The San Francisco call., 1913-10-21
SEALS COULD
USE MORE
SLUGGERS
Howard Hopes to Strengthen
Team With the Addition
of Pinch Hitters
BY JOE MURPHY


Coast league baseball season starts
this afternoon, and it marks the con-
Guiding one. For a prolonged session
the enthusiasm among the followers
of the sport has kept up wonderfully
we'll, and IL the pennant race had not
been decided some weeks ago the in
terest would not have waned a trifie.
Thoughts are now turned to what is
10 come next season. The fans nat
urally figure how the local club will
stack up against the opposing clubs.
There will be few changes made in
the makeup of the different clubs.
Oakland probably will do more ex-
perimenting than the others.
The Seals will be about the same as
looks O. X. and its catchers are as
he is going east to attend the base
ball meeting. and while away he will
endeavor to pick up some high class
ball players. He realizes that he
needs an outfelder and he could use
a capable infelder.
The local club needs to be strength
ened a trifie. as 1t is a bit shy in
batting. Its present pitching staff
this year Del Howard has declared
good as any in the league. The re-
Manager Howard and the fans.
Clarke looked awfully good in the
recent game in which he worked
Howard could use another good
pitcher in case of an emergency.
However, it is not in the delivering
or receiving end that the local club
is weak. The players have not been
batting UP to the mark expected of
them.
There will be but little change in
the Beavers lineup for next season,
so 1t is apparent right now that Nc
Credie's eteam looms up as the one to
beat. James. the big hurler, will be
lost. He is a mighty valuable man
for any team TO lose, but McCredie
can stand the loss of James better
than the other clubst can stand the
loss of a good player. The Portland
club had an abundance of good pitch
ers all season and 1t will start off
next season amply fortified with
high class beavers.
Unless some of the clubs brace up
a bit, McCredie figures TO win another
pennant right back. His present club
is undoubtedly the strongest club
that has won the pennant since the
Pacific Coast league went into or
ganized baseball. He will have prac-
tically the same combination in the
race next season.
Henry Berry has already announced
that he will get some new men for
his club. The southern fans are cry
ing for a pennant winner, and Berry
realizes that it is about time for him
TO bring home the flag. I look for
the Angels to put a very strong team
in the field next season.
That the Beavers had the other
clubs a trifle outelassed was evil
denced by the records. The northern
ort1 F1d in f5rc
percentage of .274 against .25S for
the Sacramento club, which is second
in batting.
Charley Tanning, the Seals clever
finger, plans to go back to his home
in Illinois at the end of the present
baseball season. sT am going to rest
up and be ready for next springs
training" said Tanning this morning.
Jimmy Johnston is expected in the
Seals lineup this afternoon, when the
local tossers oppose the Venice Tigers
at Recreation park. Jimmy was suf-
fering from a slight charley horse"
as a result of the strenuous exercise
of last Saturday. He felt good yes
terday and expressed his belief that
he would be able to play today.
Johnston has established a new
base stealing record, but he is anx-
ious to put the mark up a few
notches. He wants to get il above
le9. He has stolen 11s bases to date.
The announcement made yesterday
morning by Cal Ewing that he would
not lose any more players was good
news to the fans. 1t was feared that
either Schmidt or Tanning might be
turned over to the White Sox.
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When one reviews the record of
Carl Maggart it must be admitted
that the crack fielder of the Angels
gave his club good service this sea-
son. Maggart is second among the
batters with an average of .313, which
mark he his maintained nearly all
season. He is pressing Carlisle for
the hcnors of being the leading run
maker of the league, being four runs
behind Carlisle, whose record is 123
for the season. In base stealing Mag
gart is second to Johnston with IS to
his credit. He Is third among the
home run hitters with a record of IL.
He has made 10 triples. being second
to Ivan Howard, who has 21.
There is no doubt that Maggart has
the best all around record of any
player in the league, and it would he
hard to pass him IL trophy were
being awarded to the best player in
the league.
1t may be said that Maggart's de-
pertinent on the field has been credit
able. He has given Dillon a good run
for his money.
1t will be necessary for the Seals
TO win five out of seven games II they
hope TO enter the first division. IT
looks like a big task for them, but
as the locals are such in and cutters.
you can never figure just what they
are going TO do. One thing you can
count on. and that is. Hogan will
have his bunch lighting to retain
second place. They have a lead of a
little more than game over the
Sacs. 1t looks like a mighty tough
fight for second place.
/ look for the Tigers to have a
harder battle than the Sacs The
Beavers have the pennant cinched.
and their work is over They won't
be playing as hard as the Seals. who
viii be hghting to get out of the Sec
ond division.