Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09

Cubs Going Good
TN THE meantime. the Cubs and the
! Red Sox are leading their leagues
and should be the principal actors in
the fall classic-if it is played. Chicago
is going good and New York appar-
ently has broken down in the stretch.
The other National League clubs nave
& no. chance to ease out in front, so
thx race seems to he over. The same
seams TO be true in regard to the Rel
sox.
There should be a lively scrap in
the National League for fourth place
befpre the season ends. Five teams
ara punched and are closer than a
! Scotchman Cincinnati, the Phils.
Brooklyn, Boston and st. Louis have
chance to get into the hrst DIVISION
and grab off a share of the world
8. Mes coin. if there is any coin to spllt
up ~
The first four clubs in each league
win get a share of the money, and
Nr-.sk has added interest to the race,
( aw York has second place ClnC1ed'
->.ifrspurgh should remain in third.
but the occupant of the fourth notcn
still is in doubt. The Phils looked good
until last week, but Pat Moran Will
gef the boys working together again,
and with any kind of luck should
finish one rung lower than the Pirates.
1 Great Ball Club
stTTs a shame to see the Cincinnati
j Reds trailing the leaders when
they have the best club in the Ma
tional League" said a baseball critic
s!t.tSthe ball park yesterday. Il can't
: figure how they ever dropped from
the top with all of that material on
hand At the start Matty had the
best pitching staff in the National
League with Toney, Schneider, Bress-
Ter. Ragan and Eller, a good catcher
in 5Wingo, the best first baseman in
Chase, a good man in Lee Magee,
Csroh was the best third baseman, and
{, the outfield, which consisted of Neale,
Rotish, Griffith and Sherwood Magee,
loaked like the class of the league
That team should have walked home
with the pennant. If Pat Moran were
manager of that club the Giants and
the Cubs would be lost in the dust.
There has been some dissensiOn in
the ranks of the Reds and it broke
out from time to time. Some of the
PLAYERS did not talk to each other
<--en on the ball field, and that did
help their playing. In the last
les against the Phillies I rcmembe-
play where the batter bunted the
down the third-base line. and
IN did not throw to first because
Magee was covering the bag.
aast Monday Lee Magee and Earle
eale staged a fist fight on the
iamond. and Wednesday Hal Chase
vas indefinitely suspended for his IN
different play.
II is said Mathewson has been un
able to maintain discipline on the club
and that is the cause of the poor show
ing. No matter how you look at it
Big Six has not been a success as i
big league manager.
A NIATHEWSON tipped his mitt, "a
WI they SAP at the club, tchen ht
kBlotred Fred ToneU 10 be sold to tn,
fonts The bio hurler tpouldn't tcOrh'
"a Mdttu uirtudHy admitted he COulC
81 handle him lChen he consented Il
tYke sale. Bio Fred has dCc"m"IrteC
1rc}0ht this season. and some OF the
ball pldyers SAP he Ceighs close to <Gt
poknds A guy carryin0 that mucI
ercess baggage can't pitch rery ic"t
IN this tcedther.
Jess Will Box
TESS WILLARD has consented Il
II appear in one of the exhibition
botats to be held in Chicago tomorrow
Tor the benefit of the Salvation Arm!
\ ovarseas fund. The big champion vii
4 box some weakling, If he has his way
~ accept the plaudits of the multi
H.ts<s as IL he were used to II.
There is a chance, however, to make
The affair a big success II Jess on
sents to meet Jack Dempsey. who ais
IL Hated TO appear on the card. Demp
eev is anxious to mingle with Willard
and this seems to be his only chance
He Is not afraid of the big titleholder
for, he believes that the larger an,
fbeav vier men are easier to dispose OF
Jr6k proved this when he stopped Full
ton IN twenty seconds.
3.he show in Chicago is the first hell
!. Tears and should be a big success
c51 1Smpions Leonard Kilbane and Te'
.rik will appear, and many OF tn
~ - lights also will be on hand. l
e n great boost for boxing.
xAnH, FOR the Hfe OF a fireman,
~ sighed the Pittsburgh Pirates
ontfhev boarded a train for home las
NJ NJ They tciH play Cincinnati a
hes Field today and then take Ol
Ctbs. In order TO Keep busy TIE
p1ay the league leaders nine 1omc.
IRE ddUs, tchich should please III
m 3Iefics IN this kind OF tceather.
HCR idea of nonessential employ
nnent Is double steal atterPptet
1avvy CraNefh and Jack ADJ 4.
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