The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-12
BOXING,
WRESTLING,
AQUATICS,
TENNIS, POLO
TWO TEAMS TO
PUSH ATHLETICS
Washington and Boston Seem
Most Formidable Opponents

New York, Feb. Fin scanning the
American league prospects as they
loom up now, it is hard to see any
thing but the Athletics. The Senator'S
no doubt must be considered. St. Louis
would have 10 be considered if il had
Walter JohnsOn-not inferring that
without Johnson the Senators are not
better ball club, than the Browns,
because they are by several blocks, but
Walter Johnson is just about 80 per
cent Of the defensive strength of any
Crgnhation that he is associated with.
Give Griffith another tOpnotch pitch
g 70 help out Joe Bochling, who
should do just as good if not better
work his year than ne did last, and
johnson and the Senators would be in
position to make the Athletics do Il
Highland fling all along the pennant
highway. But without this extra pitch
er l' is hard To see how any aSsort-
melt Of American league players as
they are now distributed can stop the
onward rush of Edward Collins. j.
franklin Baker. Charles Bender, Jos
tph Bush, Edward Plank and some
half a dozen others whom Mr.. Mack
has imbucd with lot of useful base
hl knowledge.
Cleveland About the Same.
Cleveland won't be any stronger than
It was last season and possibly not ~
NIong. IL was fortunate To finish rs
We'll as 1t did, considering the erratic
style Of game it played. 1t would not
De surprising, however, to see the Bos-
Ion Red SoX show some of the same
lofm that caught the Athletics mapping
N wi ana carried the SoX through to
worlds championship.
1t has been said time and again that
NE Red SoX We're a lucky team To win
he title In the American league. Lots
o. cities have vouchsafed the opinion
'"a' thrre were at least two other
ciuOS IN the same league that were
stronger than the Red Sox individual
F and collectively. That may be true
ana it may not. 1t stands to reason,
"o"e'er that a team TO grab title
ana lhen knot the best that the Ma
"ohaI league could send against it, had
10 nave at least an mixing of what bats
ana gloves are made for.
Red Sox Should Improve.
me Red SoX were not in their stride
'aSt season. There was too much in
t'hal Dissatisfaction much team poll
",S-to permit of baseball being play
w. everyone seemed To be pulling ~
uc wrong direction. Things are diff
,0en' now. Bill Carrigan appears ~
wv popular with the players and that
"eahS a great deal. If "a manager
S"'''aS ace high with his ball players
.,' 'ah get them to do "a lot of work IN
'.r Dali field that they might otherwise
,'''N without Earring their regulations.
-, -, olher words, when manager Is
"A'd by his players it Is found that
:, "''' ar" fewer average players" on
The club.
average players" as they are call
w. are players who are always playing
wi their own averages. In the field.
my VIII not try for the hard ones be-
.''Se 'hey realize that if they don,
, near the ball they can't very well
=. 'narged with an error. Whereas, if
w, ,a'y uo try hard for IL and get in front
- we hall and then boot it, the official
s'''r Is apt to charge n m:scuc oppo-
M 'helr names. At bat they don't
'eam play when IL is essential To
~ Soihething that will not boost their
a a,'toses In this way they may he
>, 10 nat near tho 800 class. but
NJ. are as valuable To club as the
a1 ''r who is only hitting. go, but
lr,''S the game They are not good
Timers.