New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21

around I'm sleeping cars with the mercury
trying TO bubble out of the top of the tube
Is not conducive 10 good ball playing.
once the players settle down at home and
take up their regular morning practice a
distinctive improvement can he looked for.
The Cubs win be here for four or i've
games and they will be followed next
week by the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates
and the Cardinals will then visit the Polo
Grounds in order.
The hapless Yankees did about as well
on their own diamond as they did on the
road. and that was to win about one in
every seven or eight games played They
are now facing another Western trip, ard
Harry WolveTton has reason to dread 1t.
The Chicago White SoX, who, when they
we're last here, were leading the league,
vii be on the Hilltop for four games this
week, but on Thursday evening the Yam
KEGS will pack their grips and start Tor
st. Louis. where they will open Tor u
series with the Browns on Saturday.
Christopher Mathewson, vino alone did
his full part on the present dOleful West
ern trip of the Giants, saw breakers
ahead, as ten days ago he predicted that
Chicago still was in the pennant fight In
aging The Chicago team is the strong
s contender in the race after the Giants,
and one that would be feared by team
sith less commanding lead. Chicago
will gain enough on the Giants-at least.
that is my Professionalism the next
month to make the race interesting" 1t
is hoped that Matty IS not so good a
prophet as lie Is a pitcher.
Do not overlook the tail-end clubs OF
the minor leagues when looking for new
material, Is the substance Of the latest
Instructions TO his scouts BY Chubby
Charley" Murphy. owner of the Chicago
Cubs There Is a reason. Two pitchers,
L1vendar and Cheney, who are dohg so
much 10 keep the Cubs in the National
League race, were picked up from tab
END clubs last fall. Jimmy Lavendar was
with the Providence club OF the Inter
hatonal League, while Larry Cheney
pitched for the Louisville club, which I'm
shed last in the American Association.
Grantland Rice. who is with the Giants,
said few days ago in commenting On
The loss Of three games in row by RUDE
Vanguard:
lie has lost in three starts exactly half
as many games az he dropped all last
year In thirty contests. He has lost as
many games within q week as he had
lost from July, 1871, TO July. 1912. one
k1a haa q he
two weeks previous had cost, and II re-
suires no guide TO point out to-day the
Melancholy young man with the detected
aspect as being the renowned pitcher
who stood an entire league upon It's COL
lective bean for over half the race.
Such figures make one wonder and ap-
preclate what Marquard has been doing
for the Giants.
Clark Griffith has added another pitcher
% the staff Of the Senator's His name
Is Willis Eby, and he is d tall. rangy
fellow. who has been making name for
himself in semi-professional circles at
York, Penn.
Connie Mack is quoted as saying that
the Giants will just breeze to the finish
Ia the National League race and win an
ether pennant by a margin OF twenty
James OF so. The manager Of the worlds
champions is more optimistic than some
Of the fans" here.
"Hughie" Jennings, Of the Detroit
Tigers, said in Boston last Thursday that
The Red Sox would win the American
League pennant II the players acquire
The necessary confidence. He added:
Their principal fault lie their sociable
sde, They are what term a hand
shaking club, wanting to be on good
. terms with everybody, besides lacking
Tue aggressiveness.
There is no indication Of lack OF ag-
Sessiyeness, and good feeling bespeaks
confidence.
Moore, pitcher OF the Galveston club
VINO has been dubbed the "stTike-out king
N the Texas League, will get trial with
me Cincinnati Reds. Hank O'Day com
peted the deal yesterday.
Inc Cleveland Maps have purchaser
Shy Hunter and Clarence Kraft, out
ae'oers OF the Flint. Mich, club. or the
south Michigan League. for S2,5oO. Kratt
was tried out az a pitcher by the Ceve-
ana club In 1911, but was turned over
70 Toledo. He recently made eight home
runs In nine days.
q. SIX oLOughlin. umpire in chief OF
s american League, is authority for the
statement, after talking with number
national League umpires. that the
osh,s are giving less trouble on the dia-
''na this year than any other team