Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-01

this year very successfully. However. |
n you will follow the dope. you will |
see that men, old In the game like |
Callahan and Mcintyre. who come |
back and do work. cannot be depend |
ed upon 20 follow II up IN the next |
year. For this reason ! do not be- |
lieve that the outfield strength OF the |
White Sox. ms II showed this year, |
will be repeated IN 1919. They have |
a fine pitching staff and an excellent
infieid, Harry Lord. IN my cstlma-
ton. being the most valuable third |
basemsn for all seasons work OF any |
man In the game today OF course.
that II considering his base running
ability and general head work all
combined. l think that the selection
OF Callahan for manager II en- Inn
provement over ex-Manager Duffey |
Of last year. Naturally. Duffey was
handicapped by having to act on an
others suggestions.
Bosion Ia Third.
Now. Boston ! put In third position.
hut they are liable 10 be the surprise
of the whole league and finish high
er. They were hard 90 beat all this
year. and they were handicapped by
many accidents 10 their star players,
and by the lack of a capable first
baseman az any time during the
whole OF last season. Even with
patched up infield they were always
"a hard proposition for any club. ana
with the addition OF Jake stahl.
wonderful first basenan and hard
hitter. m manager. with ox-Managcr
McAleer always close nj hand, NJ
president and part owner Of the bos-
ton club. I think the management OF
the club has certainly not lost any
thing by making the change. Thes
have wonderful young pitcher IN
O'Brien, who will prove a tower OF
strength 10 them this year. and WIN
the level-headed management OF the
club that McAleer and Stahi VIII pro-
duce against the erratic ways OF
John l. Taylor bf last year you VIII
see the Boston club a much different
proposition. From the start they
must be watched closely or they are
liable To be hot contenders for the
flag, II Ii needless to mention, OF
course, their wonderful outneln.
which consider the best all-rounu
outfield In either league. speaker
Lewis aud Hooper are the cowbinh-
ton have In mind. their hitting ana
base running being the best comni-
nation In either OF the big leagues
Their lnfleld, with Stahl on first base,
will be tough proposition To handle
So. / think. the Slogan for next year
will be "LOok out for Boston.
Davis should Win.
Cleveland shouId come In NTH DC
cause with bad management IN the
early season ana demorallzcd club
they succeeded In finishing well up TINS
year Now they have level-headed
Harry Davis. the good old iirst sacksr
OF the Athletics. who In my opinion
viii make a fine manager, to pilot
them through next season. All dur
ing the 1911 season their pitching stan
was demorailxed. They had no con-
fidence, bad catchers TO work with,
and "A demoralized inheld back of
them. and most OF the time a weak IN
field, bat they succeeded IN pitching
wonderful ball under these adverse
conditions. Though. next year with a
different manager. and a man who VIII
understand the pcculiaritics Of each
pitcher, ! think they will surprise thu
UHMNnNll lNnNt WIN UANt nnANft thffft
out as having a weak pitching stan, by
showing their real ability. Beyond
doubt. they viii win more games than
they did last year. The managerial
proposition is what has handicapped
the Cleveland club. In o'Neli they
nave secured a back stop who ! be-
lieve will solve a difficulty that has
heretofore worried them.
New York. believe. will finish
sixth, and may 0e pushed hard by
Washington. The management Of the
New York club IL liable 20 change be-
tween now and the opening OF the
coming season. Chase. II seems. "
getting tired Of tryins 10 pilot the team
successfully.
Washington, managed by the heady
Clarke 0rifiith, who comes back TO
the Ans gican league after spending a
couple OF years In the National. be-
lleve will be harder to beat next year
than they were In the isii season.
OF course. some big changes In their
line-up are necessary. ana this will bs
hard proposition for Grifiith 10 face,
uut hiY tut IoUoNtuN 1upNNtt oil-
fth's efforts will have TO admit that
he IN "a victim OF hard luck and has
failed at all times In getting an even
break In trades, or what we call base
ball luck. lie has been cheated out OF
this ponnani on two or three occasions.
~ time II seemed almost in his
grasp, when he was plotting the New
York Americans, and the chances ara
that this year that powerful asset
luck--is liaOie 20 call on Manager
Grifilth for long stay, because man
can't be unleoky all the time. 0rif- |
nth Is a very crafty manager and has
always something new on the oppos-
ing teams, and he certainly bears
watching at all times.
81. Louis. OF course, is a hopeless |
proposition for the next two or three
years. They have ragged team with |
very few good looking prospects. and
no manager Go date has been named. |
So. they are In demorallzed oondi- !
ton.