Evening journal., 1914-09-10
M'GRAW HAS fresh
trouble ON HAND
Agrees That He and Kaiser
Wilhelm Are in the
Same Fix
FEARS PENNANT
Is SLIPPING AWAY
BY HAL SHERIDAN.
written for the United Press

(Wrltten Tor the Onlltu AiooS'i
NEW YORK. Sept. 1O.-"Kaiser
Wilhelm. with the combined powers
of Europe on his neck. has my ut
most and sincere sympathy" declared
John McGraw, manager OF the three
time runners up IN the worlds series,
durine a fanfest before he returned
10 New York from the recent road
trim West with his club. "Ihe rea-
son he has" he continued, "is because
he and are in the same boat All
the powers of Europe seem to be al
lied against him and ! know that
everv ball club In the National league
il against the Giants on general prin-
ciples. They all want to see win
ner beaten"
The little Napoleon has sized up the
eituation lust about as neatly as said
situation can be tabulated. lie Is
fighfing the whole league combined.
EVERYONE is out to take a fall out OF
the Giants. Just why this is true Is
best explained by the Giants leader
.They all like TO see a winner
beaten"
For three years now the Giants
have copped the honors in the parent
nator organization. There is no
doubt but what the league would be
better on. financially at least, If some
other club would step to the front
now and then. But the fact isn't go
ing to keep McGraw's clan away from
the another worlds series If they
can help IT, They are out to repeat
II such a thing is possible.
All around the loop the fans are
pulling against the Giants. Even in
cities that are hopelessly out Of the
race - Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and
PHILADELPHIA, great crowcs turn out
when the Giants come to town, sim
plv to root against the McGrawites.
Tveryone seems to want to see the
Giants dragged down.
The Boston Braves we're cheered to
the echo when they spurted to the
'front.' division. There wasn't any
particular reason for everyone to
cheer Boston except for the reason
that Boston might beat the Giants
out. And anyone who would do that
could have all the support any club
could wish-at least IN the roofing
line.
AS the teams are shaping up for the
dnal dash for the old pennant pole
cne of the prettiest races in the his
tory of the National league looms up
With the four leading clubs-Giants
braves. Cardinals and Cubs
ched so closely that the leader might
change every day, the fans around
the loop are stirred up as they never
we're before.
Down in old St Looey they're kinda
Iooney. The fans in the Missouri
metropolis have dreamed of pennants
for years and years but not since
the Browns sensational Epurt of 1905
have they had as good a chance tc
crawl into the pennant coping band
wagon. Huggins' men are getting all
kinds Of support The Mound City
fans flock 10 Robinson field in droves
While all this furore is going on
IN the Tener circuit, a feeling Of rest.
fuI calm pervades the atmosphere
dominated by one Byron Bancroft
Johnson. Oh, 10 be sure. they are
stiil playing ball in that circuit. Yes
and once fn a while the Athletics los,
a game-once in awhile. OCCASIONAL,
as Il were But those scintillatinl
athletes performing under the NAM
Of 1iackman have spurted out so IA
IN front in the American league tha
nothing short Of a team made up o
Ty Cobb. Joe Jacksons, Christy Mat
hewsons and other such like ilk coul
head them on. AS there "ain't n
sich animal" we hereby award tn
American league pennant 10 Phila
delphia-
War sure has It's disadvantage
Here we we're just becoming cor
tended once more. the bulk Of th
White Hope army having left US fC
foreign shores, when along come
-, this war and they all hike back
~the u. S. A. II almost tempts us
start a war in this country. Mayl
II would chase 'em to Honolulu.
Tyler. Rudolph and James wouldn
work as hard as they are workin
n they knew Just what was in sto
Tor them if they win the Nation
league pennant. They have new
faced J. Franklin Baker. Edward CO
llns and young Mr. McInnis. VIII
a pleasant surprise awaits them.