The evening times., 1911-08-08
"HUsK' CHANCE
PICKS ATHLETICS.
Thinks End Of Season Will See.
the Same Team in Lead
as 1910 /;

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: BY CHANDLER RICHTER.
Cincinnati, Aug. s.-Frank "Husk"
Chance, the peerless leader Of the
Chicago Cubs. picks the Ath-
letics to win the American league
pennant in q walk and also thinks
that the same clubs which met In the
worlds series Of 1910 will face each
other in 1911.
Chance is not quite 60 sure that
the Cubs will repeat, but he gave a
mighty interesting line Of dope on
the two big league races before the
Phillies left Chicago last night.
81 think the Athletics will land the
flag, and several games to spare"
says the famous leader Of the Cubs.
"The Tigers have good ball club.
but don't think the Athletics have
been going nearly as well as they
will before the close Of the season.
During the last two weeks no.
tice that the Athletics pitchers have
been going much better. Well, that
is all they need. The rest of the ball
club has been carrying the club along
this far, and, with the twirlers going
right, there is nothing in that league
which can stop Mack's team.
Il see the Tigers trimmed the Ath-
letics again. Well. that makes no
difference. The Athletics are close
enough to the Tigers to catch them
at any time, and, believe me. they
will do it.
Some people argue that the sched-
ule is against the Athletics, but
don't think so. Detroit and Chicago
are the only clubs which can trouble
the Mackmen on their next trip.
cleveland went we'll for a time, but
I don't think they are capable Of
troubling the Athletics.
"Coombs could help the club
whole lot II he was going better. but
at that Jack is registering a bunch
of wins through the hitting behind
him. Eddie Plank is always good,
steady pitcher, while Bender has
been carefully nursed. The big In
dian is marvel, and he Is due to
come through with long winning
streak. never saw him fail in this
way, and any time Connie pitches
Bender in an important game the op-
posing team may just as we'll put
their bats in the bat bag.
Detroit has a rafting good ball
club, but its pitchers are not very
strong, and Jennings depends chiefly
on Cobb. Cobb cannot do 1t all. No
ball player in the world can beat q
team 'singlehanded, except on rare
occurrences, and the wonderful OUT
fielder can't go through with It this
season.
do you know that race is not
nearly as good as the National racer
continued the Cubs pilot. "The
clubs are not playing the same ball
this season. It is fortunate thing
for the league that the Athletics got
of to bad start. Otherwise It would
be a walkover.
"In the National league we are hav-
ing the greatest race In baseball his
tory, and I think It will continue to
be close until the final week.
"Now, am not going to go too
strong on this, but I do think the
Cubs are going to repeat in the Ma
tional league race. It Is going to be
a tough battle right down to the
home stretch. and the club fear is
the Phillies. Magee and Doom being
out of the game won't affect the Phil
lies as much as the people think.
They have the fighting spirit, and
that counts a whole lot.
II our pitchers stacked up as we'll
as the Phillies do at present, we
would drift through the league. There
would be no race at all. Early in the
season the Phillies had no pitchers,
and the team was carried along by
Alexander. Now they have Moore,
Burns and Chalmers-three mighty
good twirlers-to help Alexander out.
"The Giants and the Phillies have
an even chance with us, but the
schedule Is better for the Phillies, as
they have trimmed the Giants rather
easily this season, and I think they
will continue to do SO until the close
of the season.
"Of course, we are going to have
4 tie tip that the pennant is going to
l cause we will trim the Pirates Just
\ when we have to.
Throughout the season we have
been struggling along with poor
1 pitching and an inexperienced in
III uSlUS yet W0 AIS BILL dJ LILO UOp. i NC
4 poor pitching has made my infield.
Y The boys have, been playing better
Il than they know how. and now have
lots Of confidence, and will improve
4 right along.
zone thing you can say. is that !
Il will play no more baseball this sea-
son. / may get in game or two.
1 but am not right. can tell 1t as
4 soon as put on suit, and it would
! only hurt the club to jump in there
4 with this youngster Safer playing 30
y we'll.
"Saier is the best young first base
3, man have ever seen. He makes
y plays everyday that never saw be-
t fore. and that ! could never have
B made when ! was at my best. His
n batting average does not look 80
4 good. but he has been getting the
Il hits when we needed them, and he
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