El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-13
MONTY THINKS BALL SEASON GOT
UNDER WAY IN REAL GOODFASHION
Looks For the Brooklyn Club to Come Out With Honors
This Year; Thinks Boston Americans Will Win in That
League; Has Good Opinion of the Detroit Tigers
Also; Some Former Weak Teams Strengthened


PEW YORK. April 13.-Baseball
is with us again. After six
i y months Of talk about what is
going to happen this season, language
gave way TO action yesterday after
moon when 16 clubs i'm the two major
leagues entered upon their pennanG
campaigns All is Of the clubs regard
80 as "a pcnnant chase. though sad to
admit. 30 is a race by some OF them
10 keep out OF the cellar. George
Stallings didn't realize what ne was
doing two years ago, when he took
his eighth place Boston Braves on a
joy ride to the worlds championship.
Since then every major league manager
thinks deep down in his heart he Is
going 10 do the same thing.
Opening day arrived with it's usual
bunch Of predictions, expert and mex
pert No two men have been located
who agree all the way down the line
from first TO last in their opinion OF
how it will end The future VIII at
tend to itself, though whatever they
agree or not
Interested in the start.
Fans are interested chiefly today on
how the race began. The start is more
important just now than the finish
u offers more or less true line on
how the teams compare on the field
as contrasted with how they loom mp
on paper.
most every one of the eight cities
favored with an opening day game. In
only a few isolated instances did the
schedule bring together a pair or
teams that seem TO make a onesided
match.
An Interesting Battle.
Perhaps the most interesting battle
OF the bunch was that I'm Brooklyn,
where honest to goodness pennant con
tenders Clashed. Stallings has his
BRAVES ready for n quick jump for
ward. TIE has plugged the hole at
first base left by the retirement OF
Butch, Schmidt by getting Big Ed
konetchy from the PittsburE Feds.
konetchy, heavier hitter than
Schmidt is just about as capable in
other ways.
When Bin James caved in last year
and therefore broke up the great trio,
Dick Rudolph and George Tyler had a
burden they couldn't carry. SOung
nNchf has come along to take his place
~ the pitching staff and two Feds
rank Allen and Baron knetzer also
have been added With Konetchy.
Evers, Meanwhile and Smith. the
Braves have the best iufield i'm their
league. The outfcld and catching
staff are strong enough If the pitchers
20 as they figure to.
Brooklyn Feels sure.
Wnbcrt Robinson over I'm Brooklyn
thinks he has sure peRuaut winner.
chief Myers just obtained from tine
Giants. makes n big difference behind
tho bat III he can display his oldtime
form "Gube" MarQuard. Larry
Cheney. Jack Coomhs and Nap"
Bucker are veterans capable OF great
heights when pitching like their true
selves. Daubert Cutshaw. OMara and
Getz make strong infield and the
outficld OF Wheat Stengel and Myers
has been fortified by the acquisition
or Jimmy Johnston from the Pacific
coast
THE Giants have the pennant bee I
huzz'ug again. There was a good test Z
Tor McCraws men when they invaded +.
the sacred precincts of the champion Z
I'hillies yesterday and got beaten The I
Champions arc about the same team as /
last year. with the big exception that |
CHIEF Bender has been added 10 the I
pitching staff Benny Kauff and J
Eddie Eousch in the outfield. Fred /
Anderson on the hurlinE corps and /
Bill Rmiden behind the plate are four /