New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
Giants Likely to Hold the
Lead in Baseball Race
on Their GLASS;
PROMPTING OF CORR
LEAVES BAD DOOR
Mclaughlin and Williams Sure
TO Be Named on Davis Cup
Lawn Tennis Team.
Bv Herbert.
By Herbert.

Dy AANl WV
pacemakinc is ever q hard tax. un-
loss. IS they say al the racetrack, one
can wait IN front. Somebody Keeps
asking me two OF three times day
can the Giants hold the pace? u
seems like a silly query. but SOmeho"
or other almost everybody IN TINS Wot'u'
even with an opinion Of his own. is
'ookipc for little encouragement
from somebody else 10 strengthen thal
opinion or shattcr IL with pesSlmiSNc
c,cc. Il strikes me tna' the 0laht
rsn stand the pace and WIN tAelr
tourth pcnnant iu row. mus eSIao-
fishing 81 baseball precedent. NOT pc
cause they are playing particularly
GOOD baseball. but because lhcy nave
more class than their opponents. NI@SS
nm tho sense used Is not easily de-
Unable. but i'm hay way 1t means the
ability 20 keep on gong under press
urc and more or less dlscour"glHs
conditions. The Giants did not exactly
Cbeck the Cubs as they did the Pirates
carly in the season. or hurl them back
as they did the Cincinnati Reds later
hut they did hold ODay and his men
off a. arms length by breaking even
I'm the four-gamc series. That IS all.
rcrhaps. that could be expected IN
their present slump, and, no doubt
quite enough. too.
So much for the Giants. The Atm
lctics are i'm much the same position
and in really greater danger OF oelhg
hauled down because five OF the other
seven teams arc playing Just ABOUT SN
sound baseball day I'm and day out p
tho worlds champions. The American
League race continues 70 be one OF me
closest and hardest fought on record
and there is no telling what week
viii hiring forth Still the Athletics.
with their batting punch. are quito
lkcIv TO outlast their rivals IN the
nght 20 the finish, when. as suggested
before. confidence and class are sure
20 tell.
Once i'm a while an opinion Is Jusu-
led or a prophecy fulfilled. and George
Burns. outiclder Of the Giants. IS
more than making good on the promise
suggested iu this column q year ago
CrsntIard Rice. who is making the
present Western trip with the GIANTS
and whose opinions on baseball Al
WAYS command respect said OF burns
I'm THE Evening Mall day or two
ceo:
~If we owned a ball club and had
The nick Of one Outnelder, II IS more
than a matter Of doubt as 20 whether
we would take any outhelder IN me
game. barring Cobb. IN preference 10
Burus. The Giant star rs batting over
500 above both Speaker ana Milan
lie has stolen more bases than any
ono Of the four referring 10 LOUD
Sneaker. Jackson and Milan and mas
scored more runs. I'm addition 10 mat
Inc f. a brilliant outielder, better than
CoDb or Jackson and on par VIII"
Sneaker and Milan. He is last as
.trcat. has great arm and is never
hurt or out OF condition. Tie naSn as
much temperament as some or the
hers. but nc plays as good baseoail J.:
Burns is undoubtedly the greatest all
around outHeldcr the National League
has known in many years
This is high praise and deserved
every word OF il. Once more. 100 J0hh
/ NoGraw's Judgment is INDICATED
He waited long and patiently for Burns
20 develop and the player owes mVcn
20 the Little Napoleon who guldeH
his baseball destinies and helped 10
make him what he Is.
The Giants will come home after e.
,.,;os ,ritb Cincinnati. which begin.
-o.dsv. and perhaps the return 10 tAell
.o-e"' ma MAJ rouse them O.
Wv" .o- dccds In 10 Friday they had
o,, cr nine Games PLAYED with
~. Uo.tcrn rivals.
,....., Co,.ri tho boxirc referee OF
rusoVpv -. v,iI have 20 begin III
go - to builJ Il reputation. Ac-
ol,' - 80 80 The rcnorts p. cable he lo.'
ia ,oomcntari'v i'm the bout be-
.,..cn George CARPENTER ard "G2n-
S,,,;.S %, Ttursday. when ~,
t.,,,..,, v... bcatcn on "a foul Tn,
i1''', ~ rro.,ico which Corr viii suGe,
dNo M. 80 the decision. which APP
though the foul 0lo" may nave Pee"