The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-07
MANAGERS BEGIN
ROUNDUP Work
Despairing off Making Trades,
They Are Working With
the MATERIAL on Hand.
(By Hugh S. Fullerton,

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of making trades that they have had
IN view. are beginning to settle down
and study the material Of which they
teams.
h chances for trades are growing
more and more indistinct, but there
is n still on the docket which may
he consnmmated during the January
meetings of the two leagues. The
deal involves three western clubs and
there seems lot to he any reason why
it should o go through. as it con
Germs only players who. for one rea-
son or another. are not Of much value
to tho teams that own them, but arc
good enough t" make strong additions
to other clubs.
Four Clubs Seek Trades.
Chicago. st. Louis. Cleveland and
Detroit all are anxious to make trades.
Farrell, of course, cannot make a
move until he has secured a manager
for his team. and Boston. philadelphia
and Washington arc holding all the
PLAYERS they AVE who are worth any
.hing and depending upon new ma
terial for strengthening for the com.
ing season. S" the American Leagues
strongest teams do not seem to be in
line for any changes.
In the National league not a trade
Us in sight. and the chief interest lies
in the holdonts. There are enough
good men unplaceJ and holding cut
terially. indeed. the holdout situation
i'll the older organization is serious.
The figuring on New York, Chicago
n perhaps two other teams seems
to depend a lot upon signing up stars
who are dissatisfied. With Maruuard
out. New York loses a lot in the tigur-
ing. but not 40 much in the playing.
AS NI9fuII11sI la nnf nc rrnof a S,strI4r
as he seemed to be last season. Chi
cago needs Archer desperately. With
out him the Cubs will figure down
with Brooklyn and the disrupted Car.
dinals. ,
dope" on Pennant Races.
managers. owners and others who
make "A study of baseball has been in.
teresting this winter. OF course they
have not the full. complete data on
which to figure. and. in fact. they
seem to have less accurate material
now than they have had for years
because Of the chances Of trades and
tho refusal of certain players to sign
Usually one has only to figure on the
known material and the chances OF
certain promising ieaguers making
good. Now the situation is much more
involved.
During the last week have studied
VIZ llphS VI elStcu T1cH-lN.
Guiding six managers. The way they
figure the races. in composite. Is this
way:
American League.
First-Roston. 6; Philadelphia. 4:
Washington. ].
seeond--Boston, 4: Philadelphia, 6;
Washington, 1.
Third-Boston. 1: Philadelphia. /;
Washington. {; White Sox. 1; Cleve.
land. 1.
Fifth-white sox. G; Cleveland. 3;
Detroit, p.
sixth-Whitc sox, /; Cleveland, 4;
seventh-Cleveland. 2; Detroit. 3;
New York. 6.
Eighth--New York, 5: ST. Louis, II
In every case the persons who
picked New York as last did so con.
ditiona)ly and some placed them a.
high as fourth II Frank Chance were
manager, Some Of the other pick.
ings were conditional.
Pittsburg Choice in National.
Contrast this with the pickings OF
the experts and managers on the Ma.
tional league race. Some Of them
went as far down as fifth, but the
great majority tried only to pick frs'