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tRy Jack Ryder.l

Cincinnati. Ohio. Feb. 2U.--Dick
Egan. second hascman of the Reds for
the past four years. picks the Pitts
burg Pirates 10 win the pcnnant, but
ayers that, the Reds will be right up
ti,nr" iigntins all the time. \ great
many athletes. critics and students of
tN" game agree With Dick in his iudg-
mont. for tho Pirates undoubtedly
luuM iilk" the hest team on paper, nav
ing the bes; balanced pitching staff
and being really weak in no particular
place. Esan thinks thc Reds are
slra:iN improved by the addition of
Joe Tinker To the iniield. Though he
does not say 50. he evidently realizes
that his own work will be much easier
tor him this Year. on accuun OF hav-
ing Il iirS,-rlasS shortstop TO work
with. something which he has never
had si1c" nc has been with the cam.
sound in most respects and shows that
he has given the subject a good deal
of intelligent thought. He says:
jus, why Pi.tsburg did not cop
the flag last year is beyond me. 1t
certainty looks best on form, and
taking e~Etrythins into consideration.
Its pitching staff is Il wonder. |. is a
pretty tough proposition for a team
to go up against such pitchers as
Hendricks. OToolc. Camnitz and
Acams Tour days running. You never
get an easy one to bat against. and l
want TO tell YOU that these are tour
of the best pitchers i'm the National
league.
Must Figure the Giants.
vi course You have to figure the
Giants right UP there because Of their
aashins stHl" of play. They play tina
hlt-or-miss game of always taking
chances II pulling off the widest
Kind of plays. They are liable at any
timc I" win 20 straight games and
then again they are just as likely to
lose :" in a row. McGraw has always
necn credited with having adopted
this style of play for the Giants, but
don't look at it that way, 1t is my
opinion that the players elected to
play that style game and McGraw be-
ileved in letting them have their own
way. Their slap-and-dash style Is not
found in my other big league team.
That change Of shortstops and hav-
ing a playing manager instead Of a
nench manager is going to help the
cincinnati team materially. Joe Tink.
er Will block up hat hole at short
that mas been there for such a Ions
t'nr: n h a is going TO make our
lnHeid play much better ball than last
1890 S"i iIi'eIu Is one Oh In,s BEST
IN the National league beyond anv
doubt. If We can only be fortunate
enough to land a couple of good re-
cruit pitchers in addition to Msrcedaf
Grown We will be all fixed. We are
d iltt!e weak in catchcrs. but if We get
King We will be all right.
Chicago Well Up.
although the trades of the Cubs ap-
pear to have weakened the team a lit
lie Dit and the various Murphy con-
troversies have put the management
IN bad with the public. Chicago has a
strong club and will be fighting it out.
They have far and away tn. hest
catching staff in the league. Young
Safer at first is a promising plaver
anu Evers at second seems to be i'm.
proving every year. Then, too, the
cubs have n good staff Of pitchers.
cheney as Il spitball artist classes with
,he best Of them and look for him to
nave a great year. Lavender is an
other good spitball pitcher, and Big
II should go we'll this season. He
mas been knocking at the door for a
.ong while and is about right now.
schnlte. Miller and Mitchell arc a
great outflcid. with Shcckard as utility
o%utiielder. The Cubs have drafted q
lot or men n arc likely to get n
or W good ones.
BOSTON should show better this year
IMAM amy of the weaker clubs under
the direction of Stallings, who is a
very capable manager. Boston has al
ways beer a powerful hitting club.
though q little shy on pitchers.
Big James. who was drafted from
the Seattle club in the Northwestern
league, should help them out. Tyler
n Purdue. who have stood the brunt
OF the work for the last two years. can
always be depended upon.
iD,Sisei's Same AS Last Year.
rookl does not figure to show
much Improvement. They are under
the same management and have made
Few changes. Unless they happen to
grab a few good men they will hardly
improve their standing in the percent
age column.
friction among tn. players and
management may affect the showing
OF the st. Louis team. If Higgins can
get along with the people on he in
side and the players at the same time
the team should show fairly we'll.
Philadelphia has always been
Knocking at the door. They have been
finishing at the tail-end OF the FIRST
division or leading the second division
They haven't strengthened any. al.
though the club AS It stands is liable
to surprise at ny time
\ man has the highest regard for
the constitution when It, p~r,tects him
in an Unfair advantoro