Show 4 44 4 SPORT SALAD I By HILLY EVANS V Every fan Is Interested In tho the Philadelphia Athletics Con Con- Connie Con Connie ale nie Mac Mack has been a II Ian Ir ir manager and lovers of base base- baseball tall ball are delighted to see sec his club again contending for the pennant rather than bringIng UI up the rear end of o the Any number of oC reasons can be b assigned for the re of form sho shon n by the this year Good pitching figured largely In Inthe inthe lithe the early carly of the club Out Out- Outfielder Outfielder fielder Matthe Matthews s with his nl artres ive style also al o helped by pep pep- pepping pepping ping up the team Consideration also must be gis gh cl en ento ento cito to the fact that the club was about reldy to deliver when the barller barlier bart was sprung A team te m with a II great greot catcher like Perkins a fino mo In- In Infield infield Infield field featuring Galloway and an ind nd a n better than tho the aver aver- a average vcr vcr- age outfIeld backed by good pitch pitch- pitchIng pitching ing and directed by the wise se Cou Con nl Mack lack is not a a false alarm but buta buR II a rial nal ball club It If ou would list to Manager Mack psychology placed the tho big bi part In the success of the club The biggest t handicaps that my club will have havo this year are an the failure allure of o other years year said laid Mack ack at nt the start of the seo seaon on Of 0 late tars ears my clubs have hav gotten Rolten so o used to 10 being belne trimmed that tho the players know defeat much I better than victory The bad badI b I breaks have pursued them so o long lon that as a team they aro are always 1 e expecting to turn up that will b beat at them no matter how far they arc are ahead I X 1 have a good Rood club but I must mus make the bo bo i believe It before botorf wo ste e will get very aery ery tar jar I 1 want then them to appear app ar surprised when rather than th n t the he other way stay y The club lacka confidence In It its real ability The moment that asset lis is acquired look out for tor us u |