Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26

N ". 4OASAB martin GOs--Al HUNS
" Just now as if the New York
Giants will grab off the 1915
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 a row.
! The Phillies. looked upon as being
Gable to give the Giants a 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
clbse 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.
IT 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
in baseball history. But the going of
Tinker, Chance, lEvers, Brown, Reul-
bach and a 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 10
heckle 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 lot on what the
pitchers will do II the hurlers can
strike 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 upiitt
work.
II HE Braves are a problem. The ac-
QUESTION 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 a
Boston uniform since Lots wife TOOK
another squint and was transformed
into a 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. MAJ
thewson, Marquard, Demaree ana
Tesreau constitute a quartet that
seem to have enough skill and power
to grab off about 10 per cent of their
r. IN nIllrtAf
the New Workers have few new
fingers who may breeze along at a
winning gait-and who may not. Al
any rate, they'll get a chance to show
their wares during the summer, and
n thew 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 .675-a mighty husky
one for the other contenders to snoot
at.
n HE Braves. with the addition OF
l .Fvers. seem to have a stronger
sn6e1d than the Giants who have
heen weakened by the loss OF "Tilly|
Sbafer the temperamental third
basiYe nerson. who announced that
Id was through with the game be-
cause the game worried him 30 tnat
q craated "silver threads among the
gold. +" But the Braves pitching stan
On mast performances seems inferior
IN the Giants Tyler stacks up as
the. Braves best bet in the nurllhg
line with Perdue close second;
Hess Dickson and James are gooo
nifchers. Perhaps they'll show some
thing startling this year. Ana per
hans a few of the new Brave recruits
will uncork some finging stunts tnat
w;ll win them places near the top u
the list If these little possloiiltl,es
happen, the Braves will nave look
in,
Ys previously stated, Brooklyn
1 might cause a little trouble with
sreduent spurts during the season.
bnt it's quite unlikely that they'll
scare ANYBODY with pennant ambi-
lions Wilbert Robinson the new
mana ger fell heir to a mighty good
outfit but it hasn't developed enough
M warrant any pennant- possibility
predictions
charles Lincoln Herzog, after CIV
inc his crowd of Cincinnati Reds
close scrutiny, has not rushed up to
snv newspaper person and claimed
~ nennant. Which vindicates those
who often have stated that Charles
Lincoln was rather brainy. person.
Miller Higgins, who Is serving time
as manager of the Cardinals, has
hopes that his team will emerge from
M cellar and make things exciting
for the persons occupying the ground
fIoor and upstairs rooms IN the Ma
tionaf League. But Miller always
Was hopeful fellow, and his motto
alWavs has been.