, 1891-04-26

Some time ago L yentu red the opinion
that the Boston Reds wouldn't make much
trouble for the other association clubs.
The addition of Farrell, Duffee and Buff
linton to the team has 50 changed my opin-
ion that / think now they will hustle Col
umbus, st. Louis and Cincinnati for the
championship. The team has three or four
great hitters and some fairly good pitchers
and should make a fine showing.
Mike Kelly has gathered together a
pretty good team for Cincinnati, and one
which il would be hard to match In field
ing, but 1t is ~lamentably weak in batting.
Kelly, Crane and Andrews are the only
hitters on the team, and Crane won't
pitch every game. Kelly is a great believ-
er In batsmen, and yet he hasn't secured a
single reliable batsman.
Columbus has three good batteries and
some hard hitting outielders. The infeld
is strong, except at third base. Cleveland
is a little slow, and a great many balls get
by him. Leblanc, Crooks and Wheelock
are great ielders, and the first two good
stickers. With Gus Schmelz to guide the
team they ought to make a pennant Eight
from first to last, If Gastright, Dolan and
Easton keep up their pitching reputation.
Last years champions, the Louisvilles,
are practically the same. Tn new men
are Cook, Doran. Beard and Donovan.
Doran is the pitcher who made such a good
record with New Haven; Cook was with
the Brooklyns Up. L. and Donovan with
the Brooklyns On. L. Beard played with
Cincinnati. Jack Chapman still manages
the team, and few better men are In the
business.
Comiskey has in Lyons, Mccarthy, Hoy
n O'Neill some good hitters. The
Browns otherwise are not overstrong. The
infield is good, but the pitching is weak,
II they have lost Charley King, which is
doubtful, in spite of all the talk about it
and the second arrest and discharge of
Baldwin. Summing up the Browns one
has to admit that Comiskey is a host in
himself, although much overrated, as was
proved last summer. "Commy" will no
doubt get all the playing out of his team
possible, and by his bulldozing methods
and good team work may be a five times
winner" but l doubt it.
The Athletics nave a lot of players, but
they have but two good pitchers, Cal
Than and weighing, and both OF those
are hard to manage and not always reliR-
bic. They might nave had Sid Farrar, a
steady, reliable man, and yet they chose
Larkin for first base, a hard man to manage,
and not so good a player as Farrar. The
catchers couldn't be better, and the helders
all are good men. The Athletics may make
a splurge now and then, but they are not
likely to win the p~ennant. They nave not
got a winning manager, and they have got
an easy one. A good fellow always, Shar-
sig does not know how to be severe, and
never could maintain discipline in any
team he ever had.
B The Bald Eagle of Baltimore - Billy
Baruie-has the best team he ever had,
and he will make the leaders hustle, and
may show up at the top with Boston and
Columbus.
Washington has always been unlucky in
baseball, and though this year the Nation
ais are stronger. having really a better
team than when the club was in the
League. | do not look to see them land
very high. Washington, like Pittsburg
ana Manchester, Mass, Is a demoralizing
place for ball tossers. Still, being myself
II native Of Washington, and a twenty
years resident, / wish the team all kinds
Of good luck. W. |. HARRIS.