The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-24
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sinoe his succes. with Washington

Since his success with Washington many are askfnS why Griffith failed ito show his manaxerdal aprpwsgs with s3he r,sd. slast seSson. Tfses Answer 6eerfS t6 He In the compA1seo the lans h tho respective towns. Tn Cin- cfInnaH fhey promise themBefveg q pen- snaaIts .every season and set sore just sas coon as their chancsS begin to fade out In Weshingtcns they gave up iglspeA long ago of saann1ng q ns4 ano .ta ,sd. <, 'Asfde from nj tniA esriff r pilot: 'inx q club of gooff ba1lplayers filled with the >onthuslaenn l-uea ayictory. According to decisio1 of Ben John- saa i1ts9saoa ot as 1s mt ss mnen was an carrfefl cut. UmUdre Evans had in tentions Of wha2tne DAvy Jones of the Tigers in . recent game but was pre- vented from carrying them out ny ,FDuxhie Jennings. Johnson fined. him e60 for having bad intentions.
 The playing of the Brooklyn Dodgers ciearly emphasi the need of a real leader on the club. Even in the midst of a short winning streak the players were guilty of plays that proper lea dership would have prevented entirely. Then. too. there seems to be very n.-
 
 was great ballplayer, but he does not seem to have sthe perepnaiity that fills men with enthusiasm. s-l....s :s
 Harry wolverton is entitled gto credit for the efforts he. has made to get the membered that he fell heir to a ball club that had tumbted in one season from a pennant contender to an also ran And no manager can be expect ed to completely reorgani1e 8 team In a few weeks or months.
 Some radical changes are promised for the Yankees. Several players are now booked for trades or releases. Gradually Wolverton will get his team in real playing form. But his hopes are brighter for next season than for the present argument.
 Predictions that the Giants are. due for slump have been made freely in the last two weeks. And they might materiaIize if the Pirates and Cubs, were putting up the opposition. But by the time the Giants get through with Boston and Brooklyn no ordinary slump will more than dent their lead, Even the Pirates should be clearly out of the running by that time.
 Upon his return to the batting or der Fred Merkle began immediately to boost his batting average. and found the same. .e
 The Athletics are coming steadily along toward first place. The clubs are SO closely punched in the first di- vision that one or two games means drop or a rise of that many steps in the percentage column. But Con nie Mack is still the candidate for the next worlds series of large multi tude of fans who have patiently watched the White Sox go up and come down again. The Rcd Sox will no doubt furnish the strongest aFgu- mePt to the Mack men, but stahrq fortably warm.
 If Harry Davis keeps his word the; Maps will soon look like new picture in an old frame. He is disgusted and l the population will have to be intro duced all over again to the Cleveland team with the exceptions Of Lajoie and 1ecksop. pevis E going to Eet minor leaeue clubs end settle down to the business of building up a new team.
 The Eastern teams have clearly had the edge on the Western clubs in the American League race So far. With the exception of the Yankees they breezed through the West on the last invasion.
 Kid HIberfeld, ;. formerly with the Senators Is now playing with Mont gomery in the Southern League. Un1ess the vote of the fans at the Polo Grounds for the early starting time is steam rollered ball games will start at 3:30 when the. Giants return from their next Western. trip. or at least such are the indications.
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