Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-27
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

Despite the fact that Frank Moran.
after receiving a good licking at the
hands of Jess willard. said he believed
itwould be a cinch for him to whip the
champion If he could arrange a finish
fight with him, there are those will
ing to bet their money that in finish
contest Willard would stand out over
Moran more than he did in the ten
round bout of Saturday.
It was in a long battle against John
son that Willard showed to his best
advantage. The big fellow does not
loosen up until he has gone twenty or
more rounds, and when such a bout is
arranged the champion also will adopt
an entirely different system of training
Moran would not stand a chance to
90 to finish with Willard. II was
demonstrated the other night that Mo-
raG's blows did not bother Willard He
landed on his jaw three times in sue
cession. if the description of the con-
test is to be believed. and Willard only
smiled as he walked to his corner.
Willard is not vicious fighter, but in
long contest he might get tired or
fooling and take an aggressive notion.
In which event he would surely out
slug a fellow like Moran.
The controversy between Fielder Jones
and Hughey Jennings as to the strength
OF the St. Louis Browns this year Is
Interesting, for Jennings does not be-
lieve that Fielder Jones has chance to
finish in the first division in the COM
ing campaign. while Jones insists that
his present charges make up the
strongest team he has ever been IN
charge of. He even goes so far as TO
say that his present team is stronger
than the world champion White Sox Of
1905, who defeated the famous cubs OF
that year
The Sox Jones led that year had
couple of remarka BILE pitchers at that
time They were Ed Walsh and Frank
Su'ith Two husky fellows who did a
lot OF work while Nick Altrock and
Doc White, two left-handers. also We're
of great help Jones has not Ed Walsh
nor Frank Smith on the Browns TINS
wear Iron men of that type are scarce
in base bali TOW, and he cannot deny
that 1t was csc pitchers who made
HIS victory \ the White Sox posi-
BE.
Despite tnr fact that the Tigers did
NOT have the aid of Ty Cobb in their
games against the Giants, they hao
ne trouble beating the McGra" team
Cobb would have added to the adyan-
rage of the Tigers had he been on
hand. and one is forced to wonder just
how much stronger the Mc'ira" team
Will be this year than IT was last The
addition of the Federal League stars
may not add much strength, as was
expected. for il seems evident that
MatheWson, for SO many years the
uaInstay Of the McGraw machinery, is
through, or mighty near it. Take SO
valuable an asset as Mathewson was
from team and il is no easy matter
10 replace him.
Just what Mathewson's future will be
no one seems TO know. The critics
who have been az the McGraw training
camp are undecided as TO whether the
team will have the services of Matty.
They refuse 10 make any sort Of Il
statement regarding the former great
pitcher. and McGraw and Matty him
self are mum on the subject But the
CHANCES are that Matty is through n"
stemS 20 have Worn out that wonderful
= I'm which for years made n I'm the pre-
rirr pitcher of the game. and it is gen
orally admitted that If Matty IL not
What he used to he the Giants are
likely to repeat their performance Of
last summer. when they finished abso-
lutely last
For team which is expected to BE-
decidedly prominent IN this years Ma
tional League race the Cincinnati Reds
have made rather peculiar showing
10 date. in that they have no. yet woa
an exhibition game At Shreveport the
minor league team representing that
city cleaned up with the Herzog forces
whenever they met. and the other day
the Reds went to New Orleans and
were beaten there. Just what ails the
team no one seems 10 know. but the
fact remains that II is not playing any
where near It's standard. though II has
had the advantage Of one of the best
places for training purposes obtaina-
bie
In due time there may he A change
IN the teams showing. but there will
have 10 be II the Reds are to be the
attraction that was hoped for early in
fhe winter when Herzog seemed to
have corralled a lot Of star players
II was believed FOR a time that ~ .
Cleveland team would need 10 MAKE
some material changes in the strength
OF its pitching stan II il was 10 have
sny chance 10 make a ,ooa sbowtn1
In the coming race Rn, tbere MS
been a change in conditions accordIrp
10 Henry Edwards. who has made INC