New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-06-03
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GIANTS IMPROVE
ON EASTERN SOIL
MCGraW'S Clan Shows Vast I'M
pr0Venlent Since Return to East

New York, June 3.-Judging
urday, they are none the worse from
their sharp experiences in the west,
| where they were jumped upon by
| Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Chicago,
especially in the latter city, where the
Cubs sandbagged them three straight
games.
The east seems to act as a tonic to
the Giants. Since crossing the Allie
ghanies gain they have won three out
| of four games. 1t is seldom that a
| team can make such a freak record
as the Giants have compiled so far
In their games played in the east they
have now won tWenty-one games and
lost two In those played in the west
they won five and lost nine.
1t is true the team did not pack
| much of punch in Saturdays game
but beating Cooper is quite a days
work for the Giants, let alone hitting
him hard. At present he is about the
hardest pitcher in the league for them
to handle. He shut them out twice
last season and again in Pittsburgh
early in the spring. He will take
another Whirl at the Giants in the last
game OF the series next Wednesday.
The clubs pitching just at present
is one Of McGraw's leading worries,
but all teams during these war times
have patched up pitching staffs. This
especially is true of the National
league teams. The inability of Schupp
to show anything this season and the
n ot1Jrn Of Do
the army has put a dent into Nc
Graw's plans, as these three men,
with Perritt and Sallee, were to be the
leaders of his staff.
Pirates an Improved Team
Pittsburgh, the first of the National
leagues western teams to show here
has improved strongly. Had the draft
not raised such havoc with the Pirate
pitching staff the club might have be-
come real dangerous.
The play of the Cubs this spring
has been really remarkable when it
is considered that the club is COM
posed of mediocre players, including
such men as Zeider and Deal, who
have just managed to hold on to their
big league jobs for the last three sea-
sons.
The clubs pitching staff is wavering.
Matty's biggest disappointment is the
failure of big Pete Schneider, one of
Cincinnatis pitching aces, to come
through. Schneider won a one hit
game from Pittsburgh in the open
ing contest of the season, but hasn't
won since. The continued absence of
Hal Chase from the regular lineup is
handicapping the team.
The Braves squirt is interesting, but
not dangerous. Stallings again is do
ing wonders with a misfit aggregation,
but he hasn't the pitchers ito bring
him among the cOntenders. In 1914
he had three rafting pitchers in
Rudolph, Tyler and James and the
greatest shortstop of the year in
Meanwhile.
Brooklyn, after some signs of i'm
provement, has sunk to its lowest ebb
in years.
Yankees Work PIeases.
Just now the Yankees are playing
the best ball in the American league
ana thelr chances for winning the
pennant appear very bright. The i'm
provement Caldwell has shown in re-
cent games makes the club look still
his last two games Caldwell in shape
and able to take his regular turn in
the box would go a great way to-
ward steadying the young Yankee
pitching staff. Thormahlen especial-
ly has turned out to be a jewel He
looks like the pitching find of the
last few seasons. AS the lad is only
twenty, he seems destined for a re-
markabIe career
Much of the credit for the teams
success must go to Frank Baker, the |
clubbing third baseman of the team. |
At the age Of 80, Frank is playing the
grandest game Of his life. He is hit |
ting the ball above $50, and playing
a dashing fielding game
Ed Barrow continues to bring re- |
suits with the Boston Red Sox. He |
has had a fine run of success even !
without his all around star, Ruth who |
was i'll. Babe again is ready for ac- !
tive duty
Chicago will feel the loss of Joe |
Jackson, the big slugger of the worlds I!
champions. The loss of three / to 0 !
games by Cicotte is conclusive evil |
dence that Shoeless Joe's place in the |
smuggling position has not been filled. !
Both the Cleveland Indians and the |
Browns looked good when they were |
in New York, but the Browns are |
weak in pitching as usual, while in !
field weakness is likely to prove dis !
astrous to Cleveland.
CORNELL ON TOP.