Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-03-16
SOME FORECASTS.
w. I. Harris Speculates on the
Brotherhood's Prospects.
CHlCAGU's CHANCES IN THE RACE.
lie Regards the Future of the Windy City
Players Club with small iiope-ward
RrpoktyD.

The writer who ventures TO make prelic-
tons ms to the result of the championship
fight in any one of the many leagues at this
stage OF affairs takes an enormous risk ON
masticating "A pretty tough crow later on.
And vet | am willing TO take NV chances ON
giving one tip Before the boys begin 10 toss
the pigskin in earnest. For tho past two
years | have lad the satisfaction of naming
the champions Of both major associations be-
fore a championship game had been PLAYED,
and in the League at least the pennants
were won for the reasons given by me in my
spring analyst Of the strength of the teams;
and last season, with the exception Of Pitts
burg and Cleveland, / located the exact Do
sition at the finish.
am proud Of my record ON this point, and
shall not undertake 10 pick any winners this
year until the season has been well started.
/ propose, however, to nominate one team
that will not win a ennant, and that is the
Chicago Brotherhood team, In making this
assertion | am bucking against general senti.
ment, or rather general belief. The con-
census Of opinion is the other way. There is
no doubt that on paper the Chicago Brother
hood team is in many respects one of the
greatest aggresations If baseball stars ever
got together, but there are some potent rea-
sons against Its success Here is the team:
Catchers-Boyle, Farrell, Darling; pitchers
BALDWIN, King. Dryer and Bartson; Co..
miskey, first base; pfeiffer, second base: La
than, third base; Williamson. short stop;
O'Neill, left field: Ryan, center field; Duffy,
right field. Extra man, Bastian.
Unless strengthened in the battery depart
ment, and probably not then, this team will
not land first. Darling never was a first class
catcher and never will be. Farrell is q strong
hitter, and ut times a most brilliant catcher,
but he is not a steady or remarkably heady
catcher. Boyle is good one, but lac isn't in
it with such men as Ewing, Clements, BEN
nett, Camel, Miller. Mack. Kelly. Milligan.
Cook aud Daily. On catchers the team is all
right in quantity, but short in quality.
As to pitchers, Baldwin, in 1851 and 1889,
was a star. In 1855 he was not 10 be depended
on. Baldwin doesn't take care OF himself as
be should in winter time. As a pitcher he
ranks among those who NAV be great at any
time, but who keep you guessing ON dates.
King, IN condition, is a Zip topper" He
was a failure in the League once before, and
III tlt huTlls tfilte against new lOlk
didn't astonish people to any extent. Dryer
is a medium man, although "a conner" Bart
son is an unknown quantity. The New York,
Brooklyn, Philadelphia and Boston clubs are
better provided with pitchers and catchers
thar the Comiskey Prefer or the Pfeffer-
Comiskey combination. By the way. which
is III The answer 10 this will have uuite a
bearing on the general result. The outfield
and iniield are well nigh perfect. There is
not a fly of the minutest description on
either.
There are four natural hitters in the team
-O'Neill, Ryan, Duffy and Farrell. They
than. The rest are only good average bat
tiers.
There is Just one more handicap. There
will be cliques. Germany and ireland will
be at war in less than a month. The public
MAJ not know, but the lack of harmony will
be there and will nave its effect. Comiskey
Is a great baseball captain. At least he was
In the American association. His methods
are well known. He was supreme at 81.
Louis. Everything went. The men had no
respect for Won der Abe. They feared Co
miskey. AT Chicago Comiskev will find
some men who have ius, escaned from the
rule of a greater captain than himself ner.
hans a harder ,ask master Tbsv hays rov-
eled ali winter over tine nrospact Of f-rs,.ion
from thar restraint pronsr and effective
though il was They are stockbolders-yes
magnates-uow WIN they swallow Comis
Kew manuers ON the 6eld and in the Jra.s.
ing roomi As Charley Reed sings, .sWeIl. 1
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