The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-03
PROSPERITY SIGN
HUNG OUT FOR
NATIONAL GAME

in the season Of 1909 speak well for the
probability Of good work from the pitchers
OF the champions In the year to come.
Third. excellent team work, which Is a
natural resultant factor from the associa-
ton Of players with each other. quality
in which Detroit should be strong from
the fact previously stated that few
changes. II any, are to be made in the
champions for the year to come.
Detroit has well balanced team, inside
and out. Jones, Delehanty Bush and
Moriarty are not the best infielders in the
American League individually, but col
lectively they have accomplished results
for Detroit. Cobb, Crawford and Mcintyre
are three Of the best outfelders in the or
ganization. Mcintyre was not always able
to play in 1909 because of illness, but
"Davy" Jones proved a capable SUBJ
stitute.
II the team has a weakness 1t Is behind
the bat. and yet. as matched against other
American League clubs, Schmidt and
Stanage. who are none TOO fast have been
weighty factors in the Detroit clubs sue
cess, IL not so much by expert catching,
because OF their ability to bat. Becken-
dorf, young player who had little oppor-
Itunity to show what he could do in 1909, is
likely to prove a valuable substitute when
ever he is needed in the season to come.
Studying the Athletics.
The Athletics come upon the scene pos
sessing some Of the admirable qualities
which have been accredited to the De-
|troits. First Of all there Is their manager.
Connie" Mack In many respects the ex-
act antithesis Of Jennings. for he is grave
when the Detroit manager is gay. sedate
when Jennings is frolicsome and demure
when Jennings hides his bushes. he waves
a managerial wand and produces results
Identical with those of his contemporary.
There IL some quality In this serious cleri-
cal looking man which enables him to
make some players great when other man
agers have tried to do so and failed Per-
hnps he puts them on their honor and at
the same time, knowing great deal about
baseball himself and realizing the posi-
bil.ties of players better than they do, de-
velops their art before they have appreci-
ated the change which has come over
them.
Philadelphia, too. has a corps Of sea-
soned pitchers who are likely to be help
full. The experimental pitchers are just
as much a variable quantity for the Attn
letics as they are for any other team.
But the veterans. men ike benaer. Iiahk s
and Krause-if he may be considered TO be
a veteran-will give the team helpful as
sistance when the warmest weather
comes, and Mack expects better pitching
from Morgan this year than Morgan mas
done since he became major league
player.
Philadelphia's infield Is attractive. It's
the same as last year. 1t is great infield
on the right side of the diamond. Davis
and Collins, side by side. are two men nj
to. grace any nine. Barry. at shortstop.
and Baker, at third. are two players who
were little awkward and timid at hrse'
but who have put on the Mack seven
league boots since they have been In
Philadelphia. The manager says Barry
win be one of the leading shortstops OF
the country this year, and Baker ne ex-
poets to be a better player than he was In
1909 The quartet played together part OF
the season Of last year, and this must be
reckoned as in their favor for the season
to come.
work To Be Done in the outfield.
In the outfeld there Is another prob
lem. Mack has been vexed by having
an outfaeld which was not wholly stable.
Very likely Murphy will be right fielder
as he was last year. Hartsel will try
hard for the team. for the time has ar
rived when he must exert himself to hold
his own There are candidates for left
field and candidates for centre field. but
lit ID by no means certain who will be
fortunate enough to hold the position
when the season begins.
There could be Improvement behind
the bat without injuring the chances Of
the Athletics. None OF the players regu-
larly in the position is the fine, clear
headed and quick thinking man OF the
Powers type. Livingston Is fair, handi-
capped by his height, because he Is
short, and Thomas can bat fairly well.
but - erratic in his throwing.
Yet Mack will probably have that club.
with it, weak points known by other man.
ayers. persistently In the race from the
beginning OF the season. He will do 80 be-
cause he Il patient ana confident. and his
players seem to absorb something of his
spirit. for they will turn the slightest rally
to their advantage even though the game
Is on the verge OF the ninth inning.
Boston begins with . new manager
Patrick ]. Donovan. who has been with
st. Louis. Washington and Brooklyn. VIII
handle the team in the year to come.
| Admittedly Donovan has hard row to
hoe. He succeeds manager who took
tumble OF players and, by skilful use OF
his men. no matter what share he may
have had. may not have had In their
baseball instruction. accomplished results
which were not anticipated when the sea-
8r~n began.
/ u Was their speed which assisted him.
Careful observation of the work Of the
Boston PLAYERS in the ~ames OF the year
Impressed ore strong. with higher re-
gard for the fSsautnt demands Of base
ball mana gers Ger speed. The Bostons
arc composed Of rig, who can circle the
bases with CELEBRITY and they are not
afraid to take chances. the more 20 that
they have carefully measured the zen.
Ieral ability OF majority OF the Amer3c ! =
League catchers. The star catchers q the
lorGnntxation can BE- counted without nr,~s