Evening journal., 1910-04-14
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strated that they were of National League
caliber. That they should play stronger
game this year is admitted by baseball
students.
Pittsburg can hardly expect to do any
better than she did last year and whether
she wins the pennant again will depend
largely on the Improvement or failure Of
Improvement shown by the other clubs.
Chicago has a team Of veterans and many
arc predicting that the team Is due for
a slowing down. even If johnny Killing,
who used to be called the brains OF the
Chicago works" is back on the fob. STEM
field. Tinker Shcckard and Schultz showed
last year that they az least are getting
no better and It would not be surprising
II the veteran twrlcrs came united this
season
NEW YORK HOPEFUL.
Now York pins her hopes for a better
position than last year 10 AN expected i'm
provemcnt in the work of Pitchers Mar
guard and Ames, the promising work Of
Drucke and Klawitter, two new pitchers.
and the bostering of the outheld by the
substitution of Devore for Mccormick In
the indcld Merklc. the man who once upon
a time didn't touch second, will be al first
base In place of the veteran Tenney and
the foxy play and gingery methods Of
ancient Fred may be missed to such an
extent that he will soon cease TO warm
the bench.
Not many persons are picking Detroit to
win fourth straight pennant in the
American. Had either Boston or the Ath-
lotics played early in the season the way
they did at the finish. ;he pennant would
never have gone TO Tlgertown and it is
reasonable to suppose thawt these teams
VIII strike q winning stride early I'm the
season this year and not permit the Jen-
nings crew to obtain such a commanding
lead.
The Boston American League team this
year, however, is without the services OF
her biggest asset of a year ago. Manager
Fred Lake, ~ho this year has been trans
ferred to the hapless Boston Doves"
Lake was given credit last year for much
Of the Rcd Socks success and Il isn't on
record that Patsy Donovan, his successor.
ever gingered up a bunch of players the
way that Lake did Fans generally are
commsorating with lake that better
fate than tho Boston Nationals did not
befall him this year.
Both the Cleveland and New York
teams Of the American have shown much
IN their spring practice than Comiskey's
White SoX, who are virtual "a new team
this year. with three new guardians Tor
the inner works. new outer plckets and
several new battery combinations. Connie
Mack almost won pennant last year with
his renovated team and the Red SoX set
"a sizzling pace until near the end with
team that promised no more than the
/ White SoN now promise. So It won't do to
count Comiskey out Of Il.
AS for ST. Louis, Boston and Brooklyn
I'm the National, and Washington and ST.
Louis in the American, there does't seem
10 be a derrick In existence strong enough
TO lift them out Of their recent berth'
near the bottom Of the heap.
nadded interest In the Nationals race
this year is the adoption OF a strong policy
regarding the umplrlng and the protection
Of the umpires President Lynch bids fair
to follow the example OF Ban Johnson OF
the American in this respect and il is pre-
dicted that the day of umpre-baiting is
forever past