The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-25

through tho air The batters
III fan the atmosphere. Tho run
ners round the bases tear. The umpire
cn,Is the strikes and balls, puts run
ners out when they are In, nor hceos
the rooters' angry squalls that they VIII
kill him. sure as SIM The season
hero. tho same old muss. and on the
seats tho same old us.
Tho main question among the base-
ball fans OF the country at present is
what teams will capture the pennants
in the National and American leagues.
Can Frank Chance, lender Of the Chi
cago Nationals twice worlds champions
and three time pcnnant winners. cap
the flag for the fourth timer VIII Nc
Graw of the New York Giants. with
his greatly strengthened team, take the
title away from the Cubs? Is this
Philadelphia's year, or will Fred Clarke's
perennial pennant pursuers, the Pitts
burg Pirates. cop II? Is Hugh Jen-
nings OF Detroit going to win another
banner Can La3oie OF Cleveland. after
many unsuccessful attempts, finally
land tho much coveted banner
The person who tries to guess six
months ahead what teams will win
either the National OF American league
penpant is. as a general rule, wasting
time. In most cases some contingency
comes into n pennant rnoo and upsets
at least some OF the calculations OF tho
experts A team that just now. for In
stance, looks like a sure pennant VIM
ner might easily be put out of tho run
ming BY tho illness or other incapacity
Of one or two of its leading pitchers.
In Sizing up tho four leading teams In
tho National league find that the Now
York Giants are strongest Tho Cubs
are weak without the services of their
two great stars, Evers and Catcher
King. Another thing is that this great
baseball machine Is not running as
smoothly rs II did two years ago.
Whether the Pittsburgs arc stronger
than in 1908 Will depend largely on
the ability OF Abstein 10 play first base.
Tho Philllcs have not been improved
to any great extent. Stlll l look to see
them put up a great fight,
II the Giants do not capture tho Ma
tionol league pennant this season, II
will be tho fault OF luck. Johnny Nc
Graw has unoucstlonably the best team
that over represented Now York city
To specify tho points of strength Is
difficult. as there Is no apparent weak
ness In the team.
The pitching staff Is the strongest
that ever Represented the Giants In the
league. Take a look at these and see
for yourself, or the right handlers there
are ChrlstY Mathewson, Leon Ames,
BUGS" Raymond end OTIS Crandal
The loft handlers arc George Wlltso,
Robe Nnruunrd md Jake Wcimer. l.
tBorc n club IL Tho country that can
beat ~ Mothcwson Is duo for an
o,trr 900 Soreon. Wilt5e IS stronger .
than y" VIZ l?s, season and won't have ,
10 wr5s oG; III his turn this season. as 4
h. did last as tac team is equipped .
IN iW" oth.r snuth GWS-Wclmcr
pnd Robe Nor iuard The former
! i,rhcG Foph bru tpr Cincinnati and
With 81 s'"rn ~ md out Acld TO back
I'm VI W IN VII make n better rec
ord ",' h hos sin to deliver the
FHod. bTi M""rlw would not have
I.ail tl.N00 f'r stu iu1rd without be-
inG Ir"ttv ccI;oiu that he was worth
tie 'pln "i5ndan with years ex-
po1e7, will make a good record. or
II. E." .: yn Nd Er 7t things are OK
poctcd 'iSI '." work for st. Louis
la.t G-9srn wa otttimcs sensational
Thcr. has hc~n consido Tablc talk OF
Raymond. Ike '.G.be" Waddcl, being
ha-d man - h7cdl- This may be so.
bUt X; ymnnd - now playing under a
mrn7gor Who l. uscd 10 being oboved,
end 'EuEs" knows lhis An excellent
illustration NJ how MCGraw cnn whip
his men into line and make them re-
main on their frct Is the case OF Mike
Doniln Since ponlln came to New
YorH he learned how to obey orders.
and that is why hc battcd himself into
second place nmong the sluggers last
season. And McGraw Will do the Same
with Raymond Indeed. he has Rny-
mond thoroughly tanned now. Ray
mond Is great pitcher when he set
ties down to his work. He has no
equnl when 1t comes to using the elu-
sivc spit ball
Last season McGraw neither had a
reliable pitching stan nor n trustworthy
Set of outneldors. The one consistent
among the delivery clerks was Christo-
pher Mathewson. who never had bad
spell. George Wiltse went finely until
September and thon broke down. Otis
Crandall was spring sensation and a
fall disappointment Tho Fowler Gnd)
boy had hard luck In many Of his com
nifty couldn't beat the top notch teams
and often needed aid from ROYAL Res
cuer Mnthewson to eubduc the clubs
which finished in tho second division.
II was thought that with the absence
OF Roger Bresnahan the catching de-
partment would be weakened. but
shrewd Johnny McGraw know what he
was doing when he made the trade last
winter. He has On excellent catcher
In Schlei. whom he secured from Gin
cinnau. In addition. he hos picked up
wonder In Myers. the Indian. The
latter Will probably prove n harder
hitter than Bresnahan. He picks out
good balls and Is consequently no not
hitter. He knows what he is doing
at all times. Then he has Wilson and
enodgrnss. either Of whom is as good
as some best catchere on ether clubs.
Myers real namc leaked out reccntly
The big Indian had kept Il q secret
ever since he went into professional
baseball. 1t seems that a newspaocr
man In Richmond. Va, went to school
with the big chief at Dartmouth and
told some OF the players the name un-
der which Myers matriculated. When
the chief woke up somebody surprieed
him by calling him Chief Tories" Tho
Indian smiled ond said: "Woll I s,,ess
you fellows havo got mo with the
goods That is my real name
Myers IL descended from an old line
OF Indian arietocracy and did not desire
to havc his real name known In base
ball He Is a Rreat- Urn pdaon ~ .h-