Indiana daily times., 1921-04-11
NEW YORK HAS
GREAT CHANCE
TO TAKE FLAG
Giants and Yanks Both Pre-.
sent Strong Line-ups-Wc-
Graw Has Edge.
CLEVELAND LOOKS GOOD
By JACK YEIOCK.

international News Service Sports Editor
NEW YORK, April 11-"Where will
the big league Pennants fly in October?'
Uncertain as the task Of picking EN-
has always been, it was never more diff
cult than now.
Competition promises to be so keen
between two American and three Ma
tional League teams that a pennant Sc
lection in either league Is a toss-up.
One thing seems eertain-New York
will fly one of the gonfalons. Gotham
may even succeed in cornering the
worlds series for the first time in his
tory.
Be that as it may, here's our big
league guess for 1921:
National League-New York, Brooklyn,
Pittsburgh, st. Louis, Cincinnati, Chi
casO. Boston. Philadelphia
american League Cleveland, New
York, St. Louis, Washington, Detroit,
Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston.
The Giants look more like pennant
winners today than at any time during
the last four years. McGraw has re
built his wobbly inheld and put young
blood into the lineup. that has sue
ceeded in plugging up the holes through
which the Giants lost the 1920 penannt
With Kelly, Fritsch, Bancroft and Rapp
on the infeld and Burns, Young. Walker
and Brown to take care of the outheld
posts, the Giants now have balance and
"
STAFF Of seasoned pitchers in Nehf, Barnes
Toney, Benton, Douglass, Sallee and sew
eral youngsters. His catching staff Is
second to none in the National League.
DODGERS NOT
IN CONDITION.
The Brooklyn Dodgers, aside from the
addition of Dutch Reuther and the loss
OF Marquard, are the same team that won
the flag last season. The same team
yes-but lacking the fine physical condi-
tton that gave them an early jump on
the field last spring. Brooklyn Is we'll
balanced, too, and has the strongest
pitching staff In the league. But the
Dodgers have none Of the punch that the
reconstructed Giants possess. Neverthe-
less, they figure to give New York all
the competition McGraw's boys viii care
about, and should finish no worse than
second, unless they go to pieces.
Last season the Pittsburgh Pirates
finished fourth. This year, with RABBIT
MaTanville TO make their infeld and q
finely balanced team with good pitching
and lots Of spirit, they should give the
Giants and Dodgers a hot argument. They
may beat Brooklyn out. at that.
Dissatisfaction in the ranks Of the Reds
has done Pat Moran's team lot OF harm.
And even with Roush, Groh and kopf
back in the lineup before 80 very long,
Moran has his work cut out to finish in
the first division this year
The ST. Louis Cardinals, as they stand
today, look ready TO graduate to first
division company and should be no worse
than fourth, with Cincinnati and Chi
eago fghting It out for hfth place.
Fred Mitchell should and no doubt
will, show a great improvement in the
Boston Braves. Bill Donovan has a man 8
sized task on his hands at Philadelphia.
These two teams seem destined TO fight
Il out for seventh place.
The National League team that ap-
pears to have the best chance Of up
setting calculations Is Chicago. There
is no telling what Johnny Evers may
get out Of the Cubs. He -Eaay work
wonders with them.
1t seems a certainty that New York
and Cleveland are destined to fight it
out to q bitter Sinish for the American
League flag this year.
Miller Higgins has the strongest array
of playing talent ever gotten together