The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-10
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as Niles is to get a try-out there this
season. At shortstop the Browns have
as good man AS any in either league
III Wallace. At third there is another
experiment with Delehanty as the main
contender In the outficld right must
be held TO be uncertain, as Il new man,
Pickering, will play there. In center
Hemphill ranks not less than in a sec
ondary position, while Stone is a super
lativcly good man. That gives the
Browns three positions IN which they
rank with the best, pitching, shortstop
and left field, while in two more they
rank excellent, at first and center field.
Behind the bat they are fair, while
three positions arc uncertain. Hence,
the average for the team is high enough
10 give it high ranking. with even
breaks in luck and development of men
to fill the uncertain positions and good
team work
As might be expected from the fact
that most, of the Cardinals are young.
s.crs, the latter team ranks low i'll an
individual way. Both the pitching and
catching departments are but fair. At
first and second base Becltley and Ben
nett look TO be somewhat above the
average, while at sbortstop the uncer-
taiuty is so great that it is impossible
to tell at present who viii fill the posi-
tion, At third base all depends upon
the condition of Arndt S arm. If the
latter is in shape the Cardinals viii
have one of the best third -sackcrs lii the
league. 1t not, the chances are not
bright In the outfeld Murray in the
right and Burch in center look TO be
fair, while left is open, owing to the
fact that Kelly, a player new to major
league company. is scheduled for that
place From this summary it appears
that MsCloskey Will have TO produce
brilliant team work 10 overcome indlvid.
nal deficiencies if his team is 10 play
an important part in the pcnnant race.
White Sox Average Well.
Coming down to the other teams in
the two leagues, the most interesting
thing brought out by a department
comparison is the good average of the
Chicago White Sox and the brilliant
showing made by the Cleveland nine
in this way. Chicago starts off with
pitching and catching department
second TO none, and there is not single
position on the team which IS filled by
a man ranking below good. Donohuc,
at first, and Fielder Jones, at center
field, on the other hand, rank with the
best. This good average showing with
brilliant team work explains the great
work of the White SoX last fall.
Cleveland is good example of the
opposite. With a pitching department
which some would rank as in line with
the best in the league, and catching
department which shares honors with
Chicago. it's inield in made up of stars
outside of first base When Bay Is play
ing, the team also has a star outficldcr.
Yet Cleveland does. not win the pennant
while Chicago does. If you arc looking
for the explanation read Bradley IS
statement that inside ball is all tommy
rot.
New York has another team where
| the ranking is only good all the way
! through. But two of the New York
men can be ranked as at the head of
their class. these being Chase, at first
base, and Keeler in right field Elber-
! field s also cracking good shortstop,
| but not equal TO Wallace or Turner.
! Outside of these New York players are
only something above the average and
in one or two positions below that. Dc.
! troit has a fair-IookIng team on the
general average, while Washington and
| Boston do not figure 10 be worth much,
and in the case of the latter team the
! clement of uncertainty Is largely owing
to the fact that Collins and Grger, two
great players, who are doubtful, ow-
ing to Illness and injuries, arc relied
upon for two of the most important
positions ON the diamond.
Chicago National Stars.
In the National league Chicago is the
team that shows up strong all the way
through. and this teams looks so good
that il is hard 10 see how ii can lose
out unless there is a slump. Every po-
! sition ON the team with the exception
Of sborlstop, center field and right field
are filled by men who are pretty close
TO the top of their class. Tinker and