The evening world., 1912-09-16
Giants Are Finishing the Season
Like Real Champions.
DOWNRIGHT isl.; b rhs PIT. .,, rpsl''hius Co.

iThe.>e~ York World.
-HE Giants are rounding up a sue
cessful season In style. II isn't
= every year. near the end OF the
summer. that we have a chance to see
them wallop the Cubs at the Poio
Grounds. We remember one sad year
but why 20 back into history This ycar
the Giants are cleaning up. They're play
ing real bali. They started with rush.
Gained down a little until the fans De-
came A bit nervous and wondered "
they were going to crack" again tnat
has happened In the past. tool. and then
picked up for great finish ana showed
that they are real champions.
The ending OF this ball season 10 Going
20 zee Big Jen Tesreau's name linked
with Mathew sons among the 'fanous
heroes OF the Polo Grounds slab. Pitch-
~rs come and pitchers NO. and once In
a few years we see Mathewson or
Tssrean. They don't come along very
often--,nd when they do they're worth
looking al.
There's no doubt that the Giants can
have their initials stamped on the pen
nant now. The only thing that's csus-
ing slecpless nights over the dope sheet
A. the question, How'll they stack up
with those h!gh-nying Beaneaters In tue
most season series? some games COM
ing. boz. some games!
PMET Jack OBrien the other night
and mad a talk with him about
= Young Jack
ct. a pity" said I. that YOU are
sAov,ng him along 80 fast and putting
him against tho toughest In the game
- soon"
"Y.ou'ye got to shove along fast now
aAsye," said Jack. "or It takes too Ions
a act TO the top. The hoy IN good
srvouxh to 60 right on up. and I'm not
trytnx To hold him back. I know he can
Seat them all. no why no. give him his
chancey''
But he's such a good looking YOUNG.
sAor," said I. III he takc' his time he'll
ess along fast enough without setuns
say marks in the ring"
MARKS" calculated Jac':. what
uarks?'
swhy. that little acciden. in the Gross
ami. Didn't he lose two teeth''
..He did not" exclaimed the elder
ohrlen. Il saw that IN some OF the
usperr. and I felt like taking him around
N. .hoc the writer's that they were mis-
taken. The boy never lost a tooth poN'
sax. and neither did I In all my hundreus
AZ nights, His teeth and mine are per-
fsct Neither OF us ever even had
loose tooth. No dentists are getting rich
on the oBriens. Say. did you ever
malice that all the good fighters had
.red teeth. Ketchel's were like pearls
FYts. JefYries, Ryan, Mccoy. McGovern,
IAyisne. Erne, Gans-all these good old
,rMsrs had perfect teeth. If you have
nerfect tseth its . pretty sure thins
vo,.re in good shape. Tom sharkey 10
~ only corking good fighter I ever
tuex NJ who lost any teeth. Somebody
tojd Tom that q Knockout was com
n,vnicated to the brain through the
mciars, and Tom went right to oen'
ast and had EN- pulled out. Good. sol'c
tycry tusks. too. Fitz had diamonds Del
an His teeth. but he did that for fun
There weren't any holes 20 be plusget
an. I wouldn't be surprised II Jaci
johnson had gold put in his front teet'
lust TO make 4 fash"
- EACH CROSS set down for tw
months by the Commission u
- tough on teaches, but. on tn
whole. a very good thing, Leach doesn
intend TO foul, but when he begins box
ing his natural inclination gets ava
with his memory. l remember man
instances OF his fouling. Didn't he HI
Willie Fitzgerald a weil-sdmed swing o
the chin when Willie was resting o
Ar ~
shake hands with Hogan, and then be
Hogan on the Jaw when he put h
hand out? And hasn't he. severn
times. hit on the hsndshake At the hi
ginning of a bout Md as for the 70
b.dden kidney punch" delivered vii
the wrist or the side OF the hand In
clinch, I.eachie never can stand on Il
temptation to slip that IN few tint
during n bout.
I'll wager Cross will be one Of Il
cleanest boxers in the state when
starts again. II viii cost him two
three thousand dollars 10 stay out
New York rings for sixty days-perha
more. And Leachie will not forget tn
as easily as he forgets his Intention
boz far"
II might be good business prop
sition for Leach to 60 West again (
couple of months and try the twent
round game in California. lie could !
couple OF matches good enough
hebp pass the dull days away. A
Fighting Dick diyland hasn't been hea
from Of late.
Nm THORPE OF Carlisle surely
an athlete. Back from his Oily
plan triumphs. after a long sic
OF training and competition that wol
snfice most athletes for q year. Thor
f, now in hard training for the conf
football season with Carlisle. As so
AS that Is over he'll tear into baseb
and track athletics again. No duh da
IN that Indians ltfei