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BASEBALL-SPORTS OF ALL KIIDS BOXING
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
National League
W. L. Pet W. L. Pet
Thila. . 90 62 .592 Pjttsb'h .73 81 .474
Boston 83 68 .550 StLouis 72 81 .471
Br'klyn 80 72 .520 Cincin'ti 71 83 .461
Jhicago 73 80 .477 N.York. 68 83.450
American League
W.L-Pct v. W.KPct
Boston 101 49 .670N.York. 68 83 .450
Detroit 100 54 .649StLouis 63 91 .409
Chicago 93 61 .604 Clevel'd 57 95 .375
Wasli'n 85 68.556Phila... 43109.283
National League. Philadelphia 9,
Brooklyn 6; Philadelphia 3, Brooklyn
2; Boston 1, New York 0; Boston 1,
New York 0.
American League. Boston 3, New
fork 0; Boston 4, New York 2; Phil
adelphia 6, "Washington 4; Philadel
phia 4, Washington 0.
With the first game of the city se
ries in, and if the teams play at any
thing like the form displayed yester
day, it is difficult to figure the Cubs
as serious contenders against the
White Sox.
The National leaguers were played
completely off their feet and seemed
at sea before the dazzling attack of
the Rowland people. They were ab
solutely unprepared for some of the
unexpected stunts put on by the
South Siders, Eddie Collins on three
occasions making the Cub men look
bad by his dashing style of play.
It seemed that the Cubs were out
there to stop the style of attack em
ployed by the average National
league team in the past season, a cut-and-dried
system of trying, to reach
the next base by main strength. They
were disconcerted by the manner in
which Collins grabbed every sack in
sight
Away back in 1910 Collins, wearing
an Athletic uniform, tumbled the
Cubs out of a world's series with his
batting and fielding ability. Yester
day he repeated in a Sox uniform,
standing head and shoulders above
any man on the field. The work of
Collins dwarfed the efforts of the
other athletes completely.
At bat he clubbed a triple, double
and two singles. His triple tied the
score inthe seventh inning. In the
field he made two miracle catches of
Texas league lifts, once goingffaeep " $,
into center field and glovingPjTfly
from Phelan's bat that seemed a posi
tive hit On the bases he ran wild,
twice leading a double steal of third
and second, with Pelsch running as
the second, section. And on each
steal Bresnahan had the ball in
Zimmerman's hands before Eddie
reached the base, but his elusive slide
won him safety.
In no other city series has an ath
lete ever done so many things in one
afternoon as Collins did. No other
man has -ever stood out so boldly
when compared to his fellows.
Collins' double in the eighth inning
was probably the best example of his
work as an attacking factor. Weaver
was on third base and two men were
out Eddie punched a hard grounder
directly at Art Phelan. It took a
hop and went over the head of the
Cub second baseman, traveling with
great speed toward Good. The Cub
outfielder had the ball retrieved by
the time Collins had turned first base.
He picked it up in lazy fashion, figur
ing itas a plain single. But Collins
noticed Good's laxity and dashed on
foe. second base.
Dazed by this unexpected action,
Good made a hurried throw to the
keystone, but Collins slid neatly and
landed safely. On the fingers of one
hand can be counted the men who ()
would attempt such a play and get "
away with it
Even when the Cubs had a three
run lead they seemed outclassed.
And not because of any wonderful
strength running through the entire
Sox team, but because Eddie Collins
was in the game, peppery, fighting).
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