The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-14

The voting il not unanimous not
even In regard to where Boston will
finish in the National League and ST.
Louis in the American.
There is crumb of comfort for
the Terriers and the Browns in the
above statement even If IL In a small
one. The only man xho does not
pick the 81. Louis Browns to finish
In last place Ia = Philadelphia per-
son. st. Louis is sure that Wallace's
men win be beaten by McAieer's out
At
One daring Boston writer gives the
Terriers third place. but another, the
veteran Tim Murnane, says II will be
the cellar for Tenney's tribe.
a Cleveland man Is the only one
who believes that the Athletics will
not repeat. He picks the Detroit
Tigers. In the National League from
Tigers. In the National League four
writer's pick the Pittsburg Pirates.
three the Chicago Cubs, ONE. Ed
OF washington--picks Cincinnati.
Twenty-Five pick New York.
With such an array OF talent doping
out the standing of. the clubs at the
end Of the year why play out the
schedule All that the teams need
do Is 20 through the motions Of play
ing the games. tSarcasmD
OF course. we all like to figure on
which club win win the pennant and
really don't YOU know, the writer
thinks that the concensus of opinion
given above in apt to be very near
right. stu It would not be surprising
II the Chicago Cubs took a tumble
this year. In the sympathetic words
good old wagon but she done bruk
down"
This person cannot see me cup.
possibly NTH.
better than third or maybe fourth.
Why not last.
Oh. well. eyen the worst guesser
except blind patriot would nut the
Cubs below Brooklyn, st. Louis and
Boston.
A. for the American League race.
Connie Mack. OF the champion Attn
lettcs. expresses the situation nicely.
HI says:
There are seven other teams in
the American League. and ! fiYure
that all Of them have been strength
ened. Two OF them / have in mind
are Cleveland and Chicago. Both Nc
outrc and Duffy have added undoubt-
Cd strength TO these teams, and II
int wise to declare them out OF con-
tending positions Detroit II always
dangerous. Tho Tigers can hit the
ball and know how to fsght for every
inch OF ground. They should improve
this year. which means that the Ath-
ietics Will have to play harder to beat
them. The Boston Rcd Sox are very
sti ong. They have great pitching
stan. good catchers and feldery. and
they can hit. They seemed to.ro to
pieces last fall at the critical mo-
ment. but I beiisve~that weakness will
not occur again. Our most danger
Gus rivals, though. are the New York
HtghianderA They have . fast team
| II the field, and they know how "a
play inside ball. The pitching stan
II wonderfully good. and think Hart
1eil VIII prove valuable man In the
ipneld or outdeId. The Highlander
showed moro rsal baseball science lasl
year Than sny Of our AmsricaH
almost wholly new. Hal Chase /, ons
Of the greatsst ball players In ths
profession. believe Il wonst b lons
before ~ = rAtsd Just q higAly =
= mAAa91e. Tia toASn that beatG out
ChAsess men this year win capture ths
pNnnAnt: 81 leAst. that's how Il ~.
/, pears 20 me" n
Thatn be about I'll on that qnes-
tion.
Wicked golfers ara simply rAistna
Ned with tho grand Old game, Not
satisded with creating = disturbance
over the Schenectady or centrN-nha ~.