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

n TEW YORK, March 26.-It looks
VI Just now as if the New York
Giants will 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 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 1918 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.
TT HE Cubs are not looked upon to
l furnish any real trouble this sea-
son. The Cubs in the old days stack
ed up as one Of the best aggregations
in baseball history. But the going OF
Tinker Chance, Evers Brown, Reul-
bach and few Of the other stars has
reduced the outfit to little more than
a second division organization.
Pittsburg, and possibly the Boston
Braves, are the only teams that loom
up just now as strong enough to
heckle the Giants The Pirates seem
to have been greatly strengthened,
the infeld BIZ the trade with the
Cardinals. but the showing Of the
club depends quite a lot on what the
pitchers will 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
n HE Braves are problem. The ac-
quisition of Evers has strength
ssed 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 squint and was transformed
into bag of salt, But what will they
look like-and what will they do when
thew 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 quartet that
seem to have enough skill and power
to grab off about 20 per cent of their
games. In addition to this quartet
the New Workers have few new
Fingers who may breeze along at
winning gait--and who may not. AT
any rate, they'll get chance to snow
their wares during the summer, ana
IL they succeed in annexing at least
half Of their games. and the big
Fosr" 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
! Eyers. seem to have stronger
snaeld than the Giants, who have
been weakened by the loss Of "Tilly
Shafer. the temperamental third
basing person, who announced that
he was through with the game pc
cause the game worried him 80 tnat
ii created silver threads among the
gold But the Braves pitching star
10 the Giants Tyler stacks up as
the Braves best bet in the hurting
lire with Perdue a close second.
Hess Dickson and James are good
nitchers. Perhaps they'll snow some-
thing startling this year And per-
hans a few Of the new Brave recruits
win uncork some flinging stunts that
viii win them places near the top OF
the list. If these little possibilities
happen, the Braves will have a look
An.
In S previously stated, BROOKLYN
might cause a little trouble with
frequent spurts during the season,
| but It's quite unlikely that they'll
scare ANYBODY with pennant ambi-
tions Wilbert Robinson, the new
manager, fell heir to mighty good
outfit but It hasn't developed enough
TO warrant any pennant-possioility
predictions.
Charles Lincoln Herzog, after giv-
ing his crowd of Cincinnati Reds a
close scrutiny, has not rushed up to
anv newspaper person and claimed
Inc 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, has
hopes that his team will emerge from
the cellar and make things exciting
for the persons occupying the ground
floor and upstairs rooms In the Ma
tIonai League. But Miller always
was d hopeful fellow. and his motto
always has been: