Evening journal., 1916-03-31
CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS
NOW ARE FLEETINC
Few Teams Hold Players
Who Played in Big
Series
SEEGREAT CHANGE
IN MANY LINE UPS

Championship baseball teams in the
major leagues OF recent years do not
seem so stable as were the great
teams that represented Detroit and
Philadelphia in the American League.
and New York. Chicago and Pittsburgh
in The National League a few years
back. OF recent championship teams
the Athletics should not be included
tn The list OF pennant winners that
Werei quickly broken up. because il
wax not a lack Of ability that prompt
ed Nonnie Mack to tear his wonderful
maklnne apart. In fact, Il seems as
though the great Athletic team could
have gone on for two or three more
years winning pennants in the Ameri-
can League.
Back in 1901, 1902 and 1903 the Pitts
burgh Pirates won three pennants in
row in the National League, and
thcn came the New York Giants with
two in succession. They were followed
by- the great Cub machine with a rec
ord Of three straight and then another
aftfr-the Pirates broke their string in
1909 The Giants came to the front
again with three straight pennants
The last championship team OF the
Giants was in 1913. and although that
Is Hnly. two seasons ago there are but
Sixfof the regular players Of that ag-
kreRation on the Giants roster today
Mafhewson and Tesreau are all that
remain OF the pitching staff, Merlxle,
Doyle and Fletcher of the infelders
and George Burns OF the outnelders.
BrRAes Used Thirty Players.
The Boston Braves won the National
LeaaEue pennant and worlds series in
a9W and during the season used thirty
players. or this number there remain
on 3he club today only ten, including
Pitchers Rudolph, Tyler, James, Davis
ana Strand; Catcher Gowdy Infeld
nrs. Svers. Smith and Maranville, and
Outhelder Connolly.
With the exception OF Beals Beck
er q who was released. the Phillies
had all the players who helped TO
win the pennant last season. and Il
reuains to be seen how long this
chMnpionship club will remain in
tad
IA the American league the Dc
trdt Club was the first to win three
pefnants in a row. turning the trick
in 1907. 1908 and 1909. All that re-
main OF those winning teams are Ty
Cobb and Sam Crawford. Then
came the famous Athletics with four
pepnants in FIVE years, with only 8
players left OF the 20 that helped win
the last pennant in 1914 The Ath-
1etitsf string OF consecutive pennants
waa broken by the Boston Red Sox
In H912. OF whom there are nine left
nihfAfhe present worlds champions
This number Is likely to be reduced
TO six by the releasing of Wood, Col
1ins and Cady.
Times Have Changed.
In recent years championship clubs
seem to be of the one-year variety,
hut there are now in the making sew
eral clubs that may finally be de-
4 veloped into pennant winners that
viii be able to repeat for one or two
s year,. Among them are the New
+ Yorb Yankees and the Chicago White
+ Eoxin the American League and the
Giants and Braves in the National
i League. These four clubs have done
. more to strengthen since last sea-
s son than any OF the others, although
3 IL Il hard to estimate how the ANAL
3 Ranhated Cubs and Browns will COM
& pare with the other teams In their
respective leagues.