The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-14

CT, the former Cincinnati player has strengthened the inffeld and Brook Iyn presents a strong barrier around the diamond on the eve of pennant play The outfeId is not so impress ssive, but in Dalton, Stengel and Wheat, the superbas have excellent play CTS
 Cincinnati.
 Baseball fans will note many chan ges in the personnel of the Cincinnati First Snd probably foremost, the team will have new leader in the person of Charles Herzogs formerly of the New r York Giants, who succeeds Joe Tinker, now raapas q of the Chicago Federal Lea que css1
 In the outfe1d Herb Moran will fill the vacancy created by the trade Of Bob Bescher to the New York Nation als Manager Herzog will play short stop while another change in the in field will be the appearance of Niehon at third base in place of J ohnny Dodge. Niehoff was obtained by draft from the Louisville American Associa- ton club last fall, Tom Clarke will undoubtedly be the first string catch- CT.
 The probable lineup during the early days of the season. will bes Hob- 1itzeH, 1st base;s Groh, End base: Her ZOE, shortstop, captain and manager; Niehoff, 3rd base;s Mafsans, left field ; Bates. center field; Moran, ght field; ]; Ying1ing, Johnson and Benton, pitch CTS and Clarke catcher.
 St. Louis.
 The strength of the St Louis Club. which finished last in the National League race of 1918, is an uncertain quantity on the eve of the new sea- son.
 The trade with Pittsburg, whereby the Cardinals secured four players strengthened the team in several po- sitIons. particularly behind the bat and the inf1eld.s-BA During the ante season games with he St. Louis Browns Miller at first and Butler at short developed heavy hitting ability and with Dolan and Manager Hug gins, proved a fast fielding combin ation. Two new players. Wilson, cen ter. and Cruise, right, have shown we'll in the outheId With Lee Magee in past seasons and should work vel with the inner line of defense.
 The battery squad was also strengthened by the rade-WithsPitts burg, for Rebinson is-expected to ia ke his regular turn on the mound and prove effective. Steele, Perritt. Grin ger, Hopper and Hagerman are count. ed on to work in regular order with Robinson. The acquisition of O'Con- nor, of the American Association, vii prove a benefit to the catching depart ment With Wingo and O'Connor tax. ing turns with mask and rnitt the cluI will be well equipped.
 AMERICAN LEAGUE. PhiIadeIphia.
 The Philadelp hia Americans vii enter the campaign standing pat or | the team that won the championshif of the world for the Quaker City 1T I1913.
 The only thing that is giving the club manager any real concern is the pitching department. This year Ben 1 der and Plank will again be the main. stays of the pitching corps. Macl l Is not relying on Coombs who is stil | in the conyalescent stage from hi. long illness, but is depending mucI upon Bush, Shawkey and Brown Irf Thomas. the new captain of the Ath l letics, is ambitious to be the, leader o. Eae champion team and he expects tt keep the players on their toes righ through the season.
 Washington.
 With but one veteran pitcher wh, can be relied upon and practically tn, same lineup. man for man, that pu the team in second place last year, tn, prospects of the Washington Ameri can League ball club of equaIling tha performance this year are not partic ularly bright. The team lacks bat ting ability and Manager Griffith ha failed in his efforts to strengthen tfi department
 Gandil, the first baseman, is Wash l ington's best sticker, and as he batte. better than 300 last year much is ex pected of him.
 The pitching staff cannot be said t show improvement over last year Walter Johnson is the only real veter an since Bob Groom Jumped to tn ! St. Louis Federals and Tom Hughe was sold to Los Angeles. Boehlint aIthough he was with the club las