Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-26
GIANTS HAVE
CHANCE T0SET
new RECORD
McGraw's Team May Land Fourth
Straight Pennant- Menke Dis
Cusses Coming Races.
BY Frank @. Menke.

just now as If the New York
Giants viii 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 pennant four
times in row.
The Phillies. looked upon as being
able to give the Giants real fight
ali 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
PhilIies' pitching strength is at least
SO per cent weaker than it was 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, ana
Manager Dooin has no one among his
recruits that looks able enough 10
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, Evers, Brown, Reul-
bach and a few of the otherfstars has
reduced the outfit to little more than
a second division organization.
Pittsburg, and possibly the Bostc=.
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 a lot on what the
pitchers will do If the hurlers can
strike a steady stride at the start OF
the season and keep 1t up, Wagner.
viox, Mowrey ct al. may be counted
upon to do their share in the uplift
work.
n HE Braves are a problem. The ac-
quisition OF Ewers has strength
zfied 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 sauint 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 pitching staff sizes up
as the very best in the league. Ma
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
games. In addition to this quartet
the New Workers have Few new
Fingers who may breeze along az a
winning gait-and who may not. AZ
any rate. they'll get a 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 snoot
0sat.
r. HI Braves, with the addition OF
l F,vers. seem to have a stronger
snfieId than the Giants, who nave
been weakened by the loss OF "Iiliy
Shafer, the temperamental tnlra-
basing person, who announced that
he was through with the game PEI
cause the game worried MIN g tna.
II created silver threads among VIZ
rold . But the Braves pitching stan
81 mast performances seems inferior
~ the Giants. Tyler stacks up as
the Braves best bet in the hurting
live with Perdue a close second.
uesa Dickson and James are good
nifcl1ers. Perhaps they'll show some-
thing startling this year. And per-
hsns Few Of the new Brave recruits
viii ,lncork some fiinging stunts that
win win them places near the Top q
I. the list. If these little possibilities
happen, the Braves will have look
IN
s previously stated, Brooklyn
might cause little trouble with
frequent spurts during the season
, huff it's quite unlikely that they'll
scare ANYBODY with pennant ambi-
tions. Wilbert Robinson, the new
manager. fell heir to a mighty good
outfit but It hasn't developed enough
warrant any pennant- POSSIBILITY
predictions.
Charles Lincoln Herzog. after Civ
inr his crowd of Cincinnati Reds a
close scrutiny, has not rushed up to
anv newspaper person and claimed
IRE nennant. Which vindicates those
who often have stated that Charles
Lincoln was rather 'brainy person
Miller Higgins, who Is serving time
ss 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
tjonal League But Miller always
was a hopeful fellow, and his motto
of-..~.trI Loc hHhI1.