The evening world., 1913-06-09
Fighting SPIRIT Of MAPS
GIVES THEM PENNANT CHANCE
Manager McGra~, in Reviewing the American
League Race, Fapors the Athletics When II
Comes to Showdown, Because Of Their
Experience.

Ing Q good showing In tine nnoe aow.
Birmingham WIN put his team h me
race ri0ht. Il y . tsst Along toward
me dose tho race 10 bsunA - esme
down % uOAt finish uuasss 80 q the
two leading clubs crack badly. and. II
either one bends under the strain. II
win b the less Experienced Cleveland
team. In . drive TO ehs wire. the
Athletics shouaA have me advantaOs IN
experience and aOhsinO. 6ut - have
said. Birmingham has injected . great
deed Of nghting aulr1t into his men. and
Il might oold them ~ elsAs through 10
the end.
Mack's team y Asttsr sasa need than
the Maps outside q the pteeher's boz.
and. II \ joso - Cleveland. h VIII b
on account u the superior aass q the
Naps' twirlefs. BirminshA0 70 oanae.
ing the best pitching stan Ia the Amsr1.
can League right now. IN my opinion.
The only one that can approach Il y the
bunch Of twirisrU on the 000eea Rsa
sox. and they only approach Il on pa
per. NoAlssr's boz men have NJ sAown
any kind OF form chs ssason.
MACK MUsr oEPGN0 ON MS
VETERANS, PLANK AND BENDER.
Mack seems to be almost ~ badly OF
for pitchers - he was last year. II
Coo,nbs were IN the shape that he
showed In 1910 and 1111. tbs race would
be over now. but Coonhs has been In
bad condition all ssason AnA y lust now
recovering from . severe Illness. u u
foolish to count on him 70 DO much Tor
month VT. and he may - on eli
summer. This leaves he heavy burden
OF the pitching on the veteraaA Plank
, and Bender. Both are starA but they
cannot do al the work. especially ED.
de- Plank. who has already turaed
thirty-elght ysarA
The Athletics have some promising
young pitching material. but % far they
have proved too unsteady y - aspsnA-
able. II the race tiShtsns " they will
b dangerous starters. Notice NOW many
times you go either Bender O Plank
hnishinS . game now. The Akhistics
have several double headers to play.
and these viii test the MACH pitohing
stan severely. To sum ND. nack's bid
weakness 10 his pitchsrA birmingham
10 the insxpsrisncs OF hts cisb. The
Athletics have lots OF robuse strength
and fight. II should b . pretty rice.
Strsaking behind the two ieaAlng clubs
are Warrington. Chicago and Boston.
'Jhnmie" McAissr stu bslsves his team
has . good chance to repeat according
to what no told me In Boston whsa
saw him there . couple Of WoskD Ayo'
But ~ u bitterly Aisappslntsa bsoovs>
the club ala not get the Jung % ths
nsld this year. which svsry one q.
pected Il would.
RED COX PiTchGRo MAY OAAcG
IN Not WEATHER
| II brought the team back from ~
South in nns shapA" said NoAjssr. "bu
whom they struck this raw climate n
Boston here the pitohssV wsas Ill r
pscsa Joe Wood has hardly worried
one good game % tar this year. Bal
walt until We set some warn Woathsl
and watch my pitchers cone AROUND
and show up the other ciuta Rsmsmbsf
the White Coz we're fas down IN th'
standing In July when they won tn
championship Of ~ world back u
1885,"
MoAissrs pitshss ere his oigsss
hope Of rspssuns. n vas q wendsrfu
stan last year and 70 . wondsrful col
lection now on peoss. esdisot iookst
like Q worid-bsatsf TO me In the BIZ
series iast fall anA sxpsctsd to 90
him do big things tAis yses. He hsA
everything . pitcher should have In
GLIDING . wonderful nerve that I'D no
let 20 under Tie Nest trims siscum
stances. and he u only yovngstss too
But this season no has ~ bssu vsr'
sueoessful. Perhaps b. % 90 Of thos
rare ethletss Who are at their best ona'
under he most sxaoting conditions
That warm weather aria y IN old an
good one - Tar - pitohsfS %. 1aa!
pitchers cannot Swins into their sts3d
until Il warns up. Many can't asyvay
II the Red sox can set the pstehinl
star working smoothly they would hsv
hiS aAvaataSs over most Of the team
IN the American League, because Glove
land = he only ethss club that has
tvisiins dapaytmsat 70 compete Wit
McAlssr'a Boston u going very mue
better rSht new than Il has At IN
time this seAsoa.
! (ospys1ghssd ~ JsA. !. As0sow. 1919.