The Washington herald., 1911-07-22
GOSSIP.

A well-knpwn Eastern baseball wr1tei
hits the MIL on the head, as follows
Speaking about the American League
there is situation in this portion Of tn,
pastiming that better engage the at.
tention Of the select and stout party wht
does the bossing for that particular asso
citation. 1t is about time that Shah
Byron woke up to the fact that a bunch
Of teams must be strengthened to give
the people Of the circuit a run for theii
mazuma.
THE American League race at the
present time might as well be severed
below the Athletics. for there are two
punches in the running. and the Others
are merely going through the motions
These other teams must be bolstered up
Look at the National League race
You can stick q postage stamp over the
first five teams and almost cover them
Net result. plenty Of interest. punches OF
coin trooping into the treasures. and q
generally satisfied mind on the part OF
partisans and proprietors alike Hustle
up and do something for the Highlanders,
take Boston out Of the dippy ward, shoot
few pastimers to Washington. and keep
ST. Louis from looking like a dark brown
taste. This little problem is quite a
tough one, everybody admits. It's all
right to zip about getting players. but it's
another matter entirely to go out and
lassoo them"
Cleveland usurps the position OF any
team in the American League at the
present time in being the reigning SEN
npIx far lie a
that the Naplanders looked as dismal
as the rain beating on a bleak shore,
and the chances for finishing in the first
division was about as bright as Potomac
Park after dark. Now all is changed
The pitchers have rounded into shape,
the team has been solidified, and the
men are working might and main under
George Stovall. AS a result of this un-
looked for squirt the Maps have climbed
UP to fourth place during the week, and
the cry is to keep going and land in the
third berth for this season, at any rate.
Bris Lord says that more balls that
cross the plate are called strikes against
weak or ordinary hitters than against
the star hitters.
Il don't mean the umpires show
favoritism. but they rely a good deal on
the batter's Judgement" said Bris.
Iris Speaker, for instance, never
offers at anything but a good ball, while
Danny Murphy and myself will take a
chance on one that may be three or four
inches out of the way. Speaker can let
a good one go by and It will be called a
ball. If Danny or I pass up ball that
just misses a corner It will be called a
strike"
Manager Stovall made the prediction
last Tuesday night that Cleveland would
go East in third place. believing that the
Maps would take either three or four
from the Red Sox, who have just drop
ped four in a row to Detroit OF course.
he hopes that Cleveland will make a
clean sweep, Just as 1t did from Washing
ton and New York. but he is not claim
ing too much. In fact, he figures that
the club can go East in third place with
ouS winning five straight, as New York
is sure to meet with reverses at De-
troit, and Chicago has the Athletics to
tackle.
Manager StovaIl was indeed a happy
man last night. Guess 1t is just as
said two months ago. isn't it?' he said.
II knew all along that we had the
players who, when they got to going
right, were going to win a lot Of ball
games. We have a good, strong team.
and don't think for a minute that the
boys are playing over their heads. They
are going at their normal gait-that's
ALL"
1t simply had to come out in "Rube''
Marquard. 1t always comes out in the
truly great sooner or later. They can't
keep their light under a bushel forever.
After "Rube" had been dubbed The
Million Dollar Lemon" and few other
names equally as choice. he &. comes
through and makes good. After Johnny
McGraw looked the "Fube'' over in his
new pitching form "Muggsy'' gave out a
statement that the pennant was cinched
for the Giants. 80 t.
About the same time that Marquard
showed his wonderful reversal of form
and became THE Man with the Milliqn-
Dollar Arm" a story was published
which probably accounts for Marquard's
sudden rise to wonderful pitching ability.
''Rube's'' last name isn't Marquard nor
is his first name anything like ''Rube. :"