Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-26
REMNANT CAMPAIGNS NOW AT
WORRYING OR TRADING STAGE
Timely Hitting Keeps Both Philadelphia
Gibbs on Top-Mack and Jennings
Discuss Race for Flag.

>r,yy WORK. May o6.-In the Na''oi,"'
! 7 eaaue and in the American
,s,.,,.ns for the pennants have reacheu
- ,,-arr,.;ne ar trading. stage ihe
have been deals. and there are
more deals To date the most
transaction was the sWapphs "
Giants BY John McGraw Tor o'e =.
Tinker's Cincinnati pitchers. ne
-. ha.n discussed fully. but it Will oe
,,.u,s IA base ball lovers that Tinker Wheh
first approached by Mcura"
.Isrf Tesreau and Frederick Snodgrass
Tor Arthur Fromme. The Reds manager
lea rned that the Giants manager "ouiu
moi part with Tesrean for the eititt III
cinna;i club and that SnodSrass was w
the bench for while. just so he Wouiu ne
ready for fresh start at the proper 'iile
The only barters of any Importance IN
the Ran Johnson organization were the u
rect sale of George Mullin. the veteran
pitcher by Detroit TO washington anu
the trade by which the Cleveland -AihsI
leans get J. Lelivelt. outfieider. and w. W.
Stump. shortstop. from the New ioi
Americans in exchange for the inieloeI
Roger Peckinpaugh. This trace was
agreed upon by telegraph peloft tne
Cleveland club left Chicago last night
I.elivelt was wanted principally as
..nincb hitter. nv Cleveland. while Chance
homes TO strengthen his infield through
the acquisition of Peckinpaugh.
An Alarming Lead.
Charles Doom and his persistent Hook
of Phillies refuse to pause on their way
and are tearing off an alarming lead. Inc
team has beaten the Giants four times IN
SIX engagements: brooklyn. five times IN
six games: ST Louis. twice in four meet
ings: Chicago. three times i'll three con-
tests: Pittsburgh, three times IN Ioui
clashes: Boston. once in two en2ase-
rnents and Cincinnati. thrice in as many
chances.
well. they've all been here, is the
Philadelphia sentiment. and we maven
seen any team that has anything on US.
There seems to be an idea that wonder
full pitching has kept the Quakers at the
top, and students of the sport make the
prediction that when Alexander. Seaton
| Chalmers Brennan. RiNey and the others
| haye 10 20 to work with the midsummer
sun beating down upon their caps lhcS
will fall apart. 1t should be femeInpeIea
| that hot weather plays no faVofites. II
| one pitcher can stand the heat, SO can
| another-or course remembering always
| that there are few fingers VINO never
j could do much on torrid days
| The club is doing well because its men
have been hitting with runners on lne
to do this it will keep the others CHASING
after it.
Giants in Fourth Place.
The Giants now are fourth McGraw.
/ however. is an experienced ana cooi gen
eraI who knows very we'll that patience
is a fine little virtue. He would ike 70
have few more entries in his games
won column-in fact, he would hke 10
have immaculate white on the bad side
of his ledger He realizes that his rivals
have not been sitting idiy ana Mai ',
for the Giants to come along ana beat
them and that this year every cohtese
will count. He has an array OF double
headers ahead of him. and one OF ms
main reasons for going AFTER froilli,ie
was to add to his force pitcher VINO
ia big enough and sturdy enough TO SUCK
on the slab for the full nine innings anu
stay good enough to be ready LOT MS
next turn on the Knoll
There Is nothing much to say ABOUT tne
New York club The team is there. II
can't go on doing just as it pleases ana
must accept setback once IN WINE.
The answer to the question What the
matter with the Giants?" is the same as
il was weeks ago-Nothins Is the maj
ter with the Giants.
Excuses in Brooklyn.
In Brooklyn excuses are being offered.
1t will be known before the moon shines
tonight whether there will be more gloom
or a bit of gloat in the Flatbush atmos-
phere Bill Dahien today tomorrow
and Wednesday will have all the chance
he wants to show Brooklyn the power OF
the collection personally conducted by
himself. If the Dodgers break even with
Philadelphia they will regain mucn OF the
respect that has been fading fast away
from Mr. Ebbets' marble rotunda II the
Dodgers actually get up on their hlnd
legs and claw the Quakers to earth for
three in a row miracle Will nave nap
pened.
And in base ball. you know, miracles
do happen. Didn't the Cleveland club
make thirteen hits and make waiter
Johnson look like common, Ordinary,
everyday pitcher last week? And didn'
Miller Higgins hop right into the middle
of the Polo Grounds and give christopher
Mathewson one of the surprises OF his
long and illustrious career?
Frank Chance gave the Salurda. as
semblage at the Harlem playground
plenty to think about and to talk about
In the tie game with the champions
of the world. Thousands will go to
the Polo Grounds this week in The
hope of being among those present
when the Yankees win their first home
game And the Yankees are deter
mined to make good
Yankees Improved. ;;
They have learned a lot about the
ways Of their leader while ION the
road" and are confident that New York
folk will see an improvement in their !
work. They are not to be in our midst
for a protracted stay. After the series
with the Red Sox, which ends We'd
nesday. they go TO Philadelphia for
game Thursday, two games Friday and
a game Saturday. Then they rest sun
day and Monday and will be ready for
the Cleveland team which will make
Il it's first New York call June ;.
The Cleveland team is the one that
has tongues wagging. Complaint OF
the conduct of the Maps on the field
has been made to the head of the
league. 1t is asserted that they never
speak word to an opposing athlete
unless ii is TO use language entirely
UNIT for the public ear. The club has
had several fights. and threats have
been made that unless their tactics are
changed there will be more battle and
more serious battle.
| The box scores have been showing
[ that the Peerless Leader" has prac-
tically the same team he had when he
| left for the west When he settles