Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-27
GIANTS HAVE
CHANGE TOSET
NEW RECORD
McGraw's Team May Land Fourth
Straight PennantMenke Dis
Cusses Coming Races.
Bx Frank G. Menke.

n FEW YORK, March 26.-It looks
NJ 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 q pennant four
times In a row.
The Phillies. looked upon as being
able to give the Giants q 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 twas 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 Dooii has no one among his
recruits that looks able enough TO
jump into the vacated boots ana per-
form in real style.
IT HE Cubs are not looked upon to
4 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 a few Of the other stars has
reduced the outfit to little more than
q second division organization.
Pittsburg, and possibly the Boston
Braves, are the only teams that loom
up Just now as strong enough 10
heckle the Giants. The Pirates seem
10 have been greatly strengthened,
the infield by the trade with the
Cardinals, hut the showing of the
club depends quite 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. NAV be counted
upon to do their share in the uplift
work.
T, HE Braves are problem The ac-
4 quisition Of .Eyers has strength
encd the team materially, and on pa
per they look like one of the very best
little aggregations that has worn a
Boston uniform since Lots wife took
another squint and was transformed
into a bag of salt But what VIII they
look lilxe-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 ana
Tpsreau constitute a quartet that
seem to have enough skill and power
10 crab off about 20 per cent OF their
games. In addition to this quartet
i've New Workers have a few new
Fingers who may breeze along at
winning gait-and who may not. AT
any rate. they'll get a chance to show
their wares during the summer, and
II they succeed in annexing at least
half Of their games and the Big
-Four" shows up to standard, the
Giants ought to romp home with an
average around Sta mighty husky
one for the other contenders TO shoot
at.
IT HE Braves, with the addition Of
Evers, seem TO have stronger
.nfield than the Giants, who nave
heen weakened by the loss OF ''Tilly'
ghafer the temperamental third
basing person. who announced that
No was through with the game be-
cause the game worried him 80 that
81 created "silver threads among the
pold.o But the Braves pitching stan
On past performances seems inferior
"a the Giants Tyler stacks up as
The Braves best bet in the hurting
line. with Perdue a close second.
Hess. Dickson and James are good
nitehers. Perhaps they'll show some
thing startling this year And per-
hans a few Of the new Brave recruits
will uncork some fiinging stunts that
vy;II win them places near the top OF
the list. If these little possibilities
happen. the Braves will have a look
IN
as previously stated, Brooklyn
"A might cause a little trouble with
freouent spurts during the season,
hnf It's quite unlikely that they'll
scare ANYBODY with pennant ambi-
lions Wilbert Robinson, the new
manager. fell heir to a mighty good
outfit but 1t hasn't developed enough
10 warrant any pennant- possibility
predictions.
Charles Lincoln Herzog, after Civ
;no his crowd of Cincinnati Reds
close scrutiny, has not rushed up to
anv 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
AZ 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
tional League. But Miller always
was a hopeful fellow. and his motto
ALWAYS has been:
where there's life --.