The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-09
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

Not satisfied with claiming the Ma tional League pennant, Frank Chance steps right out and hands the Amer1- can League flag to Washington then beats Griffith and awards the worlds championship to himself T4vsy
 And in the meantime sthe Pirates are stepping right along 2Three tri- umphs over the hapless champions what time the Phillies have been cas- ing two defeats into the Cubs, have brought the Corsairs up to within And if the Cubs have only Boston to beat before returning to their western lair. thep ParateeI shaveL nothing but Brooklyn to digposerof. 4a4 cs 7evc
 Chance is quoted as saying that the pitching staff, and that now they haven't even that. He picks Washing ton to win because, to his way or thinking, they are playing more con- sistent ball than the Red Sox, and because they are likely to run through the rest of the season without iet- ting up of the pace while Boston ss apt to crack s-avss
 The Athletics have been waiting weeks and weeks for that crack 70 show. The Nationals have wobbled badly every time they have encoun- tered the passing champions of all the Boston to any great extent has yet to show.
 Grihith is not permitting Walter Johnson to work his head of as the Swede's former boss did. The Idaho whirlwind held the White sox to two hits in six innings Wednesday-strfk- ing out five of them-and then. when his club had established a seven run lead, Griff retired his one best bet
 There is a speaking suspicion that such of Ban Johnson's acquaintancse who really value his friendship will hesitate about mentioning Hughey Jennings name while in the czars presence. Jennings, who never be- fore signed a contract until just On the rim of the spring training season, yesterday signed a two-year contract as manager of the Tigers. It wes was only through Navin's tnterceseicu that George Stallings was permitted to round out his term with the Yam kees in 1910. Johnson, so runor went at the time, wanted to hitch a can to Stallings' coat-tails before the open ing of the 1910 campaign, but Navin didn't relish the idea of Frank Far rell being forced to pay two managers one of them not working at his trade as he would have had StaIlfngs heeu let out before his contract expired-
 Somehow or other folks can't quite understand why the St. Louis Browns released Frank Laporte to Washing ton unless Hedges happened to need the money. Laporte is not and nev- CT has been the greatest second base man of this -or any other Wtff1ae- He has always been a good hitter and though supposed to be a bit shy on sand at times, is generally reliable sticker in the pinches. -s,4
 Washington has no intention Of working Laporte as a regular fnfieIder. but it seems that St. Louis could have made just as good use of him as an emergency as wanss1nRton can. The Browns held onto Dode CriNs fng a couple of years, though there was nothing he could even make blum at except hitting.
 Except that 1t hasn't been productive of any runs that could be noticed there has been nothing the matter with the Giants attack the last few days. Tn two games they have had enough men on the bases to win half a dozen games. Unfortunately they all stay there. sa In two days 5swhax was once the "scoringest,' cIub iu. either league has had kweH <foufr men marooned on the paths.