The Calumet news., 1912-06-04
SPORTING
FINISH MAY BE
UN|NT[RESTINC
TIM MURNANE DOES NOT THINK
TIGERS HAVE STRONG
CHANCE FOR CHAM
PlONSHIP.

Boston. June Allow many clubs
of the two leagues are satisfied with
the showing of their teams up to date
and are not satisfied to so through
the rest OF the season with the play
ers under contract.
The New York Giants. yes. The
Cincinnati Red Birds. oh, yes In
jured PLAYERS, men out Of winning
form and crude youngsters can he
found In plenty in the ether six clubs
Of the National league writes Tim
Nurnane.
In the American league the White
Sox have built up fine all-round
team. The Boston Red SOX have done
fairly well, but would like To plus
up the hole at second with a speed
merchant Outside OF this one position
Boston has no complaint coming
Washington is fully as strong as could
he expected but could stil use two ~
three good men, while the other five
clubs are wondering just what is the
matter.
Ii looked like a 20-to-i shot a
month ago that the Athletics would
run off with the honors this season,
And just now Connie Mack is put to
his wits end TO whip his clever team
into line.
No one in St Louis is ever disap-
pointed at the poor showing of theiI
American league team, but have been
sorely disappointed at the showing
made by Bresnahan's boys.
The chances are that both or tht
major leagues will see poorly contest
cd races this season.
The all-around expenses OF runninr
the two big leagues is at least 90 pei
cent larger than heretofore. due a.
the expensive plants and gradual III
crease Of players salaries.
AS usual the players have all the
best of II. for, rain or shine, through
good luck or distressing conditions
the hoy In spangles is sure Of hi'
fancy stipend.
Kick by Hughey.
Baseball men are very sensitive at
times. During the visit of the Detroit
club to Boston, Hugh Jennings re-
marked that Kid Gleason had worked
on Umpire Perrine until the White
Sox were not held as strictly 90 the
rules of the game as the baseball law
required.
The impression Mr.. Jennings left
was that the White Sox vere takin'
long chances in going after the um-
plres. hustling hard and full of en-
thusiasm, which was carrying then
along just now at very unnatural
rate of speed.
Jennings seemed pretty well salts
fed that the Athletics were up against
Il this year IF Jack Coombs fails tC
come back soon" said Jennings, "th'
Quakers will worry themselves out OF
the race"
The Quakers are considered a scnsi
tive lot of ball players, who have de
pended on their clever string OF pitch
ers, Coombs being one of their very
best lighters and naturally IA big he'll
TO the club by his all-around work
The falling off OF the Quaker team
would have meant very little but foi
the remarkably fine sh"wingb of the
White Sox. with several unknown play
ers. and Callahan himself being n new
man in the managerial lineup, al
though considered 10y experts 0s an
ideal leader. aggressive and dead ben
on making the record of his lifetin,
this year In the game. The manage
who can inspire his team with cont
dencc has made the first start. IL h.
understands team work he has the
second qualification. lie must ther
know how to estimate his opponents
and right here is wheI~ James Gala
han comes to the front This youni
man cannot be bluffed and when i
comes TO diplomacy. Callahan Is .
royal flush.
Plenty Of Support.
Callahan makes friends and holu'
them. Liberal TO fault, he is natn
rally well liked by the ball players