Show LIKE UKE MASK MACK AND JOHN JJ 1 Will MEET IN BIG B SERIES SES BY WALTER MARCHAND D. D I New ew ew York July Jul 5 Wc 0 We have now nowie ie e 0 to a a. point in the baseball season lero ro it is possible to size up the alt alt- Uon with some degree of or certainty ort mean to sa say that the winners either elthel league can li bo ho named as cerni In ni n. but the clubs have sifted down o 0 the real playing strength and andring ring accidents an au idea as to what iy y bo ho expected of or them ma may be in- in formed f t I 1 had to pick the winners inners r toda today be compelled to select the thc and the thc Giants with 1 Connie ick's icks men favorite ta for tho the worlds world's Ics rles When the Giants are arc going at speed the they can cnn beat any ball club Kit at t ever pla played ed tho le game gumo but the they flot l play pia Consistent ball t At times cy 3 pIG play like bush leaguers And there r no uno wa way of of telling when they are arp arpIn of ot these hush bush In lug to show one als f t they played tho the game same as goo good as th the Philadelphia clubs have so 60 soC sor r C this season thc they would already ye ve both pennants practically cinched it t they dont don't and are ale stilt Mill In the ht lit McGraw has the faculty of ot spur- spur ig g his men up to the limit when tho the arrives and 1 in my I judgment t. t t in is tue reason me un n nuu JI nant ant will land In New York agal again l. l There here hore Is some reason too in what Urn GraW has Hald said about the advantage Jr trailing o ovir or r leading at the stop slop the game The rhe strain on the Giants is s been much less lees than that on the lilies Nevertheless it is a i. i safe ate bet bot that Oraw Graw has not lot au any games get et him In order to o k leocI from the lc d. d I J. J likes likes' helm Seining tier I joie jol was catch catchers rs Into the big hiI leagues not long co 0 o. o and hero la in what ho hal hail to say sayi sa chang for tor inin He Uc can hit Is fast rows to the bases basel like a shot is in ways keeping you ou tied to the sacks d acts as 8 If It he be knew what to do in moments I do 10 not know when jave aT seen a a. better hette looking youngster p. p t J He Hc la is an Example of or the great luck r that Connie Mack Macle is always experienc ing I hear that twelve put In drafts for tor SchanS' SchanS Connie of or course was the lucky luck gU guy There Thre has been man many tales told about abou t the thc ren reason on for tor th the come back of or Fred P. P Falkenberg enberg the tho human darning needle of the Cleveland club Most of ot tile the ball players pla ers say Ja It Is duo du to the fact that Falkenberg carne came to th the big league from Toledo with a fall Call away that would puzzle an any ball player But according to the Naps the success of tho the bl big pitcher Is due duc to the fact that he swore ot off on tobacco in all forms For POl years CarB the pitcher was waa rarely seen without a pipe 01 or a cigar cig-al' In his mouth when off the field He decided to cut It out ont and states that h hIs ho h. hoIs Is getting and attributes it en entirely entirely en- en uret to his rule Joe Birmingham manager of the Cleveland baseball club has rather the b host of tho the argument with Ban Dan Johnson John John- son soil who tossed out a collection of hard remarks remark about Birmingham a couple of ot days ago ugo l I am managing managing- the tIle Cleveland ball club chub and Im I'm going to keep on managing manag manag- ing It to the best of ot m my ability says bays Birmingham Then Ill I'll let lct people see how It Is helm being managed d. d and Judge for Cor 8 whether Im I'm handling it properly |