The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-05

Cluhs la tho coming campaign "'
sct forth Editors noto-)
NEW YORK. March t,--'-rhe
Cubs were i,at ~ strong an any
team IN the National League at the
clo.o of the 1913 season. and think
tbey win bo ~ strong. perhaps
etrungcr. when tho 1920 campaign
rbcgine' -
Manager Fred Mitchell. huhling
leader OF the Chicago Nationala. re
ces,ty made this statement To the
writer in slElng up the prospects, OF
his team for the coming psnnant
race
with Herzog playing tho infieh
and Dave Itobcrtaon In tho outcT
garden think We VIII have more
ginger In tho lineup than We had at
the hcginnins OF the 1919 campaign
Mitchell continued. 'iiorzog In one
of the greatest and smartest OF play
OH. Robertson In one OF tho fns,cet.
! expect 10 play Robertson In right
field and move t'1ack to center. Tur-
ncr Barber ought to he "A whale or a
PLAYER In left field this year.
Uoliochcr Stnr.
"Aa for tho infield, Merkio has
been a strong and steady first base
man for yeap. He is still q good
Mayer Hollochcr Ia n star at ehort-
stop. and Charley Deal played third
base MS good as anybody In the Ma
tional leSlgue last year.
with Killifer to hold up Alexan-
dor. Vaughn. Tyler, who has come
back. and Hendrix and Carter. who
are both seasoned pitchers. l think
We viii stack up with any of them In
battery strength. We have some good
young pitchers. too. Speed Martin.
Ncwkirk and Turner are our right
handlers. and Martin Stolz ia n good
prospect. lie is II left-hander. We
also have Abe Bailey. another right
handler.
''Perhars our club b. Just a bit top
heavy with left-handed hittcrs. Rob
crtson. Flack, Barber and IIollocher
all swing from tho port side. Yet
the records will show that Hollocher
and Black aren't bothered much by
southpaw pitchers. We are not CON
cedinE anything to anybody this
year"
Reason for Optimism.
Manager Mitchell has reason 20 be
optimistic Ills ball club. while II In
not topheavy with youthful talent.
has enough comparatively young
blood to lend A speed and ginger.
And, as Mitchell contends. hts vet
Grams atm have several good seasons
left I'm their systems.
Alexander and Vaughn rank with
tho bcst pitchers in either major
league. IL Tyler really can come
back he will be n big help 80 the
Cubs. Hendrix and Cartor, though
erratic pitchers at times, should be
able to take q share or the burden
from the shoulders OF the Great
Alex and the wonderful Vaughn.
Tho Chicago outfieId, while not the
most brilliant In the league, in a
pretty strong combination. In ad-
dition 20 Robby. Barber and Flack
the Cubs have Paskert. Joe Letter
Earl Marriott Francis McCabe and
Barney FriberR. all OF whom art
with the team at tho training camJ
an Pasadena Mtcheil thinks prott,
we'll OF FriberR. who showed up vel
last fall In several games Friberg 1,
right-handed batter and Mitch say,
he stands up nicely to the plate ant
takes healthy cut at tho ball. Nc
tabe' who came from tho Western
league In 1918. is another outficldei
who may surprise Chicago fans by
fighting hard for a regular berth.
4 Strong Undcrstudy.
The Cubs have an undorstudy 10,
hcrltlo in Clarence Twombly,
youngItcr from Quincy, Mass. VIII,
plays first base and the outficld. II,
Is a lcft-handed hitter,
Walter Poarce, a shortstop from
Providence; Johnny Groh, anothe
young first haseman, formerly
Chicago somi-pro, ana F'reddi
King" Lear. 10 whom the Cubs hay
held title for several scasons, vii
do their part in making HollochcI
Hcrgog Deal and MerSle put peppe
into their spring work in order 4
get into the opening game.
At this early date the Cubs mus
bc considered likely contenders 10
the 1920 pennant II is well to re
member that Grover Alexander, un
lsss all dope goes wrong will b
tho great Alex of old next season
Alex did not get going until well atte
mid-season last year. But when h
did get started he was Just az effec
tive In the box as ever before.
mficld Is Doubtful.
., To the unbiased observer the Cub,
weakest point Is fhnir intield. Tai
as YOU VIII in favor OF the scaSone
veteran, the fact remains that tn
Vet OF tho class " Merkle and Hor
fog gets ~ because OF what h
knows rather than what he can dc
And Charley Deal, incidentally. is Il
budding violet.
But even though the Cub inficl
may lack youth, except IN the ca
of Charley Hollocher. thiH may II,
he great handicap. The pAtchin
and catching and outGeldlnE taller
~ the cubs looks good enough
suit the average manager, and the.
departments should balance n
shOrtCom OF the iufielders,
hey develop any glariug ones,
Tho cubs win have a lot of prai
tise before they get into tho stTuEg
for the pennaut Their compile
training schedule follows: March /
Pasadena, at Pasadena: March /
n, At Los Angeles; March 22-2
seattle, at Hanford, Cal; March 2
Vernon. at Dos Angeles March 26,
Los Angeles March 81, Vernon,
Los Angeles; March 2S at Los Al
relcs, March 80. San Francisco,
stockton, Cal; March 3l-April 4,
san Francisco, April !, at Oaklan,
Apru G. az Phoenix, Ariz. April
IT,. IL Kansas City.