New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
National League Pennant Race
Now Closer than Ever.
GIANTS IN THIRD PLACE
New York Still Within Striking
Distance of Top, with Chi
cago Still to Play.


No signs OF clearing are discernible IN
the heavily charged atmosphere Of tbs
National League pennant race. The Iona
expected squirt TO the front by some one
team has failed TO take place, and ths
four leading contenders are more closely
punched than at any time In the nervs
rackIng struggle. Although the Giants
have dropped two games 10 Pittsburg they
are still as near the top as before the
serIes started Chicago lost two out OF
three 20 Brooklyn, and the Superbss now
have a two-game advantage OH the sea-
sons series, having won eight and lost six
With tho Cubs. The Pirates have passed
The Giants and are just full game Denind
the Cubs. New York is a game and hall
from the top, and the Phill!es. In fourth
Mace. are only two full games behind chi
capo. Such a situation. with the season
nearly two-thirds over, is almost unpar-
aleled.
The Giants lost a golden opportunity to
slim into first place by losing two games
70 the Pirates. but they have won nina
out Of fourteen from Pittsburg. Chicaso'
bowever has missed a chance to get
commanding lead such as 1t probably VII!
grounds in the lead. to meet the weaker
Eost.rr teams. q has failed to press is
advantage and draw away. After hnishins
,ha sar,as with the Giants the Cubs mus
reckon with Pittsburg and st. Louis WINS
Nm, yorL is nlayine Boston and Brooklyn,
en- that everything is in the Giants tavor
,ro,,ded that they can do we'll In ths
Windy City. The Cardinals are SIX games
by any means.
While talking the other day with the club
Owners drawn 10 the Congress Hotel in
Chicago. by the Masee case FRANK Chdhes
unhosomed himself OF lot Of comment
relative 10 the present pennant race Az
though he expressed supreme commence IN
the Cubs as the logical COMEBACK cham-
pions. the p L. painted the struggle now
being waged the most exatins 'ne
Parent circuit has ever known
Chance also paid the Athletics a pretty
compliment when he said the Cub con-
ouerors of last fall had Just ABOUT founosu
into the stretch. and. with all their pHch'
ers going at top speed. the club looms ina
most formidable bunch in the American
League.
ct have 70 hand that fellow Cobb ths
call" says Connie Mack. i nave eeeA
them all. but he Is king. II you tel me
where he Is weak, why, I Will bow out th'
only time ne looks good 10 me. as manager
OF the team he is not with is when ne Is IN
bed and asleep. I have spent million
hours watching 70 detect weakness "a
his batting, and I am no wiser now than
when he began 10 crown himself King o.
outneIders Not only Is he the sreatess
physical star of the day. but he 's thinE-
er. Watch him running on the bags AMI
YOU will see he uses more than his won-
derful speed 70 make his brilliant plays
ere Frank Lense masters control OF tbs
ball he will not have TO play second hddis
n any pitcher in the world. That young
fellow has a wonderful delivery. He NEEDS
control alone TO make him one Of the Pitch
ing marvels of the world OF baseball
This tribute from SILK" O'Loughlin, vet.
eran Indicator handler I'm tho American
League TO the young White Sox right-hand-
err is worth more than passing comment.
No critic is in position TO Judge pitcher
better than al umpire. OLoughlln mas
OBLIGATED in games in which LANCE was
pitcher since the Badger state lad broks
into major league company, in 1910 Hs
has watched this youngster pitch agains,
all the great batters in tbs American
League many times.
This comment Of OLoughin followed I
game In Chicago in which LANCE was forced
to retire in the fourth inning, owing TO Wild
ness. O'Loughlin was the Judge OF balls
and strikes in that game In that fatal
inning for LANCE O'Loughlin called four
teen balls In succession on wild BILL" az
this youth has been named. owing 70 his
trouble in putting the sphere over the plate.
Young. who has been effective against the
Athletics acted as rescuer. and performed
his part with success LANCE, however, left
the combat with the score 10 in favor
OF the White Sox. and made the task for
Young much easier.
A decision has been promulgated by tho
National Commission which has little or
no local bearing, but which is interesting
because of tho precedent II establishes Il
ruled that an inserted clause I'm the con-
tract OF Peter Wilson. a player with tho
Troy Club OF the New York state League,
whereby Wilson was to receive one-third
OF his price II sold or drafted. was not a
part OF the contract. II appears that
President Dooley OF the club wrote mo,
agreed to- against the clause. but II was
shown that he did not so advise Wilson.
and the commission held that the mu-
tuality OF the contract was violated. The
commission declared further that the case
constituted a precedent, and overruled
decision by the National Board which
found against the player.
Harry Fanwell. a pitcher Of the Ccve-
coli naNaNnnrt
Qowa) team.
Jack Kleinow. the veteran Boston Anlen-
can catcher has purchased his release from
President John J. Taylor and can now play
with any team that wants him