Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

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Red Sox must he considered as
pennant factors is the belief ev-
pressed ny Manager Joe Birmingham,
Of the Maps
Just at present the three strong
est clubs in the league are Chicago,
Boston nd Cleveland declared the
youthful leader OF the Rattlers IT
the Athletics pitching staff were in
better shape, ] would include them,
but Coombs is out Of the game thus
leaving the bulk Of the work up 10
Bender and Plank. and neither is
young enough 10 carry the burden
Both are great pitchers but eacn
is a man who needs his rest. PLANK
has had trouble with his arm and
II may bother him some more HouoS
and Brown are 500 pitchers no bet
ter.
Senators Lack Hitters.
AS for Washington. il has no H.
cense TO think ii is a better ball club
than Cleveland. In the first place =
has not the hitting strength II IS
not as strong in the box "a g cleveland.
johnson is a wonder ia be crazy
not to admit that Groom is good
pitcher With better hitting team
behind him ne would win more games
than he would lose Hughes has lost
HIS power 10 beat US, while Mullin
Is a man who needs a stT0u" batting
club behind him. As for tho recruits
! must see more Of them before !
venture an opinion.
why rank Boston and Chicago SO
high Is that they have the pitcher.
Boston began the sea sou overConh-
dent Then it got crippled and was
forced % make the Western trip With
Nnu-
home for a long stay. Stahl viii he
on deck again as manager and per
hans as a layer Joe Wood is him
self again and he should be able -
work every fourth game ! look for
him 10 start another long winning
streak as he did I'm 1912 Look ont for
the Red SoN. I say They'll be In the
first division by the time We come
back from the East next month
Sox Are Better at Home.
THE White S0N WIN not he as harl
10 beat on the road q g they are IN
their own grounds. where they are
almost invincible. You see. the Chic
cago inheld IS soft and the SoN, not
as hard hitterg as clubs like Boston.
Philadelphia and cleveland. are placed
on a more even plane az regards bait
ting Balls that would go through
the infleIde~s iu Cleveland like shot
are slow rollers I'm Chicago. Away
from home the Sox do not have that
help. but Callahan has tho pitchers
and q club well fortified with capable
substitutes Texas Russell is looming
up Ike wonder while Walsh ts
slowly but surely showing his Oh
time form. Those two. with Scott
Benz Lange. CiCotte and White 90
help. will bother any club
what have ! TO say about my own
club? Nothing much. except that We
are out there every day trying W."
have no cutters ON the club. Every
man IS game We are making lot N
blunders I'm tho field and on the bases
but we are trying and We are winning
What more can we do The public
must expect mistakes Turner Is tho
only real veteran In the iu0old now
and he is playing out of his usual
position Johnston and Chapman arc
entering upon their first real year n
fast company while olson like Iur-
ner i- out OF his position. The out
field is lacking "a man Of big leag le
experience.
Not Hard On Youngsters.
q Most OF our pitchers are young
sters who have lots Of things TO learn
They are learning every daN some
times al the cost Of bali game.