El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-01

year Detroit will be right up near the
top all season, but if the big fellow
should go bad, it is hard to figure how
the Tigers, even with the Jennings
pep and vinegar, can be considered
a one, two club.
II Addie Joss's arm comes around
the Maps will have a swell chance OF
finishing in the first division. In Joe
another Ty Cobb. He sure did look
immense last fall but he can bat only
in turn and there are eight others who
may not be able to wallop the ball like
him.
When John I. Taylor let Harry Lord
get away from his Boston club he made
a vital mistake. Purtell is not in the
same class. The Red Sox have to de-
velop a new first baseman, besides, "a
good and all to be a banker. With
these two stars gone, the Red Sox's
new men will have TO be phenons If
the Beantown brigade cops the pen
nant
Washington's recruits did not show
anything startling in the south and
Jimmy McAIler viii have to stand
nearly pat on the lineup Of a year ago
The writer saw the Nationals work
out at Atlanta for. three days last
month and new men were far from
-Busher" outfielders displayed strength
and when the season opens, the team
will be exactly as last season.
st. Louis Stronger.
st. Louis cannot be considered in the
race on the form they displayed a
year ago. Austin and Laporte, secured
Fror 81 IIoV RI
eel, will. probably add strength to the
club, and it is said Hedges has some
young pitchers who look mighty good.
Now for the National league:
The Giants look better today than
since 1909. All of McGraw's pitchers
look immense and with Mathewson as
good as ever, Little Napoleon has the
best corps Of boxmen in the league
Chief Meyers. who viii do the bulk Of
the catching, has improved 100 per-
cent in the last year. He can be almost
called a finished backstop today. Be-
fore the season is over McGraw be-
lieves he viii be another Gibson or
a King.
McGraU's UNDERSTANDS.
The strength 'of a ball club depends
upon its substitutes. McGraw has an
for every man.
The Giants have been favored by ex-
cellent weather in Marlin Springs.
Texas, where they trained. They are
the best conditioned team in the league
as the season nears opening time. On
this account it would not be surprising
to see the Giants get a jump on the
other clubs right at the start.
Chicago may stand on last seasons
team and make good this season. But
Chance is making mistake not inject
There are too many veterans on the
Cubs Once they start to flop, they will
never stop unless young material Is on
hand ready to step in and make up for
the shortcomings of the slow moving
veterans.
Pfttsburg, like Chicago, has not un-
earthed as many youngsters as they
should have. Their pitching staff
doesn't figure any too good on paper,
while they will start the season with
out q tried and experienced first base
man. Still Fred Clarke is a clever man
ager and he ought to know better than
anyone else what he is doing with the
Pirates.
Cincinnati Team.
Clark Griffith Will have his Cincin-
lati team right up in the first division
his twirlers make good. If McQuil-
rade of last winter with the Pfdllies, |
avoids the rocky roads, the Reds will I!
tut a lot of ice this year. Eddie Grant /
S the best third baseman in the league, /
With the possible exception Of Devlin. |
nd he viii play better ball in Pork (
own than he did in QuakerTille.
Charley Doom has a fighting bunch |
n Philadelphia and a lot of good slug T
-ers- It is up to his pitchers to de- 1
Iver and if they do Philadelphia viii /
ave two first division clubs just as
ure as the sun shines.
Charley Ebbets has a crew Of young
tiers in Brooklyn that should give 3
God account Of themselves. He has a
sensational first baseman in Daubert
-ho is likely to be at his best this ]
easont Ia great outfield with Zach
Wheat, the slugger of the garden trio:
Nap, Rucker and Cy Badger display
he same form which marked their
-ork a year ago, the Dodgers are GO I.
1g to be one of the. most troublesome
utfits in Tom Lynch's organization.
Boston and st. Louis are almost sure
, finish seventh and eighth unless
managers Tenny and Bresnahan have
ug up some world beaters from the
ushes. On dope neither the Bean
aters nor Cardinals figure with the ,
Their six teams.