The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-10
PICK ATHLETICS
FOR 1914 FLAG
Macks Team will Be Stronger
Than Ever In Coming Season

American league fans are already
picking the Athletics to repeat their
winning of the American league flag
and the worlds series in 1914, basing
their predictions on the prospects
Mack has for the coming year. says
the Detroit Times.
In outfield, infield and batteries the
mackmen will be as strong, if not
stronger, than this season. The in
field will be about the same with
some Improvement in the increased
experience of the men probable. The
outtield will be much improved and
the batteries likewise.
The Outfield.
During the past season the Athletic
uutiielders, that is, the regulars. were
Oldring, Strunk and ED Murphy. Next
season these same men will be with
the Macks, and the chances are that
they will be stronger than ever. RUDE
Oldring is the only one who has APP
preached the zenith of form, and
Rubc is by no means on the backward
path
Amor Strunk and Eddie Murphy are
both scheduled to develop a great deal.
Strunk could not improve on his field
ing, but he will unqucstionably be-
come a harder hitter, although he was
tapping the ball around 300 all dur
ing the last campaign. AS for Eddie
Murphy, there is every reason to be-
iicvc that he will next season be one
of the great players of the American
league. This year was his first as a
regular on the Athletic club. yet he
played consistently brilliant game
at all times, and went through the
worlds series with streaming colors.
His hitting in the series was hard and
timely.
The Substitutes.
Connie Mack will have next season
thrcc extra men upon whom he can
depend at any time during the season
and also in the worlds series. They
are Danny Murphy, Jimmy Walsh and
Pete Daley. If any thing had occurred
Immediately before or during the
worlds series with New York which
had put one of the regular outfielders
out, his place would have been filled
by any one Of the three players men
toned in a way which would have
made no difference in the result of
the sames unless the utility man had
come through in better style than the
man for whom he was substituted. In
that there might have been "A differ
cnca In the games, but it would have
been for the better
The lnfield.
Ihrerc is little to say of Mack's in
htldcrs for next season. They will be
that same 100000 quartet. unless their
Play during the past season has justi-
He'd raise in their valuation to $500,
coo instead of the former figure.
Mclnnis, Barry, Collins and Baker
are Young. Ii is difficult to see how
thcy could improve in their work next
YEAR but on the other hand, there Is
even less reason to think of any one
oil them going back than IT Is to think
lhat there might be some develop
mcnt.
To sum up the inlield, we find that
ihc men composing IL are fixed stars
constant quantities.
rs Tor utility men Oh the diamond
II Is hard to say whom Mack will re-
tam flom his list. Harry Davis will
III al probability, be back, but he die
more coaching than playing this yeal
ana VIII do the same thing again. The
vase OF Billy Orr Is different. Bill lrac
MS ilrst year of American league bal
'h's past season. He stood up well IL
all the tests Unfortunately. he wa:
suffering from an injured hand fol
"'ohs before the close Of the season
yet he gamely played In number o
t'lhes here, and i'm the west, whcr
Jack Barry was out with an injured
shoulder.
me new men whom Connie vii
'ook over at Jacksonville for tho in.
"e'u are Caruthers, Fritz, Pfeffer anC
i'aNah' The last has been with tn,
n'nIeties during a part of this season
out his hitting was not up to tn,
'"uard. and unless he shows i'm
'V'ehlent he may be one OF the mel
50 when the wedding out begin
usNt season.
Tho Cstchers.
"dcks battery this year, particu
"rF IN tho worlds series. was
~, surprise to Athletic followers