The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-09

GGTF we don u get together pretty
il soon it's all off with my team
this season. was the significant re-
mark made by Manager Connie Mack
recently.
81 made up my mind that we would
clever Quaker manager. 1--WE started
in early at San Antonio and were fa-
vored with ideal weather, and opened
the season perfectly satisfied that we
were In Just as good condition as when
up to the first Of June we'll down in the
race, and while the boys are confident
that we will soon be in the running,
have come to the conclusion that we
have no time to lose; we must certainly
hold our own on the western trip II we
are to repeat this season."
Manager Mack remarked that as
soon as ball players had reached their
best work, and figured that there was
were very apt to be exceedingly care
full Of themselves. He thought they
lost ambition and lacked the aggressive
ness shown In their early work. Pitch
ers are more careful and don u care to
take chances with their arms.
NTITH his old pitchers on edge and
w working regularly. Mack is well
satisfied that the champions can out.
play all corners. He has not been able
to discover a good young pitcher, and
today has the task of lifetime On
hand, to bring his great team to the
front.
The opposite seems to be the case
with the New York Giants. This team
started right in where they left off
last year, and already feel confident Of
landing the money, with no opposition
in sight, For the fact is that the M
tional Legue clubs are far from strong
this year. Every one looks for Pitts
burg to pick up and Philadelphia to
gain much lost ground, but there is
the New York Giants, who, with q long
stretch Of home games, will come pretty
near cinching the pennant for this
year, and insure big money for the
world g series this fall.
In the American league there are
sure to be four contenders in the Ath-
Ietics. Tigers. Chicago White Sox and
The Boston Red Sox, ] look for the
Tigers to pick up much lost ground
during their home series. with Wild
Bill Donovan and Sommers in shape for
little help in the box
JIMMIE CALLAHAN is bound to
~ keep his hustling bunch in the
running. Ho has filled his youngsters
with n winning spirit, and is bound to
receive valuable encouragement from
his home crowds. In big Ed Walsh the
White Sox are well protected from any
great slump, and | look for Comiskey
to keep up hustle for players to keep
his team on edge this year, for the Old
Roman would give half his fortune to
win one more world s championship.
The Boston Red Sox have shown q
good fighting spirit this year, even
with the hard hitting Jake Stahl out of
the lineup. Jake is now in good shape
once more, and may don the spangles
about the time the team reaches Chi
cago, where the loyal rooters will give
a Boston day for President Jim Nc
| Aleer,
| Several Boston fans that had good
chance to size np the Pittsburg play
ers, as we'll as President Barney Drey.
fus. were so we'll pleased with the good
fellowship displayed by the Pittsburg
executive that they have planned a
coed time for Mr.. preyfus when he
comes here With his team,
THE Boston braves returned this
IL week aud will have chance TO
gain lost ground on the oldest baseball
battlefield in the country.
| There must be some good reason for
the weak showing of baseball at Har
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