Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-04-02
PITTSBURGHMAYPRO DARK
HORSE OF NATIONAL LEAGUE
Smoky City Players Are in Good Condition. and, With
Wealth Of Material, Their Chances Are Good.
Infeld Particularly Strong.

TULSA. OKLA. April 1.-THE PITTS
burSh club is the dark horse" of the
Nationa! League race. which promises
10 be "a hectic old stccp!cchase this
year. Willy about half the clubs con-
cedcd a chance to win.
The training of the Pirates at Hot
Springs. Ark where ,hcv cleaned up
every game with the Boston lied SoH,
has been u thorough success in con-
altionlnS. The player" under George
Gibson also seem 10 have the sam.
the Cleveland Indians under iris
Speaker
MANAGER Gibson. however desrite
called from birmingham. this round
ing oui a fine iniic!d. aud the pronis-
ny work o! several other players. is
not making amy predictions. This.
700. Notwithstanding ;h;., the team
| III the last SlH weeks OF ihs 1920 sea-
son round" Itself 10 finish fourth. af-
! ter moor c0rli"- campaigning.
NO, I'm not Sayin. anything about
a rehnhnt Gibson said. when asked
| what the chances were. "hut we have
a good team and will give III" rest
81 the teams Il hard U@ht., We VIII
! d" our best, ana that's about ali any
nodE can 'xp"ct. isn't it" That's ali
Pirates InHcid strong.
| The Pirates have much strength
now in the !nn"!d III. outiiclI is
| very strong. and the same holds true.
behind Ia" bat, wh.I. The pitchers are
q promising array Eut whether The
| hurlcrS can stand the grucllin,. grind
YIN ""!d Man Babe Adams. fra!l
uf,""rSiI ana non" too strong Earl
| iilnlitton. remains 10 b" seen
rms tri" - corking good one
when EoiI;; well. Carlson and Pom
1"r arr finger pitchers Chief Nose
| lcllowh"rsc. tn" fawncc Indian ana
Jack Morrison. both from the south
crn AsS"c!n'ion may give added
Strcn:ih. whi'" E"e.hard, OF Witch
ith FailS. may stick
Rabhitt Narauv!l'c. taken from ,h.
| !ioSton Braves Tor %ichOlsou ana
outhw"rih. hnrd-hittiag outH.ldrrs.
stop piuEs a hole a; shor, that Mas
| been There Sine. tho rrc,, u.,,,s
wagner departed. Grimm. though -
wax h,t'rr; is coming fast as !, :irst
IN hit,S= Walter Barnhar,tt is hny-
anS ici* OF me things said about him
OF the caller OF Code" Ram, new.
star OF the Giants. CutShaw iS stiii
deSlrahic q, second bag,
ms veteran arrived late in camp
ana round on" Ticrncy. Lar" of 'rilga
known as a lighting Ir!shman.'. AMI
IN !oNe With the game, shoyyinr sn
much S'uG h" seemed 20 have
siromE grip on the bag li"w..v.r q
Cut shaw has rounded lilo r"',,s. - r
speedily, and probably win rlnv snn'
nhn base. with Ti"rncy ready IT, st.r
Tra;n"r Hnhbiu's undcrs,udv.
Harold Traynor, costing sIaooo
from Portsmouth last wear is ' MY
.a,, nm" ,,ndy OF the Rabbit. hi,
icilow mas "a great arm, and his ,rnrr
around short ana second h,u W "I :
him much praise. '"' "r'
noun S"uihworth and Nicholson
viii he missed for their hjiiinr ,,'l
trio Of Carey. champion has =, no
u center; carson Birbcc i'm left Gn,,
ana Grors" Whitfield in right is is "
Whitfield was cardcd for third ,,a.o
neinE IN al-aromnd player. mil
n'rhnhru. developed. aud his ,rns
s Sire IN 'ng MiiGid VIII add muc,
10 the team. Summa who nj, 80
some games last year. is an ",n.r
sencN man OF much worth
; ~ ,a me Plate; Walter Schmid
: huren Scrth"s have been c,nimin,
this fact for long time. II. is
"smart player. n hitter. ana is righ
> among tho leagues backsious
BIZ IlacTn"r. his aSsistnn, las
. season. Is holdout. MIX" wilson
4 nc iehiGh University PLAYER. is
n hrainy younCstcr. and promises :.
become a hiGh-class receiver f,ri,
. Ice. around several wears now. is q; II
;. waiting chance Ia make rocs
given enough work. Sclrmid, is sue
clutton for work ana so of1cinr,
f. others don't T"t much chanc" Ri'
< SKIN with bridgeport. IN tho Easter
il League last year, has iust ioinnd tn
club G:d II sai1 q y" good ii7nb.,
Gibson HRS MANY yourrStc->
Barncv Drcvfiiss has SurN "nourr
q cut nnrs"-strir"s this Wear. ru1 Z
n coEscnmencc Gibson has had Hnr'.
'' of youngsters c'vortirc for h'S -
4 enrctinn. About FORTY playcrs p-""""
c o~ound ut Hot Springs. and Their"
s Stil' quit" crew Of them With -,
team. Some may show enough 10 h