The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-04-12

by n L. FARRELL

$3.50 - -
cd fingers and the hope that It's
plant will bloom In October with a
worlds series crop OF coin.
The 1921 season starts with the
usual assortment OF predictions aud
hopes for ucces
Last year at this time the issue
was-"wm baseball come back after
the war;"
This year Il is-"wnl baseball
come back after the scandal?"
Executive heads OF the leagues
and the club owners believe II will
since Organized Baseball has shown
it's desire to keep the game clean by
banishing the players which drew
national suspicion on the game.
Baseball had its best and most
prosperous season last year. ! a
see no reason why II should not re-
peat this year." John A. Haydler.
president OF the National League,
said today.
Politically the season starts with
an improved organization presided
over by Judge Landin. Technically,
both leagues look stronger, with I'M
proved clubs that should furnish the
hottest race Of recent years for the
championship honors.
Very few critics look to seq the
honors won by the same teams.
Cleveland is considered a repeater
In the American League, but the
New York Giants are favored to
beat out tho Brooklyn Robins for
the privilege OF defending the Nat
ionai League flag in the series bat
ties.
The National League has two
greatly improved clubs in the Giants
and the Pittsburg Pirates, which
look to- have the prize between
them.
The Giants found in Goldie Rapp,
former st. Paul third baseman, an
infielder who promises to fill a hole
through which the pennant slipped
last year. Manager McGraw was also
fortunate in picking up two fine
pitching prospects in Bill Ryan and
Pat Shea.
Rabbit Meanwhile will put new
life and strength in the Pittsburg
Pirates, filling a want that also
kept the Pirates down in the race
last year.
The Cincinnati Reds are much
weaker than they were last year
and Brooklyn sens no better than
last year, when the Robins slipped
in ON a fluke.
Cleveland, New York and st.
Louis will battle it out in the Ameri-
can League with the bare chance
that Washington and the Athletics
will slip in and associate with the
upper classes
Iris Speaker has the same club,
with a much stronger pitching staff
to go through tie season. The
Yanks have a powerful club, but
slow and unwieldly, while the
Browns lack pitchers to get by the
Indians.
The White Sox perhaps will be
watched closer than any team in the
big leagues. Kid Gleason has a
monumental task to build a club
from the remnants of the wreck that
survived last falls expose. Chicago
fans are discouraged and think they
are shooting high when they hope
for a first division club.
Ty Cobb's accomplishment as
manager Of the Detroit Tigers also
will be watched with the greatest in
terest by the fans who are anxious
to know if the games greatest play
er can become the greatest manager.
The Georgia Peach seems to have
won the support of the players and
had great results during the training
season.
There are other new managers
whose work will also add to the in
terest in the pennant races. Johnny
Evers is back with his "old love-"
the Chicago Cubs; Bill Donovan is
going to try what n no else has
been able to do for the Pills. and
Fred Mitchell will handle the Bos-
ton Braves.
Half of the clubs in the American
League will be in new hands. Like
Ty Cobb, George Mcbride is making
his managerial debut at Washington.
Hugh Duffy will handle what is left |
of the Boston Red Sox after one of