Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-06

can YOU pick a better Cut:i"ld ia
The National League than Burns. kaun
and Rousch. With Robertson rs the
undcrSiudy"
The dope says that is the best com
hiEation Tia, National League has to
offer, with St.ngcl. Meyers and Wheat.
with zimmerman aud Johnston as
helpers. ,hird. and Long. Wilson and
EcSchcr. second.
The dop" carries out my IDEAS as to
the strengths OF tho outnclds OF tn.
National 10 a remarkable degree. and
perhaps tn" only surprise 10 students
of the game viii lie in the high-ra,inr
of the -. Louis Cardinals. This is
largely due to tn. Individual ability Of
Long. who last season suddenly shot
int" prominence as on" ui til" best and
most PROMISING Youngsters VINO has
conc into toe league in Years
Cincinnati has on" rather weak spot
in the outrold. ANA there Is no sign
that it is /" he plugged this Year II
is hard L. nnd q man who is better
than either killifcr or Williams Kill
fer YOU may regard as - fixture. He is
pretty fair bah player ns he stands
ana he is improving and should con
iinuc To improve. Williams is n cork
Ing fielder, hut ne can't hit much. amG
considering tn" improved pitching he
VIII be forced TO tackle IN the. Ma
tional League" this season, Their. il
not much chance that he viii endure.
young ball players that ever broke
into the game. but unfortunately lite is
on" Of those Jacks Of all trades aud
he has not settled down 10 any on. as
yet II he would adapt himself to am
outicld position and add his undoubteo
hitting power 10 tho team, he. would
help lot. lie would hit better If
III the game steadily and playing ono
position. Griffith Is one Of III. best
outhcldcrs ~ the business
hostou ranks very high iu two uos;-
tons ana slunps sharply III tho other.
Connolly has developed into a marmif.
cent bah player. MaEcc. a Grand hitter
ana all-around player, is not (? GOOD
team PLAYER. ana he must learn to tit
into the StaiIinps style of ilar I'M order
!" be If the best service. SHERRY never
has PLACED on championships BAH
cluh thai was playing IN" game. and
he is innivilualiStic. He had Il lot of
trouble Win SiaiiinGs's plan OF play-
ms the game last year. md could not
mi Tor the tcain-or would not. cX-
pcct 10 see Collins. Who went back to
BOSTON from pittsburgh. devotion into
a corking bail player lie. has every
INN" II player nccda but has not vet
learned to apply ii 10 the team play
Sn"dgraSs was i'm Il bad slump last
year lie Is Il transformed catcher, who
played fairly well for Mctraw and
has lot OF mechanical ability but the
change from the McGraw to the Stall.
'ngS system OF playing the game
seemed L" upset him entirely last sea
son. ana he was lost during lilo greater
part OF the year. DO not figure that
ne has gone back 10 any great extent
lie never viii he world heater. bur
he is competent and valuable mau
for amy team.
The champion Phillies do not show
well in the outhcld Whitfield is a
clever. brainy ball player "a valuable
man not only as a player. but as a
JoIHcf' and cmconraEcr OF fellow
payers and assistant to the manager
iaskcrt ~ - bone. although he is
speedy and grand man on long drives
ana on cutting down ground hits by
his speed and ability to shovel them
NJ and throw them back. Cravath is
more or less of joke fielder, hut "a
solid walioDcr, who has made himself
famous 10y driving the ball over or
against those short walls He will not
do 80 well this summer. Good is "A
fair ball player. bur far from cham
piOnship calibcr and Josh Dcvorc
never was good player. lie is lucky
and the pills viii need luck this year
As TO Chicago, the situation is u
muddlc. Tinker has Il LOT Of badly
distributed strength. 1t looks to m,
/ IL tho best nuthcld he can choose Is
Fiack, Williams and Schultz using
! Mann in place OF Williams ms occasion
! requires. Iwilling is not fast and can
/ not hit left handed pitching. William:
! is a bad hitter, but great grolinC
! covcrcr. lie hit a mile beyond. his kali
| last season.
! Pittsburgh needs arranging Hinch,
man can hit. and could hit when Tn