Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-08-23
bELG|ANs HAVE
NOTHING ON MACK
MAKING STRONG FIGHT AGAINST
ONSLAUGHT on SEVEN
OTHER LEAGUES.

Special to The News.
NEW YORK. Aug. 20 Fort Mack
and It's valiant defenders. the Attn
letics, are still holding out against
the combined attack of the seven 9th
or regularly organized and hand
somely uniformed American league
teams General McGilllcuddy, com
mander OF the fort. oplns that his
boy Will be- able 20 hold the works
until October T. on which date the
hostllilies viii cease aud the allies
viii lay aside their heavy .iiege bats
until another war Is declared IN
1918
As Is usually the ease In cam
paigns Of this sort the other Amer
lean league generals do not agree
with General McGillicuddy The
leaders of the allied forces call at
'cntiun to what they consider the
weakness of the defenders of Fort
Mack their lack OF proficient
sharpshOotcrs or IN other words. a
capable pitching STAFF This line of
talk has been handed out by the al
lied forces since the beginning of
the campaign last spring THE
Athletics have no pitchers" could be
heard several times day all along
The circuit Of activities II was re
| reaied so often that the Mackmen
/ themselves began Ia wonder what
sort Of pitching STAFF they had
But the talk Of their not having
/ a. q
the fighting spirit OF the Athletics
! Pitchers or no pitchers. the defend
err Of Fort Mack have kept right on
/ lighting defeating the enemy In al
most EVERY daily sklrmish and pilins
up enough Victories to give them a
/ commanding lead 10 the penunnt
/ lrugglc
While II cannot be- said that the
/ Athletics have coppor-rivoted cinch
on the flag at the present time II
ls hard TO see where any other Am
scrican league team can take II away
from them a few weeks ago Gen
oral Carrigan and his Red SuX bat
talon were picked as the parties
most likely 10 make q successful at
tack on Fort Mack The SoX uri-
radc made considerable noise IN its
mad rush to the front bat since their
EFFORTS were checked ~ the second
trench their manouycrs have been
somewhat OF the "back-up" variety
Some of the war correspondents
figured that Field Marshal Griffith
vnd hi Washington troops were
heavy enough To put the Athletic.
o. rout and capture the Mackmon's
irrnchOld. up there with the
great gunner johnson on the firi. g
line. ably backed hy corps of well
trained athletes. II certainly looked
like the foxy ,'ield Marshal had the
goods Stlll, looking liz. the good.
does not suffice In the matter al
winning pennants. You have To- de-
liver
AZ other times duri'A the present
campaign the fans have watched a.,
, forced marches and resultant victor
les OF inr Jennings and his fight
inE Tigers and of colonel callahan
and his white llusnl warriors Ais,
have tho fans lamped the hroadside
fred az Fort Mack by the Fallau
crew of 81 Louis CoIlogims undo
the command of Rear Admiral Rick
cy chief OF the Mississippi clam ~
vision
IN fact all of the contcuders II
the American league poudant war
with the exception of the Nap Ioua
ycs aud tho seventh Hirhlauders
have at different times displayc'
rare fighting ability
The Maps aud the IIighllndors
forming the rear guard. h1y" beef
81 little help 90 the allied forces il
the assault. on Fort Mack Sine
early Boz the campaign The rea
rulrI has been go far 300 the rea
that communication has been ca
4, or Deep regret is felt 600 New Yorl
i and cleveland over the sad plight %
, me gallant Iouayos aud brave xii
{ tic, u hU been ruWo,od tha
/ some one iu sympathy With the MdcI
: caue. turned the hose on the rea
= guards ammunition before hostilitie
I opened last spring
lU summing up The situation, eN
Der. Uu pouuant warfare are of M
opinion that the allied forces of M
American League are doomed Go de
feat The exporters declare that ol
Fort Mack can withstand any Kim
%. uu ola hot the allies can dcliye
aud that tho Allie will carr, On
DAY and also carry hunk of world
scrie. money The chatter OF M
expert. certainly listens good at m
present time
General NcGiIicuddy has uude
M command what r technical
known o. pcuuant varf1r. a. som
BAH team Among The General
class. uah'cr. arc T. Collins. chic
Iof iIo board of strategy Hon
Run Baker Hot stuff M,luui
aud . Barry of the heavy ari.iier
division Murphy Oliriug au
! s'ruuf pairolur thc outposts Lap
o. ouI -.haur supervisor. of shari
40 hunfua and Nrsi.rIa-s gunner
3 PLANK Bender. ShaUIey Br". -lor
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