Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
CUbSP|CKED To
BATTLE GIANTS
FOR 1914FLAC
Federal Invasion Puts PhiIIies Out
of Running, Declares Chi
cago Baseball Expert.
By Bill Bailey.

~HICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE CUBS
and the Giants are picked 10
night 1t out for the pennant Of
the National League in the East as
the result OF the Federal League agi-
tation and the fact that they have
secured some ball players.
The Phi!lics, figured q mighty
strong ball club and a conner at the
end OF the 1918 race, are not given a
chance. This. for the reason that the
Federal agents conferred their fire on
Dooin's crew and hooked 'Killifer,
knabe and Brennan.
The Pirates are the dark horse in
the race. There will be so many
strange faces on the Pittsburg team
this season that no one is willing to
go on record concerning them Then
the experience of the fellows who
touted the Pirates last year has not
been forgotten-by the fellows VINO
made the predictions, at any rate.
The crew from the Smoky City was
picked TO give the Giants q battle.
And Clarke was never IN the rum
ming
With the failure OF the officials of
the Federal League TO announce that
additional stars had been signed
came lull in the news of the out
laws. Immediately the experts turned
their attention to the picking Of the
winners in the forthcoming battles
This is always a popular pastime in
the winter. But the Federal League
ILL., -
amusement 10 be forgotten Now IL
ts being revived.
It HE Eastern newspapers figure
that the Giants will have
strenuous fight this year And
they figure that fvers and his crew
viii be the lads to make them do
the stepping You know. i'm the East
the fact that the Sox whaled the Cubs
In the city series and grabbed the
championship OF Chicago doesn't
count. All they remember IN that the
Cubs played the best ball that was on
display during the latter stages of
the National League race
They have al idea that f.vers
didn't hit his managerial stride until
the season was half over. that he
made mistakes in the early part of
the year that he Will never make
again, and that he got his pitchers
going and began converting hits into
runs.
NOW they have an idea that the
Giants viii have their troubles
this year and that the Chicago
aggregation is the one that will fur
nish II. Here is merely hoping that
they know whereof they speak in the
East
They figure it three cornered
light until the Federal League cut
into the Phillies Killifer was reck-
oned as one of the strongest catchers
in the game. Knabe not only was
accounted "a great ball player, but his
scrappiness was figured as mighty
valuable asset TO the Phillies. On
top of that, Brennan was looked upon
as a conner a man who would he of
much more value TO his team than he
was last season.
HEN they also figured that Doom
would step to the mark with
practically the same team which
Fought for the pennant last season
and that the experience gained then
would make the Phillies much more
formidable. But since the Federals
grabbed the three stars the experts
in that effete territory fail to see the
Phillies They argue that no team
Is strong that has but one high ella IS
catcher. They also hold that an in 10
FIELDER that Is satisfactory one, the
kind YOU must have II you are 10
night for pennant, can not be de-
yeloped overnight
So they look to see ENers and Nc
Graw leading In Il whipping finish.