The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-14

me figures that will prove We are GU
Evers b right and wrong. Tho Giants
are lucky. Il by . lucky club Evers
means . team which 10 receiving good
pitching. which II hitting the ball ana
which IL running the bases, Al At
once. The results OF these combined
efforts make 1t look ~ II everything
was breaking for us.
But ! did not hear Evers declaring
that the Cubs were lucky when they
won the pennant from my club in 1908
on an Evers technicallty. The Chicago
machine was going at top speed then.
was nursing cripples. Mike Donlln
could hardly walk. Roger Bresnahan
limped with every step. Christy Math-
ewson was worn out from the weary
strain Of bringing the team up to that
finai critical game which decided the
pennant race. And the Cubs beat u.
They did not attribute It to luck Neither
did ].
Evers II right when he asserts that
the Cubs are not out of the race yet
this season. I do not think DO my
self. Moreover. you can hardly declare
any team out Of a nag pursuit. in the
middle Of July. The Giants have been
going At their topmost gait lately. I
call It their normal pace. But they
ara liable to fall below normal before
the end Of the race. II Is my inten-
ton to urge them so far ahead before
this slump overtakes them that they
Will have plenty OF room In which to
fall. Then there is always the danger
OF injuries to regulars. which breaks
up q team.
Cubs Handicapped Through
injuries to Best Players.
Al present the Cubs. which club !
now reckon to be the Giants strongest
rivals. are Handicapped by injuries to
players. Zimmerman. Archer and Brid-
well were all out OF the game In the
series with the Giants. Zimmerman and
Archer have always been dangerous men
In the contests with my club.
!. Both Philadelphia and Brooklyn are
I9houndering In the thralk OF bad slumps
at present These two teams are stlll
pennant possibilities, but not probsbili-
ties. The decline In Brooklyn was
started when several players were in
jured at the same time the club met the
Giants going at their best. Wheat, both
Fishers. and all the veteran chstchers
were out Of the game at once. Rucker
was complaining Of = sore arm.
Most Of the injured regulars have been
repaired now and have returned TO the
lineup. but the club got the losing habit
in the mean time. and. Just ~ II Is
hard to stop . team when Il takes on
. winning streak. 90 II II difficult TO
pick one UP out OF the slough OF de-
feat That IL what has been ailing
Brooklyn. and the team will have to
catch IL feet soon to stay In the race
Ut Ill. II cannot AFFORD to waste any
more gaioes IL II u to finish In the
S,N division. The Pirates are closinl
in fast.
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati improved
greatly within the last week Of play. Just
~ I predicted these two clubs would. bu
zach Is making very late start towart
the top. The Pirates piled up the big
gest string OF consecutive victories
which they have accumulated this sea
I son last week and the one before. The,
ARE apt to nip up considerably on THU
Eastern trip, ~ the club IL much better
OH the road than at home.
The loss of Wagner and O'Toole will
hurt the chances OF Clarkes crowd. es
pccially the absence of IIonus from th'
i..aeid defense and batting order. HI
mas left a big vacuum IN that battini
order.
From all that hear In tho GOSSIP
OF the game. Honus has very bat
leg and may be out of the going fol
the rest OF the season. With him II
their lineup, the Pirates would have
good chance of crashing through thu
league yet and pushing themselves vi
into the final row for the pennant
That team has always been a desper
ate finisher. but an exceedingly veal
starter,
IL It once gets a start In a nag race
IL will bear a lot OF watching. EvsI
now IL is dangerous, because the mos
sapient never know how things ar
vIoing to break In a pennant chase
Nothing can be assumed. 50 to speak
Pirates Pitchers are Recovering
\ and Team viii Be Hard to Beat
The Pirates made a bad start back Il
ths season of 1863 when they finally wol
the, worlds championship. but not quit
sush . eoor one - they got away Z
thia year. That season they hal was
ner Az his prime. too, 10 b. Ia ;hfr