The evening world., 1913-06-23

sfs of Pittsburgh be-
K! fore the season
Y0N NE6l{N~7 opened. or the
desperate dash Of the Phillies, the
Cabs look like the toughest club In
the league for us to beat to-day. 1t IL
arrange that with all the changes In
The. teams and management this
year, the race again threatens to
narrow down to the old oiant-Cub
battle.
Why do I fear the Cubs mosti One
good reason Is because they are the
only team which took two games
from u on the Western trip. They
looked better on the field than any OF
The other Westerners. They are
thinking all the time and playing
"Eyers baseball" which Is the fight.
Ing brand and hard to beat
When his pitching star cracked.
Evers still kept the Cubs In the race.
and now that he has more reliable
tvirling he 10 a. apt - not to shoot
them up to the front to mix It with
the Giants to . finish. They are q
team which is never licked and one
that win take q lot Of beating and
still come back.
the clever Cub machine mas more
6shy and Staying Qualities in II than
AZ other team In the East or West. to
MY mind. Archer. bshind the bat. is'A
x6ffd OF strength and one OF the
shre widest catohsrs at working his own
piSSfer that ever put on the chest pro-
tsctor. He 10 largely responsible for
tie recent good showing In the box OF
both HUMPHREYS and Smith.
Archer 10 always talking to pitcher
dAid steadyins him and keeping him
OUT of the hole. Besides this defensive
WORK Jimmie is hitting better than he
waY and Is becoming very important as
q 'ru, getter. He showed up particularly
we'll In that branch In the series with
the Giants.
PERFECT INFIELD AND CUBS
PITCHERS ARE como WELL.
tader has turned out to be . good FIRST
biSemin and nts into the Cub style OF
play very we'll. He Is a bulldog for
HkdSsng on. although he has not the AZ
Gfissivs manner of some Of the other
uaors pronounced Cubs. such a. Archer
eAd. Evefs and Zimmerman. Evers and
Bridv Al are working smoothly around
socouS base. and Al appears to have
csaspistely recovered the use OF his legs
aha HIS eld-time speed.
Zimmerman, who 10 having some
trouble. With the management. 10 said
t& he, back in line. He thinks there
"a great chance Of the club pulling
The infield 10 q beauty. The 'outsield
n we'll balanced and smooth. with
oaAults, Mitchell and Leach. al old
stassrs and smart and dangerous ut the
bat The pitching stan has needed
btScing all season. and HUMPHREYS.
Smith and Cheney look as II they might
deliver some reliable ball for q time. II
Overall can get back into shape he
would round out the corps In hns style.
The natural ability OF those pitchers 10
Increased by tho excellent handling
they received from both Arthur and
Bsssnahan.
yfom now until they come East. on
July l. the Cubs win DO playing weaker
clubs than the Giants are meeting. The
strong opposition lies In the Eas: this
yoar and not In the West. al formerly.
TIE good showing all the Eastern teams
have made on this trip Just hnishsd
proves that they represent the stronger
section.
The Cubs will be playing st. Louis. Q
rapidly falling club; Cincinnati. Q team
that has failed all season to get into Its
stride, and PittsburH The Pirates will
bV>shS toughest contenders for Chicago.
SthAy have always been.
PfRATEs NEVER HAVE TROUBLE
BEATING THE CHICAGO.
u II . strange thing that the Cubs
will always give the Giants q tooth and
nall battle. while the Pirates can go up
against the Cubs and kick the stunning
out Of them most any time. Then We
turn around and beat the Pittsburgh
systematically. 1t 10 one Of the un-
explained things OF baseball. The
Pirates have always looked easy to W.
The Cubs have never ressmbled cinch.
Experts all over the country arc try
Ing hard to diagnose the disease that
has attacked the Pittsburgh team this
year. and have Eiven II up a. an un-
known silment. Tho most glazing fault
Ia ths, team which / can discover and
POO gto Is the lack OF efficient catching.
QHe,n hurt his leg very badly In the
Ar0t part OF the season. and he was