The Washington times., 1914-05-03
Big League Biffers Of a
Day.

them saying that my batting average is
combinatiCn of luck and the charity of
the scorers. | almost feel ashamed to
take my salary after listening TO some
ot the comments made when l am in
slump. But as soon as am able TO get
n few of them safe again. the same fell
lows who were in favor of buying me Q
ticket to Providence or Kalamazoo. hail
me as the greatest in the world. Maybe
that is one reason why n ball player
loses faith In human nature.
The one big sensation of the American
League season thus far has been the
great showing of the Yankees. Now,
Gon't get me wrong and think that am
picking Chances club to win the PEN
nant. 1t will be some time before the
"Pecrless Leader" can teach his young
st"rs enough baseball to go out and
grab the bunting. though II the club
keeps on improving it will be up
there some day. But Chanc" has been
game enough to get rid of all the OLD
tiIRber. and has taken a fresh start with
bunch OF "comerS."
II requires nerve to start an American
League championship season without II
single veteran in the Guttield. but tie
New York leader apparently Is getting
away with it. The best thing about the
Yankees is that they arc in there Tight
Ing for every point. Instead of going
-
In the old days. they are trying all the
time. which counts for II lot.
.<aturaliy. feel very we'll pleased
wtr the showing my own club has
made Tn" Tigers have displayed the
nlO-tImc fighting spirit. and have Won
:, lot OF games by coming from behind
..rter the enemy had taken a big lead.
That is the way We won three PEN
nauts. ard II we can keep ii up Wen
ht. = factor in this race. In the days
.ls.FN nV.nrIl
" hen tIailir;; N the score. and were
me- ~ beaten until the last man was
ont.
chicago keeps ON winning by vir:ue
e its fine pitching. The SCX certainly
arr. getting some Grand hurlinS. and no
matter If they 90 not class up with
some of tn" other clubs in batting
strength or in fielding. they VIII be
dangerous so long as nobody can get
more thhn a run or two against them.
There is morc strength in Callahan 3
attack now than Fielder Jones mad i'll
800. when Il" won tn. r'euuant with n
club iattin;, average o. lust IN. anc
l. looks a3 though the pitching is fully
~ good nov as ii was eight Years ago.
OF course. there is more in the league
to bc:t noW than was th"n fhl!.
@delpEia Washing on. and Detroit all
Jock better than any club in th', 1906
race. so ''Cal' will hav~ 10 keep hust-
li,g al tn" time TO stay IN the neld.
Poor Cleveland, I never have seen
n club il any harder luck than tnt.
Maps. ard would almost be afraid
To- put on a Uniform II ! v"re with an
outfit that IS so neTsistently attacked
=; the iliurv LINK u was so bad
: ith the Cl-vcIanGs early in the sea
son thai almost every game took its
t"'l in the form Of an Injured PLAYER.
with Chapman. Tc.hod. Birmingham.
Stoeu. o'N"ill and Billings out a. the
saI,c ti,r. there il no difficulty III
r,,Gir.. thc reason for the clubs de-
'"'ts Tar" r?srrv. StrurE. plIr'nG.
:, ha,". apd I.nDr ont Of tive Athletics
raster. and sec how many games tie
'..,;r.s "ha!lu ouS would crab.
T.. lrrl; ~ over tIr performances II
the T'ittshursh club. II is hard tor m q
4" r.'raIn from saving: I nred'rted