New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-20
Says His Team "from ,.
to Bottom Is as Good |
Next Fellow" |
COUNTING HEAVILY
ON PITCHING STA
Out'ield, Too, Pieases Hin .
he Is Sure Weaver Nm
Shine at Third.
By LEE ARMS.

from the Three-Eye 70 tho A.,
League; from Peor.s. m. 70 c.
I. IS. AZ 70 remember. son, IA
from Peoria 70 Chicago. bu, Il.
100000 mics Of baseball f,,-
Ta.ee-Eye 20 the American L,'
Yes. ard further
Rowland vas an experiment, -,
= SEIZURE, or as much o. a sr-,
a manager ever may be said ,o.
Jockey Of thc White Sox he r..,
two-three race. There were linz.
IL the play. when u booked as.
IL might be orc but boro-
Speaker. Shore and Foster. Then,
tinncs when n seemed II NOS. uU,,I
would be two but there we're Ccts
Crawford and Foach. 30 Il v.
The baseball, hammerhood SAD p,
land dropped into soft seat Pal
jimmy Callahan had the sane SEA, a
chucked il or was CHECKED.
The hsmmerhood saw TIE ri Ia
Of indubitable failure 50 eepirsa, 4
before 10 with player on The T., II
puted 20 be earning more Ar 4
manager. lie va Edward Trz.. i
Collins. the greatest living zee 4
second basiur machinery,
powiand crossed tho saspss.G-|
He and Collins hsrmoaIzei Ike 4
first and second tenors o; an
shop quartet The White soE 4
Rowland pas q swell guy 10 plsy 4
There vas nothing Of the Pvria,
him. lie could behold one Of hni
crs drinking beer without suTsr'i
apop.ectic stroke. he vas regs.r
me hsmmerhood passed me
Tbev decided this nan must haze
eorali:y. he not only had persc,.
but he had baseball horse scns'.
most narrowing trials 20 which e
subjected failed % disclose q,
mark OF tho busher.
SO this gentleman IRON TIE .
vhirl 81 Peoris passed safely ,ar
Tho third degree that - ssssrs
Tho busher. lie not only pa:sea 81
through i, but he emerged fr0r
traditional hszing 2 much lsrgt; .
tbsn ever was anticipated. Ne
and large. tho official DARK hov
the American League race, No
Wild Bill Donovan may 10 ~
cratuitous ti'lo. And ne snos; (,
Mr.. Rowland stood Tie ointi a.
noon in the lobby Of the Hotel W..
a picture O: calm insoucisnss u y
not interested 10 any appreciate z
tont in what the magnstes r.s g
,ns.airs. That was politics Hs cca'
know what The Federal Issgs' a
BODY. had lost. That vas !ol'ss ?,
didn't know what tho mserrin'. [.
The outlaws had cost the A,s'a
LEAGUE. That vas politics. $3.50.
What would the SoY DO IN lse
That was something else az,
"Take my team from top % y
and I think we're as good as ne I.
fellow" saii he. II have n. q"
catcher in the world in SehiiL
catcher will get out 70 from y
pIste moro quickly. II ny rlT
staff is physically IL. a. II sn'.-
| believe we are as strong o. ~
in the league. rot excepting ne "
Red Sox. Scott. Benz, Clco's' y
sell. Wolfgang and Faoer l''' ,
10 me. I'D
AT first base have jazz f0.n,
or my new find. Ness, Coiiih''r =
ord IS in a class By himself. VIZ
B,aekburne and Terry will care ~
storboard side Of my diamond; y.
outtield I have Jackson. Lieeole, Z !.
Inns. Eddie Murphy. Hap fslsi :. :
one or two youngsters get 70 0' :.
out | don't believe there's w.. ~.
outtield in the country, possOl' ~,
ing the trio at Detroit. and ~ e. !.
ever compared with Cobb '"'A >
Crawford ...sI,.,
Rowland has the utmost 49,. :. y
in his men. While third cas' !. !, !
n,tted. was wide open plso J. .,
ball club in 1918. he vas 'snS'
il would be different in 1917. ii,
Weaver will make & oe'H' 80 -.
sacker than shortstcp. he y
capped in his shortstop Peg v .
fact he usually taxes a osI - -,
49,, ,nJ ,brous while still on hs
For that reason Weaver ge,s %
ticnally large number OF tnr0. :,
rors. / would like TO see hin M, !. d i
He has the arm and the sgll9 -, !
would make him q star tnllG il =,
for those balls he fumbled "o.i ~
him quicker than the drives % 90, ,,,,'
AT short. Therefore he eouio ~.
the ball and throw out the ru. !,
more instances than when ne ~ q
ing the deeper field require
.hortstop. ling !,
going back after Ales, D; Is ny
Eddie Collins is incompars0'ss, ,-
argument that sets up JOHNNIE -. ~ a.
a rival 10 Collins certainly . j. w \
on tho mere mechanical solliuei; .,
two. for Collins msnuslly is = q. !"
ter ball player than EVe's'
best in the business. nj, ",
jackson. Liebold. Oolllh'ssl , IN
and Felsch will make It possnlSg,' ~
10 operate an interehangesoSis ,i:i.,
to combat right and lei' h nav ~, .
Felsch and j. Collins murder ~ ~
n;.ching. and il never has eee' :
Ia bother Joe Jackson. Ire. .r, .
excellent waters and unu'I
men in Murphy and Lieoolo' h.g !
II am satisfied Nth my ~.i,
and from the improvement ~. -
Cther clubs. save Pnilsa. .Is, 4
Cleveland, ii would appear 'n'' /,
be a most interesting tss' III,
American League this season, .x y
Louis Browns and the N,.,r.,s
Yankees certainly must Dc
any mans prognosis. -, r,csss
"Baker gives the fsnSs ,ne . las.
MUNICH 10 continue the SORT q *,
rlsy which they showed 81 ~ p,r,ri
ming OF the 1915 season -, he
and Plank. | suppose. VIII 90 r
louis Browns sufficient pite.n,,pt' ..
- nut that club in the ,nlss
tight. particularly since .massnr.,rs'
Tobin will be in the 80. zee. IN,
Browns outfeld. Then ,ne. II
Ter Weilman and Hamilton ,os.
class southps~s. ! inc spsr,s- )
Whereupon Manager i. S
land finished his difsestau-"
New York Chess Masters h'' :,