The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-14


CBy Win. j. MacBcth.)
New York. Feb. 1i.-Thc most SER
ious obstacle i'm the path of John j.
Mct;raw to Il third consecutive pen
nant appcars Fred Clarke and his hus-
ky Buccaneers. The Giant manager
and the sporting world at largc--with
tho possible exception of some few fa-
matte fans, players, grand stand man
ayers of nlagnates who hibernate in
tho Windy city. have expressed such
nm opinion repeatedly. In the words
OF Mc(iraw: Clarke is the only man
] fear. The CubS will be c~ontenders.
but Pittsburg is the club we have to
beat"
McGraw has his heart SGT upon win.
min tho 1913 bunting. for hon he
will have achieved "A run of uninter-
rupted successes. the equal Of his two
great. competitors. Both Clarke and
Frank Chance have nailed three
straight flags. Clarke hogan his rec
ord run in 1901 and ended in 1908.
the season Jimmy Collins celebrated
Boston Americans annexed the world
series from the Corsairs through the
most sensational finish which was cv-
or shown. Boston won fiv victories
Git was the best five out of nine that
season) after being in the hole three
to one. Frank Chance and his Cubs
hung up three straight pennants III
] two worlds series in 1906-O1-0S. Nc
I Graw hopes to achieve equal pennant
honors this year. for he has two
straight and easy successes behind him
inc II team which appears the class
of the field.
Back in 1904 McGraw started a run
that threatened, Clarke's record. Pen
ants in 1901 and 1905 were supple
mentcd by a worlds series from the
Athletics the latter season. New York
, started out in 1906 top-heavy favoritc
in the National league. But.that sea-
managerial trial with the famous
. Cubs. rceled off 11S victories, tho
greatest showing in professional base
! ball since it had become a national
institution. Luck played into Chanc-
e's hands at the expense of McCiraw.
who finished as low as fourth for the
only time of his wonderful career.
M%athewson suffered an attack of diph-
liberia. Brcsnahan was seriously in
leg vas broken and any other numbc,
OF provoking injuries and illnesses de-
vclopcd to thwart the ambitions of
McGraw.
So the Giant leader stands today
where he left off in 1906.
Only he is in much better position
to weather the combined attack of
his adversaries. Then his champion
array was comprised Of fast calling
veterans: now he has the Youngest
and ~speediost collection of athletes
known to h game. Then he had to
buck both Clarke and Chance. Now
only the wonderful commander of tho
COrsairs remains. C'hanrc has gone
over to The New York stronghold of
the American league. leaving johnny
fIVers. his successor in ChicHgo. 81
team that is but the shadow. of tho
onc-ttmc Cub invincihlcs.
Let MS investigate. then. the worthy
!oeman OF McC;raw, Fred Clarke, the
Kansas ranchman. He has completed
his thirteenth year at the helm or tho
Iliatc craft. and In the p;rst cam
paigns showed far more consistent
form than even the Polo ground.
champions. In l" years Clarke nmass.
cd four %pennants. four second places
n a tie for another. three thirds.
n n fourth. Clarke took arrn
OF Pittsburg in 1902 and finished Soc
ond. Tho next year he tore loose and
ripped the organization all to pieces.
returning three straight winners. Nc.
Graw,s star hen began the ascend
ant. and the great general of Smoke
Town was forced into Il back seat for
q spell. In the nine years since PITTS
burg and Boston battled for the frs,
worlds %pennant under the prevailing
organized baseball government, Fred
Clarke has won only one pcnnant.
Ihaf fell to him in 1909. when he
showed his most successful season by
winning 40 victories. That Year also
ne beat Detroit after "a very hard
iIsht OF seven engagements for the
worlds championship. T;ut In All tina.
time Fred Clark" was never t;srr;,,.
cd. Only once did he finish as pnorl,
as last anon tho first four clubs.
Whcn IL appeared as if Fred Clarke
hid uCSiSns MpUn UrgAn ixinr a nen.