The Washington herald., 1907-12-25

Cleveland. Dec. 24-The Cleveland mag
mates are not disposed TO get rid Of any
Of their star players Just for the sake OF
presenting new faces when the season of
1908 comes around
They figure that the first four clubs Of
the league are so evenly balanced that
good luck is one Of the largest factors in
deciding the pennant The club that has
won the pcnnant in the last three years
has had but small margin over the
third and fourth club. which shows that
tae club that can keep IT'S team intact
and is favored 90 q certain degree by
luck can walk off with the bunting.
For that reason Knfoyl and Somers
viii not weaken one spot for the sake
of strengthening another. For instance,
the outhcld while not the best hitting
THO in the league by a long ways. clearly
excels an rivals in throwing ability and
is the equal OF any in covering ground
Turner and Bradley.
Terry Turner may make some blunders
occasionally but no shortstop in the
league can compare with him in mechan-
icaI execution. Bin Bradley was very
weak batter during the last season. but
where viii his superior in fielding be
found? So it looks 10 De folly 20 get
rid of any OF the men mentioned or any
of The mainstay slab artists for the sake
Of securing ii higher class first sacker.
The managers Of the other teams that
finished in the first division this year
entertain the same feelings in regard to
making changes
HUghey Jennings VIII stand pat with
his champions with the trifing exception
that he has secured Ira Thomas from
New York % bolster up the department
Of his team that looked so weak i'm the
worlds series.
Otherwise Jennings VIII q, present the
same lineup in 1905 that he did this year.
He intends banking on his four regular
pitchers just as he did this year with the
possible chance OF picking up one 20 help
out from among his four or FIVE recruits
Inasmuch as Connie Mack stil thinks
he had the best team i'm the league dur
ing the last season he. too. VIII stand
pat. Monte Cross goes 20 the minors, but
then Nichols was considered the regular
stortstop most OF the season. Connie has
several young pitchers on his string. and
mas added Sid Smith the hard-h,ttins
cracker to his receiving department
Two SoN Missing.
Chicago may present a change lineup.
but the cause will not be that Comiskey
thinks shaking up was necessary. but
because one PLAYER has quit the league
and another has threatened % 90 so.
Second Baseman Isbeu becomes his own
boss at Wicuitl while Fielder Jones may
be ont of the game Tor sood.
TO cake IsbaI's place. Comiskey has
secured Parent while John Anderson may
drop Do Che place made vacant by Jones.
The "Old Roman" has also picked up Atz.
of New Orleans. as utility infelder. ana
VIII doubtless secure another experienced
catcher But ne VIII present the same
old pitching staG consisting OF Walsh.
White. Smith. and AitrOck
They have things twisted little down
East One writer says that at the Ameri-
can League meeting Cleveland made
frantic efforts TO bolster up its catching
department and offered Pitcher "Heine'
Berger for Ira Thomas of New York.
Just the othe~ way. and it is needless TO
say that Somers and KHfoyl thought
Frank Farrell the Yankee magrate. was
joking. No. Thomas doesn't rank with
either Bemis or Clarke in all around
ability.