New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
SLUMP Of THE GIANTS
OVER, THINKS M'CRAW
Looks Like Clear Sailing Now
to Third Pennant in
Three Years.
YANKEES STILL FIGHTING
Frank Chance Still Has Hopes
of Dragging His Team Out
of the Mire in
Last Place.

John j. McGrsv marsger OF the
Giants. is confident that the slump OF his
team, which threatened 10 be 80 disas-
trous week or ten days ago, has been
safely passed, and that from now on
with this worry over. lie can work MS
men gradually up 10 the worlds series.
lie was quoted as saying in Pittsburgh
yesterday:
81 was at my wits end for time 70
think out some way TO bring my players
back 10 their true form. The lack OF
snap on the field did not concern me so
much, as the men were bound to reel the
effects OF the long hard campaign sooner
or later The let-down was better then
than lust before the worlds series.
what did worry me, however. was the
loss OF more than Is per cent IN team
batting. II is possible 10 overcome slug
pIshn.ss by a little rest, little reactlon
or bit of urging, but apparently there
IS no way TO account for the loss OF a
batting eye except lack Of confidence ana
that Is mighty hard 10 restore
THE recent change 7 made In the pau
ting order appeared 20 have good erect
and in anv case. the men have been nit
ting better and with more confidence the
last few days. This is a big reher' i
am not saying the pennant Is "oh' as
abhor predictions, but do think that the
chances are now bright for the team 70 go
along smoothly 20 the end OF the race
The Giants will open series WIN inc
| Chicago Cubs this afternoon. and once
these hated rivals are out or the way 'he
nath should be reasonably easy until their
return 10 the Polo Grounds for game
with BROOKLYN on September % The team
will move Oh to ST. Louis on " eoheSud. ,
and from there TO Cincinnati on eatui
day. where only two games are scheduleu'
They will leave that city next Suhda!
evening and travel East TO wind up the
season with four games against tne gu
perbas. three against the Braves ana n>e
against the Phlilies
The Yankees are still fighting hard 70
crawl out Of last place. but the TASK i
no, an easy one although Frank Chahce
has homes The Detroit Tigers VIII oe
here for two more games this week ana
then the White Sox will put IN an sp-
pearance az the Polo Grounds arriving
on Wednesday and winding up on FRIDAY
The discouraged Maps will follow on SAY
urday TO close the last Western INVASION
Al DcraYce has finally forced his place
| 70 the TOP among the pitchers OF tne
National League. He is now tied WIN
! Humphreys. OF Chicago. at fourteen VIC
tories and only three defeats Tor the sea-
sou-ouite a record for a pitcher VINO one
wear ago was fighting for recognition IN
fast company.
Jimmy Callahan has decided 70 give
ping Bodie. the fence-bust!ng outlelder
az the Chicago White Sox, another chahce
70 win the bouns Of 500 offered him iast
sprlng ~ he would not take glass o.
beer during the baseball season. Gala
han discovered Bodie breaking his pledge
recently and called the bonus on out the
hard hitter began breaking fences again
and Callahan relented.
That Ty Cobb is not natural born Dali
player but has made himself stsr o!
strict application 10 the game Is the oelet
of Dan Michigan. the former football
star and now coach at Vanderbilt Uni
versity
Michigan believes that Cobb would ex-
Gel in any line Of sports. because OF the
earnestness with which he goes about his
work. lie tells q tale Of how cobb sew
eral years ago tried for a place on a foot"
ball team he was coaching. Al FIRST Cooo
was a Joke, knowing hardly anything
| about the game. In few weeks, how
ever. Cobb developed into a star and
proved the best drop kicker on the team.
Fred Gross. the infelder from Cali
| fcrnia, who was signed recently by the
| Brooklyn Superbss and who was expected
| t. Join the team at Chicago. has been I'M
| condtionally released. The Brooklyn club
| agreed to give him trial when he told
them OF a record he made with the Le-
| land Stanford University When the rec
ords were looked UP IL was discovered
that there was no such person with that
team. and his name was Immediately
wiped off the Brooklyn payroll.
The Detroit Tigers have released Tut
! weller. the first baseman-outtielder. 10 the
Providence club. Of the International
League.