The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-13
CALLAHAN SAYS FLAG
WILL GO TO CHICAGO
With Ed Walsh in Shape White
Sox Manager Sure His
Club Can Win.
PRAISES BOONE AND CREE
But Hark! James Also Insists
That Giants Are Due to
Take Tumble.
PRAISES BOONE AND CREE


Grounds between the New Yorks and the
white sox is an important booking II Is
likely to settle one OF the most interesting
questions in the mind of American League
managers whether or not Ed Walsh Is a
dead number
Jim Callahan announced Saturday that
he would start the former iron man OF
the White Six in one Of to-day's battles.
Callahan believes that the former terror
is rs good as ever. This belief was some
was justified In seven innings that
the king OF spltball pitchers reeled
off last week. Callahan Is anxious to
try out Walsh against the Chancemen. for
In the old days. when he was in the
height of his glory. New York used to
bother him more than any other club.
Callahan was never a pessimistic cuss.
He thinks the White Sox are as good as
in already.
I'VE will play the worlds series in Chi
cago next fall" said Cal yesterday after
noon Nobody can stop us now that
Walsh Is right Believe me. Ed Ia as GOOD
to-day as he ever was In his life. And I
am not going to work him TO death
do not have to. | have n wonderful pitch
Ing stan without him. With him | have
the greatest pitchers that ever worked
for one manager.
Il think by giving him plenty OF time
between games that Walsh will win pretty
nearly every start from now until the end
OF the season. My club has been called
II weak hitting aggregation. In part this
allegation Is true. But go look up the
dope and see where We stand with the
rest OF the field.
Never before In history has there been
such wonderful pitching as seen In tn.
American League this season. II prac-
tiCally every other rival hadn't almost az
good stan as myself my team would
now be winging away out In front. l have
a team OF average hitting power and one
possessed of plenty OF speed. II is true
that the majority OF the players lack sea-
soning. But the fact that they have kept
so very close to the leaders speaks W.,
for them, i think. Take 1t from me. the
White Sox will improve where Philadel-
phia and Washington cannot hope to do
so.
II do not mean by this that We will
increase our squirt. We have won sixteen
out of the last twenty games Any team
that does that has to be lucky But this
sensational sprint put us among the lead
ers and we do not intend to toss of the
chance that has been opened to us.
j do not think my friend John McGraw
is going to overcome precedent for a
fourth consecutive pennant. lie hasn't
the team he had year ago. Shafer and
Herzog could not be replaced. Mac has
but one reliable pitcher. the wonderful
Mathewson. and he cannot win a pennant
single handed To my mind ODay has
the best balanced team In the National
League. He has the hest catchers surely
and his pitching cannot be beaten. That
Is why ! think the worlds series will
he played in Chicago. I'm not worrying
about my end OF it,
When Callahan was last I'm town he had
face as long as a yardstick. Then his
team was on the skids and tobogganing
at record speed. He Is naturally an opti.
mist and under present conditions quite
companionable
he is. said Callahan yesterday. mo team
In the American League has played any
better ball against my club Every
pitcher ] have ever started against New
York had to hustle every second We
have a commanding lead In the series
with the New Works. but I must confess
we outlucked them In many OF the games.
Il truly believe that from now until
the close Of the season New York will win
the majority OF its games Birdie Cree
Is hitter. lie will bat In the select
class against any opposition. You cannot
overestimate the value OF one such man.
lie will carry along his associates and
Hihhc tHcHi uo IMAM tnelr natural
capabilities. 1f hitter OF Cree's ability
had been with Chance all season his club
would now have been up around the ton
No team In the American League plays
any smarter baseball. No team gets
greater value out OF it's hits. The trouble
all along has been an absolute lack Of
offensive strength.
This young fellow Mullen looks lilo, a
baseball player to me and I am sorry
Chicago released claim TO him. He is
trying all the time. II he can hit around
.26O he will be q. sensation. like the
manner of this little fellow Boone too
He has a lot of life. wouldn't be a bit
surprised II he develops into a second
Eddie Collins. He has n most impressive
style at bat haven't seen. anybody
with o better pair of hands Boone is the
acme of perfection in the defensive end
OF the game"
President I'd Barrow OF the Interna-
tiona League Is able to smile for the
first time in a month The dlficulties OF
this big minor association are rapidly ad-
tusting themselves. Peace and content
Inent have settled down on the towns
most affected by Federal League opposl.
ton as result OF the recent conference
in this oity
Jack Dunn of Baltimore is reapins
rich harvest from the sale Of players.
Baltimore wouldn't patronze a sure pen
nant winner. so Dunn cannot be blamed
for rctrenching his fortunes. His policy
meets with the heartiest indorse,nent of
his colleagues. The more the league lead.
ers are crippled the better chance the rest
OF the club owners have OF winning
Barrow has charge of the scheme to
frame a third major league in case the
step is necessary. He got this authority
from the National Commission. But Ed
says there will be nothing doing along
these lines until the close Of the present
campaign. The International League will
complete ito season as at present con-
stituted. The only questionable club, Jer-
sey City. Is ready to stick TO the finish
This team Is owned by Big Bill Devery.