Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-19
CUBSP|CKED To
BATTLE GIANTS
FOR 1914FLAC
Federal Invasion Puts PhiIlies Out
of Running, Declares Chi
cago Baseball Expert,
By Bill Bailey.

~HICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE Cubs
and the Giants are picked to
fight 1t out for the pennant Of
the National League IN the East as
the result Of the Federal League agl-
tation and the fact that they have
secured some ball players.
The Phinles, figured a mighty
strong ball club and a conner at the
end of the 1913 race, are not given
chance. This, for the reason that the
Federal agents centered their fire on
Dooin's crew and hooked Killifer,
Knabe and Brennan.
The Pirates are the dark horse in
the race. There will be so many
strange faces on the Pittsburg team
this season that no one is willing to
go on record concerning them. Then
the experience OF the fellows who
touted the Pirates last year has not
been forgotten-by the fellows who
made the predictions. at any rate.
The crew from the Smoky City was
picked to give the Giants a battle
anu N4aTho WIS never III N4it iuH
ming.
with the failure OF the officials Of
the Federal League to announce that
additional stars had been signed
came a lull in the news of the out
laws Immediately the experts turned
their attention to the picking OF the
winners in the forthcoming battles.
This IS always n popular pastime in
the winter. But the Federal League
and its doings caused that popular
amusement to be forgotten Now it
IL being revived.
THE Eastern newspapers figure
that the Giants will have
strenuous fight this year. And
they figure that Evers and his crew
will be the lads TO make them do
the stepping. You know, In the East
the fact that the Sox whaled the Cubs
In the city series and era bbed the
championship of Chicago doesn't
count. All they remember is that the
Cubs played the best ball that was on
display during the latter stages of
the National League race.
They have an idea that Evers
didn't hit his managerial stride until
the season was half over. that he
made mistakes in the early part Of
again. and that he got his pitchers
going and began converting hits into
runs.
NOW they have an idea that the
Giants viii have their troubles
this year and that the Chicago
aggregation is the one that will fur
nish 1t. Here IS merely hoping that
they know whereof they speak IN the
East
They figure it three cornered
fight until the Federal League cut
into the Phillies. Killifer was reck-
oned as one Of the strongest catchers
in the game. Knabe not only was
accounted a great BAN player, but his
scrappiness was figured as a mighty
Valua BILE asset to the Phillies on
top OF that, Brennan was looked upon
as conner, a man who would be of
much more value TO his team than he
was last season.
T HEN they also figured that Doom
would step to the mark with
practically the same team which
fought for the pennant last season
and that the experience gained then
would make the Philles much more
formidable But since the Federals
grabbed the three stars the experts
In that effete territory fail to see the
Phillies. They argue that no team
Is strong that has but one high class
hatcher. They also hold that an in
helder that is a satisfactory one. the
Kind you must have II you are to
fight for a pennant, can not be de-
veloped overnight
So they look to see Evers and Nc
Graw leading in a whipping finish.