stars rest for some time, espe-
cially Bender. who hasn't been on the
hill for long time. The big Indian Is
said to be pitching a marvellous brand
Of bail this year, but several weeks
ago he was taken sick, and for several
nerve wracking days fans of the
Quaker City feared that he would be
out Of the running for the big series
However. he In said to be all right
lagain, and Athletic boosters are again
happy
After all, Larneds inability to go
cup hunting In New Zealand doesn't
kill all the American teams chances.
Not by long shot. OF course. we'd
all have felt better II the national
champion had captained the team. for
II was more than likely that he would
have won both his matches In singles.
hut IN Mclaughlin and Wright there
! Is the material for "a winning combI-
nation. They would have played to-
gcthcr In doubles. at any rate, and u
Mclaughlin can get away with the
singles the Davis Cup will come home
yet.
good deal depends on the Cali
forpia youngster on this trip, and he
will probably he the turning point Of
the series. This I'm spite of the fact
that nc ranks above Wright this year.
But there Is whole lot In the mental
equation, and Wright has always had
the Indian sign on the Australians IN
1907. II / remember correctly, Wright
and Karl Behr were the American
challengers. Wright cleaned up both
Brooks and Wilding, while Behr lost
both his singles matches. The decid-
Ing doubles match went to the Aus
tralians after great battle. Wright
l went to Australia again In 1908, will
} Alexander as his team mate. Agar
. he won both his singles matches.
Mclaughlin. on the other hand. wen
|. after the cups two years ago aud didn'
win match IN either singles or dou
blcs. so you see he has more to con
tend with than Wright. The latter 4
said to be playing his usual head!
tennis. although II IL not quite tn
| same brand that he was turning on
about three years ago, when he was "A
the top of his game.
1 Wright and Mclaughlin are funn
| lpair to draw as travelling companions
and In all probability George Wrigt
Twin go along, too. to act as manage
| and caretaker for the team. II Is prob
l able that an exhibition match can h
arranged for the day tho players com
through next month, for Wright like
Honolulu and Is always ready an
| willing to oblige. According to loci
l tennis historians, he liked the place $
/ well when he was here last that he ha
to be hauled aboard his ship with
: rope as she was leaving the dock.