The Washington times., 1914-05-24
When All Are Hitting There'II Be
No Stopping JungaIeers, Is
His Belief.
BY TY COBB.

By this time / suppose that the
most biased of baseball critics has
tired of calling the Tigers false
alarm and is willing to concede that
VIC are going TO be real factor in
the 1914 pennan. race.
Ii there is anybody left who still
thinks that we have nothing but a
little "spring speed it is high time
that he climbed on the bandwagon
and began TO think of rescrving some
worlds series tickets for Navin Field
next fall. l am not exactly claim
ing that the race is all over, but
do want to go on record as saying
that the club which beats us will be
grappling the National Leagues rep
resentatives in October.
We have been winning by playing
all-around good baseball and that is
what we expect to keep on doing.
The fans should remember that lot
of our early games were grabbed
wnen some of the hest batters on the
club mean the men who have had
the best averages in the past-were
not hitting much. had hard time
getting going myself, while Craw-
ford, after splendid start, ran into
bunch of tough luck and for week
hardly got one safe. Then Bush got
mixed ND with the jinx and in eleven
games only made one hit.
Just wait until We all get our eyes
on the ball together. and they will
never get us out. Our pitching has
been remarkable, carrying us to vic
tory many times when We were unable
to do much with shs opposing slab
men. Dubuc. Dauss, Main, and Cova-
lask are in great shape, and they will
give any batters in tfe league trouble.
am not overlooking the fact that
we will have to fight hard to keep in
front of the Mackmen. That club got
away to bad start, and the injury
to Barry was a blow, but, in spite of
all the handicaps, the champions have
clung to our heels, and we look for a
battle with them all through the sea-
son. 1t is hard to dope out their pitch
ing staff, fer one day some hurier will
get knocked out of the box, only to
come back and pitch shut-out' ball
against the same club. Bush did this
in the series with the Maps, getting
hammered to a pulp the first time he
started. and later going 20 the relief
of Shawkey and not allowing a single
man to reach first base in five innings
Plank's good showing against Cleve-
land in the thirteen-inning game he
won was sad news for the clubs Which
are fighting the Macks. But l person-
ally have given up waiting for Plank
and Matty to blow" l wouldn't be
surprised to see these birds pitching
when | have grandchildren old enough
to play in the major leagues.
The National League appears to have
a regular race ti.is gear instead of
procession, as was feared when the Pi-
rates went SO far out in froEt at the
start of the season. New York was
the first club to give the Clarke outfit
a check. taking the first series played
ty an eastern club in the Smoky City
this season. 1t was 4 good thing that
this series resulted as II did. for it put
new hope in the hearts of the Giants
adherents, and convinced the public at
large that McGraw would be up there
fighting for the flag again.
All of. the ball players were sure
that the Giants would get going. With
a manager like McGraw at the helm
and n pitcher OF Mathewson's caliber.
any club is dangerous. The Little Ma
poleon could take a bunch of spawned
!cterans and make them win games, l