Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15
Judgments
ONCE again has that defiant war
song OF Boston town. 'Tessie."

tlOidi league DCCu NdH4VlSlCu ny It's
younger rival, the American league.
Four times in the last five years has
the famous city of wisdom captured
the base ball championship of the
world. Pretty soon noW Boston will
regard a worlds series in the same
light St. Louis regards i post-season
series between the Gard and Browns.
But the 1916 championship brings to
mind once more the Weakness of the
National league. OF regent years the
American league has been vastly
superior organization Ito the old
league A lot of fans can figure it
out that any team in athe American
league--with the eXception of the
Athletics--could have walloped Brook
lyn. And judging by Die recent series,
it isn't such a bum hun Ill at that. Take
one or two exceptions like Grover
Cleveland Alexander df the Phils and
Art Fletcher and Chariey Herzog of
the Giants, and you'll find that the
American league owrIs the star per-
former in every bran Nh of the game.
The American league has the two best
outfielders in the game, Cobb and
Speaker. 1t has thu best catchers,
Ray Schalk, Wallie Sfhang and Steve
O'Neill. George Sisler, figuring
George as a first skcker, where he
played most of his games, leads the
first basemen. Eddie Collins is the
top-notcher among second sackers.
Fletcher looks like the best bet. at
short and Herzog at third, but after
you take into consideration these two
men, the American league leads again
with such stars as Peckinpaugh, Chap
man, Lavan, Bush, Gardner, Baker
and Foster. Alexander, OF course, is
the peer among the pitchers, but after
him come Walter Johnson, Leonard,
Shore, Ruth, Shawkey, Faber, Bush.
Coveleskie, Davenport, and what has
the National league who will stand UP
with this crew? Maybe the American
league is lucky in that it corners the
best talent, and then again maybe it's
got the better base ball men: But no
matter, the sooner the National i'm
proves the better. It's getting to be
too much of an old story when the
worlds series rolls around. .r
Managers Of western clubs in the
National league have their work cut
out for them. All four clubs were
woefully weak this year and COM
plete reorganization will be necessary
if they hope to cope successfully with
the powerful eastern machines in l9l7.
Joe Tinker, with half hundred ath-
letes, failed miserably. The Cardinals,
Pirates and Reds were all weak in
talent. But Callahan has assembled
a number OF promising youngsters and
his problem won't be as hard as his
fellows Callahan is foxy pilot and
it is believed he will make good
showing with his youngsters next
year. Tinker also has picked up some
good looking lads from the bush, but
whether he will be able to develop
them in the spring as Callahan did this
fall is decidedly uncertain. Higgins
and Mathewson haven't any recruit
they'll have to strengthen some way
or be content with place in the rut
again.
5000 .a ..an,
Ifpm r,rr;g,n st;cks I'd his ;nten-
t;on - ret;re from The mana cement
~ The Roston Red Sox Il is said lack
p,.r,, Iii he chosen to n;Iot the club.
Pras,dent amin couldn't make a bet
80 nho;o. R.rry has had base hall
sehoni;ng under two of the greatest
isaders IL The game Connie Mack and
p;ii csrr;a.n He has ALWAYS been a
1unrderfri f;s,der q fair hitter at ali
t;,,as ~ great hitter in the ninches
md , bsadv hall nlaver. That Barry
1snds a Great influence to hall club
has bsen ev;denced on two occasions
Fdd;e Collins was a much better bali
nj,us- when he niaved alongside OF
MAJ parrv ;o;ned The Red Soy last
nsar tbe~ ;,nr,ed;atelv became acham-
n;oreh;n oraan;zat;on Another thing
Rsrrw E l,rkv Anvbodv who gets
Ut civ uorid,s series in nine wears
has rot 70 he . lrctv stiff
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T,yo h;o e,evens one in the east
and one ;n the west ran afouj of The
sa a os ss,son inset weet 400 Har-
v.rd w,s w,lIpned NV Tufts and Chi
caoo hv Carleton Massachusetts will
now assume that well-known air ri
condesoens;on and announce ooh atl
we niaw for ;s N heat Vale and Prince.
w, 49, :. Vii hove touch ,;r,e
a en, s,y.y with i The old 6rom;de
thst H. "R;o Three" Harvard Vale
snd pr;rcetn ~ NAE IN he cream ~
Gent stuff with most followers of the
pridiron snort and the world is gradu-
aiIy realizing that there are a few
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