Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-18
Doping the 1916 Baseball Season
%XI%.---The American League Teams
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON

Boston-lnfeld. 4, So; outfeld. 3.52l;
catchcrs, 1885; pitchers, 2i33 Total
value. llSa9
peiroit--inficld. $3.50; ou,feld, a,so5:
catrh"rs. l.hiS. pitchers. Leu Total
value. 1850.
Chicago inneld. 1852; ou,neld a.4os;
ratchcrs. i,50i; pitchers. LIS! Total
value, lob.
Washington-int ASA: ou,n.ld.
$,l6o: catchers, l,2e5; pitchers 1927.
Total value. ll,lG2.
81 Louis --iniield. 4.sa&; outfold,
3.S25 ,atchcrs, i,272, pitchers. l.663.
Total value; lt.l53.
New YorIi-jnneId. 1897: outheld.
ass, catchers, i,oiG; pitchers l,'25.
Total value, 1885
Cleveland inhcld. 4,s42; outn"ld.
Total value. lU..71.
Philadelphia --infeld. t,7i6; ou,fcd.
3.lSc; catchcrs l.225. pitchers, 1875.
Total value, lO.59..
can Detroit Improve It's pitching
enough {" overcome lead "t more
than 80 points? can Chicago improve
its defensive enough 10 offset :; diff
Terence OF more than 900 points?
Washington Increase it's attacking
power enough 20 beat 3 club 200 points
stronger?
Cnlcss you can figure these things.
II would seem that the only hope the
chance 10 win can cntertain is that
Boston VIII slump sharply
Ihcre arc signs that Boston NAV
break hccausc Of troubles that have
nothing :" d" with baseball except TO
affect players The chief cause of tbi.
;'onhi" il = purely private matter in
N"lN.nE tarriEtu ana some Of the men
on The team have seen 1T TO take il nm
u doesn't belong in baseball. hut Il "a
there, and Joe Lannin. tho owner. an
pears 10 know all ahOu: il, and is ready
I" throw out some ball PLAYERS in or
der :" maintain peace" II .s rather :,
shame such things should got into The
game. especially into = grand t..,u
mop" II wiz be stamped ont rro,nn,iv
There Is u" Likelihood ma; Roston
VIII slump sharply-'t has too much
*tr"nGth that is not affected nv am,
hlf"rcnccs. religious or otherwise. for
mat 'HrriSan Is much improved
manager 50 Tar a. DlaNiug tho ynme
IS concerned "a triHc too careful I'm,
then his team has never been forccd
nut on" and then it simply won on
class ~"
Detroit has strengthened H. s,o..
without losing any tppreciable hinouu,
"i us ola driving power IL evcu b..
""d'" at'h"king strength. and il He'll
man, from san francisco. dcvcIons -.
expect him 20 do with major lcacmo
experience. he is going TO add consider.
fnp
power Of the club
chicago still is sDotty. Weaver ;s
brilliantly eccentric, The team &c
Wahbly at first. At third. and il, ma
"u'fIcid spot The sooner Row,;,md 80.
!""ts steady players ana caas.s 49,
mchtinG The quicker the Soy will bo
come Il real contender lie will he
c"'nhclicd 10 make enough cl,unrcs
"''aHS" Of accidents and injuries yvith
""' changing for other reasons. ana
t'm"nber this: 10 team ever won, -
remnant that year by cxporin,cn,i,n
M"Muilin ought to bo Il find FOR ut,
base. and if Ness should be avail,
The first base Job the driving no,,o.
OF the team would he helDed whiIe tbn
fielding viii fall off In conseuronco 80
having TWO hushtrs on the infcId and
u" matter nov good they are these
youngsters ar" "buShcrS' Iutil ,lcv
sam eNpcri"nc" ana get To know not
only the style Of play Of their own
team. hut IN" rcgularitics Of their nn-
n"nchtS. Terry appears to he :, find
nut his great value Will be i'm forcing
Weaver {" extend himself 10 hoId :,
steady Job.
Tho Improvement of ST. i.ouis and
tho Yankees ~ the most markell OF
any OF tho teams. These :wo clubs
n'e strong Donovan has Il terrible
Job IN selecting from the gross OF
I.n|crs hC has in the South. hut the
majority cf the tSy-outs viii lot last
hcypmd three looks and a elancc lie
haas much excellent material ana If
- has luck enough 10 develop n catch
or who can hit II little hit, his team
viii shape no fairly we'll in every de-
;sartmcni 10 not count too much on
Baker helping tho club. MaiscI is u
httcr man in every respect. save long
distance driving. and il Is u question
whether J. Franklin will hit as we'll
after years rest. He did not hit