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Show uu CUBS MAKE GIANTS LOOK LIKE BOOBS1 Chicago, July 20 The New York Nationals, leaders of the Tom Lynch organization, looked like selling platers plat-ers in the series just closed in Chicago Chi-cago According to their play here, it seemed almost beyond belief that It was tho samo team which had piled up a 13-gamo lead in the older league race. In Chicago they were outhlt, outrun, out-played and out-gencraled by the Cubs. Their tlmo-boastod baBC stealing steal-ing ability was a joke, because thoy did not steal a single base on Jimmy Archer, and Arohcr Is no better a catcher than Thomas or Carrigan or Lapp on AInsmlth the men they may be called upon to face during the world's series this fall, if they still succeed in keeping at the head of tho race. In the series in Chicago the Giants had not pitchers ilarquard had his long run of victories broken. Ames was on the mound with nothing but his glovo and his uniform. Wlltso was knocked out of the box in a hurry and Crandall looked only like an ordinary or-dinary pitcher, and not one with the class called upon for a world's series. iMathewson pitched a good game, hut be was hit hard and he did not show his oldtlme effectiveness. They hit hard enough, but the speed which converted their hits into runs in the eastern series was lacking. Archer seemed to have them scared to death They hugged tho bases and did not dare take more than a six-foot lead, even from second. At no time did they display dash and vim They did not look like contenders con-tenders for a world's series title. If they act on the bases against Carrigan Carri-gan of Boston as they did against Archer they will go through the series without a single steal. A man like Joe Wood can make them stick to the 6acks. The slump is expected, however. It Is tho reaction after a long series of Jf iBj games in which McGraw tried to pile M !H up a lead. It may be that McGraw M H Is perfectly willing to have his team S fH slump slightly for tho balance of the V H season, depending upon good training -M ' H to bring the men into their old stride W i ',H for the world's series But as they ;H looked here, the Blump is so danger- fl H ous, in view of the Chicago's present M ,H oxcellent plar it may cut down, if not M H entirely wipe out the great lead the n , W Giants now hold in the National fl K league. S Kl |