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In the last two Brooklyn games, both against left-handers, Leslie Mann, Frank Schulte's collaborator in the Cub left fielding, has gone to bat seven times. His record in these endeavors reads, five singles, one double and a pass, an average of a plain 1.000. Not one of the bingles ' has been flukey. All have traveled on a line and have carried a sting. Mann is starting late, but he is hit ting at "somewhere near the speed he is bound to show against southpaw heavers. Against the regular pitch ers he is not a rattling swatter, but the southpaws hold no terror for him. When Stallings won the N. L. pennant. two years ago Mann was the boy used in center field against the portsiders. This healthy clubbing of Mann adds great strength to the Cub at tack. Schulte is operating solely against the right-handers, and his average is above .330. With Mann in against the southpaws the attack ing strength of left field is not Iqw-, ered and in defense Mann is as good as Schulte. The combination should produce many more runs. Joe Tinker is getting a bad deal from the pitchers he is starting. It takes the second inning for Joe to land a regular pitcher. Thursday Pierce failed and Seaton picked up the burden to pitch a pippin of a game, yesterday Hendrix was hit for two doubles and a triple in the first inning, then Jim Vaughn picked up the job and pitched stoutly to the end. If Joe can twist things in such a way that these second pitchers can utt siarieu urei, uuugs may ue ssume thing else again. Flack's homer with Mann on was responsible for all the Cub scoring. Mann poled four hits. Mulligan got two and McCarthy one. The repartee of baseball players and umpires, as written, is great stuff. As it is actually said, you can have your own guess. Right here in his home town Hank.O'Day was severely panned for his umpiring yesterday. At the conclusion of the game a bug scored Hank in no un certain terms. Hank's turtle head pivoted on his stooped shoulders and he singled out his detractor. Hank-was ready With a burning re tort. With his best West Madison ; street accent, he made answer: "You're a big piece of cheese, you are!" This startling bit of original witticism effectually squelched the bug, who was aghast at Hank's apt ness at repartee. Anyhow, it was better than any thing Dummy Hoy ever said. Add people that White Sox batters can't hit Righthanders. Here we have been laboring along all the time under the delusion that the Sox were helpless- against south paws. Recent events have confirmed that belief, but the fact that the Hose are helpless against the fellows who throw with the correct arm is a cruel and inhuman blow. Right-handers have faced the Sox in both games at Philadelphia and both have been made Mackian vic tories. In 20 innings of ineffectual endeavor the Sox have amassed the. gorgeous total of 11 hits and a single run. However, Jack Ness will be among those present oday, and if Jack for gets'he is a member of the White Sox and stiU'labors under the impression that he is first-basing for Butler Brothers, he may do a bit of hitting. Jack Is sure of an imemdiate job. No matter how he goes, he cannot be worse than what we have seen lately. Of the 11 Sox hits in Philadelphia, Jackson and Ed Collins together have made six, each getting three. What the other fellows are doing should be plain. Fournier was on the bench yester day until occasion for a pinch hitter arose. Then Jack picked uyp a bat, swung futilely three times, and was through for the day. Nemo LiebokJ .,JMJmaLu