New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
NOTHING CRUCIAL ON
BILL FOR THE GIANTS
Pirates and Cubs To Be Guests
of Champions at Polo
Grounds This Week.
PHILLIES FACE HARD TASK
Must Travel at Stiff Gait, While
Leaders Are Breaking Little
Better than Even to Make
Close Race of It.

The Giants will have a mildly interest
ing time at the Polo Grounds this week
entertaining the once formidable rivals
from Pittsburgh and Chicago. With the
Cubs sixteen and one-half games In
the year and the Pirates game and
a half worse off, not even the most
| imaginative can apply the much-used
epithet Crucial" to the work at hand.
BY capturing 40 victories out OF the
43 remaining games to play. Chicago
can make off with the flag, while Pitts
burgh must corral 43 out of &C. This is
proposition which would tax the old
Chance machine in its palniest days by
awarding the pennant to the team which
wins 100 games. the invaders from. the
West must be defeated only four times
to be put out of the running.
The series with the Pirates. which
began yesterday, will continue through
Wednesday. a double header being played
tomorrow. The Cubs will be here the
last three days of the week. The Giants
! hope TO have the seasons series from
both these teams before the week is out.
They have already won ten victories from
Pittsburgh, while ten have been annexed
from the Cubs. Two out of three from
the Evers crew are required To give Ne"
York the edge. The Giants have not sue
ceeded in getting better than an even
break with the cubs since 1866. so there
is something TO be gained in the coming
series II will be the last appearance OF
these two teams In the East this season.
The situation between the Giants and
the Phillles is Of slightly different hue.
but is not critical enough TO bring
any more gray hairs to the head OF the
New York manager AS the case now
stands, the champions can travel at
slower rate than they have gone all sea-
son, while their rivals must show speed
that they have not yet attained during
the campaign in order to come UP on
even terms The leaders can tuck away
100 victories by winning p and losing
q out Of their remaining 40 games
while to do as well the Phillies must
win IS and lose 10 out OF their oil lett
TO play. New York needs only little bet
ter than an even break. or percentage
of .54S. as compared to the seasons mark
of .69i. while the Phillies must hit a 100
stride, as compared TO their seasons rec
ord Of 90.
The showing of the two teams against
the rest of the league has been remark
ably even, the difference in their stand
ing in the race being accounted for Cy
the success Of New York In winning ten
out of fourteen games In clashes with the
Phillies themselves. The Giants have
Gone lust a trife better against Chicago
and Pittsburgh, but Brooklyn, Cincin-
natl and ST. Louis have furnished ABOUT
the same number Of victories and de-
feats to beth. The champions boast or
a decidedly better record against Boston.
but the Phillies have succeeded In getting
in only 10 games with the Braves so Tar
this season to 10 for New York. Doom
men will be required TO play II more con-
tests with the Hub team TO I for Ne"
York before the season closes. Juieins
by the way the minions Of Stallings hive
teen coming along they VIII not prOVlJe
the opportunity to climb that might nat
urallv Re expected, and a desire TO beat
BROOKLYN for the spot at the head Of The
second division will keep them on edge
right I'D TO the finish. Cincinnati and 81.
Louis will furnish few more easy VIC
tories for either team. The Phillies must
play 10 more games with the CuosNand
Pirates to IA for the Giants. While BROOK
lvn nut be met by both teams more
times.
The seasons record of the Phillies and
Giants. as well as a table showing the
number of triumphs needed 10 set marx
of 100 victories for each team In tue
first division follows.