The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-10
Moran viii Enter Campaign
With Team Intact and Out
fit Looks To Be Best in the
League.

NEW YORK. March lo-Though
Garry Hermann and Manager Patrick
Moran have been having a lot of trou-
BILE lining Ip the worlds champions for
the 1890 campaign on account Of con
tractural differences il is practically
certain that the Cincinnati club will
look much the same In April as il
looked last October in the worlds Sc
T,es
Moran and his stalwarts are in train
ing at Miami, Fla Several Of the
more stubborn pFima dOnuas among the
Reds are stIl demanding big Increases
In salary over what was offered them,
but as spring gets halmier and the
fever gets into their blood there Is no
doubt that they win come to time,
Sir Patrick has had little to worry
about aside from tine holdouts, Last
December he announced that he eX-
pected TO put an unchanged team back
into the 1920 race and with the eNcep-
ton of a young player or two who may
win a meal ticket the Reds will look
natural enough when they trot on to
the diamond for the opening game
against the Cubs on their home lot,
il win be mighty hard for any
youngster to break into the regular
lineup Of the Reds, Moran has con.
structed a winning combination ana
ne one could blame him for standing
put on 1t unless some young player Of
phenomenal ability should bob up
among the recruits,
Two Young Pitchers,
The pitching corps of the world $
champions has been augmented by the
addition of two youngst ers--ClarenCe
Steers and LinWood Smithr-Who VIII
probably be looked over by Moran and
sent back to some minor league for
more seasoning, Otherwise the staff
comprises Salee Eller, Luque, Reu-
ther, Ring, Gerner, Fisher and Bress
Ter who is going to be used as u
pitcher again this season unless Pat
ric<'s outtielders get badly crippled up.
Ivy Wingo, Bill Rariden and Nick
Allen will do the backstopping for the
Reds once again, and they are hard
working, efficient trio. The infield with
pauhert Rath, Kopf and Groh doing
regular turns at first, second, short and
third and SChrieber and Sam Crane
playing utility roles is as strong as
eyer Crane was brought up from In
dIanapols where he played nifty
game at short last season.
Duncan Roush and Neale will prob
ably make up the Redvile outfield, but
Moran has Charles See and Dick LOT
tus, a newcomer, at Miami.
once the members of the Reds are
all corraled and satisfied in the way
of SalarleS-and the genial PatflCh VIII
do his best to see that they are---the
Cincinnati entrys will be ready to go
after another National league pennant
with a lot Of enthusiasm and conf
Ctnce,
From an early season angle the Mo
ran men are the class Of the National
league on paper. They are a ball club
that has been tried ahd proven capable.
They showed their fighting spirit and
playing ability throughout the 1918
race, for they were hard pressed by
the Giants most of the way, And they
came through to a clean cut and
glorious victory,
The Giants and Cubs, who gave the
Reds the hardest fight for position last
summer, win both be back, amhllng at
their heels. again next April providing
Moran's boys get away on the right ut
field, as they should do. But the
Giants do not look as dangerous this
year as they did last spring, and the
Cubs, though they may get better