Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21

| had a lot of hard luck and he may
soon get the breaks" victory or
two would give him courage and he
might come through with string of
credits. The pennant isn't settled by
a long shot, but all indications point
to the Braves.
Picking a winner is a simple thing
when you pick the winner. Some
study and figure and endeavor to
discover the best man or the best team
Others are always playing the "other
fellow or the long priced horse in
the race. Some really employ intelli-
gence in selecting a choice Others
just grab at straw and hope for
good luck and success. All this has
to do with a little yarn about picking
winners. printed in the New York
Tribune, and written by Herbert"
1t is worth remembering. so we will
reprint it right here:
Most everybody picks the Phila-
delphia Athletics to win the worlds
series, but most everybody thought
that the American polo team would
beat the English invaders, that
Maurice e. Mclaughlin would win
the national lawn tennis champion
ship, that the Giants would romp
home in the National League pennant
race, that r. Norris Williams, the
conqueror of Mclaughlin, would beat
Church for the intercollegiate lawn
tennis championship, that the Ameri-
can golfers would make a good stand
on English links, that the Davis cup
would stay in this country, that Hans
Wagner would go on batting 800, that
the Washington Senator's would give
the Athletics fight. Connie Mack
must look alive. 'Tis a year of
strange happenings"
Herbert" evidently means to convey
the impression that the Athletics
haven't a cinch in the worlds series
So most everybody" may be mis-
taken, as most everybody was
when our polo team lost, when Mr.
Mclaughlin lost the tennis title, when
the Giants were outclassed by Bos-
ton, when Mclaughlin lost to Will
liams, when Church beat williams
and so on and so forth. Nothing is
certain-not even the Athletics in a
worlds series against the New York
Giants.
@
Blaming it onto the boss:
j. P. NJ:
In reference to Frank Chance, /
Clark Griffith, who left New York
disguised on account of a band of
racetrack sports advising Frank Far
rell. This is the truth. The STALL
ings' affair is too new to mention
and must still be green in your MEM
ory. Chase never amounted to much
in the managerial line. Wolverton
got the same treatment, I guess.
You must admit that Chance, STALL
ings and Wolverton were and are good
managers. There are some good rea-
sons you can find out If you trouble
yourself. There is nothing the mat
ter with any manager il he has the
same chance as Mack, McGraw and
IOOh up lHC QOpc DclOTo
you do any more roasting. l am posi-
tive If you take a trip to the Polo
Grounds and investigate you will find
the foregoing pretty nearly right.
CONSTANT READER.
1t isn't that Chance hasn't been a
successful manager, but the fact that
when he became failure he en-
deavored to furnish an alibi that
caused the criticism. Chance has
managed well, but he managed poor
ly for Mr. Farrell, and at $4,000 for
about six months labor. mind you.
Surely Mr. Farrell didn't prevent
Chance from winning pennants. so
why should Chance try to make it un-
pleasant for him on leaving?
O.
And still another:
]. P. N:
would like. to state that like
the article of our Orange friend in
regards to you knocking Frank
Chance. You know we'll IL you heard
Chances side of the story you would
not have leg to stand on. Tell me
why Farrell did not keep Clarke
Grifffth. a first-class manager, and
why he ousted Stallings. another
man who had his team up there.
taking a stiff like Hal Chase in his
place? Does Farrell appreciate a
good manager7 Not much. II he
allows such a big domineering fell
low like Bill Devery to run him, then
Farrell must stand the blame and
not heap 1t on his long list of de-
posed managers. Frank Chance did
| the right thing in quitting after he
I had a aallahhIa as he xnaH ha Ool1Id