Evening journal., 1914-03-24
Picks baltimore
FEDERALS TO WIN
Writer Also Expects Orioles
to Win in the Inter
national
BIG LEAGUE MATERIAL
ON THE KNABE TEAM

ON IllE klNABE i lEAM
Baltimore has been selected as the
probable winner Of two baseball
championships this year by the sport
ing editor o. ihe\ New York Press.
This is the FIRST prediction made by
the metropolitan scribes on the out
COME Of the coming fight in the Gil
more Federal League circuit The
New York writer states also that
Jack Dunn's boys will likely carry off
the premier honors in the Interna
tional race The following is the es-
sence Of the Press view of the situa-
tion
After carefully examining the line
ups OF the different clubs. il IS not
hard to single out the Baltimore and
ST. Louis clubs as the best bets in the
new Federal League. Baltimore seems
TO be the nearest thing TO major
league club in the league. and the
writer has seen quite few major
league clubs which would have been
outclassed by the Baltimore array.
/ The Baltimore team is my pick for
the Federal championship. Tho team
! has the best infeld in the league. an
/ almost major league outheld. fair
/ pitching staff, but poor catching staff
The infeld consists of Kirkpatrick
! Doolan Knabe and Swacina. with
Burt Walsh and Simmons for substi-
/ tutes Walsh can also play a nifty
game in the outhold or catch Walsh
| played every position for the Philies
including pitcher. in 1912.
The best man in the outfield Is Guy
Zinn. the old Yankee outfelder. who
finished the season with Boston, but
was shipped back to Rochester, not
withstanding the fact that ne Bit over
1900 for Stallings. Then there is
I Benny Meyers. who is iust woe bit
below major league caliher. and Dun
can, who was substitute on the
Philies
The pitching staff is fairly good,
and includes Jack Quinn. George
Suggs. Frank Smith, Kaiser Wilhelm
and Joe Finneran, all men who have
been in the big leagues, but no mar
vels Fred Jacklitch. IN most indus
trious' catcher in the. world, will at
+ tend to the bulk of the backstopping,
with Harvey Russell as his assistant.
Russell made a training trip with the
Yankees several years ago, but after
showing lots Of class he developed
into a blOomer.
ST. Louis is stronger in the bat
teries than any other club I'm the
league. but has a bad infeld. How
ever. the club should inish second,
giving Baltimore a tight rub. The
Mound City pitching star consists Of
Mordecai Brown. Bob Groom. Otey
Crandall Edgar Willett and some
youngsters, including Herbert a
juvenile with the Reds last season.
The catching staff consists Of Mike
Simon and Grover Hartley.
Pittsburgh looks good enough to
finish third. The Stogics have some
pretty good pitchers in Howard Cam
nitz. Elmer Kretzer. Cy Barger. Wal
ter Dickson and Willie Adams, last
year with the Browns. Berry. one
of the best catchers in the Coast
league. is leading backstop, with
Roberts last season with the Cards
as assistant.
indianapolis should wind up in
fourth place The team won the pen.
nant last season. and has a few fair.
~ good players from last year.
, squad left The additions to ths
pitching staff are Falkenburg
George Mullin aud Earl Moseley
Moseley is young pitcher from the
Red SoX and Is one Of the best play
ers the Federals landed Bill Rari
Z den. OF the Braves. will be frs
catchers for the Hoosiers.
Buffalo should lead the Federals
, second division Ford. Earl Moor
Z and Gene Knapp, formerly OF Cleve
. lana, make up the best part OF thl
pitching staff The club also claim
: George kahler, Who jumped back q
= the Maps. Blair. formerly Of tb
g lanks, and Lavigne. the property o
q the Browns, is the Buffalo catching
i staff
n Next to Baltimore. the Buffalo out
II M has the best infield in the league
c Including Joe Agler. Tom Downes
4 Bill LOuden and Fred Smith. all play
d ers who have been higher up Tn
Is outfield is poor. consisting of Franl
% Delahanty. Bonnin. Card recruit
n and two unknowns
n do not look az all impressive OF
i- paper, and the league seems TO hav
? pulled bone in the makeup of thes
J teams. Tho league absolutely need
e first division teams in these cities
l. chicago is my pick for sixth an
y Brooklyn for seventh.
u Tinker's team started on we'll bu
p seems to have lost many OF its PLAY
= ers Hendrix and Ad Brennan are m
p only pitchers Of reputation. and the
~ have Art Wilson and Jim Block. for
merly of Washington and the Whit
sox. for catchers.
stowall's Kansas City team ha
ol been picked last. as the writer doe
nd not know much about the Kaw pla,
m ers, as Stovall enlisted most Of nj
N men from the Pacific Coast League
ne He may have the best club in IN
7, league when the fun starts.
BROwNTOWN JRS. MEET.