The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-17
BOSTON AMERICANS : ARE MAKING STRONG
 BID FOR PENNANT
Remarkable Team of Young sters Developed By
 Manager Lake
POINTS ABOUT PLAYERS

Will the Boston Red Sox win the American League pennant? All New England is asking this question just now and is prepared to do some tall roofing during the present trip of the team on the road lhe Red Sox won all of their six games last week and are right on the heels of the Detroits and Philadelphia Athletics. They were scheduled to play the Highlanders yesterday, but the rain compelled them to remain at their hotel, where they talked baseball from every angle. The Boston payers. it may be said. are confident of winning the championship and taking part in the worlds series. They have improved steadily in every department of the game and predict that they will capture a majority of the games to be played in the West. Manager Lake is a close mouthed fel- low who does not indulge in making predictions, but his players said yes terday that within the last three weeks he has grown more confident of sue, cess than ever before. The develop ment of the Red Sox by Lake is just as remarkable as the rounding out of the Athletics by Connie Mack Lake is a. believer in young blood and when the present season opened he got rid of two famous veterans, Cy Young and Lou Criger. By means of patient management he has moulded his tall enr into well oiled machine which
 
 as a sure participant in the struggle for baseban supremacy this fall.
 According to Hub critics\ Lake has made great first baseman out of Jake Stahh who was a failure when managing the Washingtons and also as one of the Highlanders' outfielders last year. He has a star second base man in Ambrose Mcconnell. who was one of the best third basemen in the business in Harry Lord. also a gradu- afee of Providence. In. Wagner. who was taken from the Newark club sew era1 years ago. Lake has brilliant shortstop. hitter and base runner who has rounded out the infield until it is of the stone wall variety. Harry Niles, who was traded by the St. Louis Browns to the HighIanders only to be discarded by Clark Griffith. has de- yeloped into a winner. under Lakes teachings and is a popular idol in the Hub.
 There is no better centre fielder than Iris Speaker. the young man who was President John I. Taylor and who is judges as another Tyrus Cobb. Cess Ter. the right fielder. is another scintil- lating star. though he failed to make good with the Brooklyns and Chicagos several seasons back Lakes pitchers sars all young men, Arelranes. the mainstay. was picked up in California by President Taylor in the nick of time as Hal Chase had strongly re- ,commended him to the New York l.Americans.A Wood. Hall Karger, Schlftzer. Wolter. Cicotte and Nourse are the other slabmen and all have shown remarkable effectiveness. When Catcher Spencer. deserted the Red Sox Lake placed the burden of backstop- ping on young Carrigan. who is rated near the top of the list of American Heague receivers. Lakes success as a manager is due to the fact that he has insisted upon harmony and scien- life team work. He has played no favorites and has compelled his play CTS to get their. money strictly on their merits The Red Sox may not win the American League pennant 4 this year. but 1t is safe tb say that they will make an even stronger bid for it next season as the Boston club has strings on several new youngsters who are expected to strengthen the team. Incidentally it may be said that the Red Sox have been playing to enor- nous gate receipts at home and that the Hub. because of the poor showing of the Doves. is now one of the best of the American Leagues strongholds.