Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-01
BOSTON TEAM SHOULD % A
STRONG CONTENDER ron
THE REMNANT.
TRADITION CONSISTENT
A Winning Team 10 Very seldom
Duiit Up 70 Last One Year
Tinker and Rowland Pull
For Chicago.

MI A~~o - = ~
high 1t this time Of the year a. the
various big league managers soperate
on their enlarged squads. Approx
nately sixte@n teams have ! chance
for the pair Of remnants to be offered
In the coming season, and not last in
the ratings are tho Sox and Cubs. It
would be NO easy matter TO ocovince
the local fans that Rowland and
Tinker are not going to pail their
teams through to the worlds series,
especially since both managers. are
spending Ill their time ad1nG en-
cheney. But NO q has offered -
reason why the Red Sox ana rhillle1
should not repeat. Old Man Tradiuen
Is . pretty consistent person and ~
nant wining team to be built up -
phia teams were easily the slaae IL
played against them VA good most oes
the way.
Neither Carr1gan 0 Moran 49,
created much OF Z sensation tAis w.
ter in going after OF disposins ~
players. Both will bs in the coxatn9
race with about the same linsupss
which have had to stand . hard t01t,
Good Pitchers With Red oox.
One has to go q long distance to dir
cover q better balanced pitching stan
than the Red Sox have. Ernie Shore,
Mayors, George Foster and Ruth are
as dependable as hurlsre come. They
were in condition al last season and
were not overw0rked. Add Joe Wood
to the four and Carrigan will b sinG-s
led out as q mighty lucky manager.
With IN entire winter to rest up tn.
there IL no reason why the smoky
man should not be In topnotch form.
Southpaw material abounds with
Carrigan. There are Dutch Leonard
and Babe Ruth, to be supplemented
by Vean Gregg, whose i'll health has
interfered with his pitching. When
Gregg Is In form he can be counted on
for effectiveness on the mound. Ray
| Collins announces he Is through, but
It IL not likely the Red Sex will loss
much. CarrigAn may not ven replace
the veteran side-wheeler.
Strong Inheid Intact.
An infleld composed OF Hoblitzel on
first, Barry on second, Scott and Gard
ner, shortstop and third, gives Boston
q quartet which combines hitting and
fielding with good results. Utility men
who can help out are Gamer, Janvrin
and McNally. In the outfeld, Lewis,
Speaker and Hooper will monopolixe
the work. As long as they are free
from injuries, Olaf Henricksen will
have to stay on the bench. Carrigan,
Thomas and Cady will handle the
catching end.
Manager Moran has announced he
will not make any changes In his line
up. Compared with the Rod Sox, II
does not stack up well, but men like!
Cravath, Luderus and Whitfield are not.
relished by the opposing pitchers.
Alexander will again do the llons1|
share OF pitching. He promises " ~
on hand with an equally puzzling stock
of speed and curves. Mayer. DemAreo,
McQuillen, Chalmers, Rixey and Baum-
gartner are the other Veterans. Joe
Oeschger showed we'll toward the end
Of the season and will be given =
chance. The Phillies rank high In tho
catching department, Killifer, Adams,
and Burns being good hitters. Becker,
Paskert, Dugey, Weiser, Stock, Nieho6
and Bancroft, all from last year, Will
be on hand to help Moran, who
promises to be more exacting this
year.