El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-09

pionship at least two years in success
sion
This is the record In 1891. 1892 and
1893 Boston won the championship Ii
1894 1895 and 1896 it was captured b,
Baltimore. In 1897 and 1898 Boston
again won. In 1889 and in 1900 Brook
lyn earned the pennant- In 1901. 1e9-
and 1e03<Pittsburg was the successful
club. In 1904 and 1905 the Giants
busted themselves and won. In 1906
1907 and 1908 the much coveted five
yard or so OF bunting was captured by
Chicago.
In 1908 Pittsburg won Now the ques-
ton before the National league and
some 100000 or more of baseball
fans" is whether Pittsburg can do il
again.
Is the precedent of IS years 10 be
continued, or are the clubs of the Ma
tionel league other than Pittsburg
smart enough this season to bring
about another result?
There was not such a long period of
championships repeated prior to the
victory of the Brooklyn team in 1890
IN 1888 and in 1889 the New York club
had the habit" but Detroit earned q
single pennant in 1887, after Chicago
had been the championship organlza-
ton in 1885 and 1856
Prior to Chicago, Providence had the
championship for year in 1884. and
Boston won il the year before-1SS3.
In $780, 1881 and 1882 Chicago cap
tured the flag. The Chicagos were the
first team in the National league TO
win three years in succession. and TO
date have ben the last team to win
three years in succession They tried
hard enough to make it four years in
1909. but Pittsburg was too much for
them.
Providence won the championship in
1879 and Boston was the first team to
start the habit OF winning two years
n succession when the pennant was
captured by sthe nine from the Hub
in 1877 and 1873. The very first win
ner of championship of the organiza-
ton was Chicago. in 1875
Look at Pittsburg.
Having established that much of Ma
tfonaI league history which happens to
be of interest at this particular mo-
ment. 1T is not out of place TO look into
the prospects of the Pittsburgs as
probable double pennant winners
Pittsburg is not club this year
which makes its second campaign for
the highest honor of its league with
an unchanged championship organiza-
zion. Fred Clarke is daring captain.
He is willing to tempt fate with an
fnfield differing from that of 1909 and
IS sanguine enough TO release a pitcher
on his team who did such good work
in 1909 that he won % out of the 33
games for which he receives credit on
the records
Clarke has permitted his first base
man TO go. Abstein. who held the po-
sition last year. will play thisiyear for
the ST. Louis Americans He has also
transferred the release of Willis to the
g. No oil nh icr7'+
captain who would make either change,
to say nothing of making both
More than that, Clarke has not Sc
cured a first baseman Of major league
experience 20 play for him, but is 70 be-
gin the campaign with minor Lacquer
probably Flynn of whom he feels so
confident that he is taking a chance of
building up an infield which shall work
as well as or perhaps better than that
of last year So far as his pitchers go
he is so thoroughly satisfied with the
showing which was made by the young
, er men on the nine last season that he
feels able to dispense with the services
of Willis
Whether he is taking too great a
chance remains TO be SEEN Anyhow, he
is establishing a new order of things
Many managers think not only twice,
but three times before they can be in
which won a championship for them
year before.
There are two ways of looking at it.
Either Absteinr below the standard
which Clarke has established in his
own mind for a championship infielder,
or Flynn-and he seems to be the com
ing first baseman for Pittsburg-is
much more Of ball player than all
first year candidates from minor
league are presumed TO be-
Much the Same.
Except for these changes pretty nluch
the same players will be found with the
champions as played with them last
season The infield, except the npv
first baseman. will be composed of NIL
Ter at second. Wagner at short and
Byrne at third. 1t doesn't need TO no
emphasized thatSit is a pretty ..fetcbin,,
inffeld, both in batting and fielding -
IS the kind of an infieId which tails
for itself Collectively it may he no
stronger than other infields in the Ma
tional league. for possibly there are
better third basemen than Byrne. and
there may be one or two second base
men who are the equal Of Miller. and
IT may be proved that there are first
basernen who are superior to Flynn.
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