New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
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dropped out Of the race. Charley DOOR
thinks he has winner this year. but fai
70 see how the team has been strength
ened enough to reach the FIRST division
Roger Bresnahan must depend so Target,
ON Young pitchers that st. Louis does not
look particularly formidable. while Fred
Tenney will have to work q baseball
miracle to land the former Boston Doves
anywhere near the top.
Turning to the American League. II must
be recorded that thirty-two out Of thirty
three critics named the Philadelphia Ath'
retics to win tho coveted bunting for the
| second year in succession. ! was one OF
| the th,rty-two, as II seemed to be impossi-
bic to 10 behind the record established last
year, while feeling disposed to plump
! for the Yankees and he done with 1t. In
the symposium under discussion ! plcKeo
the teams to win as follows: Philadelphia
New York, Detroit. Boston, Washington
Cleveland. Chicago and st. Louis. Connie
Mack developed a wonderful baseball ma
chine last year over in Philadelphia. and,
Judging by reports, the men will take the
field as they did in winning the world
championship from the Chicago Cubs. That
means a sharp fielding hard hitting cor@
bination Of men who play we'll together
and rarely miss a trick. II Bender has lost
his cunning and Coombs finds his arm
troublesome a strong asset will be lost, but
in all probability Bender. Coombs and the
other pitchers will prove quite as effective
as last season. in which case the other
teams have hard row to hoe.
Some of the best baseball critics. including
Clarke Griffith, now manager of the On
cinnati Reds. and Connie Mack himself
have said that the team that beats the
Yankees Will win the pennant. This Is
satisfying. and I for one have every con-
hdence in the ability Of Hal Chase and his
man 70 fight their way to the front and
perhaps stay there 70 the bitter end. The
Yankees are strong In pitchers, with Rus
sci Ford, Jim Vaughn. Jack Quinn and JACK
WARRIOR as the mainstays. and with Kay
Fisher who may develop into second
Ford: King Brockett, Harry Ables' OF
whom much Is expected: Dutch Ravele
and Caldwell to fall back on. big 10
swssnev has few equals in either league
ae catcher. while Chase Is ranked rs
the king OF ali first basemen. The only
cause for worry at this time lies IN 'ho
fact that the Ieft side Of the inheld is I'M
certain. due TO the fact that Chase mas
heen forced to do a lot OF experihenuie
a. d.c,ac between johnson, Elliott, Hart
III .rd ros.ioly Cree to Ali In al thiro ".'N
x, sun, tho team did wen ~ ~. Teady
I 1.uo,rrat, 10 indicate that II "ou'u T., che
To-. good account OF ltseii
-, .er1e. against the worio . 'i''-"
riors IN Philadelphia when the oen ''Ne
on Wednesday.
-rha Detroit Tigers fell from grace ia''
season after winning the pennant Ioi va
wars IN succession. but HusheS 'eiii'ile
sovs thev will come back. Rurhors "io
eoa,,rr about however, Of Internal oiSee"
80. ard ~ Cobb and Crawford are NJ
swords points the best results are no'
,r.o,, 90 ho obtained. Further than THAR
tbA team is mono too strong IN pltcneis'
although Mullen and Donovan rank WIN
the best Even - the Boston heo son a'o
not Handicapped IN the early part u '"o
season by their long and wearisome DARN
storning trip from ocean 10 ocean, tne'
Gro ,ikel,- 20 be less formidable without
1ake stshI. the clever, hard hitting In
a.,dsr az first base II will be hard 10 NIL
his shoes acceptably: and further than That
the n,tchers do not look particularly dan
gerous
The Washington Senators are likely TO be
heard from, as McAleer appears TO hcVe
etrenethened his team over winter put II
,s hard 10 see how Cleveland and st. LOUIS
can fight their way TO the first division I'M
less some unexpected strength develops
which does not show on paper. Charley
Comisky. the Old Roman of baseball says
that the Chicago White Sox will win the
remnant His optimism Is not shared py
the critics in general, but, judging from're-
ports from the training camp, the "hitess
wonders" NAV furnish the surprise OF the
season. On second thought, l feel disposed
70 give the White sox a place in the first
division, as the team, which practically was
cut to pieces last season. is built on SOUND
! lines and is quite likely TO hold the pace
no matter how fast.
! All light harness horsemen who believe
| In the integrity Of the Grand Circuit shoulc
! applaud the action Of the stewards IN PICK
ing up the gauntlet thrown down by Co
lumbus when il withdrew from the big line
i because dissatisfied with the dates allotted
Horsemen should lend their full support
too, in the war that will be waged, as III
nv opinion principle Is involved. Column
bus may have had a grievance-no DOUBT i
did-but those in control of the associator
took a false step in breaking away from
the Grand Circuit and announcing dates II
opposition 10 two other meetings. when fol
the good Of the sport selfish reasons coult
well have been laid aside for the moment
/ Trotting and pacing in the East are strug
| Cling for their very lives, and Columbus
was short sighted to strike blow, no mat
ter what the provocation. Tho result o
the split is problematical, but IT is satisfy
ing that the stewards. with no chance u
restore harmony. have decided to fight
Much depends upon the horsemen and theii
attitude Those who are farsighted arr
likely 10 cast in their lot with the CRANE
| Circuit In any case the outcome VIII b