The Washington herald., 1921-04-11
Giants and Indians Look
Like Winners This Year
Close Races Promised in Both Leagues Yanks
Should Give Tribe Hard Fight t-Griffs
May Beat Browns for Third Place.

St. Louis there is also little to
choose. It looks like an even
money proposition as to which will
finish ahead and the only reason
We award third to the Griffs Is that
we have an inherent partiality for
McBride's hired hands. The Ma
tionals are stronger than last yeaf
and the Browns ought to be IL their
pitching improves. Washington will
be able to present a team of all
around strength. 1t has a good out
field. infield and catching STAFF. The
Browns have the same. II any
thing, the st. Louis eStfield has a
shade over the Grifs. Washington
appears to have the better of the
pitching before the season opens,
but there is no telling what Lee
Fohl will do with his talent. with
hurting of real. class, the Browns
might not stop at third.
Tigers Look BETTER.
Detroit's future e., also depends
mucl6 on the slabbing and under
Cobb they are expected to show i'm
provement there. In that case they
| ought to head the second division:
Quite a neat outfield. that one of
| Veach, Cobb and Heilman. The in :
field will also be improved with
Blue at nrst-base. Young and Bush
are still able to cut some fancy
capers around the keystone station.
| Philadelphia, with a fine pitching
stan, brilliant catcher in Perkins,
good infeld with the addition of
Frank Brazlll, a hard hitting first-
sacker. and an effective outfieid,
ought to run the Tigers a close race.
Chicago looks like a seventh
/ place club now, but may surprise
the fans. The minor ieaguers en-
shared by Kid Gleason have been
delivering the goods in training. The
Salt Lake inheld is making good.
1t Is. composed of Mull,gan at third,
Ernie Johnson at short and Homer
SheeIy at first. With Eddie Collins
to steady them theS should do we'll.
In addition, to Amos Strunk In the
outheld Gleason has Mostil and Bib
Falk, two promising recruits, the
latter especially showing much hit
ting power. He halls from Texas
where he was a college star.
| Boston seems destined to trail.
The systematic scrapping of the
once great team has destroyed the
! morale of those who remain. The
decision of Del Pratt to join the
team, however, gives it added
strength. Scott. McInnis and Pratt
are a good infield in themselves.
Pirates Have Chance.
In the older circuit, the Pirates
appear unusually strong and have
good chance to finish ahead of
the Dodgers and take second place.
The addition of MaranvilIe helps the
infeld and they have some great
pitchers in Cooper. Adams, Hamil-
ton. Carlson and Ponder. The team
is well balanced and ran a good
race last Iyear when it finished
fourth.
Brooklyn is again strong. but
is veteran aggregation. Its pitch
ing stan is its strongest point.
Grimes. Smith. Reuther. Pfeffer.
Mamaux, Cadore and Mitchell have
great ability. With the exception
of the pitchers the Pilates look to
be stronger
St. Louis needs only pitching to
make the leaders hustle. They
have the punch" fair catching. fair
pitching. a strong infieid and q
strong outfield. They should show
Improvement over last season and
look good nough for fourth place.
Reds Miss HsIdsuts.
Cincinnati will be Handicapped
by the loss of Groh and Rousch,
two real stars. and the presence of
recruits in the lineup will weaken
them somewhat. Some of their
youngsters appear to have the
goods, however. Bohne at third is
making a name for himself, and
See may deliver in Rousch's outfield
position.
The Cubs present an uncertain
lineup. bu. have two great pitch
ers in Alexander and Vaughn. The
Snfield is good except at first and
the outfeld will be o. X IL Davy
Robertson decides to report. II
lacks hitting strength and must de-
pend on alright pitching to win
They seem good for no better than
sixth.
Though somewhat strengthened
the Braves have little chance OF
finishing above seventh. while the
Phils appear doomed to inhabit the
cellar hin. Bill Donovan has a
weak team. more so since Gene Pau
lette has, been canned by Judge
| Lands.