Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
Doping the 1916 Baseball Season
Vll.--American League tt bird Basemen
BY HUGH :. FULLERTON

work that Chance got out or them.
coupled win the ou.nSiv. STRENGTH
they ought /" have now-thc punch
they Dough. Baker TO get--,hat team
ought I" DC way UP.
Chicago is the other club showing
big Improvement il The third-busc
line. II only could u" certain that
Rowland would size up the situation
in correct proportions and decide at
once 10 play McMillcn at third all year.
| would add number Of points to the
third-baSc strength OF the Son Nc
Mili"n is the best yoUrEstcr IN view
%: the want he ills. that is coming
into the major leagues this year. This
fellow is on" Of the best Young ball
players In the country. The SoX must
nave q new third bas"man. Yet II seems
they are not yet seriously considering
NcMill"n. Her" is confession: If /
were manager Of tho White SoN to-
day. would hathcr have McMillcn
than Frank Baker Is That strong
enough" have figured this Kid TO
PLAY 10 games al third and the others
/ have given TO George Moriarity. who
= world Of strength because OF his
stead;ncss and experience. Further /
expect Morairity TO hc on" OF the tirst
bascmau Of the SON.
Gardner one al the finest fellows i'll
the game has slipped considerably
from a mechanical standpoint. He has
slipped 50 far, IN fact, that am cal
rulatiug that Janvrin will play fortN
rniues at third for the Rcd SoX. Larry
Gardner Is a transformed second base
man. who found third haslne so easy
that Ia p-,1mc Il world h"ater. Last
Scasou he slipped ou Comin.; forward
after hunts. and seemed TO lose his
speed and k"cnncss. know PARK OF
the cause, but the cause does not mat
ter We are seeking Effects.
Foster. Of Washington. must hc
ranked second among IN" third base
men. and perhaps. H. might he rated
first. d"p"ndin" upon ia" Way in which
donovan solves his thlrd base prohl .nt.
Ii Foster plays third a.l the Time and
looks upon il ~ this regular job ia. is
The most effective man, say" MaiS.i, ir
til" American LEAGUE II i rather a
surprise to find ST Louis ranking :"
uign. Austin is. and has been for
Years, q competent and effective third
bascman. and ] believe Jones viii add
a number Of points to his value.
Nitt, a steady reliable man who has
improved steadily and learned the
game, viii he good enough 10 keep
third haseman Jennings has had. no,
excepting the best of Bill CouGhlin or
George Moriarity, who came into his
own too late to be Il star.
we all are looking for Improvement
al Cleveland because OF the change In
Wv ''''Hi''P. hH' 'Npttt IhotIlas 10
Gr:h regular job and hold it This
- a hI" thing TO say OF a minor
i"a"Utv Just breaking in. tux Thomas
IS tnutrd Ia me as d certainty. and he
certainly hasn't much Ia beat. Tuck
Turner - the other third hascmau. aud
~. l. better at second than NJ thiri.
The boys from the Southern tel me
Thomas Is natural" ana think
cleveland has stumbled over q nid.
The th!rd base strengths h.. the
American very considerably. but we
have tho consolation of knowing that
the three clubs that have been wca X
thrr-chicaGo. Cleveland ana I'hila
dclphia-haNr strengthened
To-inOrroN we tackle the National
League shoitStops
'Copyricht 1916. by the Wheeler syn
dictate. IuCD