Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-31
By Monty.

NEW YORK, March Silt is
" possible now to have a sort OF
a line on how the Federal
League teams will take the field in
their opening games week after next,
| barring the possibility of court de-
| cisions in favor of organized base
ball that may restrain a number of
players from performing with the new
outfit. Such a possibility is hardly
a tangible thing, however, in the
short time remaining, and il is prob
ably safe to assume that all the men
who have been working out at the
Feds training camp will be able 70
get in the initial games
A majority of men who have at
tempted to pick the probable winner
of the Federal pennant name the ST.
Louis club as the favorite but 1t
now begins to look as if the Balti-
more club can present a stronger
front if Manager Otto Knabe de-
cides to play second base instead of
sitting on the bench. With himself
in the game, Knabe can show an
opening day lineup that compares
favorably with the average club in
the National and American Leagues.
1t would be about as follows: George
Suggs. pitcher; Fred Jacklitsch,
catcher; Harry Swacina, first base;
Knabe. second base; Mike Doolan,
shortstop Enos Kirkpatrick. third
base: Guy linn. Benny Meyer and
Runt Walsh, out1elders.
M ORDECAI BROWNS st. Louis
INI aggregation hardly seems to be
as good as second when Joe Tinker's
ChiCagoes are scanned closely. Tin
ker's band will look on opening day
something like this Pitcher, Ad
Brennan: catcher, Arthur Wilson;
first base, Fred Beck, second base,
John Farrell; shortstop, Tinker;
third base, Rollie Zeider; outfielders.
Al Wickland, Zwilling and Cad Coles.
For third place, IT looks as If
Browns much heralded Mound City
gang has practically had a lead pipe
ciuch. The team probably will open
with Bob Groom pitching. Mike ST.
mon. catcher; Hugh Miller, first
base, Boucher second base; Al Bird
well. shortstop. Mathes. third base;
outflelders. Ward Miller. Del Drake
and Fred Kommers,
Brooklyn apparently ranks about
fourth in strength of its likely open
ing day lineup. Bill Bradley's charges
going forth to do battle thus: Pitch
or Eddie LATTE, catcher. owens:
first haseman. Hap Meyers second
haserhan. Jim Delehanty; shortstop,
Gagnier: third base. Bradley; out
fielders. Claude Cooper, Artie Hof-
man, Dan Murphy
NOW for the second division-for
~ there has to be a second divi-
sion even in the Federal League, no
matter how close the pennant fight
may be- Indianapolis seems to be
the strongest of the "lower four
This club, headed by Bill Phillips,
probably will lineup on starting time
thusly: Pitcher, Cy Falkenberg;
catcher, Bill Rariden; first baseman,
Dolan; second baseman, Frank La
porte. shortstop, Jimmy Esmond
third baseman, Bill McKechnie; out
felders. Vincent Campbell, Everett
Booze and Knauff
Kansas city, Buffalo and Pitts
burg are likely to put up a hot bat
tie to stay out of the cellar, with
the chances favoring Pittsburg land
ing sixth place II Doc Gessler man
ages his men well. His team prob
ably will set out on the 1874 game
Journey like this: Pitcher. Howard
Gamnitz- catcher, Skipper Roberts
first baseman, Hugh Bradley; sec
ond haseman, Jack Lewis; short