South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-14
INDICATIONS ARE
THAT SEASON WILL
BE BIGGEST EYER
Is Usual, All Managers Are
Predicting Success for
Their Clubs.
BY HENRY L FARRELL

get busted"
Fourteen battle SCARED hands
reach out for a plum that only two
viii get their fingers around.
Fourteen managers transplant
Wednesday from the sunny training
gardens Of the south into the sod OF
their northern ball parks. a base
bal; plant doomed TO die before the
frost hits IL.
Baseball OF 1920 Is on its way
: "Wednesday over the old 154 game
course 90 October 3.
For its debut menu, the National
easue has the champion Reds and
the Cubs al Cincinnati. the Braves
and the Giants at New York; the
and the Pills and the Robins at
Brooklyn.
Inaugural Ceremonies.
The inaugural ceremonies in the
American league will be in charge
OF the Tigers and White Sox at Chi
caxo; the Browns and the Indians at
Cleveland; the Yankees and the
Athletics at Philadelphia. and the
q Senators and the Red SoX at Bos-
ton
Just like the circus press agents.
the oracles Of the diamond are pre-
2 dieting q "bigger'n better'n
ever"
baseball had one OF the most
successful years OF history in 1919
and the records should be broken
this season." John A. Heydler, pres
ident OF the National league said to-
day. The teams are all evenly
matched and II seems 10 be anyone's
race"
Everything points TO a banner
season IN baseball" said Charles W.
q Murphy. former owner OF the Chi
cago Cubs and an ardent fan. i
. look for great renewal OF interest
IN the national sport and think many
will find a welcome relief in these
DAYS OF industrial and commercial
chaos following the world war"
The pes8imists claim the boost
IN the gate" will cut down the tempo
OF the tUrnstiles' song but II is not
likely.
with the exception OF the Babe
Ruth deal, very few changes have
been made in the personnel Of the
major league clubs They all go 10
the wire with practically the same
makeup that finished last season.
They are all evenly matched
All Confident.
The club bosses and managers. Of
course. are all confident OF winning
as Is indicated by these before the
August Hermann. president OF
the Champion Cincinnati Reds
Manager Moran, as is characters
tic Of him, isn't making any prom
| ises or predictions. But I am opti-
msstic. We have the same team that
won the championship last year"
Charles Comiskey. owner of the
White Sox: Barring accidents
expect TO SEQ the White SoX at the
We have a str onger pitching stan
than last year and the team is just
as strong in other departm ents.'
Manager John McGraw. OF the
Giants: with one OF the best pitch
ing stats in the league and a strong
Stub, the prospects OF the Giants
were never better. We will finish at
the top I believe"
Manager Higgins Of the Yankees:
The Yankees are the strongest
team In the league. With good luck
we should win"
Frank J. Navin. president OF the
Tigers: Detroit has TO be reckoned
with this season The Yankees and
the Indians are the only ones 20
bother US I think Wen win"
Iris Speaker, manager OF the
Indians: Everyone Is picking Cleve-
land 20 win the pennant II we don't
ment We have a strong club. a
better balanced pitching staff than
last year and you know what race
we made then"
Nothing But Cubs.
William Veeck. president OF the
Cubs: There's nothing 10 Il but the
cubs. They have the best team in
ears and they are going 70 win the
pennant It's going 20 be the big
n 81
Barney Dreyfuss, president of the
Pirates: Manager Gibson isn't max
ing any rash statements. Neither
am 7. We have a strong club and
we'u be up close 10 the top"
Manager Robinson Of the bod
gers. Brooklyn Is strong where the
club was weak last year. Our
pitchers are in excellent condition
and we have a lot of reserve power.
Well be in the first division.
Branch Hickey. president and
manager OF the Cards: Don't count
the Cardinals out OF Il too soon. The
Reds proved that anything Is posi-
hie. Watch Us grow"
Manager Cravath OF the Philhes
Count on the pills 20 make good
race Wen be there with the rest
OF them when the gong rings.
Manager Staislngs OF the Braves,
EEgryLnlnH OepeDuS On the boston
ritchsr:. n they 1--we up % hopes
wen lard IN the first four"
Browns COCiNy.
Manager Burke OF the s.. Louis
Browns: I'VE have a ball club that
WI keep the boys busy TO keep
shead OF Us We are not much on
claiming peunants but we viii try
and let the rest OF the clubs know
w. are In the league"
Manager Mack OF the Athletics.
Our club Is composed Of young
pisyers entirely think we'll OF
,henn and feel sure Wen make a
zcod race"
HAIRY Frazee. president OF tho
Red Sox. The Red SoX are not
booked for the cellar. We stin have
a strong club"
Clarke Griffith president and
manager OF the Senators: Wash
lnRton Is going 70 be heard from in
the race this season I'm not
claiming a pennant or anything Ike
that however.
NEW YORK. April 10. Jay
Could retained his title as worlds
court tennis champion Yesterday
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