The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-17
RED sox WELL EQUIPPED.
Jim McAleer Thinks His Club Will
Again Head Off His Rivals.

"The more | think it over, the more
convinced am | that we will be stronger
next season than we were last" says
President McAleer of the worlds ehsm-
pions. Il cannot see where any club in
the league has anything on us. My rea-
sons for believing we will be stronger
are not based entirely on the hope that
we will be; they have a very much moro
substantial foundation. In the first
place, last seasons experience, with all
that came with it, j. going to have an
effect which cannot be anything but
beneficial Although young Bedient gave
us great seasons work, expect he
viii do even better this year. | never
had any misgiyings about this fellow
from the start, and subsequent events
showed there was no occasion for con-
Germ about hiIh. Considering what he
did during the regular season games,
and his grand performance in the post
season games, everybody viii agree with
me. | believe. that he viii be better this
year than he was last. There is no rea-
son why he should not be. | am relying
on him to be better, and if he is not |
shall miss my guess. We viii have adj
ded strength in the coaching depart
ment, for Cady is going to be better
man than he was last season. Thomas
is also a promising youngster, and the
veterans will be able to hold their own.
Then there is Yedkes. There We're some
who regarded second base as weak
spot in our defense last year although |
never so regarded it. Steve played
great game all season. and in the games
with the Giants you did not notice any
thing get away from him, did you? He
will undoubtedly be better man with
the experience of last season.
While it is expecting too much to
hope for any improvement in the work
OF Gardner, | honestly believe he will
show some. He is great player, but |
do not think he has yet reached his
limit. He is young man and has
played the position only one full season. !
1t is not probable that he attained his |
best form in so short time, and that is |
why | expect TO see him show something |
he has not yet shown. / am not un-
reasonable enough to expect any inn |
in Wagner. No one could |
play better game than he did last sea.
son, and if he does as well this year,
that will be good enough. Hooper fell
oil little In battling during the regular
season, but in the worlds series he came
to his own and showed his true form.
believe he will start next season just
where he left off in 1912, and so add
considerable to the offensive strength of
he team. Everybody admits the Boston
,utfield is, defensively, the strongest in
The business, and with Hooper. Speaker
md Lewis battling up to their true
standard, it is one of the best offensive
y. Joe Wood may not be able to inn
prove on his record of last year. To look
or him to do so would be to expect
What seems almost impossible, but, all
Kings considered, | will not be surprised
t Joe comes pretty near repeating. All
he other pitchers should go just as well
Is. and some of them better than. they
lid last year. Judging from his work
t the close of last season Stahl is not ,
likely to fall off at all in his play. | II
annot see a solitary position in which :
We are likely to be weaker, and, as |
ave stated, there are some in which | ,
'elieve we will be materially stronger.
may come TO US in the bunch '
# recruit pitchers that viii help out a /
Whole lot, but | am told that the in /
elder Carlstrom has in him the making [,
+ great shortstop."