The Washington herald., 1912-06-30
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ne GllutE Gr1lt Eurlar,
The Giants are now In front 70 the
National League race, 90 fsr IN 'front.'
that some experts declare there is not
q possibility Of the club being overtaken.
] leave a statement Of tnat sort % Ak
ports. Nothing Is sure IN baseban untii
Il IL accomplished
But with the New York club lead
ing the held BY about twelve or thlr-
teen games, Il seems ressonaniy Ger
tain that the team WI stick ahead Until
the end Of the race. BY little careful
analysis want 10 try to show why
the GaintS have obtained such q CON-
nanding lead at this time OF the season
The Giants, position at present ls due
10 the enciency displayed BY the team
At an times during the. race Injuries
and the consequent substitution OF play
ers have not slowed the club up because
McGraw has been 30 wen fortified with
extra players.
s'Rube" Marquard is the big reason on
the pitching stan II Marquard had
lost half OF his games. the race would
stin be close, b1t ''Ruoes" by his great
pitching, has put the club out ahead
so far that it looks like loaf to the
end Of the season.
GIVE me one alright pitcher, and
IN win a peunant." was the cry OF
Clarke Grimth when he was IN Gin
cinnau
BIarauard the Reason.
one alright pitcher viii so a long
way toward bringing q pennant 70
club. 8larquard Is the big reason on the
Giants, but a glance at the batting aver
ages Of the players will show that he IS
not the only one. The best pitcher In
the world cannot win games with no
hitting behind him. The Giants have
supplied the hitting from the beginning
OF the season. Again II is the maximum
ehiciency Of the club. The team has not
shown flashes but the steady regular
driving power which brings a club to a
pennant or a pennant to club.
Now I am not yet claiming the pen-
nant definitely, but the events Of the
last week have done nothing TO upset
the New York calculations for a worlds
series However. just two weeks ago.
Pittsburg took three games out Of four
from US and the Pirates went home
claiming the pennant, and the followers
OF the Giants were wondering II we
would be able to maintain our lead and
were preparing to hedge few days
previous. they had been complaining that
the Giants were running the National
League race, and taking all Of the inter
est out Of it. There may still be inter-
est enough for all
The most powerful club in the league
right next to the Giants is the Pittsburg
team, and, playing the kind Of bah that
the Pirates are exhibiting at present
they are likely to make us a lot OF
trouble on our next trip West The
reason that the team is not up in the
race now Is because they could not get
together and moving early in the sea-
son, when the worm Is caught. Ciarke's
team is a good one and make no mistake
about It He has a collection OF great
pitchers, and these artists are backed up
by magnificent hitters. The one weak
ness Is the baserunning. It IL a club
Of poor base runners. II was this haw
which cost them the fourth game with
the Giants in the late series at the Polo
Grounds, and incidently enable Marquard
TO perserve his winning streak unbroken
The victorious flight Of the Pirates win
be a sustained one Irom this point.
Race VIII Be Closer.
am going to make a little prophecy,
and don't want the followers Of the
Giants to think that am glancing on
the black side Of things. Any one can
look back; bus those who take their data