The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

in the thick of the fray This year Is no exception, and the Cubs are the ones all the other teams figure they must beat in order to carry off the National gon ia lon There is every indication that Chance is through as a player Repeated thumpings on the head by pitched balls ihave been the cause of the Cub leader having dizzy spells. This condition has seriously impaired his playing ability but it has hardly affect ed his thinking capabilities. Chance figures to direct his team from the bench hereafter.
 Hal Chase, manager of the local Amer
 can league aggregation, follows Chance
 n so far as success Is concerned. Chase had had his gritty team fighting it out with the leaders all the time despite re- peated disruptions in his team on account of injuries and illness. \ The Yankees have put up game fight Chase, in the time ne has been at the helm, has shown him. self to be possessed or much baseball acumen.
 George Stovall and Fred Penney have yet to show. For a while after Stovall was entrusted with the managerial back of the Maps, after Mcclure resigned, it appeared that ne would make good. But since then the Clevelands have been go- ing poorly, and it looks as if Stovall will have to stick at the first base job in or der to earn his livelihood at baseball.
 Penney has been a rank failure and his displacement is looked for next sea- son. It is not Freds fault that the Rustlers do not win more games Penney knows as much baseball as anyone in the game. but it is entirely a different matter to inject that knowledge into play CTS who cannot grasp 1t
 Of the shortstop graduates. two are successes. while the other brace have yet to display anything worthy of men ton. Hughey Jennings is well known The fiery manager of the Tigers has copped the American league bunting many times, and his team is in the struggle this year as much as ever Hugh Duffy has made an excellent showing with his bunch of Chicago 'comebacks.'' Bill Dahlen and Bobby Wallace have been sad failures in managing their teams. It is alleged that both have been tempered with in the direction of their minions. They have tried and failed. although Dahlen will probably hang on another season. Wallace is booked for his old position at shortstop.
 The catching department has been re- sponsible for three of the baseball gen fuses of the season. Connie Mack Char ley Dooin and Roger Bresnahan have all made good. Mack and Dooin have their Quaker collections showing the way in both leagues, and bid fair to have them around the topmost rung till the end of the season. Mack is almost certain to have his White Eelephants occupying the highest notch when the season closes As for the Phillies 1t is question if the pitchers, especially Alexander and Moore, can hold out. Dooin has been working this pair unusually hard. and. if the vet eran and crude youngster can withstand the pace then Sleeptown will have its representatives fighting it out for the worlds championship in October.
 Bresnahan and hts Cardinals have been a revelation thus far this season. Roger can boasr Of orlv one or two stars outside of himself. yet he has directed his tean,>'nto the first division
 Patsy Donovan and Jimmy McAleer. two of the old school, beth fielders in their time, cannot strike It rlght In managing team. Both are ciassed {: mong the wise heads Of baseball, yet they cannot get the material to be a McA,eer mas declared that he will resign after this season, al- though his contract has another year to run.
 Fred Clarke of the Pittshurg Pirates, one of the finest Jeff sieloers In the game. has been great manager In the many years he has Handled the Pitts burg team Clarke is al present whang ing the ball far way over 300 and Is giving Hans Wagner a close argument for the batting supremacy of the Ma .ional league.
 Third base has offered but one man ager to baseball. and he is acknowl- edged one of the shrewdest that ever directed team. John McCtaw, mana ger of the Giants. is tie one that has aona honor to that position. McGraws