El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-27
National League Race Is Undecided
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No Team Has Any Great Advantage
BY FRANK C. MENKE.

place with q grimness that Is surprls-
ing.
Giants Very Erratic.
The Giants-heaven only knows VIVA,
they will do. They have been so er-
ratio this season that no one can fore
cast from one day to another what
they are likely 10 achieve First tnes
started by losing 13 out Of 10 games
burying themselves. as II seemed: ~
last place. Then they turned rlgnl
around and won i straight Following
that they have played in and out base
ball. displaying flashes Of brtllancF
one day. performing Ike dubs the next
4 The Giants are dangerous team am
they seem to have sufficient power To
lift themselves TO the top. But viii
they use that pOwe-e
braves n disappointment.
The Braves have been a disappoiHt-
ment- They never actually nave
started All season long the brand OF
baseball they have displayed has been
spotted. On paper. the Braves loom
up as a pennant combination Inel
have the hitters. the feeders and the
pitchers. They don't fight. Yet they
I have been laundering along Fred
Marshall Stallings. however, is hope
full His club. he feels, is warm
weather outfit The tOrrid spell is
about due and now comes the BOs-
tonian test. win the Braves move up
ward and onward-or won't they
The Cubs. after a poor start, have
been doing nicely But thes~ still are
quite a Jump from first place. JOsephus
Tinker is optimistic He should be-
His club is strong in every department
II the breaks begin 70 coue the Cuban
way. instead OF going against them as
in the past Chicago will have its long
delayed chance 10 eXude cheers
RedIegS Are Coming.
The pepperiest club in the Tener
circuit is that headed by Charles Lin
coin Herzog. Those Redlegs look so
good that il occasions surprises TO find
them imbedded in second division.
his pitchers-especially TOney- the star
have rounded too slowly this season
The team as a whole is going along
nicely now said Heroes. In the
- We were beaten frequently be-
- Sc my pitchers weren't delivering
and because We had some hard luck
Now were ready II we don't show MP
well from now on IL won't be because
of tough luck. but because we have
faced better teams
Pirates Are Mediocre
The Pirates have played better base
ball than was expected. but they are
they won't rise higher-not more than
one notch at best The team is too
mediocre to figure in pennant fight
The Cardinals also have been going
poorly but probably they have done
the best they could They are I'M
bedded in the cellar. and when one
gazes upon the makeup % the club, no
surprise results. The Cards are the
worst looking team in the league AMI
they are in their proper element-last
place
Right row, Brooklyn looks like the
best club in the league. with the
Phillies as dangerous rivals The
Giants may cause trouble for both
and they may not They are impossible
10 dope" The Braves have the punc.
but will they deliver it, And the
Cubs and Reds are the dark horses"
with the Reds so dusky Of tinge that
the betting is about 100 to 1 against
them.
The National league Is drawing well
this seasOn-and 10 wonder. With
only about $50 points or so separating
the first and sixth place team. and the
season less than half over. it still is
anybOdy's race that car sprint-and
then maintain il.