Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-30
HIJCMEN UNLIKELY TO SKID
LATE In RACE AS IN 1926
Mackmen Take a Brace, But White Sox Bubble Ap.
pears to Have Burst-Other Clubs Should
Help Red Sox-Cards Are Advancing.

club in the league should release one
Of it's strongest reserve players to
Boston for the waiver price. That
might give Carrigan something to
work on.
The Pirates are losing their grip
on the top rung of the National
League ladder. kremer hasn't been
nearly as effective as he was earlier
in the season, before he met with his
injury. While Kremer was out DOME
Bush worked Meadows. Hill and
Aldridge in rotation. These fellows
already are showing signs of being
overworked. Aldridge has been of
little use in the last month.
Barnhart hit so well while he was
subbing for Cuyler that Bush decided
to keep him in the game. Paul Waner
has been moved i'll to the infeld
Joe Harris did lot Of clubbing al
first base. but Joe Is very slow in
the field. This week / have drop
ped the Pirates on the pennant
chances, reducing their quotation
from SIS TO $50.
Cardinals Again Second.
The Cardinals again have been
placed second. The injury to Tommy
! Tnevenow, along with Bob O'Farrell S
lame arm. will handicap the present
world champions. Tommy, the AIS hit
ting demon of the last world series
was hitting only 200 when he broke
his leg. but he is sweet fielder and
was working beautifully with F'risch
The Cards are hitting well below
their form of the last two seasons
even though Frisch is holding his own
with Hornsby. Pitching and balance
is keeping the club up. 1t has no
spurts like the II straight winning
streak of the Pirates or the 12-game
winning drive of the Cubs. but on the
whole the Cardinals have been steadier
than these other Western rivals.
The Cubs went into :" decline after
their II straight winning streak was
stopped. But it was a natural re-
action. This week ! again have
lowered Chicago to third place in the
pennant chances figures, but the first
three clubs are closely punched. II
looks like a race very much like that
no, National League September finish
Of a year ago. The Cubs have lots OF
spirit. and the right kind of spirit fire.
ouent!y has carried a mediocre club
far And the Cubs are not 81 mediocre,
nc- an outstan ding club. but one which
is in the game every minute.
Since returning TO the East the
Giants have done much better, which
is TO be expected. The Braves and
Phillies remain the best tonic for a
team in a slump Taylor h.. helped
the club behind the bat and Devormvr
recently has been showing up mucll
better. Both jackson and Roush have
started TO hit. and Heinie Mueller also
has taken full advantage of his oppor'
tunity since A1cGraw started to play
him reg larry.
Dodgers Seem Doomed.
Brooklyn was quite hopeful of nudg.
irs- the Giants out of the first division
and at one time last week they were
only two jumps behind New York
However. l can't see the Dodgers az
a first division aggregation this year.
Nevertheless. I think Robby is to be
congratulated on what he has done
with his material. At the training
camp his team looked hopeless.
The. Reds still are working to get
out of the cellar, and are playing much