The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-01
Billy Evans Says
TWO BIG FAyORITES


the American and Chicago in the
National for the pennant honors at
this stage of the race.
Neither Of these two clubs has
suffered serious slump SO far this
year. Rival teams have kept plug
ging away, hoping some serious;
and the Cubs, but so far they have
been disappointed.
With the Yanks enjoying 13-game
lead and only 40 games to play. it
would take more than an ordinary
slump to jeopardize the clubs
chances. 1t would almost require
/ train wreck to wipe out such COM
handing advantage.
1 While the lead of the Cubs was
but six games with 45 to play, tina:
margin should prove sufficient to put
McCarthy's team over. However,
for one of the other three clubs IN
the running to go over.
The Cubs are young team
| under q very severe strain and
there is always q possibility of
youthful club cracking AZ II
comes down the stretch hard
| pressed.
GLORY FOR MANAGER
| If the Cubs 90 over, it will be more
or less Of Il personal triumph for
Manager Joe Mccarthy
! As | have often said, manager
cannot get anywhere unless he has
worthwhile material. He cannot
hold the bats of the opposition in
check or make base hits for his team.
/ However, if the material is there,
; it is surprising how much more work
certain managers can get out of the
same aggregation Of players than
others. That is where the handling
Of men asserts itself.
/ A victory for the Chicago Cubs
would be genuine surprise but
without doubt great stimulant
for the game. Regardless Of whether
the Cubs win the pennant or not, ! do
not believe it is the best club in the
league.
As a matter Of fact, it is my
opinion that pitching excepted. the
three teams now trailing Chicago, are
stronger combinations. The superior
hurting of the Cub staff has been
hard to offset.
|
J In the spring It was my belief
the National League race would
be between Pittsburgh and New
| York with Chicago simply as .
dark horse. 1t has proved q very
fleet as we'll as courageous one.
MAY BREAK RECORD
The American League race lost
much interest about the first of
June. At that time the Chicago White
Sox challenged the New York Yanks
for the lead: A one-game margin
separated them.
1 New York proceeded to assert its
class, won three of the four games
and sent the Sox into a slump from
which Schalk's club has never
emerged. Since that time the Amer
lean League race has simply been q
procession, with the Yanks so far out
in front they appear to be in another
league.
4 The Yankees should have no trou.
BILE in winning 100 games If Manager
Higgins keeps his lineup intact and
Idees no experimenting. If he cares
to press his players, he has an ex.
cellent chance of breaking the Ameri.
can League record for games won, lot
by the Boston Red S0x in 1912.
: With Al games to play, the Yankees
were credited with 80 victories ant
33 defeats. To reach the 100 mari
, the club need only win 20 game,
while losing 81, less than 500 gait
In order to break the American
League record, it would be necessar,
to win q games while losing IA. fol
percentage of .659.
Since the Yanls have been
travelling 1t better than . .7oo
i gait since the season opened,
they are facing no difficult task
to break the games w0a record
in the American League.