The evening world., 1913-07-28

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successful trip, confident of winning q
In this season. Perhaps by boosting
handing myself q backhanded boost.
me . story Of . war correspondent
and Japan. A Jap general was max
ton. He Just missed being "beaned"
Better come in from there. Ger
dangerous work."
And you, too. had better come down
behind the Notifications yourself and
stop sketching there" retorted :he gen.
srsl. or course. the correspondent gets
some Of tho glory In the story.
Clarke put Wagner into the games In
the hope Of stopping the Giants. Honus
Mayed great ball In the field. but he
did not show his old batting ability.
0atty fooled him for q third strike on
. side arm curve which Mathewson eel.
dom uses. Wagner was looking for .
fast bail. He did not reach far enough
out.
THAT fellow Mathe wson watches the
batter's fsst." said somebody ON the
Pittsburgh bench to Wagner when he
came back. naturally pretty sore after
tanning out.
"Yo, and he watches the whites Of
yosr syss. TOO" answered the big
Dutchman.
MATTY KEEPS His eve ON the
DATTDR'e FEET.
"a usAkter q fact 3athsvson dosa
Wa1sA - eastsrs test to come extent.
= = ~ "a estok q ne boxer 70 catch
~ eoosnsM "a ~ balance ana flat.
1peosA = = putting the ball whore the
49, = not s.psstans 4
A VaGP ~ said Alatty once.
VW11aA - ~ - ~ WHISTLER he u
GseQg - ~ u hi ~ 6aN to right
- WAOw 0squ0kiy tsaas to drop
oa1 ~ 1AsuA especially u . man u
- ~ o10oA booauss then hs baAs be-
- S1nnaA H tips me Oh with
~ 0nA ~ b hssp the ball In
- - ~ - ~lM have 70 hit It on
- No. - osoA lsaSuss Ct present
4Aae 0oosnd U1AoA hasving INJURIES 10
- ss0u1Ass On The Giants and Ath-
~ cstpp,sd stass would b ths only
- wo1cA could stop the Giants from
\ n8 The Usnoant now. according TO
~ w Of thinking. OF course I do
M hsvs b tell the CLOSE follower Of
~ ssmss that baseball 10 . peculiar
tn1ng. have bean In II too long to
oAosm the championship absolutely for
NJ oanh q the end Of July. II my
peeshing sea3 should become shot 10
peooeo end couple Of nAsldsrs GRIP.
~ 10 would not take the club long
- crop back. Oddly enough. both Tie
Aolstaos and Giants * present have
aeous the sams margin Of lead over
tAs nearest club IN the standing.
0lANTv DIG LEAD RELIEVES
III the eTRAIN.
~ ~ trip vas 70 b critical for
AsoAS tam this season, Il was to b.
thA pteond Western one when. Il The
Aen!4QO we're % aump. tAsv were
abb, duA Thsy thseatsnsd tAis weak
snang sncs o. twtos ON he road and
~ not play Up 70 the spsed 1t which
thsg were travelling In the Dast imms-
diaxev ssfors lsavins for the West.
Bet ~ club came home IN good shape
an oe3u Possesses . very ttdy sogs on
IL 90
~ seoond tourney <hrouSh the West
Woo1osbs the criti al one also for the
0lAe1A But the club has been moving
, h - good style during the homs stay
: ~ Ws are starting OF with . lead
AV4& can stand considerable slump
~ ~ comfortable lead viii give me
~ 1nhce % rest some Of my players
81 1nhs the great strain Of the mid
sudrnoe battling on their shoulders. II
vUshaA been forced to start West with
Q margin Of only three or four games.
Il vuaaid have meant hshtins al the
voN With every man on edge. Now the
- en- let down . little bit and ease
a q he nerve strain In case squirt
y ue6sesary later along. which I do nos
aaaolpaes. With our present margin
~ he 0uaksrs. there 10 not the strain
G joaAiuS the league which would re
~ Z the race was tight.
0n6ladslphia, Pittsburgh and Chicago
1 v0 Aavs Q good race for second place.
Ypaaily, I prefer the Pirates fol
ois place although Philadelphia ma!
eeDe through and dnish second. The
a. havs had Q bad Eastern trip. end
@ not figure them to beat sithss
ysnuoursh or PhiiadslphiA. OF course
- che Pirates and Cubs are punched
N a. standing now. but Oarks's Ditoh'
~ ehouh carry him along psst Chi
! ~ teams have improved recently,
- aithoush they are second division
0vAA some attention should BE- PAN
- ~ Improvement because their man.
-. !, ~ lAsesiy eespoAslble eos u
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