Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-06
BY Jake Stahl.
written for The Georgian by the
manager of the Boston Red Sox.)

manager of the Boston Red Sox.)
w 1E expect to win the pennant
wv That is a statement that
might be anticipated from
any manager whose team had q
reasonable chance to win But we
have a reason. From a poor start
we are out in front We have no
old, worn-out men who are likely
to go to pieces Our team is round
ed into a good organiza ton. We
have a catching staff in good shape
Ave pitchers twirling winning base
ball, the best outfield in the coun-
try and an infield which is doing
all that it is called upon to do. On
hat we base our expectation of
keeping in front in the American
legue race
1t is long stretch from now I'M
til the end of the season and there
is no telling what may happen in
that time We are out in front
nov, though, and while | can't alb
soutely that we are going to stay
there. | can say confidently. that
we expect to.
OF course. will have to admit
as would any other man, that there
are too many angles to baseball
and too many chances taken to
make the positive assertion that
we are going to win the champion
ship of the American league, Such
a statement on my part would be
preposterous, on the face of it, But
| can repeat that ! expect my club
to hold the lead it now has. and if
it does not | shall be exceedingly
surprised and disappointed
Will Holds Its Gait.
There is every reason to believe
that the club will hold its present
gait Our players are all young
and coming" We are In better
shape now than at any other time
this season. If we have been able
to come up from a poor start. and
that while we were only rounding
into form. and take the lead we
have now, it would seem but rea
sonabe TO SUPPOSE that we can
stall of any rush on the part of
another club
Two weeks ago in New York we
took FIVE straight from the Grip
pied Highlanders. and the advan-
tage that gave us instilled lots OF
confidence in the players. They all
believe that Boston has a pennant
winning club, and are going to do
their utmost 10 prove it II is
realized by every one on the team
that they have never had the
chance they have now Of taking
part in worlds series. Those FIVE
In a row from New York did my
team lot more good than the mere
advantage given II in the percent
age column.
We are leading the league now
because we are playing good base
hall--better ball than any Of the
other clubs. There is not another
theam in the circuit that is hit
ting. fielding OF playing in any way
superior Ia us. There is absolute
harmony In the ranks-every man
pulling with the others without a
discordant note. That is about all
there is to it so far. and see no
reason why we should not main
tain the high standard
Ioa Nand fha MairakaU
OF course. Joe Wood has been
our mainstay all season. and to him
we mainly owe the fact that we
are holding the lead we have 1t
was due to his excellent box work
that we We're able to win games
early in the year when the club
as a whole was in poor shape Had
it not been for the fact that Wood
was able to go in two DAYS every
week and twirl air tight ball from
start 10 hnish, We would have lost
several games before We got fairly
started and probably would not be
in our present position
Wood has been more consistent
this year than ever and had the
club been going behind MIN during