The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-22
WILL REPEAT IS
KALEER'S CLAIM
Owner Of Boston Red Sox
Predicts Victory For
His Club.

Boston, Feb. ::--The more l
think Ii over, the more convinced am
A that we viii be tronger neAt season
IMAM We were last says President Nc
Aleer OF the worlds champions.
II cannot set. Where any club in the
league mas anything on us. and l be-
lieve that we Will duplicate our ALL
ound performance of last season. he
continued.
My reasons for believing tina, we
Will be stronger are not based entirely
on the nope that We will be; they have
d Very much more substantial founda-
lion. In the first place, last seasons
experience, with all that came with it,
is going TO have an effect which can
not be anything but beneficial.
Although young Bedient gave us a
great seasons work. l expect that he
Will do even better this year. l never
mad n misgivings about this fellow
from the start. and subsequent event
showed that there was no occasion for
concern about him.
considering what he did during the
regular season and his grand perform.
c In the post-season games. every
body will agree with me, l believe.
that he will be better this year than
he was last. There is no reason why
HS S'AS0a III Ccs ! dLu Toying on HllIl
to be better, n if he is not | shall
miss my guess.
w will have added strength in
the catching department. for Cady is
going to be a better man behind the
nat than he was last season. Thomas
is also a promising youngster, and the
veterans will be able to hold their
own.
Then there is Yerkes. There were
some who regarded second base as a
weak spot in our defense last Year, al.
though l v SO regarded It. Steve
played a great game all season, and
in the games with the Giants You
did not notice anything get away from
MIN, did YOU? He will undoubtedly
be Il better man with the experience
OF last season.
While it is perhaps expecting too
much to hope for any Improvement in
. The Work of Larry Gardner, I honestly
beileve that he will show some. He is
Il great player. but I do not think he
has yet reached his limit. He is a
young man and has played the posi-
ZION only n full eason 1t is not
probable that he attained his best
form in SO short a time, and that is
why i expect to see him show some
thing he has not Yet shown.
4 am not unreasonable nOugh to
xpect n improvement in 'Heinie'
9 No could play a better
game than he did last season, and if
he does as we'll this year, that will be
good enough. And he will be there.
you may he sure.
Hooper fell off a little in batting
during h regular season, but in the
worlds series he came to his own n
showed his TRUE form. believe that
he will start next season Just where
ne left OFF In 1912. and so add con.
siderable to the offensive strength Of
the team.
Everybody admits that the Boston
outfeld is. Extensively. the strongest
in the business, and with HOOPER.
Speaker and Lewis batting up to their
true standard, it is one of the best Of
fensively.
Joe Wood may not be able to inn
prove on his record break!ng perform.
ances of last year. To look for him
TO do so would be impossible. but. ali
thlngs considered. l will not be sur
nrised If Joe ONE pretty near repeat
ing.
All the other pitchers should 20
Just as well as. and some OF them
better han they did last year.
Judging from his work at the closa
OF last season Stahl is not likely to
raii of at all in his play.
cannot see a solitary position in
winch We are likely to be weaker, and.