The sun., 1919-04-20
Says His Red Sox Is Stronger
Than Team That Beat
Cubs for Title.
HAS ALL STAR LINEUP
MOOrefield or Mcneil Only
Rookie to Be Retained
Three Ianks on Roster.


ing season, but Ed and every Red sox
down 20 the Boston bat boy are con-
fident that the Sox have the greatest
team in baseball, and will have no din
Guilty in defending their lronors against
all comera
I'VE had a pretty fast club when We
won the worlds series from the Cubs
last fall, but our club to-day is consid-
erably stronger than the team with
which we beat the Cubs said Barrow,
We arc stronger behind the bat. and
in securing Oscar Witt we will have the
| fastest infleld In baseball. As a defeu-
! sive third baseman there is not n better ,
player In either league who compares e
with Witt. There is no better short
| stop In baseball than Everett Scott, and
| McInniss ability as n first baseman II
so we'll known It need not be discussed.
Whether we play Barry, Shean or Nc
Nally at second base, the bag will be
well taken care Of"
Second base Is the only questionable
position on the Red Sox. Mentally has
been playing the position in recent
games against the Giants. and the gen
| eral impression is that he will stick. He
is not a great hitter. but neither is
Barry nor Shean. Mike is a wonderful
| fielder and lightning fast on the bases,
| He Is 10 second man, and before the
war was being groomed to succeeH
Larry Gardner as the Red SoX third
| basenan. He enlisted in the navy i'm
mediately after the 1917 season. and
was chosen captain of the navy team
| which played the army team before the
King Of England in London last Fourth
Of July. Herb Pennock a teammate on
the Red Sox, pitched and won the same
game for McNally's navy team.
Have Too Much Talent.
There are a great number OF new
| faces on worlds championship aggre-
cation. There il more talent than is
needed. The Red Sox had more star
| players in service than any other Amer
| lean League team. but they won the
worlds series just the same. This was
| due to the fact that Frazee went out and
bought four Athletic stars-McInnis.
Strunk. Schang and Bush-to fill the
gaps left in his team by the ser
vice players. When the former stars
returned from service. Boston was so
rich in talent that It was able TO dis
pose of some OF them at fancy prices.
The deal that sent Lewis, Leonard and
Shore to tho Yankees Melted Frazee $780,
900 In addition to Players Caldwell,
Love, Walters and Gilhooley.
The new men on the Red Sox are the
three former Yanks-Caldwell. Walters
| and G;lhooley--Oscar Wit, the famous
fielding third baseman, formerly OF De-
troit. and George Dumont. former Wash
ington pitcher. The club also has the
usual host Of youngsters. but with the
American League limit OF twenty-one
players, only one youngster, either
Moorefield or Mcneil. Catchers, will Sst
by the pruning season.
Barrow has practically picked his
team His pitchers will be Carl Mays.
Ray Caldwell, Sam Jones. Joe Bush and
George Dumont, right handlers. and Babe
Ruth and Herb Pennock, left handlers
, His catching staff will consist OF WallN
Schang and Al Walters, with possibly
Moorefeld. Gulford College boy, in
, reserve.
Tho infeld will consist Of McInnis
| NcNally. Scott and Witt, with Shean
and Jack Barry utility men Barry
, will serve as lieuteu-SS; 20 Barrow
and will act as coach and assistant
manager. Among the Boston newspa-
Per men il is the general impression that
Black Jack as Barry is dubbed, Will
hold a position in Boston similar to
the one Mathewson holds on the Giants.
GiIhOolcy 10 Sub.
The Boston outfeld will he made up
Of Ruth and Gamer III left field. Strunk
In centre field and the veteran Hooper
| in right field. GNhOoley, the former
little lead off man Of the Yankees VIII
act as utility man, but he may get Int"
: | the game as a regular later on If ltuth
is needed in the pitching department
Just now Boston l. having its most
trouble in getting its pitchers in shape
Ruth has "A bad arm and has done littl"
practice pitching 81 don't know wheth-
; err this j. bit of camouiage or not
| conndcd Barrow. you know the DIG
fellow will do anything 10 get in the
lineup every day. Perhaps after he
goes n couple Of days without any hits
, his arm will suddenly get right Ruth
, | VII do 4 lot Of pitching later on
Bush. the former crack speed ball
artist OF the Athletics, is getting OH TO
a poor start. while Caldwell also is com
ing along slowly slim, however. began
, to show something in game against
, ! the Glants Sam Jones, who was the
sensation OF the Boston staff last year
has not vet hit his right form eithci
For the present Carl Mays, the under
handed pitcher, George Dumont ami
pennock, the left handler, arc in tho
7 hest form. Barrow expects iennock 20
be A top liner this season
Red Sox the Favorite.
There seems little question that Ros-
ton ls the club the other American
League teams must beAt TINS year ! ne
club does not carry the punch ot the
Yankees or the Cleveland Indians, but
Il has some real dangerous ha,snen In
a Ruth Mclunis. Strurk, Hooper and
K Schaug II will he a great defensive
g club. both as 10 pitching and fielding
= While the Boston pitchers may not Ds
u on edge the material is there and II
e is only a question Of whipping the men
\ into shape.
II II viii bc worry East cub on ~"
g bases, especially With McNally in the
I game what McNaly and VIA lack "a
!. batting they make up ia their ability
u to fit around the pats,
e witt has made tn" boston team
l. Tint is what one heard around tn" Bos-
" ton camp Uuqucstiouahiy lie has
= added TO the defeusiN" strength ~ tho
- club, and IN the games against tn"
iGlants he was bear.
=, The Boston players regard Cleveland
as their leading opponent, They thirE
: Cleveland has tine best balanced clun
p outside of themselves, They admit the
- punch Of the Yankee, but think Hug
a gins's club viii be slow uu the paths
u one Boston player pointed out tina,
Q Batter reporting without any training
won't help them. This talk about keep
Il Ing in condition during the winter is all
right, but after n PLAYERS gets past 80
- he needs his training more than before
L II he doesn't get it and tries TO plunge