The Washington herald., 1915-08-24

ana white Sox have q good lead ON
US, ! have not given up hope of
winning the American League PEN
nant race"
That's what Clark Griffith said when
interviewed last Saturday as to which
club in the American League would win
the 1915 pennant.
Like the old guard. the Old Fox
dies but never surrenders" The flag
race has little more than one month to
go. and Griff refuses to give up hope.
Deep down in his heart Griffith prob
ably knows that II his team sticks In
the first division to the bitter end he
will be lucky. but right away he comes
out with the bold statement that the
Nationals are still in the pennant fight.
What pity 1t is that the majority
OF his players do not feel the same
Dever-say-die spirit the team right now
would be up among the leaders and in
the thick of the race.
The closeness of the National League
race and the tight little scrap in our
own circuit has resulted in a canvass
of the various major league managers
for expressions of opinion as to the
final outcome.
The opinions of these managers are
printed below:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Bill Carrisan, of the Red Sox-
There In not the slightest doubt
that we will win the bunting this
year.
Hugh Jennings, of the TiEers-A
hot, fight with everything favoring
the Tigers.
Clarence Rowland. Of the White
SOFA close race, and we have ms
good a chance RS the others.
Bill Donovan. OF the Yankees-I
favor Detroit, with the Red Sox
second and White Sox third.
Lee Foil, of the Indians-It IL q
close race and hard to pick a win
ner from the three leaders.
Branch Hickey, of the Browns
It's too much OF q puzzle to pick the
winner. Each II dangerous.
Connie Mack, of the AthIetics-
The race is too close to choose any
one.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pat Moran, of the Phillies-I he
Iieve the PhiIlies will win. Our
pitching staff is In fine shape.
wilbert Robinson, of the Dodgers
With our pitchers maintaining
the next worlds series.
George StallinEs, of the Braves
We're on the way to another pen
nant, and no team can beat ms out.
Frank Chance, of the Pirntes-It
is q tOss-up all around. The Pr
rates are going strong, and will be
in the final battle for the flag.
Roger Bresnahnn. OF the Cubs
Our pitchers are going, and we Will
he in the fight all the way.
John }. McGraw, Of the Giants
All i ask II some real pitching, and
the Giants will make n strong bid
for the pcnnant.
Charles RerxOE, Of the Reds-we
are improving daily, and are going
to he in the fight at the finish.
Miller HuEGins, of the Cardinals
We are within fighting distance
of the leaders, but II locks like the
Phillies.
Miller ]. Higgins. manager of the
st. Louis Cardinals and a pretty shrewd
baseball man-as Fred Clark. of Pitts
,urgh, can offer testimony-yesterda
n New York predicted that the 1915
remnant of the National League would
,e won by the Phillies.
Higgins say so. of course. doesn't
.linch the rag for the Phillies. 1t is
till necessary for them to beat out the
even other clubs. The interview with
he st. Louis leader proves one thing.
however. and that is that the National
-egue managers are at last awken-
ng to the fact that the Phillies are
remnant contenders.
Huggins says: philadelphia and
Brooklyn will fight it out for the Ma
ional League pennant. These teams
he haS nj
'itching is everything in the National
league this year. Boston and New
fork are weak In the box. McGraw
las the best team he ever assembled
outside of his batteries. Bill James
ollapse and Rudolph's failure to
duplicate his 1914 record have crippled
he Braves. Hitting Is Chicago's forte.
food twirling will stop the Cubs. ]
ook for Philadelphia to win II Alex
nder stands up. The big Nebraskan
las won twenty-three games and he
nds. Brooklyn should be the runner
r."
It Is still a case Of "watchfuI watt
ng" for the followers of the Athletics.
here has been little lately to indicate
hat Connie Mack is being successful
n his efforts to build up a winning
cam for next season. The White Ele-
hants have been losing steadily. and
he teams percentage Is drifting back
,ward the 800 mark.
Defeats are not worrying Manager
lack any. He is following a policy
otally different from what he would |
he was striving for one thing-vic-
prizes. Connie is keeping in pitchers
vhen good judgment ordinarily would
ause him to pull them of the mound. |
lie Is testing out his recruits under |
re. and the test Is one which will |
how him which of the youngsters |
ave the real NERVE.
II takes a long time to mold a win !
ing twirler. II takes a longer period |
D mold a winning team. but Connie |
as set his heakt on the task. II he |
allure since coAping to Philadelphia
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