Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-06-11
MAYBE It Will BE
AND MAYBE IT WON'T.
Giants, Pittsburgh, Athletics
or Senators Doped as
Pennant Winners
PRETTY FIGHT IN
THE BIG LEAGUES
By HAL SHERIDAN.
written for the United Press)

dope is all wrong, it is now generally
conceded it will be New York Or
Pittsburgh in the National League
and Philadelphia or Washington in
the American.
The law Of precedents appears to
be the only thing at this writing,
against which the McGraw Giants
must back. No team in the National
League has ever won four straight
league remnants. Some years back,
Fred CLARK and his Pirates We're
headed for their fourth successive
streamer. The Giants seuttled the
Corsair crew. Now the Pittsburghers
are doing their durndest to return
the compliment, but, though Clark
has a grand little team, up to early
June it hadn't been there in the
pinch.
The first Pending, tearing clash
with the Giants late in May when
New York fairly routed the Pirates,
and then the smearing the latter got
at the hands of Charlie Herzog's
resusctated Cincinnatians, was an
exhibition of the heart the Pittsburgh
aggregation hasn't got or at least
didn't have up to that time, and
which is essential to running in front
at the close Of the 154-game
schedule.
There was no other possible alibi.
The Clark crew was in prime shape.
1t had ripped its way through all the
other teams it had met. 1t had shown
everything except what it could do
when it bucked above-the-average
class. When that grade of class tore
into Pittsburgh in the shape of the
Giants, the erstwhile irresistible
force was halted, stopped and stayed.
And that's the dope in the National
League. Put it's pure dope.
Now for the fireworks in the
American. What follows-is not for
Washingtonisns to read. Everybody
in the Capital has already picked out
just where they're going to sit when,
in their own minds, the Senators meet
the National League winners next
fall Any Washingtonian who reads
this won't believe it. But it's DOPE.
It's perfectly true that Clark
Griffith has Walter johnson. There
Is also Mile-a- Minute Milan, Base
Grabber Gandil, and others Of their
ilk not to mention George Mcbride,
who seldom causes any sparks, but
who generally is conceded to be tie
greatest short-step in the game today.
But (and we must hedge once more
behind the dope alibi) according 70
dope, Connie Mack has shown the
class he totes about the country with
him. With the exception of his pitch
ing staff, which had not come up to
expectations early this month he has
the same old crowd. doing the Same
old. stunts.
Thus this Washington-P Philadelphia
argument SINNERS down to COM
parison Of the Griffithian- Mackian
pitching departments. Bender IS far
from gone and there may be quite q
few worrying splinters left in Plank,
but neither is what he used to be.
Mack must depend on his younger
pitchers, Bush. Shawkey, Pennock,
for the brunt Of his battle Griffith
has the winning Walter, Ayres, Shaw
and Engel Who have shown more
stuff than the young Mack twirlers.
All in all, it must be conceded to
the rabid Washington fan, that the
Washingt Philadelphia fight for the
first place should furnish as pretty a
klOGh-QDMl anu dAcE -puN a. h0A W.
been staged in either league.
Our golfers still have a chance TO
get back al the Britishers, but even
if they don't, Francis Ouiment Nill
carry home with him and wear fer
one year the French title. After the
young mans drubbing, with the druh-
bling given the other American golfers
at Sandwich, he crossed the channel
and led the field in France. The open
Championship in England furnishes
another try for Ouiment and the
others. Here's hoping that when they
beard Vardon and Ray and the other
golfing lions in their homes. the Stars
and Stripes will have better luck. To
beat Vardon and Ray a second time
will be more of triumph than t1
have won at Sandwich.
The Sport of Kings is far from dead
in Little Old New. York and vicinity
This has been demonstrated at Bel
mont Park. Twelve months ago even
the most sanguine could see nothing
in the way Of a comeback for the
racing game If the sport is kept in
the wholesome condition in which il
started, the good old days should
return.
And speaking Of come-backs, Cor
nell has done some things in ath-
letics this year, The winning of the
Tntereollegiates ut Harvard, which
meant permanent possession of the
coveted championship cup, was in
deed triumph It. was another
triumph TO Trainer Jack Meakley
and his methods. Cornell also has
shown her power on the diamond aid
on wafer. From present indications
the Ithicans should bring home the
bacon at Poughkeepsie