The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
MAJOR LEAGUERS
READY TO TAKE ON
EW NJ A TERIAL
Giants Only Club Willing To
Stand Pat With What
They Have
by GEORGE CHADWICK

Herald
| Copyright, 1921, by The Age-Herald)
New York. November 2s.--When the
meetings in December, 10 clubs will
come to the gatherings prepared to
engage in the swap sweepstakes to
strengthen their teams for the 1922
campaign. The New York Giants are
the only club in the Swo circuits
willing to stand pat with what they
I have.
Some members of the Giants are
almost past history, but at that they
are as gooi as most of the untried
players on the other teams and bet
| ter than most of the older talent
which is going, going, gone, almost.
| Starting with the east, the Boston
Nationals are in the market Tor
| left-hand pitcher and another Sooo
! batter. Any old kind of a fielder VIII
do if he can hit the old pill. If ne
| is either an infieIder OF outfielder
place will be made for him. The Bos-
ton Americans will take good pan
players in almost any position. Ahe
outfield can stand first aid, ana SO
can the infield The club has two iair
young catchers, and they may get ~
another season The pitchers are
only $3.50. The infield needs some.
thing at third base and more speed
on the right side.
Manager McGraw
In New York, Manager McGraw ma
told his partner that he has a cham-
pionship in the Gaints that can re-
neat. The New York Americans must
fnd something If it is available; Inc
world series told the world ana the
other American league clubs where
, the Yanks are weak, and the latter
cannot win another pennant withou.
being propped up. It needs inol
pitchers, infielders on both sides anu
another high-grade outfielder.
Hawks could hit better he mssh.
come through for the outfleld. ana AT
that he cannot be much weaker tnan
Miller, who is not forceful enough ior
tYAad-off man on a major league clup.
Brooklyn is slowing up fast oehlnu
the hat. Miller and Kruger are the
two slowest major league catchels.
The Robins can hop along with It's
present pitching staff If the nuriei
would settle down and show some
ambition. The infleld is not all thae
II should be around the keystone'
and the outfield is in the senior ciass.
The Philadelphia Nationals are .ne
most receptive club in major leas ~
ba seball. If there Is place on ''ie
team that cannot stand reception II
',s,,st ha the hat boys Job. The Ath-
lletics are being reshifted not re-
huilt Connie Mack is placing MS
nlayerg around SO he may LOOK a.
them from different viewpoints lne
snectators can see them from only
ono viewpoint
washington needs help in the
nitchers' box. They staggered atoms
| fairly we'll in 1921 and once iookeu
az though they would bloom with inc
championship perennial, but the team
want out to ST. Louis and had tne
heaters cfamp.
Pittsburg Revolutionary
Out in Pittsburg. Barney Dresluss
is getting ready to do sometning rev
olutionary. Certain of the Plrates u
1901 are very much in the r'hope-we
nsvar- -'em-again' class with the
Pittsburs fans. Cincinnati PLEADS ior
crumbs That is about what Cincih-
natl will get.
The Cleveland club has already ao-
iusted itself. at has signed one rip
ping young infielder VINO set the
woods Attire for Pittsfeld, Mass, the
mast season. Iris Speaker is SUI
premely confident he will win the
| championship next year.
Ty Cobb wilhtak any ball players
that arc loose for Detroit, but they
must measure up to his requirements.
Tv knows more about managing
hall club than he did this time last
wear. Detroit has a sprawley infield.
The outfeld has big hitting thunder
but the pitchers are hardly of the
class to lead the Tigers to the prom
1 ised land.
| Both of the Chicago teams have
feelers out for materials. The Cubs
are NANCY They haven't shadow
OF their old strength. The Sox are
better and will get better unless they
! come down with the measles or
muinps. They could do a lot II they
had better pitching.
ST. Louis has two teams of cham
ponshlp aspirations and too little ag-
| sressiveness. The Cardinals are
starving on the infield. They are
none too strong in the box. The
Browns fooled along the past season
with lot of pitchers who could not
pitch for them and next season they
! intend to put up with no trifling.
They would not trade Sisler even If
the Yankees offered them half of
their team.
But with all these apparent weak
nesses. managers and owners Will
not let their players get away un-
less they can exchange them for 9TH