Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-04-23
GIANTS SHOULD
MEET ATHLETICS
flIISBURG ONLY NATION.
AL CLUB HAVING A
CHANCE

Two big leagues. as follows:
The worlds series OF 1913 should
bring together the Giants and the
Athletics Pittsburg Is the only
club in the National league that app
pears TO have much change OF hust-
ling McGraw's champions. Cincin-
natl and Philadelphia should fight
for the show position with the Cubs.
Dodgers. Braves and Cardinals trail
INK along 10 the weaker set. II Con-
ME Mack justifies expert opinion as
voiced By the greater majority OF
baseball critics he will at least
know that he has been through a
fight
a worlds champion must always
Dee considered a worthy rival and the
Boston Red Sox of l9l2 formed one
Of the most consistent winners of
baseball history Washington. too
is likely TO be much improved
club over year ago: the host Of
youngsters who made Griffith a PEN
nant possibility right up to the very
end OF the past season should be
far more capable with the ex-
perience OF whole year together.
These three American league clubs
are likely to furnish one of those old
fashioned finishes for which Ban
Johnson's circuit used To be- noted.
Chance For Yankees
New York has a mighty good
chance for the first division II viii
do well to finish fourth but has as
much license 10 TRAN Philadelphia.
Boston and Washington as anything
else iu the league The three con-
tenders are the class of the organiza-
ton. the rest are very uncertain
and may finish In almost any old
order Frank Chance has better
ball club than last seasons sorry eX-
hibition would indicate. II is ctery
bit as good and possibly better than
the 1910 team with which George
oAhiiih-N anu iihi NHhhS' Aihioh'h
second. Tho Peerless Leader may
be in the hunt from start To finish
lie will have good ball club before
the end OF the year. But II will take
time for him To get his men playing
Chance baseball
lie will find far stronger opposi-
ton for first division honors than
faced Stallings IN 1919. II he
crowds among the first four he
viii have assured a real pennant
contender for 1914
Detroit i Weak
lu Detroit Jennings flashed lot
of promising material last fall but
pc has had a bad pitching staff and
none too strong catching corps
Jean Uubec is his only reliable vet
eran tosser: George Mullin may be
good but he Is as likely to be bad.
With strong batting material Jen-
nings would be dangerous. As II Is
ne will have to fight his hardest to
staye Oft Chicago and Cleveland,
Jimmy Callahan Is seriously re-
gardod In some quarters principal
Is around Chicago but he is too
weak iu the box to cut much Of a
swath. Ed Walsh Is 20 the White
SoX what Walter Johnson Is 10
Washington; Joe Wood TO Boston,
and chief Bender to Philadelphia.
Walsh has been pitching about hall
of Chicago's games for years. tie
cannot forever go ON doins this Ills
arm showed tho wear and tear IN
the tail end of 1912 \ disastrous
year for Walsh would be FAR more
disastrous for Callahan, who Is on
the toboprau. also. so far as his ath-
letic proWcss Is concerned.
Cleveland has better club than
either Detroit or Chicago, but Joe
birmingham the manager, is un-
tried. and likely TO encounter his
downfall with an aggregation which
for wears has been torn asunder by
strife aud petty factions. Indeed, II
would not be- az all surprising II Geo
sfoyalrs Browns moved up few
noes al the expense OF some OF IN,
more favored. Stoyall NJ least Is a
manager of ability The trouble Il
n.t re has little with which e
work
Tho Red soy won the ponnant la5'
wear hy going through the whole
rrr without "a slump or without
...uis accident In the worlds Sc
res 10 looked like anything but
,..al .onship array The Athletics
o. 1910 and 1871 were fully e
r.r cont stronger than stahls muci
..,.5 red hosed clan. And 'h'
,..r.rIr. of 1913 viii be- the equal %
,.. old guard near their ave.a q
..- Render. Plank and Coombi
t.-m rho backbone OF an invincibl'
...rI.- brigade Connie has fcv
d.. Young wires to help them out
.. d.. ire catching. the best ia
..l I'M either le,gue and an out
LA second 20 none In all aroun'
....tIseuess iha' y WY ~
Should sin.
The National Race
Nr.rR took his men 10 the bar
r.r.ty conditioned and read,
.ra into the lead 10 the earl,
...-. sf the expense OF the Noai
ra clubs Mathewson
~. an. of the grandest pitcn'fs T.
While JEFF TesrrnI b
..rre % find himself dir
.gsrl is questionable. He Is NOR