The Washington times., 1918-05-06


Rowland says that tho four Boston
hurIers should win at least eighty
Games this season. He admits that
ley may win a few lore, but they
z-un', have to w!n many more 20 ciach
the 1915 pennant for Boston. In the
his1ory O the American League only
I've tra1-s have won 100 or r2ore
Sarutz. tLe Aac'yr1eu doing 1t in 1910
and 1917, tne Res sos N 1912 and 1918
and tie WHITE Sex IN az.
AL P=lIiiur for BnAa.
Up Boston WY tae fans are all
pulling for Busa 20 live up TO Rev.
lands prediction. sS hts started on
well enough and Il he can ksCS up bis
present gait. twenty victories Ehonid
easily fall TO his lot. Indeed. with
the Red SoX playing the snappy'
braIny baseball OF their early games,
Bush may make ii twenty-five wins
without much overwork.
Rowland says that the first division
should be made up OF the chicago
Boston, Detroit and either New Nork
or Cleveland clubs, with st. Louis,
Washington and Philadelphia trailing
after. He doesn't pick any position
for any club, but admits that he does
not think Washington, St Louis or
Philadelphia strong enough for the
first division.
The White SoE have yet to meet me
Grins. They seem to have an edge
over both New York and Ph'ladel7iEa
and, from the work OF the Grihmen
thus far, Barrow's lads uuCh- to have |
little trouble dispo5inE ~ WasnnS- |
tons noble performers.
Pitching Counts Most.
Summing up baseball possibilities,
It is certain that pitching is the most
important department OF the game as I
played in the big leagues.
The Red Sox. with Bush, Leonard, |
Ruth and Nays as A working quartet, |
easily have the best corps in the cir /
cult. strengthened by SchanE, Nc
Innis and Strunk. the teams hitting |
should be even better than il was in
1917. Its fielding strength should be
quite as good.
While Gsndl and jackson have
started off like murderers with the
willow. the rest of the White SON are
doing little. RowIand's pitchers are
particularly ineffective and have their
manager thinking nights instead OF
sleeping. The champions twirlers
will have TO settle down, and that
mighty quickly. too. or Joe Bush.
backed by the Red SoN. may do to
them just what Rowland fears-beat
them ok Of the 1918 pennanL
GrInE Are Coming Home.
After taking their medicine today
zt Shibe Park the GriTmen Will hike
Immediately TO North Philadelphia
and leap into their train for the
comparatively short jaunt to theI
Capital Their FIRST swing around
the Eastern hals Of the circuit will
have gone iHIo history.
So far the Griumen nave won two
games and los. seven. They took
one m four games with me Yam
KEGS AZ Ia" Pol" Grounds They
took lNa bad boa;:ngs from the Ped
Sox. Walter Johnson hanging up a
victory in the other contest with the
Barrow clan. They have dropped
two in row ~ Shibe Park. Comics
pitchers being TOO much FOR them.
TO-DAY finds JhOM safely in the cell
lar. wnerc thieves neither break in
nor steal
Tomorrow comes I'd Earrow's Bos-
ion brigade 81 pcnusnt chaSers for
the fTs; of three games A. Georgia
avenue. They ass 20 be followed ny ,
all four NesJefn c.ubE. each playing
four games before moving on 10
other pastures. Then Grih will pack
up the remains OF his outfit and 60
away from THIS place for while.
That "Giant BurIesque."
Are you watching that big bUrlesque
John *. Tene~ = offering National
League fans" Al their present rate the
champion New York Giants are booked
10 lose abOut n dozen games this year,
making n record Tor victories under the
main tent They have now dropped one 1
out Of nfieen-
The Giants lost Dave Robertson from I
their 1917 lineup lie quit playing ball ,
Then came Ross Young. who is OutdoinG
Dave al the latter'S best 4 wise trade
bringing Jess Barnes. a big picther. and
Larry Doyle. crack hitting infelder.
has given the champions even more
strength than they had last season. and !
spiked the 1915 campa En for National I
Lea que followers. What's the use
In the American League the margin of :
strength possessed by ID" Red SoX Is not '
mute so apparent. but IL Is there. never. 4
theless. The BostOnisnE have II ell over 9
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