The Cairo bulletin., 1911-04-03
RACE THIS YEAR SHOULD BE
CLOSER AND HARD FOUGHT
"OPENS IN TWO WEEKS.
CHICAGO IS DARK HORSE
st. Louis and Washington Set Dow,
as Weak-Somethina About
the Personnel Of Both
Leagues.

open, and until October America,
and National League fandom vii
have merry session. In both organ
lzatlons the race this year should bt
even closer and more bitterly fougn
than last season, as the teams at thi.
writing look pretty evenly matche,
throughou both circuits.
The Giants in the National League
ana the Athletics In the American
League are favorites in their respec
tive organizations but bad break n
luck. illness or the MANY other
Things which have to be battled with
IN baseball would put either Of these
teams out of the race.
mere never We're eight more even.
~ balanced clubs in Ban Johnson's
circuit. While the Athletics have frs.
call because they are not only pen
nant winners, but champions of the
world, New York, Chicago, Detrol!
Boston and cleveland al figure to
have a chance. st. Louis and Wash.
lngton may spring surprise, but
Just now they hardly class on form
with the Other half dozen clubs.
Connie Mack's men are nearly all
youngsters who have years and years
Of good baseball left in them. Harry
Davis is the only veteran whose long
and and timely hits have made base
han history He Is what ball players
call the "Od Head" of the outfit and
Keeps the youngsters steady when the
tension Is strong to do a fight.
In Coombes and Bender the Ath
letics have the best pair of boxmen
possibly, in the league. But those
TWO men are the anly real classy
pitchers Mack has on his roster. MGR
gan, Plank and Krause, are fair, but
noe above the ordinary, by any means.
If either of them should have bad
season Their would be a grand oppor.
tunity of some other club stepping
n and coping the pennant.
The Yankees figure next best. Here
s team of youngsters who should
play some grand baseball this season
With Hal Chase, a. beloved leader
It the helm, the players are goin.
Q work their very fingers off in hopes
If winning the bunting. 4
Last year Ed Sweeney was the only
cal backstop the club possessed. This |
eason Walter Blair, who last season
aught 145 games for Rochester. The
Eastern League pennant winner will
e ever Oh the job ready to replace
sweeney IN case Of accident or sex
ess. This pair form about The
tftiest cat ching staff in the country
There never was any doubt as 10
ne quality Of the Yankees right hand
wirlers. This year big Jim Vaughr
/ in shape to do himself Justice HIS
ore arm Is o. X. now. And from .
own in San Antonio the Yankees !,
ave unearthed a young southpaw =
10 looks like real find. He is !,
larry Abes, a S x-footer, who has !,
ver"thing hat the high class south
Nv possesses, and besides his con. :,
81 perfect something unusual
IN most portside fingers. 4,
vaughn and Aides will do the bulk =,
the tWfrling against Philadelphia -
esrott and Boston teams who have l.
ever been able to do much against 4,
Il hand twirlers. The starboar.l :
ngefs " II look after the other four -,
tbs.
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chicago Is the dark horse in the u,
GO. II Billy Sullivan comes back J..
d has good year, the White Soy ~
II he we'll taken care of behind The ~
Ihey have grand bunch Of mo
I'd hitting outfiellders and their 90
1ng field should be overlooking IN
th pepper. Harry Lord at thire
e ID probably he best guardian OF
difficult sack in the world. III
v tn Walsh, Lange, Scott, White !
olmsted Hughey Duffey certainly
ont of the strongest stnffs Of box IN
4 that ever decorated a clubs ros. 10
George Mullen has successful
r Detroit will be right up near the
al stason, Blu. II the big fellow I
nd 90 bad 1t Is hard to figure how die
Tigers, even the Jennings "pep" he'll
vinegar, can be considered one, We,
club. A.,
Addie Joss arm comes around due
Maps VIII have swell chance OF the
'hng IN the first division I'm Toe 4
Sson cleveland apparently dug UP PVT
her Ty Cobb, He sure did lock was
ense last fall, but no can bat only IN 4
urn, and there are eight others 7
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