Evening journal., 1911-12-08
SENSATIONS
LOOKED FOR
Baseball Meeting in New York
Next Week Liable to Start
Something
COBB PICKS TIGERS
TO WIN NEXT YEAR

With the meeting next Monday
evening of the national baseball COM
mission in New York city, a busy
week viii be inaugurated in the
metropolis from which many
sensations are expected. The Ma
tionai and American Leagues viii hold
their annual sessions the following
day. and after that business has been
finished mp there may be a joint ses-
sion Of the magnates for the con-
.sidcration Of some mutual business.
srhc results Of the investigation into
The alleged ticket speculation scandal.
which cropped out during the recent
worlds series are 10 be announced.
Little is expected to develop at the
meeting of the American League Ban
johnson, president Of that organiza-
fion. has everything cut and dried for
tho session and the club owners Will
allow him 10 have his own way as has
been the case in the past I'm the old
organization, however. long and
tfmpesuous session as expected A
now president is to be chosen to sue
cred Thoma J. Lynch. John NJ. Ward
IS again being mentioned as a candi-
date. but the successful administra-
tion of Mr. Lynch will probably win
him the recollection.
ny Cobb. the sensational outfelder
of the Detroit Americans. I'm talking
over the prospects for 1912 ia his
league. declares that the race next
Year viii be a walkaway for his team.
Tie cannot see where Connie Mack's
worlds champions can possibly
squeeze in az any angle and look for
an easy victory for the Detroits. 1t
is recalled. however, that Cobb has
made similar statements every year
for long time past and how well they
were borne out by actual results the
records show Cobb picked Detroit
last year. he always does, in fact, but
they finished only a poor second to the
White Elephants at the finish.
It must be admitted. however that
the Jennings clan have been the only
club TO give the philadelphians a hard
fight, and in view Of this fact II Is no
more than natural that they should
hc picked for winners occasionally.
Cobb thinks they viii finish In this
order in the American League: De
iroit. Philadelphia. Boston. Chicago
cleveland. New York. Washington
and ST Louis Tho absurdity of any
arch Atcmont at this timc, months
frfofo the opening Of the season, y
odent
Accordine 10 Cobb. luck was against
iih Tigers last year. but with tho
militant Del Cainor back at first base
fno way is paved for q triumph over
tho Philadelphia club. Macks pitch.
ors. ne believes have stood up well
Under three eruelling campaigns and
the time IS ripe for one Of the great
Bender. Coombs and Plank-tc
fan hy the waysidc n any ono OF
the three falls TO come up TO expec-
tntions. tho chance OF tho Athletics
viii be seriously impaired.
Boston may be the dark horse iu
tho raca. according to Cobb The Red
Soy are sure to finish better than they
did last year This is Ty's state
menl. but he fails 10 explain how any.
thing Is sure I'm baseball. Ty says
accidents to star players and tho lacl
'of a good first haseman Handicapped
Boston last year. With Jake Stahl
wonderful FIRST sacker. back I'm tho
game. the Bean Eaters loom up as 3
formidable flag contender.
While the Chicago White SoV vii
he a hard team 10 beat and may i'm
provo a trinc over last years form
they cannot be considered serlousl
AS remnant hopes Tho selection O.
Jimmy Callahan as manager Is a stcl
forward I'm the right direction, say
cobb. but the whole team rs too mucl
unsettled 40 be developed into n win
ming machine without n full season
nracticc. Cobb picks Harry Davi
ito make a first class manager of th
Cloveland Maps, but he selects th
team to finish flfth. nevertheless. Bril-
liant nitching with demoralizel
catching staff and infeld kept Cleye
hnd out OF the race last year, al
though it proved strong enough q
force ahead of Chicago and Bosto'
e. the stretch Cobb looks for IN
White Sox and Boston 20 strike n gai
next season that Cleveland will b
unable to follow
The Yankees. he declares, will nc
finish better than sixth, and evon the
will be hard pushed by Washington
with Clark Griflth at the helm and
fow important changes I'm the line-ul
Washington ought TO make n bette
showing. Cobb says that Grifflth
due for a change I'm the hard luc
which has followed him during nj
career as a manager. and that fortur
will smile on him next year. Gri
0ih has been cheated out of a per
nant several times when II was almo
within his grasp. New York and
Louis arc hopeless fgureheads, I
declares.