The mirror., 1919-08-14
Baseball Chatter
By r. X.
Wednesday, Aug. 8.

The Cincinnati team is on top again and is now
playing the Giants. The Reds won the first two
81 and go but were shut out in the third game 40
If they can keep up that pace when they next meet
the Giants at the Polo grounds they only break
even their chance for the flag will be pretty good
In the last series between the teams in New York
it rained the first two days and the third double
bill was to be played, but McGraw called off the
first game which so rrated the home fans that they
hooted and hissed McGraw whenever he came in
sight. It's cinch that if the grounds were in con-
dition to play the three thirty game they should
have been in condition to play the two o'clock game
McGraw was angling for Shufflin'" " Phil Doueas of
the Cubs about that time and doubt thought that
he'd better wait till he got his pitching staff braced
up before playing the Reds. Douglas should be a
big help to the giants as he has been going pretty
good for the Cubs this summer, but he is of the
Bugs Raymond -Rube Waddel caliber the kind
that likes to go out for big time ~ever so often.
Whether not Dave Robertson will be any help to
the Cubs, only time tel as he has been out for
two years, but mighty fine player before that.
The six-innng Cincinnati Pittsburg game that
the Giants kicked about was first thrown out by
President Heydler but the latter changed his deci-
sion and ordered the teams to play the final three
Reds winning 81. 1t very good decision for
Heydler for it leaves no grounds for kick by any,
body.
Gavey Cravath deserves much praise for the
way he has the Phillies going and he is showing
that he is capable manager Lee Meadows, who
came from the Cards is pitching fine ball. He used
to pitch good ball for five elk innings and they
would look for relief hurler take up the
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the full route now and doing good job of it, too
Eppo Rxey and Meadows the only dependable
hurlers Cravath has he will have to get couple
if he expects to get of the cellar division
With Whtted, Meuse and Williams in the outfield
with Pauette to fill in. the Phllies have bunch of
sluggers that apt to break up the game any time
In the infeld there is quite hole around second
base which Sickwig. Pearce, Callahan and Paulette
have tried to fill. with Fraggerson first string
catcher and Adams and Clark second string men the
catching end is fairly strong. With the players
that have been added lately the Philies not the
worst looking team in the league. The way they
have been winning of late is proof of that.
Hugo Bedzck is laid up with heart futters.
The way those Pirates have been playing this season
would cause anybodys heart to futter. Carey and
CItshaw are in charge but they win and lose about
the same way they have all summer. Of course
the fans, especially the Cincinnati fans, are very
grateful to the Pirates for taking two games from
the Giants in the last series.
The Boston Braves just can't make a showing.
that's ALL Rudolph and Nehf are about the only real
pitchers the team has, but they cannot win
sstenty with mediocre fielding and hitting behind
them.
Jell Pfeffer, Brooklyn pitcher is back the
game, having been out with injured leg Since re-
turning he has pitched two shut-out games, the
Phes being the first victims, So, and the Cubs
the second 60. Such work will be great help to
the Dodgers. Rube Marquard. about the best hur-
ler the team had. is still out with broken leg.
The Yankees were conceded to have the best
pitching staff in the American league before the
season opened. Whether it is the fault of the pitch
ing the swatsmiths that the Yanks are in fourth
place, it is hard to say. At any rate COL Rupert
and Hughes have paid an enormous sum to Boston
for pitcher Carl Mays. The Red Sox get Russell and
McGraw, right handlers, and at least $4,000 with
one more player to be turned over later. The White
Sox were after May, and Comiskey told Kid Gleason
to bid $40 900, but to raise the ante if necessary
Frazee and Darrows said they were after pitchers
instead of money and the Yankees had hurlers
to spare and the White Sox had none, the New
Workers out. much to the dissatisfaction of the
Chicago management and players who thought May
was as good as bought. He would just about have
cinched the flag for the Sox.
With iris Speaker at the helm the Cleveland
team has not done any better than when Lee Foil
was pilot. iris has been wanting manager job
for time and his hitting this year has fell away
off, and it is said the of the players his
sde The all-trusting Foil has been too sy-going
and gave up the berth because of public criticism
IF Snoakor can do anv hetter than FOhl he now has