The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-01
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Cincinnati it is more than probable that
he will hold down third base, leaving
the short field between the two boys
above. Carmen Hill is out of the game
with lame back, and Red Smith, our
other candidate, is also adjoining the
bench. The lineup of the Pirates at
present is as follows:
Cation, shortstop; Mollwitz, first base
Carey, center field stengel, right field
Cutshaw, second base; King, left field;
Stumpf, third base; Blackwell, catcher.
Down in Jacksonville the two joke clubs
of the majors, Pittsburg and the Ath-
letics, meet on the diamond nearly every
size job in turning his youngsters into
a winning club, but since getting Larry
Gardner, Forest Cady and Title Walker
from the Red Sox he apears to have
added some steadiness to his club. The
batting order of the Athletics for the
first game will be about like this:
Jamison, right field; Kopp, left field;
Gardner, third base; Burns, first base;
Walker. center field; Dugan, shortstop;
Shannon, second base; Cady, catcher;
Myers, pitcher.
Charlie Weeghman is dreaming of a
pennant since he landed the Alexander
and Killifer battery 1t is cinch that
Chicago fans will welcome a winner,
for they have missed the good old days
when Frank Chance used to bring home
the bacon every year. The Cubs are
weakened by the illness of Phil Douglas
but if the star Highlander gets in
shape by the middle of June things will
look bright for Chicago. Fred Mitchell
will probable line his Cubs up this way
on April Is:
Hollocher, shortstop; Flack right field
Mann, left field; Paskert, center field
Merkle, first base; Deal, third base; Kill
duff, second base; Killifer, catcher; Alex
ander, pitcher.
Manager Harry Hooper of the Red Sox
is going to place IStuffy McInns in the
cleanup position this summer Much
speculation is being made on Stuffys
ability to play third base but every
body knows that the former Athletic can
paste the agate wherever they put him.
John Evers will more than likely hold
down second base as long as he is able.
but "Jawn' is not doped to go far
account of his physical condition. Bos-
ton will probably bat this way in their
opening game:
Hooper, right field; Scott shortstop
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Hoblltzel, first base: Whiteman or Smith,
left field; Schang, catcher; Ruth, pitcher
The Cleveland Indians are always a
hard fighting bunch and play one Of the
most erratic games in the big league. OF
course, as long as iris Speaker and Jim
Bagby work for this club the opposition
will have no cinch Lee Foil has been
playing them like this in the spring
games:
Graney, left field Chapman. shortstop;
Speaker, center field Roth, RICH field;
Wamby, second base; Kavanaugh first
base; Getz, third base, O'Neil, catcher
Down in Montgomery Christy Matthew
son is training the best club that has
represented Cincinnati in the last gem
Grafton. In fact, the Reds are regarded
as the only National league club In
the same class with the Giants Pipe
this hitting strength and pity the Ma
tional twirlers:
Groh, third base; Nea1e, left field;
Roush, center field; Chase first base;
Griffith, right field; Shean second
base; Blackburne, shortstop; Wingo
catcher.
Lee Magee is liable to break into
this infield comb ination for the YER
satile and hard-hitting old-timer will
certainly appear, in the lineup. Koppf
has not yet reported for duty.
Practically the same lineup that
represented the Giants last year VIII
be used by McGraw again this sum
nler. Big Dave Robertson is gone prob
ably for good. and Kauff may be
snatched any minute, but look at this
aggregation of talent to draw from:
Perritt. pitcher; sehupp, pitcher;
Sallee, pitcher; Benton, pitcher; Tes-
reau, pitcher; Anderson, catcher; DEM
aree, pitcher; Smith, pitcher; Causey,
pitcher; Burns, center field; Doyle, in
fielder; Zimmerman, infielder; Fletcher,
infielder; Kauff, center field; Holko,
first base; McCarty. catcher; Raridcn,
catcher; Gibson, catcher; Without, out
fielder; Thorpe, outhelder; Young, in
fielder; Onslow, catcher; Rodriguez
infielder
The worlds champion White Sox
team is also intact and presents the
most formidable array of baseball tall
ent now in the business. They will go
to the mat in this fashion on open
ing day:
Murphy. right field: McMullin, third
base Collins, second base; Felsch, GEN.
ter field; Gandil first base; Weaver
shortstot; Schalk. catcher; Cicotte
pitcher
The poor old Browns are still i'll
the American league with George Sis
lar doing most of the ball playing
They have been having trouble beat
ing bush leaguers this spring with
this lineup:
Austin third base; Hendryx, left
field; Sisler, first base; Williams, CEN
ter field; Demmitt. right field; Johns
second base: Gerber, shortstop; Nun
amaker, catcher; Shocker pitcher.
The Cards. Yssh Miller Higgins. Will
not be quite ii strong as they used
to be. but sagiehow or other they
can give othea-. National league out
fits lot of trouble in beating 'em.
Have look at their practice game
lineup:
Bethel. second base; Heathcote, right
field; Baird. third base: Hornsby.
shcrtstop; Cruise, left field; Paulette.
first base; Snyder, catcher; Benton.
center field.
Clark Griffith is fine fellow when
1t comes to raising money for the SOL
diers ball games, but the old fox has
never done much with his Washing
ton club in recent years in spite OF
Walter Johnson. The opening day bat
ting order of this club will be about
as follows:
Shotten, left field; Foster. third base;
Milan. center field; Rice. right field;