The Washington herald., 1912-07-21
Giants Still Have Hardest
Part Of Schedule to Play
Western Clubs Swing East to Meet McGraw's Men
Then New York Goes West Again.

possibilities. but many OF us think that
he is often slovenly and does not make
the most Of his natural ability.
sect In there" said McGraw TO him
when he put him back In the first game
at Pittsburg last Wednesday, land let's
see you do something II you want to hold
your job. can't afford to have any
criftwood with this club. What want
are live ones"
And Josh got In and cracked the
first ball pitched for a triple Did Mo
Graw commend him when the speedy
outfieider reached third base. where
Mac was coaching? No: he knows
his man better. and he realizes that he
has got to awaken the men to the dam
ger of being oyertaken.
You're lucky" said Mac" to Josh"
How did you happen TO hit that oner'
And Josh" went out and got himself
another hit In that game. and fielded
all over the place.
Gee" said Josh in the hotel after
the game, Il wish they'd had moving
picture machine aimed at me to-day out
there In left field. and could have
showed It in the NickeIodeon back home
in Terre Haute- / could have owned the
TOWN."
Chicago Dangerous.
Now I am going to show why the
Cubs are dangerous. They are the
gamest club in the league outside OF the
Giants, and are never beaten. when It
comes to q tight series or tight game
that is when they are at their best:
and. besides this baseball essential OF
gafieness, they have the players to make
a fight. Frank Chance is a great leader.
and he is Of the sort that inspires his
men with fight. Lavender. Cheney.
ReuIbach. Richie. and Brown are
great collection of pitchers. and he has
the hitters and fielders behind this ar
ray to make trouble, and he is going to
make II. / would not be surprised. with
the schedule breaking the way II does,
to see the race almost as close as the
one in 1905. when it narrowed down TO
one game.
The Pirates are a strong club. but
they are not as much to be feared az
the Cubs. They have not the dash dis
played by Chicago. Clarke has able
pitchers and club of hard hitters, but
it seems to lack the drive. Perhaps
this is because he has many bad base
runners. I don't look to see 1t three
cornered race, but Pittsburg Is going
to be a hard team for the Giants TO
beat in single contests. and many games
are still scheduled with them
The Improvement Of the Philadelphia
team to something like its normal
strength has been great joy to the
Giants. The Quakers threw Jolt into
the Cubs in the late series, and IL they
can retain this pace they should be
very helpful to the Giants in the inter,
sectional series to be played. The team
has more real strength than It has shown
all season, and II Chalmers. Alexander,
and Seaton round out into their best
form II is going to be tough picking for
an opponent.
All Out of Race.
There is little to say of the other
teams in the league. They are all out
Of the race, Cincinnati rapidly falling
away and threatening to drop out OF the
first division after the great start made
by the team. The ST. Louis club has just
shown one of its flashes. and it was most
spectacular and fashy when We were in
St Louis Combining this with the ex-
tremely hot weather We encountered
there, they threw the hooks into us with
disastrous effects. The Cardinals seemed
to thrive on the heat, while IL wilted
our men down. The club viii be a
trouble maker all season. and one OF the
sort that will win a game when II is
least desired
With Rucker in the box, the Brooklyn
club looks like world beater. and that
is about the only time it does But
among the first three, or perhaps it
might be more accurate to say among
the first two teams, there will be great
race before it is all over. The Cubs
now are as dangerous as they ever were
and as full of fight
Copyright. 1919, by Mcclure Newspaper syndiate)