Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-19
BRAVES Off To
POOR START; BUT
WHAT OF THAT !
Worlds Champions Phenom-
email Ascent From Bottom
Last Season viii Not Soon
Be forgotten,

New YORK Apru 1N.-ihc FIRST
week of the ma1or league baseball
season has eNon llttle insight as to
I the trne capabilities Of the clubs.
! 1t is apparent. however. that the
lChicago White SoN are likely "a he
more dangerous contcnders IN tho
American leaeue race than they have
been for some Years past The ae-
ieuisition 90 Eddie Collins has
land there seems 20 be an opinion
prevalent among Chicago fans that
/ Clarence Rowland The new manager
will get good work out Of his men.
THE SoN are batting eNrcNentH. as
is evidenced hy thcif 80 hits iu -four
games IN his department 81 play
lthey were out0oue only hN The New
YORK Nationals, with 40 hts TO their
credit
The Boston Braves. the worlds
champions. sol Oft TO poor START
and their chances ~ coming Up fast
were not improved hy The injury yes
lterday Of Johnny Rivers The king hin
,of their infiCld l3ut StaliinRs oao
,beoinnine Of last season ana his
lteanas brilliant finish viii not ee tor
gotten in This connection. IN Phiia'
laelpha pai Moran received encour.
iaecment from the winning stride
struck bv The team win which ne v
serving his novitiate as MANAGER an'
there has been no ground Tor dis
rouragement for Roger lsrcsnahan
tho new manager ot the chicago
Cubs
The Boston Red Sox, picked by
many TO win the American leaRu'
ipennant are heading their leagae a
present. heariue out predictions a
10 The streneth they would manifest
AS for the Washfnetons, the main
stay 81 Their pitching staff Waite
ftobnson has proved he is IN prim
form. even II he did lose % ninth IN
iai,,g decision ~ a relief twirier ol
his second appearance OF the season
land This means much to clark Nfh
ifith's ambitions. hin Donovan, IN
jnev head Of the New York Amer
cans. is gettine eood work out Of ~
men who seem even faster on IN
bases than last year and likely x
finish better IL they display the I'M
lproved batting power OF which IN
ltraining season gave indications
THO first week of PLAY produce
some feats " baseball unusual =
learlv i'm the season First Of thes
twas the no-hit game 81 Ruhe Mar
onard Of the Giants against IN
lRrooklvns at the Polo grounds.
close second was the one-hit hin
Innings pitched NV pennock Of N
Athletics AGAINST the Red SoX. Wit
! 1.-The one hit coming after two wer
cont In the ninth In Philaaelph
; YESTERDAY. Fritz Maisel OF the Nan
lkees. accomplished the rare feat 9
: stealing second, third and home
succession,
The Federal league season, due
: AN earlier start, was we'll nnder wa
, az the weeK ended, The brookNh
5 reinforced hy Tee Magee aud Benn
/ lKanff. star outfielders W last year
Indianapolis champions. have mao
: almost a runaway race OF II 50 Ia
Next behind is the Chicago tear
which has been largely reorEahife'
while the other clubs have eithe
lhroten not far from even IN Viotofit
land defeats, or dropped Ear below IN
500 mark in percentage.
The one circuit change or IN
/. season which brought the former ~
% dianapolis champions to Newark, az
10 pears highly satisfactory to the mah
10 mates of the league, as the patrohas
% ~ the New Jersey city 80 far ma
10 been gratifying. The openings IN
10 deed we're suspicious In all the lea
3 quo cities and far more prosper
q ous season than that OF 1914 ~ pre-
dicted by President Gilmore ana nj
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