The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-23
(. MAILER SAYS BOSTON
WILL WIN AMERICAN
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Barring Accidents, None Can
Stop Stahls Men, Thinks
Magnate Jim
: IMPROVED so PER CENT
Though Without Many Stars
Red Sox Play Consistently
and Together
IMPROVED so PER CENT
A Told to Paul Shannon
az i'm MeALEER.

II Boston wins the American league
remnant II will not be on q huke.
Other owners and managers may
shout "hard luck" and insist we are
\ getting the breaks" but those who
have watched the Red Sox know 9th.
erwise.
/ believe we have the greatest team
IN the land, and barring serious acci-
dents we cannot be stopped by any
club In the league.
\ This IL what President James Nc
Alesr, sometimes player and manager.
now principal owner Of the Red Sox.
thinks OF his team and OF Its chances
for winning the flag He Is sure Man
ager Jake Stahl will bring back the
< pennant TO Boston, where II hasn't
\ lean since lS0S)
, When we were training at Hot
Springs gave as my opinion that we
( had the best team in the country.
( did not claim a team OF stars, out
4 felt we were an evenly balanced
team, that there was no friction, that
K Stahl would make q capable as well
\ as popular manager and that every
one would work TO win. My predic-
\ ton has been certified.
The team does not differ much In
fits makeup from the teams of the
\ past few years. It's the same team
!. Boston had two seasons ago, but the
( men are playing different ball. They
are working with an object and feel
their strength. They are playing near
" so per cent better ball than they did
two seasons ago.
The reason should be apparent.
Larry Gardner, AT third base, Is In his
rightful position He Is showing his
real speed. Last fall when the ALI
Stars played the Athletics, Gardner
was a member and l gave him a trial
at third. | saw II was his position
and that he should always have been
stationed there. In the transfer a
star third baseman was developed
from a mediocre second baseman.
Then, too, Wagner Is playing the
greatest ball OF his life. Last season
the infield was demoralized because
Wagner's arm was sore, and he could
!, not play his game. But this year his
arm Is stronger thitn ever. He Is hit
ting better than he ever did, and his
work at short has been q positive rev
elation. Jake Stahl. on hrst, gives US
a well-balanced hard working infleld.
No stars" but men who are playing
their best game all of the time and
without friction.
The old weak spot, II II could be
called weak, was at second base,
where Yerkes, one of the most i'm
proved ball players | ever saw, fine
hitter and hard worker, lacked ex-
perience in the position.
iris Speaker is playing the game
or his career. but our greatest
strength Is in the box. For the first
time in many years Boston has a
string of first elias, pitchers, able to
take their regular turn.
Wood, Hall, Collins, Bedient and
O'Brien are all doing good work and.
feel sure they will maintain the pace
to the end.
We are well supplied with utility
n.en In. Clyde Engle, Rrug and Neal
Ball for the infeld, while IIendriksen,
one OF the fastest players in the game,
can step in and fll the shoes Of any
OF the regular outfield trio-the three
greatest in the country
Back of the bat In Carrigan, Nuna-
maker, Cady and Thomas, We have
the best catching force In either
league.
While the Athletics are handicap
red by injuries, feel sure We would
have beaten them anyway Their
pitchers have not been right this year
and Connie Mack is experiencing the
disappointment that Boston encoun.
tered for four or Ave years.
The change in ownershp made no
difference In the teams playing. Had
John |. Taylor remained Ct the head
or the club believe II would have
been Boston's year to win the pen
rant, for the team is there. the spirit
is there and the men are out 10 bring
that old flag back where il belongs