Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-07
SHOWING OF RED sOX AND
CUBS DISAPPOINTING FANS
Pennant in Their Circuits This
"a Year, Corbctt Thinks.
BOTH WELL DOWN IN RUT
Battle in American Will BE Between
White SoN and Indians, and III
National Between Giants and
dodgers, From Present Outlook.
BY JAMES j. CoRnI:lvr.

~ lnose who wagered littte money
that the Cubs and Red SoN will re-
peat in their respective circuits are
growing very apprehensive. Mud Well
they should be.
June has arrived and both favorites
in the race are still well down in
the rut. The inability OF the Bos-
tonians to set started IS distinct
disappointment to their rooters and
a tremendous surprise to baseball as
"a whole. The worlds champions 50
sfar have played nearly SOC points he
show mo real signs OF Improvement
They have lost. not SO much because
the breaks have been against them hut
because they have been soundly
clubs
The Red sox have been famous for
IN the lead they rarely have sur
past have they shown ability to come
from behind and romp to the October
wire ahead OF the rest of the field.
Maybe they can do it this year, bu, il
such thing is ACCOMPLISHED il viii
be little less than a niraCl" perform
ance..
stuck In second Division.
At the present time the sox. are
securely in the second division. Before
they can climb TO the top they must
bowl. over the dying White son, the
consistent Indians, the much improved
browns and the brilliant, but giraffe.
Yankees And that is a tough assign.
lnent for even so great a ball club
rs the rcd-hoSed warriors from Bean
Town.
The Cubs situation is not quite so
q fram shs nut is d,Scog..2FinE one
Although armed with the best pitch
ing staff in baseball" the. cubs have
the 500 mark. And ;hey seem unabi.
stride: With he Giants playing re
Dodgers and Reds showing no signs o,
cracking" the Cubs must stage a
miracle performance 10 climb to the
The Braves. Cardinals and Pirates
seem, to be hopeiessly out OF the fight
IN the National. with the Philiics
land them on the lower rune OF first
I'osition-and may not.
Battle Simmercd Down.
The battle has slmmered down IN
the Giants and the Dodgers, with the
Reds having an outside chance and
with the Cubs the only possible men
ace to the championship aspirations
With the Athletics. tho Senator'S and
The Tigers distanccd. and with the
Red Sox wanowing around and win
the Browns and Yankees playing inst
little better than 500 per cent base
ball. 1t begins TO look rs II the battle
in the American has simmercd down
10 long stretched duel between the
White Sox and the Indians. The SoN
have been playing. wonderfully con
sistent baseball! all year. The club
is hitting we'll n whole and the
pitching staff which was not looked
upon from a very hopeful standpoint;
al the beginning OF the season, has
come round 10 IN an excellent way
and IS demonstrating exceptional
prowess.
Cleveland q, last seems 10 be re-
presented by ball club that IS well
rounded In every department. Lee
Foil has an excellent squad OF pitch
ers and the whole team IS banging the
ball at a terrific clip. It's ield.ng, TOO.
is par excellence and the club is i'm
bued with splendid fighting Spirit
OF course, midsummer may bring
change, and 4 rad!ca! one, in the pen
Eant outlook. but at the present time
1T seems 10 he q two-team affair in
the American and a three club strus-
gle In the National. with the chances
favorinE the Giants in the older cr-
cult and the fast travelling White Sox
! in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1919, hy
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