El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20

i+v, stockholders. The club president is
is Jimmy McAleer, an autOcratic sort
stake. McA1eer was one of the most
dismal managerial failures imaginable
with the St. Louis Browns and Wash
ington Nationals, but you couldn't con-
vince him Of that fact Naturally, he
believes he was the abused child OF
circumstances The fact that McAleer
is content to sit back quietly as an
American league magnate IS certainly
In Jake, Boston has found the long
missing factor to establish harmony
between club and erratic management
John / Taylor, who during the last
eight years has given away a worlds
championship aggregation, still owns
so percent of the Stock he always mas
been and always viii be great menace
so long as he maintains such heavy
interest. Outside interference with Stah4
either on the part Of Taylor or Nc
AIeer-is the greatest danger which
the new manager may expect TO con-
Boston Has No CIneh.
Boston has not cinched the pennant
by any means. Stahfs Red Sox may
enjoy a fine enough lead for this time
hut the great fight is before them 1t
looks very much as If we VIII see one
of those hair raising drives 10 the
very wire with blanket finish Dy the
first division clubs
The worlds champion Athletics are
far too good a club to be counted out
their
Mack is no simpleton- he has been
jockeying a great deal with young
pitchers lately. His old staff has not
been just right any time this year, It
would seem. But il may be depended
on Observation-Disclosures. COOmbs, Plank
and Morgan are likely TO finish with
such a burst as to leave nothing but
the wake of devlSLa tlOE-lf Il comes
to pure question of pitching Mack
never has started his sprint until mid
July or August And the wise cnes
believe he is feeling Out his strength
with view to duel 10 the death with
the Red SOx WheI- the proper moment
The real fight eviu doubtless re be-
tween the Red SOx and Athletics The
Giants will have no picnic in the
worlds series. no matter which one OF
these wins. The Red Sox, unless play
ing above their speed, have Just about
as nifty. an array as the worlds cham
pions BostOn's outfieid trio is by far
the classiest in the two major leagues.
Fingers OF Mack If Comics veteran
tossers have deteriorated a particle
Carrigan is as good catcher as either
Lapp or Thomas Mack has the better
infield. though that of Stahl is above
the ordinary. This superiority of his
infield gives Mack the shade on team
power outside the pitching
BOstonS pitching staff is as prom
Using as anything in fast company
Pittsburg has another such a one The
Red SOx hurlers are all young fellows
with the pest OF their careers before
them Possibly right now the Ath-
letic veterans are superior in such
great crises as a tough drive OF
worlds series, simply because of their
vast experience. But that is very, very
doubtful. In a worlds series this fall
the Red SOX tossing talent would look
indeed, as formidable as most anybody
could fancy. Ina CINE Joe Wood. Hall,
O'Brien, Bedient and Collins working
IL turn. Those first four mentioned
are as classy any right handlers in cap
tiVity.
Stahl was at least lucky in coming
to Boston just at a time when a real
pitching staff has been secured for
the first time since the days of Cy
Young and Bill Dineen- Poor pitching
has Handicapped the speed boys for
several years And if Jake can keep
on edge his fine array of tossing tai
ent he may yet justify his sobriquet,
born manager" dubbed by a humor-
Gus scribe back in 1906, when Jake
took Washington out to the front of
the race and kept it there several
weeks in. the spring. Jake threw up
the management when the Senators hit
the chutes and tObOgganed to the very
bottom Those few months were the
extent Of his managerial experience. In
view of which his wonderful success in
Boston, after a years layoff from the
diamond, is all the more cOmmendable.