New-York tribune., 1911-02-19
YANKEES TO Be FEARED
iseN to Give Athletics a Hard
''' Fight for Pennant'
nIrlooK FOR THE TEAMS
lars and Red sox Due for q
''s s.ll, While White sox Look
Dangerous.

..,bsil season Of WI i~O wv ~
- spished in the first division last year
snd the Boston Red Sox-sre
:. roughly shouldered one side by
,,,,ling young team. like the White
:, clevelsnd Maps. unless stor
=, two is discovered during the
airing trips -.
-,,., kind Of luck can prevent CONNIE
..4s Philsdelphia Athletics capturing
Nrnsnt once more. II Is unlikely that
w An bs any changes in the lineup Of
e.. which not only possesses one Of
" ,,,st effective pitching stats in the
i~ hut excels in hitting and base run
md STIMULATING fielding il the
- s,sn should by any chance he
..o,es the aspect of the situation would
's.rssd but Bender, Coombs, Plank
,,,,ysp are a powerful looking quartet.
Na,,,ng these arc Atkins, Krause and
W. who have had little opportunity 70
- their talents as yet and Lefty
.,i obo burned things up in the East
=, I4ague last year
l-or,,Ar Mack has stated on several oe-
tins that the New York Yankees would
lot of trouble this season, and there
.,,s critics who are expressing
!. .o.son--tbe greatest confidence in Hal
-, ,ra his men. The Yankees were an
,s.,.sl,- hard team 70 beat last year, in
tocs NJ serious injuries and much shift
!. .hop, Weakness in hitting was the
Al.t fault. but a change for the better in
~, ,sspect can be looked for.
~ rbass is one of the managers who Is
Ting 70 his recruits for added strength
.. has the greatest confidence in Johnson
-. rrl,ot. for inheld positions. to help out
y.,.,, and himself while counting on the
...s-.ne par,zen and Gardner II the new
-, fan him. Daniels. Cree and Wolter
IN AoM down the outield. In the pitching
,,a ,,tchirg departments Chase's nine viii
.-ss, ,s4 hest cf the league on even terms.
u,,. ny a cleanup hitter Of the Sam
r,,,so-s tyre is In the hearts of the
en,,, m, his advent IS expected only by
~, ,,,s, op,in1ist,c. Otis Johnson may ne
.. man While he proved 20 be a heavy
,.,s- in the Eastern League last year. he
vas not exceptionally consistent, nor was
hs average high.
r-rlsss Chase's pitchers 70 back on him
,,5 have a bad season they will he CT
,.,,iye enourh 10 keep the team well up in
,ss first division. as Ford Vaughn. War
ssn Quinn and Fisher measure up with
he best.
Detroit and Boston are booked for a
sevufall unless something happens pretty
tslckly. The pitchins staffs OF both teams
we're 50 weak last year that neither mad
,uy chance for the pennanJ. No increase
IN strength is apparent. 1t looks as If
Hughe Jennings would have 20 depend on
his four veteran twirlers. Mullen, Summers.
Wille,t and Donovan. TO pull him through
another year. II they have Il sood season
the prospects for the Tigers are bright
For three years Jennings has been scour-
.Hg the land for pitchers. and has been
unsuccessful in developing single young
.er out OF tho recruits which have gone
10 the Southern training grounds in the
spring. This year Hughie expects TO have
stter luck and If he finds his man the
Athletics and Yankees VII have hard
tsht on their hands. The hitting strength
0. the Tigers should keep them in the
trs; division. Detroit needs a new first
tassman. a good catcher an1 another out
fsier Nstty Mcintyre is zone, and there
are two candidates for Tom Jones's place
a trst. Ness and Gamer.
The outlook for the Boston Red Sox is
dirs, and Patsy Donovan will have his
ards full keeping the team out of the
sccpi division. IN the first place. the Red
ss will start the season tired out by
Ts trip 20 the Pacific Coast and back.
\ is an ODD fact that the Chicago White
y are congratUlating thems elves that for
hs first time in three years vhey have not
l'i TO take the long. tiresome journey 20
re Coast. while the Red Sox are con-
Ta,ulating themselves that they are going.
i hss always been the uoinion in Chicago
rat The White Sox were Handicapped by
ne trip and failed 10 start the season
'sm on that account. President John ].
laylor Of the Red Sox. however. seems
coaident that the trip is just what is need
% 70 put the team on its feet, and has
lanned the longest expedition that any
'al club has ever taken.
me Red Sox look much weaker now than
usy DID year ago. An ineffective pitch
ng Faff has kept them just short of win
tos pennant on several occasions. This
van has not been strengthened 10 any ap-
Ntciable extent this year. The only
''iilsnt part Of the team is the outfield.
uelposed Of Speaker Lewis and Hooper.
.ns loss OF jake stshl at first is a severe
wv and weskens the team more than can
h kspprecated
we team which looks good for first
S'vh perth IS Chicago. Eughey Duffy is
1Hoent OF landing the White Sox near the
'hls season. With nucleus of old
HS as basis. a crowd OF brilliant
.yMgs'srs has been collected who will
' an impression. So far IS pitching
~. ~. caching goes. Duffy could ask for
o-' better that Big" Ed Walsh. White,
,sa'ao' Scott. Young and Lsnge for
=, and Sullivan and Block for catch
A"elve inhelders and as many out
=, ~ VIII be taken TO the training camp
"a, |a Springs. Tex. From this num-
An ouny expects 10 pick seven stars
NE 'he inhelders are Collins, Mullen.
f..SYaheI zeider. Blackburne. Parent.
ls. 'annehill and Jones. with a little
WI veg strength developed the White sox
~ % heard from.
rso,,s any chance Detroit or the Yankees
b,ne suner a prolonged slump. there is
so,, question that the Cleveland Maps
s.cs,'oVe move up into the first division. Jim
,,,vH.e mas gathered together one OF the
oths Iot OF youngsters that any manager
a,, easue has corralled. and. moro than
b. ,,.y Hsy are all making good, as shown
.y,s,S- WORK last year Another seasons
,OnsIdse Is needed before they can be
t,.v 'eo serious pennant contenders, but
r,s p.o"'se to make the veterans hustle
ws.aer wal'rner 10 keep up the pace.
jo,, "suon may be dark horse, but Il
s,n, as II St Louis was booked for the