The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-12
GIANTS, INDIANS
VEIOCK'S CHOICE
international News Serv-
ice Writer Picks Flag
Winners

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Uncertain as the task OF picking
'"m has Ilwdys been. DO vas never
moro oI'frYIf than uoV.
'pWpo' promises fD br eo
k"'u hr'W,"u two American ami
three National league teams tu3i O
pruuHut selection boo either league
Boz q toss. up.
ono hing seems ,cr,nln-Now
York viii ny one ~ the gpnfaious
GptuHm' may even succeed iu
'uruor.ug tho worlds series for the
Nrsi time iu history
NciUck's selections
Iln thdi u4 10 may. here's our
RucsF for 1921
NATIONAL League. american League.
/ sew YORK. tIcVt land.
BROOKLYN. NcW York.
pittsburgh st. Louis
81 bouis Washington,
Cincinnati Detroit
Chicago. Chicago.
Boston. Philadelphia
Philadelphia, boston.
Tho Giants look moro like pen
uant winners today than at any time
during the past -four years. Me
Graw has rebuilt his Wobblv iuucld
ana put young blood into the lineup
that has succco >rd In plugging up
the holes through which the Giants
lost the 1920 pcunaut
Great Defensive strength.
with Kelly Frisch, bancroft and
Happ on the inficld. and Burns.
Young. walker and Erovn 90 take
care OF the outtlold ,ho Gionats
now have great defensive strength.
MCGraw has "a strong STAFF OF sea
goncd pitchers In Nopt. Tony,
Barnes, Benton, Douglas. Sallec and
several youngsters. Ills catching
staff Is second 10 mono in the Ma
tiounl league,
The Bruoklvn Dodgers. aside from
the addition OF Dutch Ucuthcr aur
the loss of Marqunrd. rs the same
team that won the flag last sea
son. The sam" team yrs hu.
lacking the fine physical condition
that gave them an early jump on
tho last spring start, Brooklyn Is
well balanced. too. aud has the
strongest pitching staff ia The
nothing of the punch that the recon
structed Giants possess. Noyerthc-
less, they figure to give Sow YORK
all the competition McGraw's boys
will care about and should finish
no worse than second unless they go
to pieces.
Last season the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates finished fourth. This year,
with Rabbit Maranvillc TO make
their infield. and a finely balanced
team, with good pitching and lots
of spirit, they should give the
Giants and Dodgers a hot argu-
mont. They may beat Brooklyn out
at that.
Reds Not Eormidnb Bile.
The dissatisfaction In the ranks
OF the Reds has done Fat MoTan's
team lot of harm, And even with
Rousch, Groh and kopf back in the
lineup before no very long. Moran
has his work cut out to finish In
the first division this year. The 81,
I,ouis Cardinals az they stand to-
day, look ready to graduate TO first
division company and should he no
worse than fourth. with Chicago
and Cincinnati fighting FOR fifth
place.
Fred Mitchell should, and no
doubt will. show great improve
ment In the Boston Braves. BIZ
Donovan has mans sized task on
his hands at Philadelphia, These
two teams' 'seem destined TO fight
IL out for seventh place.
The National league team that
appears to have the best chance of
upsetting calculations is Chicago.
/ There is no telling what Johnny
EVcrs may got out OF the cubs. lie
may work wonders with them.
Two-C Corncrcd right Here.
10 seems certainty that New
York and Cleveland are destined to
| fight to bitter finish for the
| American league flag this year
IA.
array Of playing talent over got
| ten together 10y "A New York Amer
| lean league team. lie has such ter
| rifle Sluggcrs - Ruth, Pipp,
| Mousel, Roth, Schang Peck Bodie,
| Ward and perhaps Baker TO manu-
| facturc runs. lie has a powerful