Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-03
GIANTS PICKED TO PUSH
BRAVES IN RACE FOR RAG
Other Six Teams Don't Eiyur
Largely in National League
bunting Fight.
sENTET MAY UPSET Dorn
Nothing Is Unexpected in Age of
baseball iirucleS-New York and
Boston Are Much Strongest on
Paper, However.

me 1915 pennant fight in the Ma
iional League probably will be between
.n@ Giants ,ai and the Eraves Unless
bunting battle.
iiut don't bet against the chance Of
that S.%tet This is the age OF mira
GicS. That was demonstrated last YEAR
IN lhc cas-" OF the Graves. None OF!
me SIX teams mentioned looks strong
cnouEh,-on papcr-to give n real bat
we to the Braves or Giants. Eut YOU
never can tell.
The Giants chances depend very
90. McGraw has an arr-iy of them. and
ought 10 extract two or three good ones
from the lot.
Tesrcau probably will he the Giants
mainsiay this year. Mathcwson is
getting old, but he should have a good
Hcnr Maity. If not worked too often.
cent OF his games Mariuard will he
WIN thr Giants when the season opens.
,ni' IL Is not certain what he will do.
not isr"mme E nm",S yraFo"n No. he may
veterans. probably will he worked only
az relief pitcher.
Schrnpr. Schauer. Ritter and Pal
mere look better than the other Young.
lWlricrs Two of the four might mca -
ufr UP 10 major league standards Prob
" Hx one or two Of the other young
S'"FS VIII blossom into a star. If they
90. Mc"raw Will have a pitching stan
tha, N"cd not caMs. him worry
Mn, hi Giant in'ield probably Will be
Merkl". AZ first, Dcyic, at second. Flct-
chcr; AZ short. and Lob.rt at third. None
OF me youngsters seem to be good
'houSh I" replace tn" veterans at least
In the "mtfeld Mc(i,aw wifi have
knr'is. hs certainty in left field. For
ne n other two fields he will have
Murr@r and Thorpe to draw from with
ne hHN'cs of favoring Robertson and
Sn';.l rass '
I,.i, No l.,
lined II" has star in Smith. secured
from the savannah club. Liner I0ho-
S S"i,. am'tH,r rcSrmit isn't such n bad
, y,,..,.e Myers and McLcans arc the
/ primc-hut both still are pretty rnnd
AT ciuhhincs and also at hackSi3ppi;ir
~, hr 1.,,, i.inr;up liz Stronger.
line "m f 80 e., VII present stronger
Ihat would Indicate that they ought
30 ne Inusnon :avoritcs for The pen
iah' w. ,"' r ingI arent The Erayes in
lie favored In 1916 That's the ounv,
tioli--amd the gamble.
s,r rMe .:r"vns intield probably is the
Schmid; AT first is - sure fielder and
good pitcher Evcrs az sccond1wriI
W'hl -. Us" %; telling about him
~ Sh"' there's Maranvillc. the most
marvellous shea is.uD that Is PLAYING the
game to-day. j. ta'iisle SMITH at third.
althonsh he dH's not measure up to
good H"idcr an' \ fair hitter.
IN" acquisition Of Sherwood MaEcc
mas greatly strengthened the Uraycs'
ou'helh Magcc'S presence adds "a.
least 20 per cent to the offensive and
Ic'Chsivc power Of the outtield. With
Gather. Moran 'SlugginG joe Con-
nelly and Gilbert ~ company for Ma
gee. the outticlding department Of the
hraNeS VIII hc taken care OF better
than ever before.
lichind the bat there's "iammcriug
flank" Gowd:. Hes almost enough in
himself. but the Hravc.s also have Bert
Whaling. one of the best fielding back :
stops ~ the game. and three recruits
Fred Tyler William Tragcsser and
Frank Buggy. All three are highly
:oUtrd
I've Ifrav"S have no cause for worry
about The pitching department. They
VIII have rs veterans big Bilr' James
: ana lhch Rudolph. who performed In
: such wonderful fashion last year. and
Lefty" Tyler. who pitched marvellous
ball from July until the end Of tho
season. ana swarm Of youngsters
p Included among the youngsters" are
Hcorg" Davis. who pitched Il no-hi,
/ mc last season and who is repnrte
7 :" he ready for regular duty In 1915
tottrc!l crutchcr, strand and Cochran
A" were on the Braves roster last
year, and Luke, secured from jersey
Guy where he made great record.
Tom Hughes, secured from Balti.
more. and OFT" Hess. the veteran. round
out IN. Braves pitching staff.