The evening world., 1919-07-19
GIANTS BEGINNING TO SHOW
THEIR PITCHING WEAKNESS
Expert Fullerton Also Declares
That the Reds Are Going
Beyond Their Speed and
Are Due for a Slump.
By Hugh S. Fullerton.


others-those OF the Chicago Cubs, |
Brooklyn and Cleveland. The Red
Sox fi~1-cd high. but II was a short
handed s,... The New York Giants
figured weak and are commencing 30 |
sbow that weakness. The Chicago |
white Sox seemed sborthsnded. and
the only vital weakness OF the team
now IL that the sbulk Of the work |
mgt fall upon two men.
Cinclnnati seemed not only weak |
o. the slab but also shorthanded- |
Now Cinctnnatrs pitching staff. while |
net the best, h working more consist
entity thanAny other. The Cubs are
going along with only Vaughan of
their great stars In working order. and
no not up to his form Of last year.
Alexander has shown only flashes Of
form thus Ear. Tyier's arm II 30 bad
that no is resting at home. Cartar has
been NJ and II slowly regaining
strength Bailey and Martin have
shown only in flashes and cannot be
relied upon for consistent winning.
That leaves Douglass and Hsndryx,
and both have been hit hard
The Cubs are far behind the Reds
nine games behind when the half
way mark OF the season was reached
--Gnd they cannot hope to win any
long run Of games without Alex
ander and Tyler TO depend upon
The Reds are going above their
speed. Oddly enough E1ler has won
lust the percentage OF games the dope
figured him to win. The great show
ing OF Ring and Rsuther and the SEC
ond string men. together with the
Unexpectedly strong swatting OF
Wlngo, has made the difference The
standing OF the Reds IN due more to
consistent playing and hard work
than TO team strength.
True. the Reds are due for slump.
IL Moran can keep them on thetr toes
through the Eastern trip he has tar
and away the best chance to win the
championship
II Moran succeeds in driving the
Reds through and winning q pennant
for Cincinnati after thlrty-stx years
OF endeavor, he can have q mortgaSe
on Southern Ohio which has waited
for generations for a championship
team. His club, even to-day. figures
II per cent. lower than the team that
MaEhewBon put in the field a year
ago last April. Besices that the Ma
tionAl League n at least s per cent.
stronger than II was last season. The
manager who can do that deserves
credit.
McGrav's team seems 70 be losing
its golden opportunity. It should
hGvo made a stand on tho home
grounds and repelled the Western
teams as fast as they came, but the
vfhal pitching weakness Is comnenc-
fuH % show. McGrnw Is covering II
tolan extent by tho system OF Forcing
tho attack and using tho speed Of
hAs team, but lately the opposing
teams have been hitting his pitchers
too hard. The Giants are fading and
noxt Western trip probably Will be
one Of disaster for McGraW.
brookiyn's pitching star this
spring scanned close 70 the Cubs in
strength. It opened the season as II
20 verify tho dope and then, without
reason apparently, tho entire pitching
stan blew up at once II blow up in
the face OF the fact that the Dodgers
were hitting above their proper gait
and scoring moro runs than any club
in the league excepting the Giants.
Tho team has shown extremely weak
in waiting. has drawn very few bases
on balls, has been hitting first balls
and not working opposing pitchers.
In other words, Robby appears 20
be trying 20 make his team play the
old Baltimore game, the game which
McGraw has used with varying sue
cess with the Giants. From the fact
that the Giants and Brooklyn lead
their league in hitting and total
bases and stir arc not winning con-
AiStently, It looks as II the old slug
ging system and the rush attack Wal
not work against even average bail
efubA
Cleveland undoubtedly possessed
the best pitching staff In the Amer
lean League when the season opened
and the prospect of Meyers returning
from France to add further strength
made the team stand out as favorite
The pitchers, excepting Morton, have
not shown consistency, and Coveles-
kie, who figures TO be the best pitcher
in the circuit, has been erratic.
Still Cleveland Is close enough L
the leaders TO figure a great chance
for the flag. The team. for the firs
time in DECADE, has reserve pitch-
ing power. In past seasons. wher
the Indians were bidding for th'
championship. they always weT'
shorthanded in the slabbing depart
ment and compelled TO overworl
their strong pitchers until the entir'
staff collapsed. Now the pitching
corps appears to be coming 70 life.
The team IL down in club batting
behind both Chicago and Detroit bu
you must remember that Speaker haI
scarcely started to hit and Wood 4
way down in the 200 class. WheI
these two break loose with thei
sticks Cleveland Is hound to climI
rapidly.
The New York Yankees are out o
the fight, but only temporarily. The
were expected TO slip a bit durlnj
their long Western tour, but whe
they return home they will clim
again. so that the finish ought to b
another close one.
The minor leagues have again de
clared their Independence of tn
majors. Just what the object OF tn
second declaration OF independence
signed by Fultz, TeaTney and tn
! others is Ia not clear, as IL Is lust tn