Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-27
Maps LOOK Strong
Manager Davis Has Splendid
Material for 1912.
APPEAR LIKE C0NTENDERS
Base Ball Dope Gives Lajoie Credit
for Discovering Fount
of Youth.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, November 21-when
Harry Davis. captain OF the worlds
| champion Philadelphia Athletics, consid-
cred one OF the wise men OF base ball. as
sumes the rens as manager Of the Cleve-
land Maps in 1912 he will pilot a club Of
championship size, think many critics OF
the national pastime
Young managers venturing out on the
stormy waves as pilots OF big league clubs
seldom have been so well supp led with
base ball stars with which to battle for
fame as has Davis in the splendid assem-
blage Of talent composing the Cleveland
club.
Davis. right OF the reel. has two OF the
greatest stars In base ball In Lajoie and
jackson. If Lajoie. who seems to be gift
ed with the elixir Of perpetual youth.
plays at his usual stride next season, Da-
Wis need not fear about first base. Lajoie
remains one Of the games greatest bats
men after decade and more Of siren
uous play. The grand old man" of base
ball. as some have termed him finished
the season Of 1911 In good condition al
though he was out Of the fray part OF
the time early in the base ball year with
a wrenched side
Shou d Larry be crippled or Ill, Davis
perform the role Of substitute.
Then there Is Joe Jackson, the right
helder OF the Maps, to conjure with in
reckoning Davis assets for next season.
With all due respect to the wonderful
playing Of Ty Cobb. II must be admitted
that Jackson. the illiterate Nap outielder,
Is not far behind the Georgia wonder. all
departments Of base ball considered.
Jackson Is a wonderful fielder, good
base runner. a topnotch batsman and a
natural base ball player. Being a natural
base ball player means that he possesses
the intuition to do the proper thing at the
right time, and to do it instinctively.
jackson In not an educated man. It il
i well known fact that he can neither
read nor write. He deserves all the more
credit for showing the great playing
ability that has made him the dread or
pitchers and batsmen OF seven American
League clubs.
Then Davis will have the services OF
Vean Gregg, the Portland southpaw. be-
yond doubt one Of the greatest pitchers
that ever broke into the big show. Gregg
was more than q surprise-he was a SEN,
sation.
The recruit pitching wonder was about
the only hurler in the American League
who had the goat" Of the champion Ath-
pitched against the Mackmen. a remark
able record, considering the high class OF
the worlds champions as swatsmen.
Besides q well balanced and harmoni-
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Gregg, Davis will have what many term
the most sensational all-around player
turned out by the Pacific Coast League in
its history-Buddy Ryan Of the Portland
team. who will supplant Graney in left
field for the Maps in 1912.
There is only one weak spot in the
Maps for 1912, and that il the catching
staff. With Olson at short and Lajoie
ready to play any post on the diamond.
the club has a strong infield. What bet
Ontfald could wish than
jackson. Birmingham and Ryan?
The pitching staff, with Gregg as the
glittering star. is formidable. but the
catching staff-well, there is even hope
O'Nefll. II this catcher plugs up the
weak spot on the Maps, then the Athlet-
les and White Sox and Tigers had better
look to their laurels.