The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-18
PH|LL|ES ride
NAG TOO HARD.
Had Five Furlongs to 90 and Chased
Beast to Death in the First
Stretch, Hal
Remarks.
GIANTS ARE MAsTERFUI.
DOOM Was Hopeful When He Led Hla
"Hroneos' From the Stable But
He Didn't Figure on 9th
er's Strength.
GIANTS ARE MAsTERFUI.

er's Strength.
by Hal Sheridan, written for the
United Press.]
NEW YORK, July 1S.-It came. The
Phillies cracked, blew up, flew to
pieces and generally scattered them
selves over the landscape and the /
Giants took the lead in the National I
league race. All members of the III
told-you-so club are therefore respect
fully invited to take seventh inning
stretch and say it. The law allows
it and the court awards it. The right
of saying Il told you so" is one thing
thai doesn't figure in the high cost ot
living, and it is recommended as a
fine substitute for porterhouse
steaks-sfter full meal of chicken
and corn fritters and any trimmings
that may be thought1of.
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 Dooin's PhilIies fade rs
/ the leaders in President Lynch's OBJ
stacle race for the National league
pennant. Up to July the Phillies
lost ten straight games. And they
Z, lost four of them to the Giants in the
series in which they should have
shown their real class. The Giants
/ simply breezed by while the Philliss
foundered and rolled and finally were
completely swamped.
"And why was this?'' asked some
one, looking first to the right and
then to the left
1 1T was simply a case of riding out
a mount in the first furlong, when
i there were about five to co." we re-
ply, taking one step forward, and as
Stunning an attitude of much wisdom.
Doom took his team from the
stable full of hope and with good
! prospects. The whip was applied
from the start, and off to good
start the Phillies pounded away IN
the lead. It wasn't such tough fight
right at the start for the Giants were
crowded to the outside of the track
er rail- Then they began to recover
II and Seaton and Alexander, Doom s
I star pitchers, were worked to the linn
!. 1t in order to quell the heavy on
i slaught of their immediate pursuers
| From lack of work, possibly, some 81
1t6 MI oh 1ac
J but the S. and A. combination was
) kept at 1t. The team was also help
, ed wonderfully by the terrific batting
of Cravath, Luderus, Lobert and Pas
kert. But the test had to come. Doom
|, had to show sometime what reserve
i Following the injury to the snappy
| managers hand, the heavy hitters be,
) gan to slump somewhat in their bat.
| ting, and then Seaton and Alexander
: began to show signs of distress. Their
arms We're sore, the team was gener-
ally tagged out, and there was no
time to rest. The Giants had a large
| sized reservoir of pep and fight stow
ed away that had never been touched
4 and when the dust cleared away, the
/ Phillies began to show signs of going
i down.
) The Giants are now naturally the
!. favorites for the National league pen
S nant. The Phillies have shown that
! they are running on just what they
). have on the field, and nothing more
e There is not a reserve kick in their
t system. If they pull together some
/. what and approach the Giants. the
S same heart-rending beating off may
r have to be administered again. y
they should again take the lead owe,
the Giants they would certainly be
marked as a remarkable ball team to
keep the pace considering the strain
i, under which they would be working
Z The Giants have moved deliberately
i surely and with telling effect and
e have lot left for driving finish II
e 1t should be necessary. Manager Nc
t Graw does not fear the Phillies in the
4 least. He says if his team Is threat
0 ened at all it will be by the Cubs
) However, Marquard and Mathewson
j are looking up their list of shoots
y not to toss to Frank Baker and those
h planning to walk cross-country tc
witness the worlds series are start
ing toward New York or Connie
Mack's ball park in Philadelphia.
q IL Harry PaYna Whitney narrion o,,t