Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-10

81 THE American League pennant race
If 1912 Will start tomorrow afternoon.
trhan will eight teams stand at tie
&,oars ready to start what :ritlos
unanimously declare will be the
,~larcest flag lnce since the organiza-
#1iop OF the younger major league.
4 The fear of the Athletics has to
home extent disappeared. The evident
increase in strength of the Maps, HeT
Work. Boston, Chicago n even 81,
EJ,ouis is a reason. 1t is doubtful Il the
Hans. those who crave for the national
4 game. ever awaited an opening with
such keen anxiety as the n which is
at hand.
Greatest Shake-up.
,rbe greatest thing that has occurred in
the American League since its organizas
1 lion takes place this season when ilve OF
ihe eight clubs will start the champion
. ship race with a new leader.
Clark Griffith has left Cincinnati and
taken charge of the Washington team;
Harry Wolverton has come back from the
Pacific coast to put new life INTO the NeM
York ankees Jake Stahl, the Boston
American first baseman, has come pack
after a years retirement to manage the
team; Harry Davis, the Athletics Ia
10 run the club and the Chicago Wnlie
Sox are to be generated by Jimmy Cal
lahan, the old-timer, whose comepach
last year surprised the fans
Athletics should Repeat.
Everything will depend upon the pitchers
! that the worlds champions will repeat,
and they say for their reason that the
other clubs do not appear to nave
star aggregation any harder battles than
last season. The same old reliaDle IN
field. Mcfnnis, Collins, Barry and Baker;
will be on the job, while the oufneia VIII
be taken care of by Lord, oldrins ana
Strunk. Egan will strengthen the catch
ing department with the addition, Of Lapp
and Thomas. Bender, Coombs, P!ank ana
left in the South with the Y~aniganS DUR
ing the entire trainig season.
Up to wolyerton.
The American League team in Manhat-
tan is a question of the manager. it IS
generally admitted by experts that there
Stallings is the only leader who came
near getting it ont, and then some inter
nal dissension caused his elimination.
Harry Wolverton comes to New York from
the Pacific coast with a big reputation.
The Manhattan fan is just sitting. back
and saying, We're from Missouri so
Harry will have TO make good, as Is ex-
peeted. He starts with a strong pitching
staff-one of the best in the American
League-and his infield, composed of
Chase. Gardner, Hartzell and Dolan, looks
Charley Street, obtained from Washing
ton in a trade for Jack Knight, will prob
ably do the bulk of the baekstop work,
with Williams in reserve. Sweeney has
not as yet reported. Ford, Vaughn, Quinn,
Fisher and Caldwell make up an excellent
ainging staff. Cree, Daniels and Wolter
will look after the outheid.
Detroit's Chances.
Detroit seems TO have acquired a pitch
ing staff able to give a good account of
ifSplf in MnllIn. GONingfOn.H Eli Donovan
and Willetts. Bill Louden, the former
Newark Eastern Lacquer, will probably
Nloriarity being shifted to the outfield
with Cobb. Jones and Crawford. The rest
Of the infeld includes Gainor, Delehanty
and Ownie Bush, who reported to Mana
ger Jennings today after a long holdout.
Oscar Stanage will do the b~ackstopping.
StahIs Red sox.
Jake Stahls Red Sox looks like a
pretty good ball team. The pitchers
have been going right during train
Ing, and there are few of the infleld-
ELS who have not shown rare ability.
The outfield is as good as ever, while
there is no kick coming on the back
stop position.
Maps strengthened.
The Maps enter the baseball season
this year in the centre Of the stage,
owing to the fact that Harry Davis,
for years the first lieutenant of Con-
ME Mack, is now manager. When the
Maps made such a surprising finish
under George Stovall last year Nap
fans wanted Stovall retained, and there
was some chagrin when Davis was
named.
IN Gregg. George and Mitchell the
Maps have three ~left-handed pitchers
> who seem to be far above the average.
Then there are I&aler, Knapp, Bland
ing and Steen, right-handers, who look
to- ave fine prospects. The catching
staff has been strengthened in o'Neill,
Livingston. Easterly and Fisher, to a
nothing OF Adams and Whaling. In
Jackson, Ryan, Graney, Birmingham
and Butcher the Maps have one of
the Understanding outfields in the
league.
Washington is placing its depend
ence this year to climb to a higher