The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-06-13
Here's Dope
on Chicago
Major Men
White Sox and Cubs Are
Both Pennant Contend
erS in Big Races
United Press Staff Correspondent. !

United Press Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO. June Is.--If IN T.
Mitchell werc an NJ. ID. this some
times human race would coon be.
come "A queer looking thing. For
Fred r.. boaso supreme OF the chi
cago Cubs. believes In revolution
rather than evolution for getting re-
suits. II what he does % tho Cubs
Is criterion. ho would. as a surgeon.
shift head for feet. hands for hair
and give the ears AN occasional try
out as legs. That's his style.
The Cubs were touted a. natural
born. hereditary leaders OF tho Ma.
tional league this season. The tout.
Ing didn't take for more than a
week. There wns some ~ luck ind
littie---a very little-bum playing
by the Cubs. Then the team began
10 lose standing. at home. abroad
and especially In the percentage
tables. An Eastern trip resulted In
a string OF losses so that the Cubs
quickly descended into the second
division and old nelghbors began To
gossip about the family.
kilief~r Looks Good
Thus far this year scrgt Biii Kiilc
Ter looks like about s5 per cent OF
tho 100000 the stockholders have
expended for players In lato years
Sergt Alexander has been tuff-iuci.
cd outright: Turner Barber. former
baltimore outfieldcr. began 20 forget
how TO hit when the pitchers began
10 remember how 10 throw, and
Chuck Workman. priceless shortstop.
went back 20 the minors. for a price
Commanded Mitchell has gone thru
bits lineup n dozen times since the
season opened. put In now gears and
then tho old one again. Mitch.
ell hasn't quit hoping and believing.
lie has the pitchars--vhen they
finally get 10 going consistently
and he has ahortAtop and an
| ordinarily good. non.star outfleld.
There ls n belief the Cubs win rise
again
Well. anyway. Chicago has a
league leader In the white sox.
doomed by the winter icaguers to
the second division just as cock
surely as tho Cubs were awarded
first place In tho other league.
William KID Gleason In given
moot of the credit for tho showing
IL IL tho KIDS why 90 fight FOR
every hall game and he has put ucsne
% his spirit into his men.
A, III. same time the sox were
moro fortunate with their pitchers
Than they had hoped. Eddie Clcotte
u going In 1917 style -Red" rab~r
IL coming back. Lefty williams
has discovered new strength 20 take
him nil tho way thru bali game.
and there are the youngsters gh.lien.
back and Kerr. the latter i~si-hnndcd
Gleason also ia confident OF making a
genuine major iearuer Of Grover
Lowdsrmilk. ono Of the ln.Rnd-outers
Of the majors.
Good f1cSd~rs
Baels Of these huricrs Gleason has
a dependable folding set OF infieid
srs and gardeners. Added 10 that.
Some Of those fellows certainly can
bust tina, ball. The whole gang
IL captained by Eddie Collins. well
known member Of the marine corpA.
Tho sox 30 far have been 10, more
dangerous than a glow worm In a
powder factory.
With the Cubs expected 20 come
right back and with the white sox
out in front. Chicago Is a baseball
city again. Tho fans haven't had
much chance. The weather has been
somewhat obstinate and those who
pawncd their pennies on March 81
could hardly sit out I'm the open for
two.hour game. But the first two
warm Sundays Of the year Raw ~.
600 persons sitting In Mr.. Comis-
keys corral. Baseball never left
chicago-it Just had a leave Of alb
scncc.