The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-11
MEDIOCRE PITCHING
WORRIES M'GRAW
Teams Hurlers Must Brace to
Hold Margin Over Strong
Cincinnati Club.
NJ FREDERICK G. LIED.

NJ FREDERICK G. LIED.
There was temporary truce In the
National League yesterday. when rain
idle. H. The local games-the Giant
Cardinal clash on the Polo Grounds and
the Dodger- Pirate game on Ebbets Field
were washed out by the showers which
swept over the city In the early after
noon. Rain fell all over the Atlantic
seabosrd, hence the Braye-Cincinnat'
and Philadelphia Cub games also were
postponed. .. 49,.
| slight lead of Ave points over Cipcin-
natl. but It will take . stubborn night
to keep the Mcoraw entry in front
Despite the fact that the Giants are
playing at home the Reds have the
easier sailing directly in front OF them.
After one more game with 81. Louis
the Giants must play Pittsburg nve
games and the Cubs four games before
they tackle the Cincinnati Reds. Dur
ing the same time the Reds will be
playing the anemic Phillios and the
Brookiyns Brooklyn may give Moran's
team q rub. but nothing 10 expected from
| Philadelphia.
The Giant pitching stan again Is CIV
ing McGraw no end Of worry. There
is no use In trying to hide the fact
that II Is poor stan with which TO
wage a relentless pennant drive The
Giants are . great club. but mediocre
pitching STATS have ruined many other
wise smart ball teams.
Pitchers Are Unreliable.
The bombardment which Schupp. Du-
buc, Raglan and Perritt took last
Wednesday, when the Cardinals beat the
Giants - to 8. is q sample OF some
OF the pitching McGraw 10 obliged To
put up with. Just before opening AT
! home the Giants won Ave straight
games in Philadelphia, but they did 1,
because OF the feeble pitching OF the
Quaker City hurlers, which oounteracted
the deficiency OF the locals in that es-
sential department
Fred Toney really has been the sal
into the bulwark OF the stan and with
out him MoGraw would be In a bad
way. Benton. after weeks OF ineffective
work pitched his best game OF the
season against St. Louis last Tuesday
when he held the Cardinals to three hits
Schupp continues q big disappoint-
ment. The latest reports are that he
will be traded. It Is doubtful II Ferdie
would be much OF a trading asset, as
other managers know McGraw has beer
holding on to him for the last two sea
sons in the hope that he would regain
his former cunning. Outside Of Decora.
ton Day morning. when Schupp. goins
to Permits rescue, pitched . victory, ht
practically has been OF no use to the
Giants since the worlds series Of 1917
Perritt Also in Poor Form.
Perritt also is doing next to nothing
He reported with the season severa
weeks old, and though he rot q goot
contract out OF McGraw. he has rem
dered little service for his pay checks
Perritt made a lot of money IN oil las
winter. and perhaps Is not taking hi
baseball seriously. -.
II Cincinnati should win the pennan
this year. the Reds can thank McGrav
for It. McGraw gave them their man
aver. their leading pitcher and q reliabi,
catcher. without Moran. Sallee anC
Rariden, II 10 questionable II Cincin
natl now would be threatening to Gus
the Giants out OF first place.
Moran lie showing the same remark
:, able managerial strategy. he displayet
in Philadelphia, and Sallee. at the az
OF -. 10 pitching as we'll as at any tim
|
that he was with the Giants did Sale
hurl the brand Of ball that he has bee,
showing for Cincinnati in. the last tw,
months.
Hermann Predicts Red Triumph
Garry Herman, Redland chief, 1
| most optimistic over his teams chances
and freely predicts q pennant for tn
Cincinnati club. He says the club 1
breaking all attendance records, and
playing to bigger gates. both at HON
and on the road. than at any time in tn
clubs history.
The Reds also are run on a pr..t
economical basis. The club has littl
| utility strength. Lately Bressler.
pitcher. has appeared in right relt
Sherwood Magee started of In LEFT, bu
after he became Ill., Cueto. the diminu
| tive Cuban, who 10 an all-round hand
man. played the outhed until he got ba
fingers. Bressler then was played 1
tho outfeld. Cincinnatps only othe
utility man is Jimmy Smith. the littl
inhelder. who has been kicked all aroun
the circuit.
| Coombs's Removal a shock.
| The explosion that took place II
Philadelphia the other day when JAG
| NoOHhOo pEuOtlCAHy WIS KICKED out
the management. gives Philadelphl
even a blacker eye in the city OF Broth
eriy Love than II held before. ..
One regrettable feature OF the ana
is that such an upright, lovAble chap a
Jack Coombs should ever have accept
ed the Philadelphia offer. During n
career as player his ability as a tao
t!cian WAS recognized. With a club this
would have spent some real money an
made an honest EFFORT TO build up
team. Coombs's experience a. q mani
ger would have been entirely .differen
As Jack truly says. "Cravath or no or
else can win with such an aEgrega lion -
The two Philadelphia clubs are becon
ing a nuisance in baseball and a chans
in the ownership of both clubs IL badl
needed. Where other clubs are consc
entiously trying to build up and ypendln
real money to get talent here are a pa
OF clubs trying to get by with the cheay
est material available. Both clubs Al
the Joke mines of their respective eli
cults.
When Baker sold Alexander and XII
lefer to the Cubs two winters ago I
made promise to the Philadelphia far
that the money would be expended
"a -.