Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
GIANTS HAVE
CHANGE TOSET
NEW RECORD
McGraw's Team May Land Fourth
Straight Pennant-M enke Dis
Cusses Coming Races.
BY Frank G.. Menke.

N just now as if the New York
Giants win grab off the 1914
pennant in the National League,
thereby turning the trick that no
team in modern baseball has been
able to turn-winning a pennant four
times in row.
The Phillies. looked upon as being
able to give the Giants real fight
all the way to the wire. have been
shot to pieces by the invading Fed
erals. With seaton and Brennan now
performing in Federal uniforms, the
Phillies' pitching strength is at least
SO per cent weaker than it was at the
close of the 1913 season.
The actions of Second Baseman
Knabe and Shortstop Doolan in going
over to the Federals has wrecked the
inner breastworks of the Phillies, and
Manager Dooin has no one among his
recruits that looks able enough to
jump into the vacated boots and per-
form in real style.
7, HE Cubs are not looked upon to
furnish any real trouble this sea-
son. The Cubs in the old days stack
ed up as one of the best aggregations
Z in baseball history. But the going Of
Tinker Chance, Evers Brown, Reul-
bach and a few of the other stars has
reduced the outfit to little more than
second division organization.
Pittsburg, and possibly the Boston
Braves, are the only teams that loom
up Just now as strong enough TO
hecHle the Giants. The Pirates seem
to have been greatly strengthened,
the infield by the trade with the
Cardinals, but the showing of the
club depends quite a lot on what the
pitchers viii do. If the hurlers can
strike a steady stride at the start OF
the season and keep it up. Wagner,
Viox, Mowrey ct al. may be counted
upon to do their share in the uplift
work.
. m HE Braves are a problem. The ac-
uuisition of Evers has strength
ened the team materially. and on pa
per they look like one of the very best
little aggregations that has worn
Boston uniform since Lots wife took
another suuint and was transformed
into a bag of salt. But what will they
look like-and what will they do when
they begin cavorting on the greens
next month?
The Giants pitching staff sizes up
as the very best in the league Ma
thewson. Marquard, Demaree and
Tesreau constitute a quartet that
seem to have enough skill and power
10 grab off about 20 per cent Of their
games. In addition to this quartet
fhe New Workers have q few new
Fingers who may breeze along at
Winning gait-and who may not. Al
any rate. they'll get chance TO show
their wares during the summer, and
IN they succeed in annexing at least
half Of their games. and the blg
Four shows up to standard, the
Giants ought to romp home with an
average around 675-a mighty husky
one for the other contenders TO shoot
at.
IT HE Braves. with the addition Of
1 Evers, seem to have a stronger
.nfeld than the Giants, VINO nave
been weakened by the loss OF illly
Shafer the tenperamental tnire-
hasine person. who announced that
he was through with the game be-
cause the game worried him 30 that
II created SILVER threads among the
rold But the Braves pitching stan
On mast performances seems inferior
~ the Giants. TYLER stacks up as
Inc Braves best bet in the hurting
line with Perdue a close second.
IIass Dickson and James are good
pitchers. Perhaps they'll show some-
thing startling this year And per-
Mans a few Of the new Brave recruits
viii uncork some f1inging stunts that
rviil win them places near the top OF
. the list Tf these little possibilities
happen, the Braves will have look
IN.
previously stated. Brooklyn
/ might cause a little trouble with
frequent spurts during the season,
+, hut it's quite unlikely that they'll
scare anybody with pennant ambi-
tons. Wilbert Robinson, the new
manager, fell heir to mighty gooa
outfit but 1t hasn't developed enough
10 warrant any pennant-p possibility
predictions.
charles Lincoln Herzog, after CIV
Ing his crowd of Cincinnati Reds
close scrutiny, has not rushed up to
any newspaper person and claimed
the remnant Which vindicates those
who often have stated that Charles
Lincoln was a rather brainy. person
Miller Higgins, who IS serving time
as manager of the Cardinals, mas
hopes that his team VIII emerge from
the cellar and make things exciting
for the persons occupying the GROUND
floor and upstairs rooms IN the Na-
Was hopeful fellow, and his motto
always has been:
"Where there's life -.