Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-23
BRAVES Have TOE
HOLD ON PENNANT
Going Better Right Now aud
Appear to Have Solved
All the CTS"
M'GRAW'S CREW is
STILL GOING DOWN
Flickertail Football Crew
Has Fine Chance to win
From the Gophers.
(By Benz

Why larry with this eff" person
any longer?
The Boston Braves now are five full
games ahead of the Giants and ap-
pear to have solved the big if.
Let's say they'll win the pennant.
and be done with it.
Instead of a l~ooked-for crack, the
team is playing better ball than two
weeks ago. The three star pitchers
are going as we'll as ever, and the
team, as a whole, has improced. es-
pecially in batting.
Muggsy McGraw, in his recent
weekly spasm, said his team still has
a chance He predicted that the i've
game series the Braves play in New
York next week will solve the bunting
question.
That was several days ago
To go into hat f~ive-contest party,
the Giants, in the meantime, have to
keep mighty close to the rampaging
Braves. But, since Muggsy made his
guess, his mastadons have been slip
ping-gliding into the discard as rap
idly as a college Johnny runs through
the old mans monthly allowance.
And the Braves have been tearing
around the pennant course like a lone
German in front of a gang of rough
neck Hinglishmen and Frog Eaters.
A4lC1C . oo1IlOLll111S pdlllCl1S IL Lilac
downward glide of the Giants. When
n reads of Matty, the Old Master,
getting knocked out Of the box, not
nee or twice in a season. but about
every other game. he grows rumina-
tive and munches OF the Tempus
sFugit food. When one learns of RUDE
Marquard whiting away under the fire
Of opposing b%ludgeons. he takes a
slant at himself in the mirror, and,
tha~ lny{yn~~ $ho 1ySI - I4ot,,~. -ho,.k
gathering age exacting its toll. And,
then, there are Fromme and De-
maree, erstwhile dependable fingers,
who now are getting slammed about
regularly.
Tesreau alone of all the old guard
has stood forth on the old stand and
more than held his wi
This slipping performance Of the
Giants is the hivvering Of a wonder
ful corps OF hurlers. They have had
their round of big league fame and
their share Of the worlds series
~whack-up, and now are fading into
the background like the passing Of
the visionary inset in a motion picture.
Next year, Giant supporters will
read new names in the roster of reg
ular mound; .nen-such names as
.schauer and schupp. perchance.
winch wears betCef!
Saturday, October 3, the raw ma
terial Of the Andy Gill football mill
will be rubbed against the raw ma
n the victory stuff all depends upon
the wearing qualities Of each strip.
At this youthful stage of the grid
iron season it looks very much as
though the team that can better stand
the strain will grab the heavy end Of
the tally.
1t Is not a bit presumptious in To-
cal enthusiasts to claim a healthy
chance for running away with the
Gopher honor.
This looks like the big year in u.
N. D.. football circles, and it certain
~ is far from being a good season for
Minnesota.
Gill's problem is in the line and in
getting the backfield men to run good
interference. He has some massive
specimens of line material. but very
much depends upon drilling good
football sense into their think tanks.
If Lynch is eligible. much labor and
worry will be saved. but the star
tackle is having a little run-in with
scholastic difficulties, and it begins to
look as though he'll come out second
best.
OF course, it must be remembered
that the Minnesota yarns have a bear
ish t1nge. But. nevertheless. the fact
remains that Williams is ACE to face
with the gravest football problem in
years, and right nov his outfit is very
little. if any stronger than the Flick
ertail gang.
So. If the Flickertails round into
good form by the end Of next week,
they ma be able to teach the Gopher
lads a little about Walter Camps pet
subject.