The evening world., 1916-09-14
Giants Wrenched Lead Away
From Phillies, but Brook
Ign Failed to Deliver.
BY Bo.en,an Buigev.

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w DIGGING u n the Boston Red
. having a day OF. the raocs
In the National and American
Leagues have ughtened up closer
than a hard boiled egg. and from
now you may pick our own winner,
As a prophet we have resigned. Jus.
put the whole shebang IN a bas and
draw.
A shade separates the Fhillics and
tho Dodgers and - Mese ha;r..ce 10
the divie!ng mark between the De-
,roit Tigers and the Red Sox.
Uncle wilhcrt Robinson has had
his chance. and the fact that his boys
have not taken advantage OF II Is no
fault Of the Giants. Even h Phiilies
have shown a willingness to con-
tribute by merely standing still. but
In Brooklyn there Il nothing doing
The Dodgers have not even shown
superiority over the unhappy Pirates
a team thai figured TO be a feeding
ground for all contenders on their
fnal Eastern swing.
The Dodgers may no be "dogefng
II, bu, we FAR certainly be accurate
in the assertion that they are show
mg no real fghtnG spirit. After the
Giants wrcnched the lead away from
the Philies. the way was wide open
|, for a triumphal Brooklyn march. hut
somehow Robbie's gang refuses TO
, march. II they keep on another club
IA liable 10 take one healthy swing
and knock them on their perch. And
the club carrying this wallop may not
J be the Phflies. either.
You MOI soy Uhdt you please
4 about the ro,ciy tactics OF the
Bosfon Brures. but, right note,
! they are the odmest ciIo " the
. National League. From a nope.
less position and nth q crippled
team they h0pe rounded to ruh
a rhoop. Too fvN games rcr
COINED on the ovNch tester-
> day. owd they did u oooansf q
stronger ciao than either the
!. Phiites or Dodgers va 10 fackte.
. Our Ne,c York vootiao for
Brooklyn oppenrs to De grotc'n0
threadbdrs. They hdre done
: nothing to furnish the gong
\ With fresh pep.
y still. there .s a satisfaction In these
parts over the way those Giants are
y cutting up as a finishing touch to M
otherwise disastrous season. BY cap
turing the double header from Matty'
Reds they have won eight straigh
games, or, TO be moro exact nine gu
of the last eleven.
Mat,y declares that McGraw nov
has the best all club he has seci
around here since 1919.
D., In all the glory Of . triumphai nm
ish the one feature OF the Giants tina
pleases McGraw is the work OF Benn,
Kaun. Al last the $4,000 Fed sta
,; has made good. He should be a bea
:. next season. With his heavy WILLOW
work Benny has won two Of the re
y, cent games and yesterday he save
\. another by n miraculous catch In cen
tire field. Starting after a har
- smash. with the satchols packed. GU
4 Mr.. Kaur sprinted far into left fel
N, past Burns and. with n hand. save
~ the day.
A, During the last month Kaun ha
y; got on bases more than any man O
V, the club. Gap" Arson. a regula
attendant at the games these day,
e. by the way, says that Benny can h,
,S n ball as hard as any man he eve
saw
", The token OF esteem from New yor
In faas 10 Chrlsty Mathewscn. bougt
te. with u fund raised throush the col
umns Of The Evening World. will b
as; presented TO the Old Master at IN
~; Polo Grounds tomorrow. II will b
y. an order emitting Matty n his selec
ton Of one from three or four pain,
ings, valued ut $1,000, Both ne an
Mrs. Mathcwson preferred n good 0
painting TO any other present. II
something they can keep for life an
:" leave to the younger Mathewson as
ey token OF what New Workers though
he of the father.
ng As some time will he required
he the selection 81 this painting. and I
on II would be impracticahle 70 prese,
~ q picture 10 Matty on the ball fiel
the committee has decided 10 preseI
h.n with n written order that W
entitle him TO the present, He CT