The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-02
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

There has been talk that McGraw would soon engineer a slump which would give the National League race the appearance of being closer than heretofore. This slump would be &C., counted for by the fact that the Giants had gone stale. But our opin- ion of McGraw is that he will send the Giants along and win games hon. estly just as though he had hard struggle on his hands. At least he will never purposely lose game.
 Despite the many times that Man ager WolFerton has denied any inten- tion of trading Hal Chase, the star of the once peerless Hal seems to be waning. Chase may have good req sons for his slump in playing and bat ting. but that will act as no rebuttal If some youngster gets in and shows a right to get Halls place. Sterrett, the college spfa yer, .seemgr to- fit in, any whore they place him. He is a catch er Or inf1elder as the, occasion requires and in addition he can bat. He is young, enthusiastic and ambitious. and is not hampered by any notion that he is the greatest ball player alive and can live on his reputation.
 Frank Schulte has apparently re- gained his batting eye. Up to recent ly last years home run champion was of. little service tos the Cubs as. a hit ter. But no ,doubt the sight of Heinfe Zimmerman edgtng in on his preserves hitting with some 5isof his old -vigor and that is some vfgor as we remem- ber. es ,.s.a..zaa1.s- lla-. : .5 Joe Benz while only a, recruit of this; season; has been one of the most substantial propslsin the White Sox. Callahan is enthusiastic over the work of the youngsterS and believes Benz will emerge from the season one of the leading hurlers in the American League
 A good deal of interest s being di- rected towards the next meeting of the White and Red Sox. Chicago made quite a successful jaunt through Bos- 1t wills meet "a different reception at the Hub this time. Stahl's club Is just now going at it's best, and made confident by its lead while the White Sox dropped back since in the East last, Boston figures, to take the series.
 Despite all the claimants to the pen nant in the Johnson League, but two clubs rise up for serious attention. Washington made great run and will likely put up a good fight. The same can be said of the White Sox. But it looks as though the Red Sox and the Athletics would, fight it out between them. The Mack men are so far from being out of it that they are really very much in it.
 Del Gainor of the Tigers has been having so much trouble with his wrist which was broken last season, that he ic eli 6nr r, 4 reset. He suffers pain every time he throws and is seriously handicapped in his playing.
 The race for batting honors be- tween Joe Jackson of the Maps and Ty Cobb of the Tigers is the most ab- sorbing topic on the Western wheel of the American League. The slug ging stars are at it in earnest. Cobb doesn't dare let a chance go by for fear Jackson will get an edge on him and the shoeless one threatens to beat him out at the end of the season.
 Marquard's prowess has made such an impression in the West that one admirer contends the Rube can win forty games if McGraw will let him. He figures, however, that with such a commanding lead McGraw will ease up on Marquard and Matty and let his other pitchers do the work, saw ing the stars for the worlds series and permitting them to work only often enough to keep in shape. If permit ted to take his turn until the close of the season the Rube is figured to win about forty games against seven lost, with a percentage of about 815, which, to say the least, is, some percentage in this age of slugging batsmen.
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