The day book. [volume], June 21, 1915, LAST EDITION, Image 22

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son National league managers glanc
ing over the Cub line-up noticed that
.Good, Schulte, Saier and Williams,
the clouters of the team, all swing
from the off-side of the plate. On
precedent that meant the southpaws
should have a soft aflernoon any time
they faced the Cubs. And with Zim
merman out of the game and Mc
Larry, another left-handed batter,
sitting in at second, the task was pre
sumably even easier.
But the Cubs have been fed up on
left-handed pitching. They have seen
so much of it that it has lost its baf
fling power and is the same as regu
lar pitching to the four premier left
handed batsmen.
Schulte, especially, has improved
wonderfully in his work against the
southpaws. Saier has usually batted
equally well against the puzzlement
of either paw, and Williams is improv
ing. So far Good appears to have the
most trouble with the eccentric box
men. In the last two series on the home
lot the Cubs have faced left-handers
three times in six games. The only
game they took from the Phillies was
off the pitching of Eppa Rixey. They
mangled three Brooklyn pitchers in
as many games and two of them were
Smith and Aitchison, southpaws. In
fact, Aitchison was hit viciously by
Saier and Schulte in particular, both
mating home runs against the right
field signs yesterday. Phelan also
poled a four-bagger.
No league games today and to
morrow for the Cubs. They have a
game and a half lead over the Car
dinals for the top of the ladder and
defininte possession will be decided
by the end of the week, as the two
teams start a four-game series on
the West Side Wednesday.
No longer can the White Sox be
considered a one-man ball team.
Neither is it a club composed of a
pitching staff and a catcher. Row
land has a team in every sense of
the word, with nine real players in
the game every afternoon,
From top to bottom of the batting
order is attacking power that pre
vents an oposing pitcher taking a
rest. Blackburne is the weakest of
fensive cog, but Russell is bright,
picks only good balls to hit at and
makes the pitchers work.
This all-round batting power means
a lot to the real sluggers of the team.
It means they get easier pitching, for
the opposing moundmen cannot take
it easy against some batters and save
reserve strength for the clouters.
They must work diligently every min
ute and are tired when they face the
sluggers.
It is also a safe bet that Eddie Col
lins is havin a good effect on the bat
ting of Jack Fournier. Eddie is a
hard hitter himself and also a -good
waiter. That means he reaches first
base frequently. And once he is there
he worries the pitcher, for he is one
of the best baserunners in the busi
ness. As a result the pitcher frequently
gets in the hole to Fournier, who fol
lows Collins, because of the way Ed
die must be watched. Consequently
the pitcher is finally compelled to put
the ball straight across the plate to
Jack and he belts it.
To the men of already proven worth
have been added Roth and Felsch,
both stars of the American associa
tion last season. Roth had some ex
perience here last year, but this can
really be considered his first season
in the big show. Comiskey seems to
have finally had some luck in his ex
penditures and has two real ballplay
ers for his money.
Benz and Scott both puzzled Cleve
land. Weaver knocked four hits,
Fournier four, Eddie Collins five and
Schalk three. Eddie and Fournier
each crashed homers.
Joe Tinker must now experiment
some more with his infield. Rollie
Zeider's back has caved in again and
it is extremely doubtful if he will play
any more baseball this year. He is at
least out until after, ibe eastern irip
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