The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-11

eran stars refurbished and new ones
preparing to fash across the baseball
armament, the major league season
of 1921 open on eastern and western
diamonds Wednesday. While there
will be no change in the well-estab-
lished circuits of either the National
or American leagues there will be
many new faces in the personnel of the
Is clubs composing the two organiza-
tons.
With the call of the umpires sending
the players away on their six months
pennant chase, the National League
will have inaugurated its 46th con-
secutive season as the senior aSsocia
ton clubs played their initial games
early in 1876. In the American league
it will mark the beginning of the 22nd
season as the junior league was
formed in 1900.
Notwithstanding the unprecedented
popularity of baseball during the past
two years, club owners and league Of
f1cials are firm in their belief that the
national sport is facing a still greater
period of prosperity in the months to
come and have made their plans ac-
cordingly. larger training squads
went south this spring than in many
years and every effort has been made
to strengthen weak spots in both the
offensive and defensive play of the
various clubs. The accompanying sur
vey of the teams on the eve of the
pennant season gives few high lights
on the prospects and possibilities Of
each combinations:
Cincinnati Reds.
When the Reds take the field for
the opening game of the season in Gin
cinnati on April 10 against the Pitts
burgh Pirates, they will be remod-
eled ball club from that which won
the national league pennant and the
scandalous world series in 1919.
Unless e. Roush, center fielder and
Henry Groh, third baseman, who are
holdouts, capitulate and return to the
lineup, there will be only three of the
Reds of 1919 in the game They will
be Pat Duncan in left field. Jake Dau-
bert Efirst and Ivy Wingo behind the
bat. Even the appearance of Jake
Daubert depends upon the condition
he is in for playing, as the veteran
player did not go with the team to
Texas for spring training. IL he IS
not in shape, Pitcher RUDE Bressler.
who is the handy man of the outfit Will
be perched on the first station.
AL second VIII De l4OulS L OHSCSc'
obtained from western league. Fon-
SEGA is one of the best finds of the
plaving season. He has clinched the
regular job at second base, unless
Groh returns, it being the intention Of
Manager Maron to put Groh at second
base if he signs up. But the veteran
will have a hard time replacing Fon-
SEGA if at all
Crane at ShortfieId.
At the shortfield will be Sam Crane.
Larry Kopf, the shortstop of the team
for three seasons says he has retired
from the game At third will be Sam
Bohne. secured from the Seattle club
of the Pacific Coast league. who is re-
garded as the equal Of Groh at the
.hot corner" Duncan will be in lief,
field. Charlie See, will hold down cen
ter unless Roush returns. In that
event See will be shifted TO right
where once roamed Earle Neale. who
was traded to the Philadelphia Ma
tionals.
If Roush continues to hold out, the
veteran George Paskert will be in
right Eller, Luque, Fisher are the
only pitchers on the 1919 team left TO
Moran. Ring. Ruether and Sallee
have gone. The team as at pres
ent constituted has developed uneX-
pected strength at the bat and the
work of the infeld has been high-class.
Manager Moran believes that he has
gathered together an ambitious team
"a club that will win far more games
that it will lose. The fans believe
that il is sure to finish in the frst
division and perhaps very high up IN
select circles should Roush and Groh
be wearing the red when the gone
sounds for the first battle
Philadelphia (PhIles).
The personnel Of the Philadelphia
National League baseball club will be
virtually the same this season as last
but if the veteran pitchers perform uE
to expectations. the club should fin
ish better than last year. Such is the
opinion of sporting writer's who have
been sizing up the team in its prac
tice games at Gainesville, Fla, and or
it's more recent transforming toul
northward.
Meadows. Ring. Hubbell. Smith and
Causey. all right handlers, are the
men upon whom Manager Donovan
must rely to a great extent to pull the
club out Of last place. The best OF
this quintet are Meadows and Ring
have the best chance to retain regular
positions are John Peters and Franz
Bruggy. another backstop.
The infield, it is said, Is not reas
surfing. The loss Of Paulette weakeni
the first base position. Neither JACK
Miller nor Meusel measures up to hi:
defensive standard. Fletcher at short
Rawlings at second and third base
an unsolyed problem between Ralph
Miller and Russell Wrightstone is the
forecast Donovan is said to be de
pending upon Williams, Neale anc
Stengel as the outfield trio. which. ii
the opinion of the experts. will make
that department stronger than the
rest of the Quaker machine.
Pittsburgh Pirates.
When the Pittsburgh Nationa
League appears at Cincinnati for the
opening game of the 1921 season
rabbit" Maranville will be at short
stop. Maranville has been perform
ing brilliantly according to training
camp reports
George Whitfield. last seasons thirt
baseman. will be stationed in RICH
field provided Clyde Barnhart show
I'D tod n,