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eighth they didn't seem "worried. Ev "' ery man stepped up to the plate con' fldently and seemed absolutely sure of his ability to outguess Hendrix, the enemy's heaver. And the fans felt the sameway. They were bank ing on the gameness..the Cubs have shown this spring. It was justified by three passes and three hits for five nms. Daring on the bases is a feature of the Cubs' work. Vic Saier was Johnny Evers. killed twice yesterday, taking des perate chances, once when he tried to go from first to third on a sac rifice and again when' he tried to score from first on a single. But it 'took two .perfect throws to get him. The Pirates had not been throwing well and Vic took a chance. Some similar daring-thet went through oc curred In the eighth. Schulte was on second and the'tJubs Were two runs ahead. Mitchell poked a short grounder to left and Schulte came home. A goodt throw would have nipped him, but Carey's -'peg was wide. One play John Evers made yester day showed why he is dubbed the Keystone King. With one out Butler walked in the second inning; Viox hit a fast grounder to the manager as Butler started to steal. There was no chance to get Butler at second, but In a flash Evers figured a trap for the Pirate second baseman. Viox is not a fast runner and Evers bluffed a throw to first. Butler fell f or the stall and kept on. for third. Then Evers tossed the balTto Phelan and Butler was run down between sec ond third. If Butler had stuck to second Evers would have had plenty of time to get Viox at first. But if he had thrown to first in the first instance Butler would have made third and could have scored on an error. As it was a hit was needed to get the run and the hit was not pro duced. Such plays as that distinguish the "great player 'from the good player. Phelan was at third in jjlace of Zim, who has a sore foot. The ex Red went hitless. Three double plays were pulled l)y the Cubs, Evers, Brid well and Saier making two and Brid and Evers the other. Some fast field ing is going on around that second sack. What would you think if we said Fred Toney was liable to become , a regular twirler and take hisplace on the slab in turn with the other heav ers?. You'd probably laugh. But this is no joke. For seven innings Toney held theplugging Pirates to five"Eits. He would not have been scored on except for wildness. Two walks he gave in the third inning blossomed into runs. In the eighth he was pes- tiea ior six nits, iour- singles and a double coming in a row after the first bingler had been exterminated in a double killing. Don't be too harsh with Toney. Bridwell went after, a Texas leaguer and kicked it into. left field, giving the batter two bases and