Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-12

! Gentlemen. 1t looks like a horse race
? in this league on the pitching strength.
The hrst tier is Boston. leading by u
comfortable. hut not safe margin over
Chicago. which is practically tied with
brooklyn IN pitchin. strength. Gin
! cinnati, Philadelphia and New York
/ ar" closely punched in the second
Hight. and behind come Pittsburgh and
! St Louis. the cards showing dcspcr-
ate need Of strengthening the hurting
department.
The strength Of tho Giants is one
OF The surprising things To m". We had
fallen into the habit Of thinklu" those
ancient and honorable competitors for
The National League pcnnant hat nrok-
-u barly, but the analysis OF TN" pilch-
ing department fails 10 reveal amy fla
tai Weaknesses II the pcnnaut i lost
10 the Giants don't blame the pitch
ms.
And don, count Mathewson out Of
II Yet This scdatc, middlc-aScd golf
- and trap shooter SIN can pitch
not So we'll as he could during tn" ilrst
fourteen wears of his major league
career. hut better than his average
showed last season. Maity pitched
pretty fair ball last season. II" has
. q habit OF saving his arm and depend
ing upou the feeders, ana last season
his chief Weakness was that he held
icls could not be depended upon. IN
be, a hat Matty works fifteen fun
games this year and parts az NOR"
than twenty others In other words,
,Ac,iraw NOW will use the strong arms
and let Matty finish up say" games
ana start when ne is just right. which
means he viii Win. Tcsrcau IS get
tin. better as a pitcher but the chief
strength of the Giants | lind viii h1
( Anderson. who comes llE" a ray or
hope. Don't forget that this fciI""
can ritch. and don't deduct from ms
10 II, nit Il,
ia any company. and should Improve.
,'hicago's pitcliuS stat is c"ricr,
Branding close M to BOSTON since the
purchase Of Packard which gives RINK
,r the best left handed tore" 81 ~
Now. If James come; back. as il. should
DO al least part "f the way, Boston
viii he stronger than my hguIrs IN"
Givalc \chf viii hr q crack"rja"k ihls
season i;ut Chicago also has u ch'htc
10 show improvement on TN" htuFcS'
lTnc Federal League stars ar" rrcttF
.cu crouucd ON Thinkers staff. ard
l1hinii nc has made better selection
Of pitchers than I've has OF regular P'">
fcry Hcndrix and Scaton Al" grand
ipilchcrs. both are ready TO Sh"" IN"
: National that their "oik ~ inc &c"
League was not a flukc, and You may
..r.ci lIcndrix to snow better thah
Ae did with pittsburGh. S"at"H h"r"S
- careful. watchful catcher. and thlnk
h. win work better with Archer imam
vim, FISHER The team VII! b" very
strong in lcft-handcrs, and teams
.iins league arc going 10 need 'ci'
,n,ndnry this season. Two OF the m"st
DANGEROUS clubs arc not strong aSa,''S
LETT handed pitching. Jim N"nI h'' !
.u.hi to return To stardom. M"rhet"'
Eronn vii serve chiefly as rc"ou'r
brownie is as good pitcher '"-n"N,
or near il, as he MAS al his pest "".
he cannot pitch as often 'Mpcci
aim TO start about a dozen games a"
heaven knows how many ne VIII -,
iisn He and MathewSou pi"h""iH
t,c n. STA, rcscucrs Of the circuit
You VIII obscrv" The shh'p ''""," "
tho champions. which Is uu" i"'e w.
<l.x.,u,icr'a bad arm and TIC weakness
ar m. secondary pitchers, i'h "lhS''" ~
no., n,,..ht 10 do - lit OF pi'thlhS ih'
ycnr and am Acquiring Nari N':!ulS
40 he something OF sensation ma
vounest.r has almost "NcrE'h'hf.
ccpting experience. ana Moran ~ ''''
best developer OF young pl'ch'rH ~
INC league Adams must tie hgurc'
in at least twenty games. "n" cX
ncci MIN 10 be one Of tho -four rcSu
lars before the first OF July
Pittsburgh has one great p'''h'i
,u Mn,noux, one ncar-Srcat III i>ah-
,nlchncr. and then the staff Slu'np
shnruI. 81 Louis Is in desperate n"r'
~ pitccrs Ames, orratic and w'ld ""
ia, uuhit,ablc, the nest; Salinc. "ccen
trio and unreliable; Duak. GOOD man