The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-08-17

talking one day with Ty Cobb about Red
sox chances for another pennant
Al that time Boston. Chicago and Do
troit were we'll punched, with Chicago
ton on the road.
Boston may win" remarked Ty, ~
she doesn't have bad luck. But suppose
Carrigan should lose some star In the
next few dsys' Suppose he lost n man
like Jack Barry with a long trip ahead
while We wore playing at home? There
would bo nothing TO Il then. II Barry
or Ruth or Lewis should fall out Boston
wouldn't have chance"
That dope seemed to bn reasona BILE
enough Boston had already lost Speak
srat the seasons start. and Il was con.
sidered remarkable that she had stayed
up 30 we'll
Two days later word came from Boston
that Jack Barry had been badly injured
and would be out the rest OF the season.
We Immediately recalled Cobb's proph.
ecy, Tho Red Sox were Just starting
west neck and neck with the White sox
and Tigers. with Barry gone and hard
road trip ahqed.
These were certainly odds enough
But YOU may recall tho details. Minus
Barry the Red sox whipped the White
, Sox two out OF th-ee and upset the Tig-
ers three out OF four. OF their seven
championship games against the cont end
ers on tho lAtters grounds. the Red Sox
won five and lost two--just enough TO
games
| The Next Test.
The Red oox today are facing their last
western tour. with the White Sox favored
Barry's team mus, srappl. with Chi
caGo. Detroit. Cleveland and ST. Louis,
while Chicago 10 hooked with Boston,
New York. Washington and Philadelphia
The odds through this next stretch GER
tsinly look to be heavily against Boston'f
entry.
| but this Boston club In the last two
| years has shown such surprising tenacity
and form under heavy fire that no one
can tell Just when II may turn and up
| Het calculations.
/ Thia has been a queer season on the
side Tho white Sox only recently lost
five and one half game lead In eighl
days, which shows how quickly wild,
margin can be cut away.
III Playing nj home now the remainder o
August, Chicago should pile up a fairly
tidy lead. II Chicago can win the scrie,
from Boston at their next meeting, he,
lead should he almost bomb b-proof Hui
Boston sails In and captures the series
the finish may bring on another story
This Is Chicago's chance TO nail dowI
the situation and put herself beyonC
want The next two weeks will furnish
something more than an inkling. what
ever an inklins Ia.
How TO Pitch,
Shoot all you've got TO shoot, forsooth,
Although your speed and curves ar,
III cheesy,
Thsn 60 TO bs, and hit like Ruth
III. The rcst IL easv
Suppose they soak you on the hin'
Suppose they make the base hits pat
| II you can drive In more runs stin.
What does II matterr
LR. T--No. there isn't a better golfr
In tho country than Chick Evans on al
When he ia putting steadily he is almos
III More Than That
Dear Sir l made a study OF golfins ali
bis ! finally figured up after man
next day I went out and discovered thre
new ones for myself and heard four NOR
from other parties What's the limit
H RS,
| Football and Freshmen.
coach thst freshmen should not he nj
lowed 10 play this fall because u woul
involve another outbreaking OF scou,in
to round up star talent
Wo doubt this vary much. There
goins to be no particular premium o
Victory In any coming autumn football
for n will be realised that the weak.
elevenr may probably be In that shnp
through havips sent a greater propoitio
OF the regulars 70 tho front
Football this fall will In the main h
tot recreation and eterclse-for physlci
development above anything else.
The Tact that some eleven won ever
game PLAYED will no longer cons,itu,