East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-07-17
GIANTS LEAD IN
NATIONAL RACE
THE PHILLIES BLOW. UP:
ARE COMPLETELY sWA,IPED
Pennant Race VIII BE An Interesting
Afiair-Giants Have Nothing 10
Fear from Phillies, Says McGraw-
May BE Threatened by the Cubs
Giants in Fighting shape.
(By Hal sheridan }

NEW YORK, July lit came
Inc Phillies cracked blew up flew TO
pieces and generally scattered them
serves over the landscape and the Gi-
ants took the lead in the National
league race. All members of the l.
told-you-so club are therefore respect
iully invited to take a seventh inning
stretch and say it. The law allows
1t and the court awards 1t. The right
OF saying Il told you so" is one thing
that doesn't figure in the high cost
OF living, and 1t is recommended as a
line substitute for porterhouse steaks
after full meal of chicken and
corn fritters and any trimmings that
may be thought of.
But to get back to the subject of
baseball instead of clubs, courts and
things to eat. as June faded into July
so did Charlie Dooins Phillies fade
as the leaders in President Lynchs
obstacle race for the National League
pennant- Up to July 4 the Phillies
lost ten straight games, and they lost
four of them to the Giants in the Sc
ries In which they should have shown
their real class. The Giants simply
breezed by while the Phillies founder
ed and rolled and finally were COM
pletely swamped
And why was this?" asked some
one. looking first to the right and
then to the left.
1T was simply a case of riding out
a mount in the first furlong. when
there were about five to CO." we re-
ply. taking one step forward. and
assuming an attitude of much wis
dom
Doom took his team from the sta
Bile full of hope and with good pros
poets. The whip was applied from
the start and off to a good start the
Phillies pounded away in the lead. 1t
wasn't such tough fight right at the
start for the Giants were crowded
to the outside of the track and struck
rough going near the outer rail Then
they began to recover and Seaton and
Alexander, Dooin's star pitchers. were
worked to the limit in order TO ouell
the heavy onslaught of their immedi
ate pursuers. From lack of work.
possibly, some of the other pitchers
lost confidence, but the S. and A.
combination was kept at 1t. The team
was also helped wonderfully by the
terrific batting of Cravath, Luderus.
Lobert and Paskert. But the test had
to come. Doom had to show some
time what reserve force he had. and
1t wasn't much. Folliwing the injury
to the snappy managers hand, the
heavy hitters began to slump some
what in their batting, and then Sea-
ton and Alexander began to show
signs of distress. Their arms were
sore. the team was generally tagged
out and there was no time to resr.
The Giants had large sized reser-
voir of pep and fight slowed away
that had never been touched, and
when the dust cleared away, the Phil
lies began to show signs of going
down
The Giants are now naturally the
favorites for the National league PEN
nant. The Phillies have shown that
they are running on Just what they
have on the field, and nothing more.
There is not a reserve kick In the sys-
tenn. II they pull together somewra.
and approach the Giants, the same
heart-rending beating off may have
to be administered again. II they
should again take the lead over the
Giants they would certainly be mark
ed as a remarkable ball team to keep
the pace considering the strain under
which they would be working. The
Giants have moved deliberately. sure
ly and with telling effect and have n
lot left for a driving finish if Il
should be necessary. Manager Nc
Graw does not fear the Phillies in
the least He says IL his team is
threatened at all 1t will be by the
Cubs. However, Marquard and
Mathewson are looking up their list
of shoots not 10 toss to Frank Baker
and those planning to walk cross
country to witness the worlds series
are starting toward New York or
Connie Mack's ball park in Philadel-
phia.