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- Msnke Dis
Cusses Coming Races.
By Frank g. Menke.

" 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 a pennant four
times in a row.
The Phillies, looked upon as being
able 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
PhiIlies' pitching strength is at least
80 per cent weaker than it was at the
close 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 MS
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
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
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 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 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.
TT HE Braves are a problem. The acs
1 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 q
Boston uniform since Lots wife took
another suuint and was transformed
into a bag of salt But what will they
look like-and what will they do when
they begin cavorting on the greens
next month?
The Giants etching 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 of about 10 per cent or their
games. In addition to this quartet
the New Workers have few new
fingers who may breeze along at a
winning gait-and who may not. Al
anv rate, they'll get chance to show
their wares during the summer and
If 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 675-a mighty husky
one for the other contenders to shoot
at.
THE Braves, with the addition OF
Evers, seem to have stronger
.nfield than the Giants, who nave
been weakened by the loss OF THY
Shafer, the temperamental thlro-
basing person. who announced tnat
he was through with the game pc
cause the game worried him 30 that
a. created ssilyer threads among the
gold" But the Braves pitching stan
on mast performances seems inferior
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
pitchers. 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
win win them places near the top OF
the list. II these little. possibilities
happen, the Braves will have look
In.
rs previously stated. Brooklyn
i might cause a little trouble with
frequent spurts during the season,
hut its 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
Ia warrant any pennant- possibility
predictions.
Charles Lincoln Herzog. after Civ
ing his crowd of Cincinnati Reds a
close scrutiny, has not rushed up TO
any newspaper person and claimed
fine pennant. 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
homes that his team will emerge from
the cellar and make things exciting
for the persons occupying the ground
door 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 -.