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.
Bv Bill Bailey.

%SHICAGO. Jan 1.-THE cubs
and the Giants are picked TO
night II 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 Phillies. figured mighty
strong bail club and = conner at the
end OF the 1913 race, are not given a
chance. This, for the reason that the
Federal agents centered their fire on
Dooin's crew and hooked Kilifer,
Knabe and Brennan.
The Pirates are the dark horse In
the race. There will he so many
strange faces on the Pittsburg team
this season that no one is willing to
90 or record concerning them. Then
the experience Of the fellows who
touted the Pirates last year has not
been forgotten-by the fellows who
made the predictions, at div rate
The crew from the Smoky City was
picked TO give the Giants a 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 q popular pastime I'm
the winter But the Federal League
ana its doings caused that popular
amusement 10 be forgotten Now It
is being revived.
IT HE Eastern newspapers figure
that the Giants will have
strenuous night this year. And
they figure that Evers and his crew
viii be the lads to make them do
the stepping. You know, in 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 IL that the
Cubs played the best bali that was on
display during the latter stages OF
the National League race.
They have an idea that Fvers
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 hts 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 if. Here is merely hoping that
W -,
East
They hgure It three cornered
fight until the Federal League cut
into the Phillies. Killifer was reck-
oned as one of the strongest catchcrs
In the game. knabe not only was
accounted great ball player. but his
scrappiness was figured as a mighty
valuable asset to the Phllies. on
top Of that. Brennan was looked upon
as conner, a man who would be of
much more value To his team than he
was last season
IT HEN they also figured that Doom
would step 10 the mark with
practically the same team which
fought for yhe 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 cffete territory fail TO see the
Phlllies. They argue that no team
IS strong that has but one high class
catcher They also hold that an in o.
fielder that is n satisfactory one. the
kind you must have IL YOU are to
night for a pennant, can not be de-
veloped overnight.
So they look TO see Eyers and Nc
Graw leading in whipping finish.