The chronicle=news., 1913-02-17
SURVEY OF CHANCES OF
NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS


ter break In ht. luck than ordinary
may do much better. \ team Of cS-
,"iI.nt material and possibilities.
with some smart man at the head to
do the thinking Well balance In.
field S,nd much mechanical ability
| In the outfIeid. An unusually cap
nbi. corps Of pitchers. One OF those
numerous teams that docsn'; make
the most o. Its strength bccaus. Of
sticking too much to convent ionai
tactics. New and capable man Al tho
head In Billy Locke. whosc ability
may he reflected In the playing end
Pi,isbDrg: A prominent pennnnt
prospect. Much intrinsic strength
and well distributed. With Manager
Clarke back In the harness likely 10
play better and more cons!sicn;
game than last year. strong In th'
box aud has NJ lcns, more than or
dinary promise. Inlicld better ON
lcf, side OF diamond than right. and
n good deal depends on how well sec
ond base is played by Butler. who
Joined tn. team last season. Danger
ous IL they can be KEEP, keyed up.
Much strength right now without
being In any way dependent on new
blood.
Cincinnati: New manager In Joe
Tinker. the same one OF the sinartest
base ball men in the game. but yet to
prove his managerial capacity.
team Of much potential speed and
with uropcr handling will make
crack base running aggregation Il Has
several PLAYERS who need prodding.
but who will make the team dan
Gcrous II kept aroused and keyed up.
~ """h nf more strength behind
the bat and in the box. but with ba.-
terry strength capable fobig things.
Giants: Strong behind the bat and
in the box. lnfield first class and
ioutfie!d ordinary. but with all Of the
ioutficlders good throwcrs. Best
base unning team in either league
and with enough youth for there to
he no dimmunition OF speed this year.
Good hitting and hard fighting team.
Likelihood OF outficld being strength
cncd through II change In one or two
positions ifMc Graw decides that one
or two youngsters whom he has been
grooming are ripe. Biggest asset of.
all. McGraw. himself, one of the
most efficient managers the game has
ever known.
Chicago: New manager and how
Evers will succeed In that capacity
entirely "a matter OF the future n
he proves. capable the team has suffi-
cicpt class. even without Tinker. tc
bc Troublesome. Rattliug GOOD In
field If Corridor or Bridcwnll makes
good at short. Fine young player In
| phelnn. secured from Cincinnati.
Much firstclass outficld matcial. with
probability OF one or two veterans
being crowded out. Several long dis
,nnce hittcrs. Strong behind the
bat and has several good pitchers,
but in need of more quality in the
box as whole.
st. Louis Cardinals New manager
in Hugrins. yet ono va, as a ball
player belongs to the hrady class.
How lie will do in handling tri ma
tcrial at hand is :. biobc,n. A tenn
strong in some positions a,lr medi-
ocre in others. anl whish applies
what strength 4 als in spi''s Has
done lot of rxcN. meuting with
young players. i'ti:'iv -strnrs or.,,Ed
the bat and leeds at least crGple
more first class .,tish.rs. having none
of really top rank.
Brooklyn: prp.,v "opd lot t.. p;. h
ers and mechanical ability behind hi,
bat. Team nea'ls moe .ui,iati," aGd
originality, more ncp aud self reli.
'ance. lnfield yong and active, arG