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Show - a. I - STAR PLAYERS SURPASS 1915 PERFORMANCE II ' tt.A (MA IDOLS OF CHICAGO FANS. Joe. Tinker, Johnny Evers, Jimmy Slieckard, Artie Hoffman, Harry Stein-feldt Stein-feldt and Frank Chance were idols on the West side in the pennant winning days, but it is doubtful if they commanded com-manded more admiration than Cy Williams, Wil-liams, Frank Schulte, Ileinie Zimmerman, Zimmer-man, Jimmy Archer and Vic Saier are getting at present on the North side from the Cub fans, writes Oscar Rei-chow Rei-chow in Chicago Daily News. These men have won the respect of the followers fol-lowers through their earnest efforts and brilliant playing and richly deserve de-serve what they are getting in the way of applause and encouragement. Fans were somewhat worried before the opening of the season whether Zimmerman, Williams, Saier, Schulte and Archer would play up to their standard for Manager Tinker. They have learned since that these star play- ers are surpassing their 1915 performance perform-ance in every respect and it has been their combined assiduous efforts that have kept the club in a position to battle bat-tle for a first division place. It has been years since the Cub fans have looked at such piling as Williams. Schulte, Saier and Zimmerman have been supplying to date. From close observation one is almost compelled to say that the task of keeping keep-ing the Cubs in the race will fall upon Zimmerman. Williams, Schulte and Saier. Their batting is the big point. If they can keep it up and the twirlers hold up their end the Cubs are certain to be on top or near at every stage of the skirmish. What they have accomplished accom-plished to date is sufficient proof of tiat, and it is doubtful if four men can be found in the National league to equal the work they are doing. |