El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-15

lew YORK, Aug 15.-It is quite
clear to the most casual stu
Il = dent of baseball prospects that
if the Giants and Cubs continue at
their present pace the disciples of
Chance will wrest the National league
championship from the New Workers.
From July L to August 9 inclusive, the
New Workers won p games and lost is,
and the Cubs won 81 and lost 10; and
if those respective ratios were contin-
ued they would insure the loss of the
pennant for the Giants
The slump the champions have been
experiencing has been long one, IN
usually long for them, and there are
those who are on the verge OF hySteria
lest it means that their bolt has been
shot Their bolt, however, has not
been shot unless they have suddenly
lost a share of the come back power
which has tided them successfully over
other trying seasons. The team has
MT the useful secondary strength IN
the box that the Cubs have and to
that extent is not in as good position
for a gruelling drive TO the finish.
This is a condition not to be held light
" but with three really good pitchers
-MatheWsOn, Marquard and Tesreau
together with the gOCdly share OF
youth and ability the team has to say
nothing of the managerial ability or
NcGraW, it is not reasonable, to believe
that the poor showing for he1ast five
weeks is a fair measure of what can
be expected the rest of the season.
The Giants must brace, there is no
doubt of that but there is enough
strength, and not waning strength ell
ther to make it likely that ii Will
brace These things in connection
with their lead surely make it not a lit
tie more than an even chance that the
Giants will repeat and land this years
pennant.
Then again there enters into the out
IL h. frrH1ae 1o.a,-
bility of maintaining their present clipsl
Of their last forty games the Cubs
have won three-fourths. They are go
ing strongly, more strongly than any
other team in the league, but there is
a chance that they, too, may meet
with telling reverses before the cur
tain falls.
Joe Tinker of the Cubs and Max
Carey Of the Pirates are two players
who have been doing some timely hit |
ting this season. even II their batting
averages are not very high Chicago |
has landed an even dozen battles either /
in the ninth or in subsequent innings |
during the present season and Tinker, |
who had eleven points in the voting /
for the Chalmers trophy last year, has |
come across at the proper time with /
hits that gave the Cubs the verdict. /
McInnes of the Athletics is the Ameri- !
can Leagues best finisher- He has /
batted home the winning run in two
games won DY the Mdckmen IN the
ninth and two games landed by them /
in overtime. Speaker Of the Red SOX
and linn Of the Highlanders each
has been responsible for three of
their teams wins in the ninth or sub
seQuent innings.
This is the list Of major leaguers who
have struck telling blows for their
clubs in ninth and extra inning vic
tories this season:
National League.
icaUO-TinkeT. 4 Zimmerman, 2.
Leach, ,; Sheckard, 1; Schultz. 1; Need
ham, I; Cheney, 1.
Observation-Disclosures, 3; Hoblitzel. .;
.; HUMPHREYS, /; Egan, l; Nc
Donald. 1; Bates, /
Pittsburg-Carey. 4; Wagner, 2; VIII
son, 1; Miller, I; Hyatt, 1.
st. Louis-Evans, 2; Hauser, 2; Kon-
etchy, l; Smith, l; Bliss, 1; Cakes. 1.
Sweeney, 1; O'Rourke, I; King, I.
neutrality-suspicious., /; Moran, 1.
New lork-Herzog, ?; Mccormick, 1;
Wilson, 1; Doyle, l; Crandell, !; Mey-
e1s !; Snodgrass, 1; Murray, 1.
Philadelphia 2; Lobert, /; !
Doolan, /; Luderus. I; Downey, 1.
American League.
Chicago-BOdie, 2; Weaver, .; Block,
l; Kuhn, l; Walsh, l; Collins, 1.
Observation-Disclosures, 2; Easterly. 1;
Graney. 1; Olson, l; Birmingham. l.
DetrOit-CObb, .; Moriarity, 2; Mullin
l; Crawford, l; Louden, l.
St LOuis-LapOrte, ?; Pratt l; Wal
lace, l.
Boston-Speaker, 3; Hooper, 1; Lewis,
1; Wagner, /; Wood, l; Carrigan. /
New York-zinn, 3; Martin. 1; Street,
I; Ford, /; MalOney, 1; Chase, L
delphia-McInnes. 4; Maggart,
.; Lapp. /; Oldring. l: Baker /
enthusiastically, >; Morgan .:
Foster, 1; Shanks, /; 8Ioeller, /
There are two ways for boys to
become successful rnen-the first by
being dutiful and loving sons, and