The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-09
NOT DISPLEASED
AT UNEXPECTED LAYOFF
Pitchers Will Be in Better Shape to Stave Off Attack of
Reds To-day After Additional Day of Rest
"Any One's'Race," Says Giant Leader.

On account OF the heavy rain Of yes
terday morning and early afternoon
Greater New York had to do without
baseball. The Polo Grounds postpone
ment will be played on this afternoon as
part OF a double header between the
Giants and Reds. G. II. Ebbets had not
decided last night Just when he would
double with Chicago. one game only
will be played at Ebbets Field this after
noon. Perhaps a bargain day may be
offered Gowanus fandom tomorrow.
McGraw did not appear to be dis
pleased greatly with yesterdays layoft.
as II gave his somewhat wearied pitchers
a chance To pull themselves together for
resisting the Red attack. Cincinnati
and Brooklyn have played more con-
sistentIy than any other National
League clubs the last week. yet Nc
Graw is confident that his greatest wor-
ries OF the long home stay are likely TO
come from the three other Western rep
resentatives. Seldom do the Giants
have great difficulty in cleaning up on
Herzog's outfit at the Polo Grounds.
MY pitchers are In better shape right
now than in a year past said McGgaw
yesterday afternoon. "Matty. Tesreau.
Vanguard and Perritt have come round
nicely at last. with Schupp and
Schauer for reserve duty | should be In
pretty fair condition to withstand the
many double headers hat confront us.
The race il so close just now that a
squirt of a couple OF weeks means the
difference " "A second and n first
division berth.
Doom. ! think. will help us. He is
not through by a long way. Neither is
HE Meyers The indian has gone
stale through overwofk. A respite is
Likely to do wonders for him. The Grip
pies on my club kept the team down at
the start of the season. These men
have recovered only lately and the con-
sequent Improvement is beginning 10
show. | am not a bit worried over the
outlook. ! think that Boston n New
FORK Will give the laugh yet TO some of
these clubs that have been setting the
pace.
Boston still carries my wholesome
respect. That club should not be down
where 1t is. The team has been In a
general slump. The bes, hitters have
not delivered. That is she answer. But
sooner or later the Braves will hit their
proper stride and then they will climb
Stallings has n good pitching STAN, but
or late none OF the pitchers have been
with the ordinary amount of
runs. Evers back In the. game will
make a big difference. The ou,,ield 50
far has been Staliings's sorest puzzle"
McGraw Is OF the opinion that the
Western clubs will experience much
more spirited opposition on this visit
tn the East than they did on the first
Western trip. Philadelphia has played
ball all the year. BROOKLYN
is on the crest Of a squirt. Boston and
the Giants are both overdue for some-
thing like a consistent winning streak.
1T is still any ones race ~ the
McGraw puts 1t. The Giants lost
seven Of their first nine games. Since
then they have won as consistently as
the Phillies.
That we have been unable To make
up any ground the last six weeks"
McGraw opines. has been due more To
injuries Of players than to any deteriora-
ton of the club"
Two former Giant idols are i'm town
In comamnd Of hostile clubs-Charlie
flerzog at the head of the Reds and
Roger Bresnahan in charge Of the cubs.
Bresnahans team leads the field by
three full games. Herzog's followers are
IN sixth place. seven and one-half game.
behind the leaders and only one fun
game ahead Of the Giants. Yet Bresna-
pennant optimism has nothing on
of Herzog.