Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-09
Sport
NEW YORK GIANTS |
STILL IN RUNNING
McGraw's Men Showing Burst
of Speed Which Makes
Them Pennant Rivals

New York, Aug. 9.-The Giants are
not yet out Of the race for IT, National
league pennant. McGraw's team,
thought to be shot, has showed a burst
Of speed the past week that augurs
al for the pbillies aud Braves when
the teams turn into the September home
stretch, The rampant slugging Of the
Giants must make them respected. As a
matter Of fact, however, but one team
can really be declared out and that is
Charlie lleZOg's rumpled Reds.
Never in the history Of baseball have
seven clubs swept through August 80
closely punched as this year. But four
games separate the seventh placers and
the leading Philadelpaians, and any
club that can win four or five games il
. row is not only going to look good,
but it Is going to look like a good bet
TO cop the flag. A short winning streak
viii send any of them out In front, and
once out they are going to be mighty
hard to catch.
Boston's chances, it might be said,
depend to a large extent on whether
johnny Eycrs can keep his temper and
stay in the game.
On Wednesday Of Inst week the
Braves had won Is out Of their last IS
games and the dOpesters began figuring
out their seats for the big show in
Bean Town. On Wednesday, however,
Johnny got into scrap with Fred
Clarke It. Pittsburg and drew three
day suspension. The Braves did not win
i gnme the rest Of tao week. It's not
q coincidence Its fact that the Braycs
cnn develop winning habit without the
little TrWtn They didn I start on that
10 game streak untu Evers not back
IN the game, Their whole defense and
oflrnsc IL built abvu, him more than
ever this year with Slallings forced to
got tlong without the services Of the
fnmons Rudolph .Tyler.James trio.
llnsebuIl men have steadily prophe.
SIZED that the Phillies ,yduld crack under
the August sun Just trace of crack
last week aud it widened pcr
eepulbly on Sunday at Pittsburp when
the Pirates took both ends Of double
heodcr Alexander around whom Pat
Mornn has built hs whole club. shows
signs of the strain, too, by dropping
three games in row.
The podgorn lost Il large part Of their
pennnnt hopes when they took the rond
Before starting west. they had deycl.
oped nice little winning streak. but
the western clubs soon showed them
whore II was all wrong for them To
win
The Cubs ARE considered by many
baseball men to be the dark horses nr
the league, At times Bresuahau \ club
looks like a world bcotcr and again like
q bunch Of bushcr, The slime might
Toe said for the Cardinals. The pirntes
haven : shown consistently enough 10
be really dangerous contenders.
us Onyhodys old pennnut vet and
The devil take the hiudmust
There were practically no changes in
lho American league race eNcppt tbnt
lho White SuK chances look a nm,
morc taNcled cut than heretofore
1t looks like Boston and Detroit IN
come into September fighting for ,hc
lead Boston has the edge In cnstrrn
circles due TO the ull around balance
o' the club, but IL llughoy lcnuugs sue
Goods ln getting another Al pitcher
which hr is after thorc are goinn IA he
d lot ot hrdgrd bets
Each club Won double header ON
saturday
The White NoN urr d,sappointmru,
They have the strongest Ia thc lc,m,.
on paper Charles uomiske, hn. sp,pt
thousands ot dollars To- make winner
hoNlug players who have proved their
worth Instead ut Young phcnoms vh,
have set 20 win their spur, In M, his
show aud yct the team hrks the punrb
lhal makes O. wiuurr Eddie tngbn.
was bought tor 10000, Edd,, Nmrph,
for / 100000, Memo licholi tor yl5do6
besides % whole mtt ot Young pny,r,.
without apparently gettug results
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