The Washington times., 1916-09-18
Grmen Hare Margin Play
Braves Pulled Bone
With Ads on Series
Matty Thinks Advertising Worlds Title Games Bad
Mistake on Stallings' p art-Claims Giants Have
Best Team in National League Circuit.

AK with him when the Phillies were n
Cincinnati. s.....i.
Were not going to get any Of the
best Of the travelling the rest OF the way.
Adntty," he told me, because every one
VIII be out there to beat the champions.
ycu know that But the big. fellow
q We need him, and we have three games
With Brooklyn almost at the end OF the
season. would not be surprised IL the
Ps,,,sI is lost or won Id these three
oyerconndence and the illness Of
tommy Evers practically ruined Bos-
ton, i believe. No matter what they
say about Johnny, he was the life OF
the same team when he is not tin in tho
nne.up; hear from Troy that Il
V doubtful IL he will ever wear the
big league "spangles.' again. but
come back. They have counted John
out many times in the past, and he has
failed to admit It.
club without Johnny" declared Pat
Moran the other day. speaking Of the
Boston Braves. There isn't the pep.
and they play bad baseball, too. And
what q nerve they had advertising
ing to take the peoples money!
I think stallings made a mistake In
this move. He has always been a man
Ing on the theory You can't blame a
guy for claiming. but when the Boston
club put half-page advertisements in
the Boston Sunday papers Offering
seats for the worlds series after just
too far. II resulted in every manager
cunning for them and making the
other contenders night harder.
hn a..
in the league. anyway. It is a scrsppy
ball team and much has been said
about them talking their opponents
out Of a pennant and a worlds cham
piOnship in 1919 but l want 70 90 on
selves into a pennant and into a
worlds championship. and the talk was
only a side issue. Stallings got great
pitching that year. II talk won ball
should be the champions OF the world
regularly. and many a manager con-
verses himself into a pennant every
night II he should only get the
breaks" A loser never gets the
breaks.
l believe the championship lies be-
tween Philadelphia and Brooklyn. and
Robbie can thank his old stable mate,
race BY the lacing the Giants handed
"of course" says Pat Moran. -.,om.
OF these Giant pitchers worked against
US as II Robbie had promised them a
hundred II they won. Especially IL this
| true OF Perritt, Those birds were ont
there playing bali with nothing on their
. minds. too. They haven't worry In
race for the pennant. That makes a
difference. Don't forget that. too"
But l believe, down in hi. heart,
McGraw was waiting for q chance 70
though 1 know he likes Pat Moran
as does everybody in baseball. for the
square freshman he IL. But Mac has
%S.n sg SsS NO s chat sfs sr h n s
played the Giants right out OF one In
1908 bv pitching Coveleskie out OF
turn. Mac never lost sight OF that
OF the National League by the Giant,
the next season as a result.
IL seems tough that the Phiisdel'
phia club has changed since 1908
manager 10 a different fellow, and Il
But" saws Mac. they've 80. th,
:sias. n ans e can't ths FORGET ssSn iso
Brooklyn has a grand chance tc
come In. Robbie has good pitchers
blown UP. but he worked some Of tn,
second airing a couple OF days anc
gave his regulars a change TO rest up
| Now they are still moving along q
the pace which has kept Brooklyn In
front most of the season. Also Dau
bert Is back.
But the Phillies have the stead!
pace and the experience or cham
pions, and you can't make Moran o
any OF the players believe II 10 gos
sible to beat them. Moreover. the!
don't fear Brooklyn. They lack re
spect for the Dodgers, and they hav
lot OF games to play in that band
box park of theirs, where Cravatl
and Luderus can gun for the Fences
And they have ALEXANDER!
The rest Of the league is out OF 4
or course. II the Giants. now q grea
ball club, could win every game: the
might breeze through, but II is TO
long a chance to even figure McGraN
in the race at all. II he had q 10
OF battles left with the CONTENDER
and IL the leading teams were TO d
any extensive fighting among them
selves, the Giants might carry
chance. II the season were a mont
younger, they should win.
And ~~w I must adjourn to the yin
! cinnati club and my scouts ana pros
{ poets. ] thank you,
' Copyright. 1916 by John \, wheeler, INC