The mirror., 1916-11-16

nave ucdTO III SdlU III uOl IulS
year, then in some other-tha,
the best team didn't win the pen
nant." We cannot 60 back of the
returns as shown by the percent.
aye table because that shows
Brooklyn as the undisputed leader.
But. if there is ever any truth it,
that saying, it is apparent this
year, and it is my belief that ther.
we're at least three other teams il,
the National League, any one OF
which could have defended tn.
parent body in the Worlds Series
N much better manner than dio
Brooklyn. There is no denyins
the latter was weak sister in tn,
great series. But "Robby" never
lost his good temper. Back il
September Brooklyn lost fiv.
games in a row to Philadelphia.
thereby falling back on even terms
with the latter club. One Brook
Iyn supporter interviewed Man
ager Robinson and seemed to think
the team was playing bad ball
Well" laughed ''Roboy", ''wha
can you do when they're knocking
YOUR best pitchers out of tht
ooxl We won't win many ball
games while they do that"
A word about Manager Mack.
IF the Philadelphia Athletics. A
man of few words. there is not Il
more talented manager in th'
game. Through his indefatigable
Efforts five pennants and thret
worlds championship emblem,
have been flung 10 the breeze il
Philadelphia. He built up one OF
The most perfect baseball machines
N the history of the game, only t,
tear it down and wreck it before it
had even approached the end of it.
winning days. This was move
which he felt required to defend
in public. Always of a quiet and
retiring disposition, he neverlht-
less felt that his act had placed
him in a difficult position and was
forced into publicity. [ have al
ways thought that be knew his ac-
lion was a great mistake, bringin.
about the disruption of his organi
z4tiun and, Notwithstanding hi,
explanation that the Federal
League was about to wreck thu
team anyway, the real reason fol
his act was the humiliating failur,
md defeat of the Athletics in tn.
Worlds Series of 1914, when the
Boston Braves Won four straight
games. Immediately after thai
series was over Manager Mack be.
gan t. WELD the axe. He is now
busy getting together another win
ning team. and l suppose it will
he composed largely of Youngsters
just out Of school or college.
The 1915 season of the National
League ran into its last week will
the winner in doubt-it was to be
either Brooklyn or Philadelphia.
The former closed the season will,
four-game series with the New
York Giants, while Philadelphia
had to play six games in four days
with Boston. At the start of the
week these clubs were separated
IN the race by one. half or one
game. The schedule favored
Brooklyn for the simple reasoh
that they were required to play
but one game day while Phila-
delphia was forced to play two
double headers on successive days.
which is wearing on the players.
especially the pitchers. Some gos-
sips always eager to start scan-
dal, let it be known that New York
would not be over anxious to beat
Brooklyn. because McGraw and
'Robby" were such good friend>
and, if the Giants couldn't win tht
pennant. nothing would suit them
better than to see Brooklyn do so.
ct cetera. So a great deal Of inter.
est had been worked up on this
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