New Britain herald., 1917-07-16
REDS ARE
| LEAGUE SENSATION
|Ohio City Fans at Last Have
! Cause to Boom Team

New York, July 16.-If any team
In the National League will give the
zGiants a rub for the National league
epennant that team seems to. be Gin
cinnati. The Reds of course. still are
quite a bit behind the Giants. but
they are now coming along strongly.
Matty's team is batting better than
Iany team in either league, and is get
ting pretty steady pitching.
The Boston Braves were consider
ably worse off than the present day
Reds in 1914, when the Bostons shot
Eup from last place in mid-July and
won the pennant. Mathewson should
hold that old Brave dash constantly
7before his men instead of predicting
lin his newspaper column each week
lwhat a walkover the Giants will have
The Reds especially have proved
formidable against the Giants, more
formidable than any Cincinnati team
IN years. In the last two series
played between these clubs, the Reds
lshave won six out Of nine games.
gKeeping up that clip they may catch
1.-The Giants in September If they can
stick it out. =. ...s
Handicapped at Start.
Early In the season Mathewson
was handicapped by injuries. 1t was
months before Griffith and Clarke
were able to make use of their throw
ing arms Mitchell also lost lot Of
games before he struck his gait. while
Regan and Eller were untried young
sters and total strangers to big league
ways.
Mathewson now has the bunch
geAred up to high pitch. Regain,
big husky lad, shows possibilities Of
developing into another Toney.
Mitchell though he pitched poorly
hast Friday, is doing fine work. To
show how the Reds have come back
after poor start, it is interesting to
note that since Decoration Day the
team has won thirty games and lost
only sixteen, for a percentage Of $50.
The Giants lost their series to Gin
cinnati last week, yet gained on the
Phillies who are tottering badly.
The poor Pills surely have shot their
bolt and it will likely take more
than Johnny Evers to put the club
back into the going The Quakers
played four games with the Cubs last
week, and got one victory and one
; tie in the series.
The Cardinals still are suffering
from their blow in New York where
they lost four straight Had Hug
gins young team been able to take
their New York series it might have
Shred their enthusiasm for more tri
bumphs. AS it turned out the series
WAS a hard blow on the teams epirit.
kThey tried to come back in Boston,
3but the loss of a double header on
(lSaturday would show the Cardinals
Ehave passed the high tide of their
Hdrive and are now slowly receding.
fit is doubtful if they beat out Gin
Icinnati or Philadelphia.
Brooklyn made a lot of hay last
week, trimming the Pirates four
games out Of Ave. The veteran pitch
ers Of the team are now coming
Through and pitching grand ball, but
as Germany Schaefer said of the
Giants drive of twenty-six straight
last fall, 1.-The pardon came too late"
Jimmy Johnston Is now on first, with
kIi Myers back in the outield. 1t
Hmay be necessary for Bobby to find
ka permanent first baseman as it is
doubtful if Jake Daubert can again
Hast through a seasons grind.
Yankees Pitchers Falter.
In the American League last week
1.-The White Sox won only four of seven
games vet regained the lead because
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poorly winning only two out of six
contests with Cleveland and Detroit.
Chicago's defeat yesterday while the
Boston team twice humbled the st
YIouis Browns enabled the Red Sox
to dethrone Rowland's boys.
The Yankees still are wabbling
badly, and but for the slump which
overlook the White and Red Sox last
week they would now be completely
Host to view AS it is, the teams,
pennant chances even are drabDel
than than their present position in
the race would indicate.
Donovan's strong point was his
pitching,; and since that has faltered,
his case is well nigh hopeless.
team constructed as,the Yankees have
been, with their weak hitting outfield,
naturally needs a superpitching staff
to get anywhere. At one period 1t
looked as though Bill had just such
staff, but gradually the whole tribe
has slumped, until Allen Russell is
now his most reliable worker.
Two of New York's three victories
last week were in extra inning games,
the Yankees beating St. Louis : to 5
In seventeen innings on Thursday and
Chicago to 5 in eleven innings on
Friday. Yesterday the Yankees
! took two games from. CleNe-
land and are now within half a game
OF third place again.
Red Sox Must Perk Up.
The best work of the week in the
American League was done by the
Cleveland team, which sent its string
Of victories up to seven before the
Indians met defeat last Saturday at
the hands of of the senators.
After it's disastrous series with the
Cleveland team, in which Boston did
not win a game, the Red Sox tackled
Detroit and won both on Wednesday
and on Saturday. Three of Bostons