Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-15
IT'S UP TO THE
THREE PITCHERS
If Stallings' Trio Can Stand
up Under Fire, Braves
Can Grab Pennant.
M'GRAW PREPARING
FOR A NEAT ALIBI
Still Believes He has Chance
to Win-His Hurlers are
Not Going Well.
(By Benz

If Rudolph, Tyler and James. Stall
lings trio of slab artists. can stand
the rigors of the next three weeks
campaign, the Boston Braves can
capture the National league pennant.
They have borne the brunt of the re-
markable climb upward, and they will
have to carry the team through the
final fight
Stalllngs has one or two pitchers,
particularly Davis, who can lend an
occasional hand, but, for the most
part, he has to depend on his three
regulars.
McGraw's pitching staff appears un-
able to cope with the situation.
"Rube" Marquard is not in condition.
and Mathewson Is far from holding
his own. Big Charles Tesreau is the
only hurler that is standing up under
fire, but he cannot turn the trick
alone. O'Toole and Demaree are do
ing Just fair work.
The crucial series opens in New
York September 80, when the Braves
Journey to Gotham for five games.
There are four contests scheduled,
but the teams have one postponed
game, which necesstates double
header Unless one or the other
blows rapidly in the next week, this
series will decide the race.
AtcGraw Preparing for Aftermath.
John McGraw, redoubtable leader
of the Giants and most harassed base
ball leader in the major leagues, ap-
pears to be framing up neat, little
alibi. He admits that his team IS
playing poor ball, but he still thinks
he has long chance TO cop the flag.
IF the Giants win there will be a
lot of things for me to say about this
race some day." he says in his latest
1t1at t.1~
to pull anything now because it would
look as II l were trying to alibi my
self"
This looks like a preliminary an
nouncement of something that will
not be far from an alibi. McGraw is
getting the dope ready--in fact his
last two articles have been along the
alibi line.
Muggsy looks to see the lead see
saw back and forth until September
80, when the Giants and Braves meet
for the final series this year. This
series. he figures, will decide the race.
Tyler and Rudolph look weaker to
McGraw. and he is extracting consid-
cradle comfort from this belief Da-
Wis, Stallings' no-hit artist, is not con-
sidered very seriously, although the
Giant leader admits that the youth
may have something to say regarding
the final outcome.
Outside Of the pitchers. McGraw
says his team is in excellent condi-
ton. The players are regainins their
batting form, he says and he looks
to see them pull his whiting hurlers
through.
McGraw does not consider Chicago
and st. Louis in the final running.
chicago is poor road team. he de-
clares and he expects to see them
lose considerable ground. Higgins
has great hurting staff. but the team.
as whole. is not seady enough to
carry them through.
Pittsburg is going to be the thorn
IN the side of both the Braves and
the Giants, he says. The team is par
ticularly strong. and he looks to see
them upset little of the dope.
The rest of McGraw's article is tax
en- up with a defense on Snodgrass
The Giant pilot also jabs a harpoon
into Mayor Curley of Boston, accusing
him Of trying to ape John F. Fitz-
gerald, one of the eccentric Boston
mayors Of past years
Krab Hateth Villyun Owen.
II went over to see this here
PEARLS of Pauline the other night. u
said !. NJ. A. Krab. yesterday, land,
outside Of the fact that nearly bust.
ed my face out tryin' to keep from
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