Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-10-15
HOT stove LEAGUE
now down TO Work
What Might Have Been"
and wait Until Next
Year. the Subjects
NEW MEN ON
CLUBS NEXT YEAR
BY hal SHERIDAN.

f'he aNest Year" cry Ia upon us. and
anx old team ut ali % at liberty 20
80 es Far rs it likes toward coppinE
ibe hes In the conversation race
which will be In progress during inc
nstning sessions OF the Htovc League.
H'hn husf4uu and the awakening To-
>yiibheid until The urHes IA green
again ana suitable allhit have been
framed.
i'hr most convincing and sustained
tnoet vortt talk was evident To- tho
vlriuitv of Boston during the winter
az 1n1a-t4 But these Boston folks
made rond. IN 1912, the Braves had
fuishad last Ia the National League
scramble. Last year found them at
lie head of the second division, ana
with the acquisition Of Johnny Eyers
fine next year" talk became loud and
nerslstent II looked like further
waste of conversation up 70 July, but
after that most everybody knows
more OF less what happened Now
boston can neo nothing else but an
other ponnant IN 1918 ana considering
the Unprecedented feat OF the Braves
this year, and the general outlook
among tho other teams argument at
this stage Of the game j. largely iu-
tic
The Giants are expected to present
one Of tho greatest changes IN the
history Of tho team when they take
the ncld for tho 1915 race The next
year talk m New York ir weak and
wnvering for no one knows what TO
expect. There ia no doubt, however,
that Manager McGraw plane house
cleaning His machine has fallen to
pieces. The four-time pennant hoo
doc struck with full force upon the
Giants lust az a time when II seemed
AlcCraw would overpower the ink.
The inneld. catching department and
the outncld are now sadly I'm need OF
bolsterlne ND. New blood Is needed
and McCraw intends TO reconstruct
his team not uuon the wreck OF his
prcsont organization, hut after weed
ing out those who have slipped back.
There Is likely 20 be some lively trad
ine this winter IN which Giants who
have heretofore figured IN the Worlds
Series box scores will be shunted
away from Broadway. Burns, In the
uudVld. and Fletcher, az short, and
Tcsreau In the box are about the only
men who displayed anything like the
form McGraw must have IL was
not one of Matty's great years, but
no one is talking of trade involving
big Six AS for the rest Of the team
however. no ones neck is any too
secure.
Next years pennant is not con-
cedcd 10 Boston I'm ST. Louis or Chi
cago or even Brooklyn, for that mat
fer. The rise OF the Cardinals has
been an but as sensational as the
Braves. They didn't 90 as far as did
stalling's men. but kept eyorlastingly
AT n. and may be expected to give a
GOOD account of themselves next year
Tho Cubs obviously were suffering
from internal troubles during the
past season. They have the pitchers
and the power and under real leader
shin viii be dangerous to any team
BROOKLYN staged an eleventh hou
squirt that carried them TO the tol
Of tho second division. The Dodger
have a habit Of arousina hopes a
the tail end OF the season, or maxim
a wild dash al the start and the
dying out. so they look about tn
same for next year.
At Pittsburgh there Is a problem
This team. on paper one of III
strongest IN the entire outfit. Ia
been a complete fizzle. Early in III
season McGraw declared IL wa
the Pirates the Giants had to be;
II they were to win their fourth col
rocufive pennant How far the lit
Napoleon was of in the estimatio
of the real strength of his enomi'
Is shown by the fact that the Brave
team he did not figure In the ruI
ming. beat him while the Pirate
pulled IN with the Cincinnati Rec
tho only team in their rear. I'll
IA. Nnra AAa
Hans WAGNER fell short OF his annu
300 batting average. The trade b.
tween So Louis and Pittsburgh whlC
rave the Pirates Konetchy, one
the best first sackers in harnes
Harmon and Mowrey for Jack Mile
Wilson and Robinson seemed to NAL
the Cards and simply work the dnis
OF Fred Ciarks crew. SOmethir
will have TO happen ia Pittsburgh.
Reports that Red Doom is to
relieved of the management Of n
phillies will not down. The FEEDER
league raid put the blink on n
Phillies this year. where sickness an
injuries have stepped In before Hs
Soaton been with the team and col
tribnted his usual share Of viciorie
Dooins men would have been
among the leaders and Eighth
around tho top with Grover Alexal
der's mastery pitching as their pri
asset With Alexander turning
victories right along. and Seaton
and the Phuies would have M
pitching strength 20 burn. m
managerial business will probably
the hrst thing settled i'm the Phi
plaus for next year.
TO the famous Board of Direct,
we leave the hapless Cincinatii Ro
Charlie Herzog took 'em and M;
them jump through hoops. roll o
and dash into FIRST place early
season. but they then settled and C
fnued 10 settle until they nearly
clear out OF the percentage colu
I'm September they pulled the
tOry-making stunt of losing
straight games. II is fashion To- i
new manager in Cincinatti al
Every spring. but the Reds fasl
plato for 1915 is as yet missing.
rinnat being the last word in
fional League affairs. recess is
IN order with the American Lea
mp next week.