New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Huggiins Aims
TO Clean Up
Entire Series
,.ser of Cardinals Much
pleased with Showing
of His Men
r, W. J. MACBETH

.-oon forced a poS'f0'''
...,I League games scheduled for
Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field
,,e, assured the St Louis Card
> her first series in New York,
s.-rins's team already had won two
80. and only one more remains for
!, visit -.
-A;,g the Giants greatly every
ne Mound City clan comes to
= Hugeirs has four right handlers
I, form. not Che least effective of
o,lulc" Watson, who probably
4 18th the farewell II the weather
'..-',. a game to-day. Watson may
|. ,..p,ea upon to make MeGraw's star
e.,s,sv. Ferdie Schupp, extend him
- Higgins Most Jubilsnt
~, coing 70 try to walk of with
80 series" said Miller Higgins
ID afternoon. For there is
s-e chance for US 70 get right
n the scramble before we leave
- Ms team, for some reason, was
, provoking slump at Philadelphia
,ssms 10 have come out OF II at
I. Polo Grounds.
.p-ooklyn is much better club
n, sbowirr 10 date would JUS
-. higgins continued, land / do
=, he champions do not come out OF
- ,onc hitting slump at our eX-
-. The sailing should be rather
sg.r once we get away from the Polo
,.gnis. .,u,- 81 ..
- The Giants and give us an oppor-
~ -. 10 do some climbing at the eX-
-. n the Dodgers. With the APP
,s,,ly disorganized Braves 70 finish
:, Eastern tour, ] figure my .cluo
- come clcse 10 an even break on
+. ,opr. and that will be satisfac-
s.rgins is not one who comedies
ntoTer 70 the 1917 Giants.
Giants Not Invincible
.v.c,,w has a wonderful club" de-
- Miller. "but not an invlncible
-. bv srv means. I think the race
IN \. much closer than IT was a year
-, The Dodgers will get going IN
20 and will be in the tight, never
ear The Phillies play smart oaseoalI
,bd should be quite as dangerous as q
ysa- tro. The Braves, too, shouio
r,s,e an Improvement over 1915; the
IA lad % learn TO get along without
gvsrs Ard take il from me, the west
III have a. least two candidates. III
y Cubs and TIE Cardinals.
-Ou;sjds Of pitchers McGraw's aggre-
,.os /, the class Of our circuit. ! do
4. believe Mac can rely on the Veter..
,ofhis staff. Schupp IS a wonder OF
re. perhaps the best soutnpaW OF
n ys.ional League. But unless Mo
~. Smith or some Of the colt toss
/, ,ore through | DO not believe NC
~ will easily weather the heavy
!, AZ Souble-headers that come later.
-rtsn too. McGraw has not the re-
>, strength he had when he won
~ consecutive pennants. The loss'ot
l. one Of his many stars would Sc
,,iv eripple New York. An illustra-
, q this was furnished by Herzog 5
~. absence. l do not think any
!. In the league has better chance
III he Giants. but any one who THINKS
Straw is going 20 spread-eagle the
"a Is sadly mistaken
g,sy Coakley. coach Of the Columbia
,rsrsity baseball team. has the SOFT
rap Of the year The faculty, by
selling baseball, tore Andy's team
4. from under him. but he stlll
ms salary just the same.
Tn the only one who goes OUT 70
rlcics," said Andy 70 some OIL ms
sgss. friends at the Ansonla hotel;
J.. work as hard as II the full squad
~ present. You see, I'm getting my
" IL shape for some weekend games
tie later on.
2 would have had the finest college
! o. history IL Columbia had played
nmes." Coakley continued. Il mad
2 greatest hitting aggregation ! ever
~ outside Of professional baseball.
iso had a big Highlander every bit
GOOD as George Smith. lie dlsap-
1itd from college the day II was
S;sd 70 call of all baseball games.
oakley said arrangements had been
'i.s 10 take the Columbia nine on
- 10 Japan in the summer OF 1918.
rnded the war has ended by that