Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-23

extreme grief The team fell out
of first place, but it recovered and
went into the fight with greater
vigor than ever and won the pen
nant. In the worlds series Brook
| Ign got away in front during the
first session played in Brooklyn.
but again the rally spirit came
forth and the Indians on their
home grounds won four straight
games and the worlds title.
Sure To BE In Race.
Just because Of that wonderful
spirit and almost perfect condition
that exists on the team, the In
dams are sure to be in the race to
the finish this season. The New
York team looks stronger on pa
per. Perhaps one or two othefS
do, but the others Will be bathing
against a spirit on the Cleveland
team that doesn't know defeat
asked Speaker where he felt
| his team was weakest and his an
swer was that he felt need of a
good utility infielder. If that were
| the only weakness felt by all the
other managers, they wouldn't be
worrying much. OF course, should
one of Speakers regulars of the
Inner circle of defense be crippled,
| it would hurt the team greatly for
| it would break up the winning
/ coordination.
| Caldwell TO Prove Factor.
It has been expected iris would
have some fear for the pitching
strength after the strenuous time
he had a year ago in going through
with only two reliable hurlers,
/ Stanley Coveleskie and Jim Bagby.
/ But it must be remembered that
Ray Caldwell became so filled with
| tho Cleveland spirit and morale
Hast year that before the season
was over he was a reliable hurler
talso, and now is one of the fam
lily, a sort Of prodigal son, who has
| returned never to wander away
again.
Then toward the close of 1920
came Walter Mails, a big, burly
left handler, with exactly what was
needed to complete a pitching
staff.
Covelestie and Bagby will not
be compelled to pitch the team to
victory this year. Caldwell and
Mails will be regulars, too.
Guy Morton Can Help.
Besides that quartet there is
Guy Morton, who still has some
thing on a couple of clubs in the
league and can help. George Uhle
the youngster of last year, has de-
veloped. 1t looks as if he could
step right in and take a regular
turn should anything happen to
the others.
Bob Clark of last year and Ed
mundson, a big youth from Trinity
college, are other right
who look good, while Jess Petty,
last year at Indianapolis, is a
southpaw with so much style that
he seems sure to stay up. Nelson
Potts, Ted Odenwald and Art Mid
dleton are young southpaws who
aspire TO fame.
steve O'NeiI All Set.
The catching staff is all set,
with Steve O'Neil ready to catch
I 154 games if necessary. Les Nu-
namaker is an experienced and
capable second man, and if they
both were sick on the same day
everything would go along all right
with Chef Thomas on the job.
The outfield needs no patches
nor new pieces. iris himself will
handle everything in center and
4 grab one occasionally that belongs
| to the right or the left fielder.
Evans, Jamison and Graney will
| do the left fielding, Graney work
ling against right-handers. Elmer
Smith and Joe Wood will take
care of things in right, Smith swat
lting EN- off the right handlers and
Joe off the southpaws.
On the infield Doc Johnston and
George Burns will handle the first
| basing. Louis Guisto is In camp,
! but may go back to the coast, not
that he hasn't big league ability,
| but because the effect of gassing
in the war hasn't entirely worn off
and he feels better in California
air.
Wambsganss Fixture at Second.
Wambsganss il a fixture at sec
ond Sewell is sure of the shortstop
J0D, ana IEtIly bdiuelleF Will ne al
| third as usual. ,Lunte is the best
prospect for utility man.
speaker is building for the flu
ture by trying some college lads,
and one of them-Stevenson from
the University of Alabama-is so
flashy and fast that he may be
utility infielder this year Wagner
of Joplin is another who seeks a
place either in the outfield or in
field.
1t isn't such whale of team,
man for man, but it's a hummer
collectively, all because Speaker is
real psychologist, whether he
knows it or not.