New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-24
MATTY EXPECTS
HIS REDS WILL
BE REAL TEAM
Counts on Having Strong
Pitching Staff-Jones
' After Fritz MaiSel
BY w. J. MACBETH.


Cincinnati Reds. dropped into John
Doyle's Forty-second Street billiard
parlor yesterday afternoon TO see some
Of his friends who are billed TO per-
form in the well-known egg" tourna-
ment. He was inveigled into a four
some, during the course of which he
discussed informally the 1917 pros
poets of the Rhinelanders.
81 believe I will come out Of the
South with a pretty good pitching staff
nexs spring" said the man who was
the idol of New York fandom for a
decade and a half "The veteran pitch
ing staff was pretty fair and some
highly recommended youngsters are
coming up to us. There is no reason
why Toney, Schneider and Mitchell
should not be three Of the very best
boxmen in the game Schneider has
not studied the National League bat
tors closely enough as vet Moseley
and Knetzer lack control. Control is
something that can be mastered from
painstaking practice.
Good Pitching Staff.
"I'm not worrying a bit about Gin
cinnati's pitching" Matty continued.
"That end Of the game will be all right.
I'll have time in Shreveport to coach
some Of the youngsters enough 70
GUARANTEES a prettv reliable box de-
partment. Pitching is very impor.
tant factor to success. | feel that
Cincinnati is sure 70 improve this last
seasons performance.
"The Red lineup as II finished the
season of 1916 was not weak helding
combination by any means. IL could
stand another clouter or two lwhat
team couldnt?), and such we may PICK
IN from the rockies. Several OF the
Young regulars, among them Roush ana
Neale, needed last seasons experience
TO put them on edge. My outheld next
year should be strong.
an Chase and Groh ! have the two
best infelders OF the National League
for the wings. II we have the luck
10 uncover a frst-class shortstop the
Reds will have to take the dust OF few
rivals
President Charles Weeghman and
Manager Joe Tinker of the Cubs will
come TO the National League annual
meeting in this city next month pre-
nared TO sell or trade pretty nearly
everything on the Windy City roster.
In an interview in Chicago the other
dav Weeehman exonerated Tinker for
the shortcomings of the Cultivate
L.
in material, not In management
We'll have a serious pennant con-
tender next season if there Is any IN
fuerce in money" Weeghman de-
clared.
Weeehman acknowledges that the
Cubs failure in 1916 was partly his
fault. He had a false impression OF
the class Of the Federal League and
brought pressure TO bear on ilnSeT
10 make him retain certain Federal
players in preference to National
League veterans.
Weeghman says ne is determined to
clean house if any Of his rivals OF the
National League will talk business
He expects TO do business with the
Cardinals, and also with the Dodgers.
Weerhman intimated that Tinker
would get rid of last years catching
staff as a first move Of reconstruction.
Fielder Jones, manager OF the st.
Louis Browns, is an expert in lumber.
He will trade a toothpick for lum-
Der yard any old day.
Jones has designs on Fritz Maisel,
Of the Yankees. He would use the
little speed marvel at third base in
Mace of Jimmy Austin. The Mound
| Citv scribes have sprung a story that
Jones NAV trade the veteran south
paw. Eddie Plank, for little Fritz.
All that remains TO make this trade
unanimous is the consent OF Colonel
| Ruppert. Captain T. L. Huston and
wild Bill Donovan. Repeatedly these
| officials Of the New York Americans
have declared that Maisel will remain
| in the city if his collar-bone fully
RECEIVERS from q fracture suffered last
spring. II Plank were ten or dozen
wears Younger such deal might be
considered. Gettysburg Eddie has
warned the owners of the Browns
| that he will not remain in st. Louis
another wear. He objects 20 the heat
| No one can blame Jones for trying to
get bargain for his prospective
| holdout.
Fritz Maisel will have chance 70
make the second base position with
! tho Yankees. Donovan has great faith
in Joe Gedeon. He believes he will be
y second Eddie Collins before the end
Of another season. But, in any event
be intends TO hold on TO Maisel. Be
cause Of his wonderful speed and his
ability TO play the inheld and the
outfeld. even should Fritz fail TO carr
! a regular berth, he would still be one
Of the finest utility players in the
land. Jones might have chance &c
land Maisel il he cared to give up De
Pratt, the redoubtable SECOND. base
man. He will have to show freshei
bait than the ancient and honorable
Gettysburg marvel.
President c. II. Ebbets Of the cham
MON Brooklyn Dodgers has effected
an agreement with Del Howard u
make the Oakland club OF the PACING
Coast League, the farm for Wiioer'
I Robinson's excess players.
Brooklyn has had no regular farm
since the Flatbush squire and his as
sociates vacated Newark Of the IN
ternational League during the days o.
the Federal League war. Brookiyr
has done business with various clubs
of the Glass "A leagues the las
season. Ebbets has promised to plan
! half a dozen Of the youngsters undel
| BROOKLYN reserve with Howard Oahs