Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-05

Funny, Here is tn. first o! the reg
.lar positions that dopcd out the way
thought they would You know.
started out believing that Sam Cisw
ford would ne The best. tina; Washing
;ou would be up right rear the top.
and that New York would show re-
variable strength
Yet the figures prove Harry Hooper
The best OF the right feeders. with
Crawford 4 close second. and the next
fiye right in bunch wiki very lutte
% choose between them.
II get an argument out OF tho
right heldcrs ii w!ll be as TO the rcla-
axe merits OF Crawford and Hooper
TO my waH OF thinking. Hooper not
only j. the best of the right ncldcrs,
but the second best OF all the outfeid-
crs in The country. which is putting il
pretty strongly. This niddlc-aScd
conservative" gentleman with the portly
aspect aud d"aconcsquc appearances
VINO PLAYS right icld for Detroit. has; :,
Dit on Hooper IN the attacking line OF
IN" game, but although h" is Spry and
"-i!' for one az our tSicJ years, he
!scks som. az the valuable points OF
me i;ed SOX outer port gardener.
Crawford is beyond doubt IN. hes,
man in The world IN hitting with base
runners and til. hardest man TO stop.
Ey@n when he is fooled. I've hits tho
ball. and when nitiins straight away
and distance hitting he is the leader
OF them AL His hitting in connection
With Combs running is tho most valu-
aDle part or the run making machinery
OF tho Tigers and this season il is OF
more vital Importance than il ever
has been before.
This il because 90 IN" fact that this
F"a- runs ar" going to count more for
/ th" Tigers than they ever HAY" count
4 "d- II YOU want TO kuow why, read
the dope when come 10 the pitchers.
~. I.
of tho Tigers has been lost merely he
caus. Irunings's pitchers could not hold
tn" opposing teams within reasonable
Units They lost the pcnnan, last year
IA two gaines with Chicago that we're
l o 10 and 10 10 9?
Th"r" is 4 sharp drop in III" right
i"ld"rS from Detroit ana Boston 10
,h' White SoX, who figure third Thcy
Ggur" third because Of the hitting po"
~ of Fouruirr and the clcNcrn"Ss OF
Murphy. one is compelled TO figure
- combination "f these TWO IN calcuiat-
ing The strength Of tho Sc%. |! Row
land uses these two men properly IL
/ can make his outfcld strength much
! greater than tn" figures indicate.
. luurni.r viii rot do at nrSt base u"
/ IS not competent fielder ia right field,
+ but ne has driving power Murphy
! ought TO 10" a regular right fielder and
( tho Icad-on man in the batting ordcr
If Fourui.r leads off. II - rather a
Joke.
iu, what is Rowland TO 40 with
. -nauo collins" This fellow hits the
soft pitchers hard. lie hits early IN
tn. season, before the pitchers settle
10 their work. as 'f h" could clean ur
. tia. league and then he stops. Collins
has place on team, but needs judg-
iucnt 10y tho manager TO tell where he
MS best He may hc a wonder il used
on and On. for the pitchers nave a
habit uf forgetting Il man II h. - out
Of the game and jumps back UncX-
pectcdly.
Sew York cam present iiartzcli.
strength enough To viii a pcnnant 50
far a. right held il concerned. And
wc have to figure about twenty games
for this fellow Love from Los Angeles.
who hi, over 300 out there and ncldcd
MISC. Ne have TO nGurc Elmer Mil
lcrs possibilities. have figured Mil
Ter so strong that his batting strength
* shown ia the records.
Washington IL we'll fixed. with
ShAuks and Mayer, and St Louis has
|" hc rated UP close 10 the bunch.
The only trailer. in fact, is the Ath-
lctics. have studied and studied.
looking for Il ray Of hope and il /,
can tc seen, Connie Mack has kccncr
cycsiEht than ] have. Davies does not
LOOK strong enough. and neither S,cu-
bauer or itankston. the new men. show
any remarkable promise on their minor
League performances.
II looks as IT there were two first =
vat" men, hvr first class sccond-rate
mon, and ono Interrogation mark In
tho hcld
Tomorrow We VIII study the Ma