Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-08-07
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The Cubs have jumped out now and
may give the Giants a battle for the
pennant.
The Cubs are showing their true
strength now. and figure the team
dangerous because OF its steadiness.
Ii is composed largely OF veterans.
and m the first series the Giants play
ed with the Cubs in Chicago this sea-
son they were going badly, aud the
fans We're boycotting the park. I'M
derstand that since O'Day pulled his
men up into second place the Chicago
.rooters have adopted a different atti-
.tude in the distribution of their patron
age, have conceded the fact that Muir.
ply is not connected with the club
any longer and are paying their money
at the turnstiles regularly. II ii set
ties down to a race between the
Giants and Cubs. the old rivalry and
old crowds will attend the games both
in Chicago and New York. And be-
lieve ii will settle down into this sort
of race. Let me show you why.
Veterans Slow to Start. .-
When team is made up OF veterans
III is always harder for 1t to get NOV
ing properly in the spring. because old
campaigners do not condition so cas-
lily as youngsters Added to this,
new manager makes it more difficult
for a club to get going since his sys-
tenn and style Of play must be learned
The Cubs were up against both these
conditions last spring. But once a
team Of veterans swings into shape,
the men will usually hold the pace to
the finish, barring accidents. and the
closeness of the race will not disturb
them, but only serve to make them
play harder. On the other hand. a
team Of youngsters. easy to condition.
will often Jump out in front and stir
things up for a month or two. only to
fall back when the strain of the race
begins to tell. r.. ::>..-
McGraw Warns Giants.
1.-The Cubs have the best of the.
schedule for the next MONTH" de-
clared McGraw in the clubhouse re-
Gently when he was trying to drive
home by a little talk the necessity
for hustling to hold our present lead.
"O'Day has his bunch at home meet
ing these weak sisters from the east.
II would never give you ball players
any nourishment If Hank should beat
me out of championship. That
would be too much for me TO stand"
There is lot to what McGraw said.
No club in the National has shown a
disposition toward steadiness so far
this year until the Cubs took to win
ming consistently. II the Giants had
been steady. we would have had such
a comfortable lead by this time that
the team would be in little danger.
But 1t must be borne IN mind that Chi
cago has been gaining on the New
York club lately during its climb from
the second division to second place.
That is. the Cubs have been winning
more ball games than the Giants over
the stretch of the last month and II
there were italics on this typewriter
that last statement would appear EN-.
phasized by them.
o'Day Has Good Pitchers.
O'Day has always had the pitchers
on his staff-the best in the league
at present. think. They were not in
shape during the early days of the
campaign, but they are going now
and showing consistent form. You
take team like the Chicago club and
1t will make some runs most every
game to help along pitcher. Leach.
Good. Safer, Zimmerman. Sweeney,
Schultz, Archer and Bresnahan are all
veterans with the stick who get their
blows regularly. 1t is disconcerting
collection for pitcher to face. be-
cause there are only one or two men
in the batting order that give a twirler
a chance to ease uD
There are few spots" In other