The morning times., 1896-04-11
PARKER, BRIDGET & co.
CLOTHIERS, 3l5 9TH Street.
CAYLoR TELLS OF THE GIANTS.
New York Clubs Success Depends on
Meekin and RusIe.

Since the New Yorks Will open the season
Fith the Senators at National Park, local
lans will be interested in an opinion of
he clubs strength and surmise as to
he position they Will take in the pennant
race.
O. p. Caylor, the veteran baseball writer,
tiZcs up the Giants as follows:
AS for New York. let US be honest,
without bias or prejudice. The team may
be very weak or il may be a big surprise.
Leaving its pitching department out,
the team will certainly be an Improvement
over last year. and even the year before.
I'm not going TO brag about Harry Davis.
but will say that this youngster is going
10 he one of the greatest sensations in
the League Of the year. I'm willing to
go on record in that statement.
Pfeffer is most likely 10 play short stop.
and George Davis arm having fully recov-
cred, will let him resume his proper place
At third. Connaughton's hard hitting
will probably place him in the outfield.
In Zearfoss the club has a great find.
Thus the team should line up in batting
something like this: Gleason, George Davis,
Van Haltren, Tiernan, H Davis, COnDaugh-
ton, PfcffeT, Farrell or Zearfoss, and The
pitcher. They are all rapid men on their
feet down 10 Pfeffer, and formidable bat
tiers. Irwin has them well drilled in the
Baltimore plan of hitting and running, and
GIeason's al as q captain is a great
Itrength.
But the pitching problem has not yet been
solved. Clarke is the only certain element
in the corps. Dad started out this spring
with the boast that he would try TO beat
the best pitching record of the year. 1t looks
as If he would do it.
That, however, is where the line on New
York's pitching department ends. If 1
were OF that class who see everything
through magnifying glasses / would say
that Meekin is as good as be was in 1894,
that Ruse will surely be in line and that the
rlub has cracker jacks in their four young
pitchers. l shall not say any of those things.
GeeRin says his arm is as strong and as
good as ever, but he has done nothing as
yet 10 prove it.
Rusie may play with the New Yorks and
be NAV not. ] am more inclined to the be-
lief that he and the club will not get
together than / am that they will settle
their differences.
Don't think that underestimate Rusie's
Joss to the club, for i do not. II means
much whether he pitches for the Giants
this year or remains idle.
As for the four new pitchers, no faith
Gun be pinned TO the lot. One or TWO of
them may come out strong enough TO ia ke
a place on the regular team, but it is as
yet doubtful. Seymour is a conner, and
will be League star just sure as
Hoffer is one now, but il may take a year
or two or practice TO get him there, for
his one fault now is lack of control
In a nutshell: if Rusie does not come
Into line the team has little show TO end
one, two three. If Rusie stands out and
Meekins arm has not recovered then the
teams name is Dennis. But If Meekin's
arm is anything like its old form and
RuSie capitulates a sort of one out of
three choicel then / say in all earnest
ness that the Giants will be right in he
thick of the fray and at the head of the
procession all through the race.