Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-24


in Boston in 1914, when the Braves
copied in sensational style, will
prove that.
1t isn't that Gibson has to de-
pend upon Meanwhile to win a
pennant. He has nearly everything
else to make up a great team. one
can easily see that Gibson is
pleased with the outlook, but ne
doesn't like to predict too much
Perhaps being a wise old fellow in
the game, he realizes that many a
times things have gone to smash
on really good team.
Gibson Refuses to Predict,
1t happened back in Pittsburgh
one season when "Gibby" was still
catching and Fred Clarke was still
the manager. tClarko, by the way.
is in Hot Springs vacationing and
incidentally putting on a baseball
suit and helping his old catcher
with the work on the ball field.)
Things look all right" VEN
tured Gibson, when asked lust
what he thought Of the layout,
but / am not predicting that we
are going to win any pennant. |
| feel that my pitching staff is all
right, and that MaranVilIe has
filled a big hole that has been on
the team for years.
Pm hoping that there will be
some good luck attending us and
that Wen be able to be in the fight.
one can't tell exactly what team
! will do until the season is on for
spell. ! have some fine looking
recruits, but sometimes the young
sters look good in the training
camp and then flop when the real
thing is on"
Has Two Great Pitchers.
A team that has even two great
! pitchers generally gets somewhere.
Cleveland did a year ago Gibson
has two great ones in Adams and
! Cooper. The former. who staged a
wonderful comeback a few years
! ago, is in shape right now and looks
sure of another big season.
Cooper is rated along with Jim
| Vaughn as a southpaw. Earl Ham
| ilton is another left handler who
"came back" and once more looks
| M 'dEu CaIlSun CullpieleS d guar
tet of hurlers that should work in
style. Ponder of last years outfit
is ready now for more important
work. Eberhard. Mangum and
Herbst, who were tried out last sea-
son and went to the minors for
1nore seasoning. are much i'm
proved.
There are eight recruits. c. f.
Glasner is right handler who won
twenty-four and lost ten games at
Birmingham. John Morrison from
the same team won twenty-siX and
lest thirteen. Both are likely to
stick in the big show.
Rador Shows Some Stuff.
Drew RAIDER. a southpaw semi
pro from New York. has shown a
lot of stuff for a 19-year-old kid.
Jimmy Heinz Il! Wichita Falls last
year, is built like Jack Dempsey
and has great possibilities, Nose
YelloWhorse, the indian from Lit
tie Rock. who won twenty-one and
lost seven, is about ready for the
majors, and Bill Binquist and
George Tice are young fellows from
the semi-pro ranks.
| SCnmlut VIII again ne lne ledu-
ing catcher and will be assisted by
Mike Wilson, peppery youngster
from Lehigh university. Dick Nc
Cormick, a Pittsburgh semi-pro, is
the third man. Gibson may need
help in the catching department.
Third Base Is Uncertain
Infield at present is a problem
/ because of uncertainty at third
base. Grimm will be at first, Ma
4 ranvllle at snort ana CutShaW AT
second. The probability is that
Barnhart, who did nicely at third
last fall, will be on that corner
He's a strong hitter. but at times a
bad fielder. If he improves a bit
in the latter he'll be the man.
Otherwise, George Whitfield. who
played the bag most of last year
will take the place. but Gibson
wants Whitfield in the outtield,
whore he really belongs.
There's youngster. Tierney,
with Tulsa last year, who is gong
great on the infield, so great That