The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-09
WINTER Stove
LEAGUE BURNS
VERY bR|SkLY
pENNANT WINNERS For 1914 AL.
READY DECIDED BY FANS.
WILL BE FEW HoLDOUTs.

NEW YORK, Dec. s.--The winter
league season has opened once again.
Playing out the schedule around
the cheering glow OF the old base
burner in these days of suowfiakes,
chiIblaIns and soaring coal bills. now
ever. isn't going to cause as mucn
mental exertion as In the other years.
A number Of events that transpireo
recently will tighten the burden OF the
winter leaguers
In DAYS gone by the winter league
crowd has had to put in many weeks
OF toll and anguish before Il arrived
ri the name of the team that would
grab the pennant IN the National
league and the name of the club that
would do ditto In the American.
But this problem. take II from the
dispatches now before US. already has
been solved. In the National league
the New York, Philadelphia Chicago.
Ptttsburg, Boston and Brooklyn teams
will be leading the league when the
last game is played next October. In
the American league Philadelphia.
Boston Washington. Cleveland, New
York. Chicago and Detroit viii win
the pennant.
| II YOU DON'T believe this, all you
| need 10 do is TO look over the predtc-
tons from these baseball centers
The dnigent press agents OF each and
every team, knowing what task II
was for the winter leagues to pick
she winners. sapea- them the trouble
this year. They were out with facts
and figures to back up their claims
| Lynch Mont Cause Worry.
1t may be noticed that no predic.
ton has been so far issued oy ths
LIP As holding down jobs for th'
Cincinnati! and the two st. Louis
teams. But one must be patient. TIL
season Is still young. Perhaps thi
three +, A. Is mentioned are away on 4
vacation Perhaps they are Ill. Jus
as soon as they get back. or recover
lone may be assured that three NOR
pennant predictions Will issue forth
Another matter that will not worr.
the winter eaguers this winter Is tn
fate OF the National league president
Tom Lynch, who used to hold the JOB
was mighty nice fellow. He had lot
Of warm friends. and they CONSTANT
feared that Tom might come to som
outward finish at the hands OF
Waistcoat Murphy. Of the Cubs.
others of his kind. who used to regar
the heckling of Thomas one OF tn
real joyous life.
AS affairs stack up now. the oil
league has a. real, regular governor a
Ena neiUu. 1854 HAfES AaAttA kN"NA ~ -
thousands of soldier persons. and an
: time he finds Mr.. Murphy, or his gam
trying to kick up too rough sea &c
the good ship National league. all ne
have to do is to call out the militia
Mr. Richard Vanguard, the portsid
finger of the Giants, will be anotht
I person who will not cause the winter
Z ieaguers much worry. Last year.
$ NAV be recalled, Richard was Quii
4 4zE Ad a 90
9 an unbroken string of nineteen viz
n tories, and followed this by going c
k the stage, thinly disguised as an acto
/, When springtime came Richard al
l. paIled the baseball multitude by al
r nouncing that he'd stick to the stat
n and never again cavort on
r diamond.
e Cobb VIII Finish Dope.
Richard isn't going to repeat
Il threat this spring. He's wen hook'
q hy a giant contract and from VIII
h we can gather from Items that appe
= in various papers, he is close to bell
. hooked as an actor. The public III
/. winter seems to have penetrated \
!. disguise. and discovered that he isr
an actor at all
Ty Cobb Is another who will sa
the wlnter-leaguers. Last winter
murmured loudly to the Detroit ma
n agement: Gimme Slh,uot per ye
a or I'll quitcha." This threat II
- Richards, also appalled,. But Ty,
+ few days ago, issued statement So
= ing he was content to play with d
~ troit fer the rest OF his days
~ OF course, that coquotush, Quits
=, Federal league may do something tn
will ject hardship and real woI
"a into the playing out Of the win
- league schedule. She's an awful III
!. that little Miss Federal league,
~ she insists that her papa has lots o
= lots of money. The way she is roll
az her twinkling eyes and throwing {
20 chances Just row may draw to her 81
~ some nice young men who have swc
- TO honor, love and obey the orgs
~ lied crowd.
ae However. all things considered,
ly Looks lust now as II the playing of
~ winter league game this year will
a much easier Job and one fraut
O. with fewer worries. than In the ye'