The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-14
Weak Sisters Have Been
Strengthened This Season
Browns in the Lead
ONE-TWO-THREE CLUBS
APPARENTLY NO WEAKER
But Leaders Will Probably Find
No Easy Prey Like the
Old Browns
BY RALPH L. YONKER.

lineup in the game ana MI lhe4i i"'
nal stride. they viii round out the
American league rs an organization Oh
eight fairly evenly matched CLUBS
The strength or the American
B league is better distributed THIS sea
son than IL was last NOT that tue
leaders have been Weakened as
matter of fact they have been
strenethened-bu the ceilaritles III
! last wear have taken on new NE
Unless some dark horse for base
ment honors makes its appearance
soou. there will be no club IN the
league that can be depended upon oy
the stronger ones as legitimate and
reliable prey. Every one OF the CLUBS
will have a kick.
The EFFORTS made to strengthen the
var,ous teams are I'm indirect ratio
with the positions they occupied a.
che conclusion OF last years pennant
race.
The winners OF the pennant. the heu
Sox stand pat on their worlds series
Nne-up. except that Manager Stahl u
irving TO break in young JanNriii a.
d 1rst base to take Jake own pl"'e,
Stahrs legs are bad and he cannon
hone TO last longer than this wear al
the latest as playing manager
The Athletics, also. have Changed
Nut little since last season. Thelr
cutfield has been their only worrSsome
denartmept. Eddie Murphy. Amos
Strunk and Oldfield are occupying the
outer gardens Not one is really
new man. although Murphy was Cd
tanned from Baltimore last season
The washington Nationals have no
~aason fsr seeking a change. They
are a bunch of players almost ever!
ono of whom Ia young. and last sea
son was merely their first serious
3 attempt at a pennant. Even II theF
don't have a chance this year they can
s probably AFFORD TO stand pat for 1914
and then make supreme enort loi
the nap Second base has been the
cause for worry for Manager Grihth
and he has announced that Morgan
will hold down that sack this season
Chicago Is In more or less or an un-
settled state. With veterans VINO are
old to the club and veterans, IKE
n Davey Jones. who are new TO "; WIN
youngsters who started last year or
the year before and youngsters VINO
started this spring, Manager CaiIanai
seems hardly satisfied as 10 Whlcn
players shall disport for him. he Is
R making an EFFORT 10 strengthen III
nearly every position and in the mean
time he Is keeping himself fortified py
hanging on to veterans that other
clubs are willing TO let go.
Borton at first base was obtained
from St. Joseph in the western
league last year and played part Oh
the season with Chicago. Rath ana
Weave started with the Sox last year
~. "a al q SaCOnd base
and short. Zeider Vas shifted around
from Hrst to third Shane Collins and
Mattick In the outfeld are from last
years crop They say that the near
vet Bodie will be replaced soon
B Schalk is a new man behind the bat.
Callahan's prospects for the coming
race depend on youngsters.
Cleveland is steadying Its club by
\ retaining the oldtime stars and build
ing up the weak places with young
sters With Iaioie at second and Oh
Ron at third base. two Kids. Johnson
at first base and Chapman at short
stop. are putting new life into the
ipfield. Chapman looks like a find.
Whether Johnson will stick is still
undecided.
In the outfield the young manager.
Birmingham, is banking himself with
the great Joe Jackson and Jack Gran
ey. He himself will quit just as soon
as he feels the necessary confidence
I'm Memo Leibold the young Detroit
midget obtained from Milwaukee last
fall Birmingham is also trying to de-
velop a new catching STAFF. hanging
on to Grover Land TO steady the
youngsters.
The Tigers tried in vain to develop
men to replace Louden at second
base. Thus far II Is evident that they
have been unable TO get a man good
enough to take Bills job from him
1t looks as II Manager Jennings has
been unable to get man good enough
+ TO rob Moriarty of third base, either,
Charlie Deal falling 10 come Wy TO
expectations.
With the regulars in the lineup the
Tigers are solid in the outfield Cobb.
Crawford and Veach form great
fielding and hitting trio. High and
Powell are two mighty good utility
outfielders. The catching stan is
strong with Stanage backed by Ron
deau, Mckee and Gibson. The pitch
ing stan Of the Tigers has never been
strong and this year appears TO BE-
no exception TO the rule. II the
n I1Gere are not stFenStutUPQ lllS
year, IL will not be President Navins
fault, however, for he has spent more
money than any other major league
club looking for youngsters.
st. Louis is one OF the gratifying
surprises of the new season. The
brownies look like a real baseball
team this year. or course. u is spring
and the Brownies are youngsters who
[ always look good al this time OF the
year. However. enough of them have
proved their mettle SO that II is GER
tain that the Browns will be much
stronger this year than last They
have long been counted upon as a
: ways and means committee for the
other clubs 10 fatten their averages
on.
Manager Stovall has rebuilt the
club. lie himself Is on hrst; Derrill
Pratt. last years hnd. is on sec.
.<o01: Dee Walsh. Mobile recruit.
- 81 ohort, there TO remain until
ob6y wallace starts again: and Aus
oo1thor n younester nor hardly
VIZ q m third In the out1elQ