Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-10
Despite His Poor Work Last
Year Eddie Thinks Russ a
Great Pitcher.
RICKEY HAS HIS TROUBLES
Brown Leader, However, Has
Pair of Great Southpaw
Pitchers.
BY EDDIE COLLINS
lstar Second Baseman of the Philadelphia
AthIetics)


Having already named Boston,
Washington, Cleveland. Chicago and
Detroit as the contenders of the Ath-
letics for the 1914 American League
championship, 1t would be the irony
of fate to have the two clubs / have
omitted, New York and st. Louis, be
the ones to give us the most trouble
in the coming campaign. However,
although they may afford us strenu-
Gus opposition, / do not think | am
imperiling much of my reputation,
as a prophet when 1 say | do not
figure these teams as pennant posi-
bilities.
The league championship is a goal
higher than the average manager
cares to aspire the first season or two
he has charge of new club, and
such Is about the situation which
confronts Chance in New York and
Hickey in st. Louis. A first division
berth, to say nothing of the leader
ship of the second column would be
all either of the two could wish for
when the curtain is rung down on
the 1914 season next October.
Reorganization Going On.
Both teams are undergoing thor
ough reorganization, a general house
cleaning might be a more explana-
tory term-and the older element is
gradually giving place to younger
blood. 4. process of beginning anew
and building from the ground up,
with veteran or two as the founda-
ton, is the policy adopted and being
pursued in both of these cities.
The advantage, if these is any,
probably lies with Chance, because
he has had a year to get acquainted
with his club, to find out what he
had, and what was needed: and now
that he has obtained a number of
new and promising men, he seems
TO be in a fair way to get some re-
cults. Hickey, however. only took
charge of the Browns at the flag end
of last years race, and so he has
not had an opportunity to do more
than establish a policy, which he
Will strive this season to carry out.
Feds Hurt Yankees.
The Yankees have been made to
feel the coming of the Federal
league by the loss of a number of
their leading players, and like the
other American League team that
suffered, Cleveland, the Yankees
pitching department was the hardest
MT In spite. OIL the IdCL LHal ne uid
not do what might be termed stellar
. work on the mound last year, Rus
sell Ford is one swell pitcher, and l
am of the firm opinion that his alb
sence this coming year will be sorely
felt by the Yanks. In the game he
I worked against our club last Memo
rial Day, when he did not allow us
n hit until one man was out In the
ninth inning, he looked to me about
SIS good as any pitcher L have ever
faced. Caldwell, Schultz and Keat-
Ing, 1 recall, also gave our club q
battle, and with the proper kind of
. support they should win a majority
OF their games in a season.
4 Outside of Ford, Zeider's loss will
hurt the most. as it breaks up the in
field. Fritz Maisel, at third, looks
very good, and even though he may
not hit 300 or better, he is good
run getter and one of the best of base
runners. Peckinpaugh looks like a
very acceptable and consistent short