The Washington times., 1916-10-01
Cub Pilot Says Moran's Club
Has Best Chance for Ma
tionaI League Flag.
By JOE TINKER,
. Manager of the Chicago Cubs.


They won't be measuring us for any
pennants this year. That's truc. But
my ball club has made moro or less
trouble around the route recently with
some OF the boys who have been look
ing for flags. And can close my re-
marks for the season with the state
ment. we should be pretty close up
next year.
Ii Brooklyn loses the pennant. they
VIII have us to thank. think. Not
that don't want to see Robbie como
through nor that I have anything
against his players. although admit !
carry lot of respect for Pat Moran
and know him from the days OF the
old Cubs. Robbie and his men are all
good fellows.
But fans will probably recall that
Mr.. Ebbets. the owner OF the Brooklyn
club, made a deal for me just before
something and then he thought he had
! me where l could not play ball for any
team besides his. Under these condi-
tons, he started TO sew up his wallet
when II came to the question of my
salary and getting a piece Of my pur-
| chase price.
Before adhering 10 the Feds. held
| on for Ebbets. and Robbie, then Just
| made manager OF Brooklyn, called me
up on the long distance telephone. in
Chicago one Sunday and promised &c
| meet me. But he didn't show. the
whole thing fell through. and de.
cided to take a chance on the Feds.
always recalled Ebbets' style of treat.
ing me. and So when the Cubs moved
into Brooklyn last week. I made NJ
my mind to do all could to
Ebbets and also help my old friend
Pat Moran, In his efforts to com'
| through again.
There was nothing particularly
nourlshing for me in interrupting th'
Giants, winning streak at the Poll
Brooklyn. and ke did the job for me
or course. II IL these things that com'
up in the old game OF baseball tina
make It good.
The Cubs have not had good year
| am forced TO admit this fact, but Il
was n case Of mixing together an'
| IA machine out OF the combination.
have been disappointed by the showing
and am willing to take the blame.
Several reports have been published
that I will be removed as the manage
OF the team, but no news OF this KIM
has reached me yet. so 1 am goinI
along on the theory I will be In ther,
leading again next season. II the own
ers OF the Chicago club should decid
giving any BENEFITS foS'iittle Joe Tinke
because / made the most OF my oppor
tunities before my legs began to q
back on me and before they started L
refer to me as ''old Joe Tinker"
It 10 impossible to tell at the time o
telling this which National League clu
will take part In the worlds series. Al
though now at this writing, Brooklyn
leading by n slight margin. fayo
the chances OF the Phillies. ] figure tn
Dodgers are bad fighting ball club
they don't come up there in the pincf
On the other hand. the Phillies hav
shown time and again that they carr
the nerve. And they have Alexander
| very big asset I'm n driving finish.
The Brooklyn club still has the Giant
to meet while Moran plays the 81
games with the Braves. Neither face
an easy series. but the New York outf
Staliipgs' club has lost its dash. @
course. the Boston team will fight RICH
to the end, but crowded out OF I'll
pennant race, II will not have the pc
II carried when up there with the seer
OF the dough a jump ahead. This
bound to happen to any club. In othe
words. the Braves are slipping Off III
tie. The Giants are at their best a
they have ably demonstrated.
"It'll be tough. Mac" / said to No
Graw when in New York. III II come
down to the last seTies'of the season
settle the race. 1t will put You
against beating your old stable mat
, Robinson"
You can bet your iife," he replies
l I'VE play no favorttes. And you kno
about how I feel toward Ebbets."
. The series itself should be good or
I with tho Phillies having much bette
8 chance to beat the Red Sox this yes
e than they did last II Moran drives h
Z club into the big money. Carrigan wi
Q he without Speaker. and probably Will
out Barry. the two best men on n
Boston club last season, although Lew
l was the hero Of the series.
4 II Brooklyn horns into the series Il
!, outcome will be more OF a guess. Rol
5 bic has a club that will play gre'
ball one day and the next look ba'
= AS long as things sail smoothly, n
8 Dodgers keep travelling, but, In rouR
/, weather they seem shy OF ballast. II
!. | pitchers are good--about as good {
Carrigan's in my opinion
Do l expect to 60 to the seriesp N
O There won't be any city series In Oh
: cago either. and you'll find little il
Y Tinker hitting the trail for rest aft
We play our last game and forgettir
/, baseball.
Z But watch us next year. Doyle,
2 grand ball player. will be In shape. AT
. National League.
n Copyright. 1916, by John N. Wheeler. InS