The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-01
Worlds Champions Look Good to Repeat Feat This
 Year in National League

assistance of Virgil Barnes, Pat Shea. William Ryan, Claude Jonnard, four sturdy right handlers.
 Toney. Douglas. Jesse Barnes and Arthur Nehf. the regular gunners of last year, will be re-enforced by four sturdy right handlers Virgil Barnes, Shea, Ryan and Claude Jonnard. This combination of vets and rooki es should be plenty strong enough 70 take care of any rival Douglas, Barnes and Toney have seen many years of service but all are unusually powerful men, and during the last campaign showed few signs of slip ping. Nehf is probably the best left handler in the lessue while Shea and Ryan displayed real class at times last season. Virgil Barnes was deem ed the best pitcher in the association, with the possible exception of Dan forth and Robertson.
 The champion backstops will be on duty again this season. Snyder will do rather more than half the work and peppery Earl smith most of the rest. while Alex Gaston will do the catching in the morning practice and the warm up work in the pen. All these men are normal 300 hitters and capable Of doing twice as much worl, as they will be called on to do.
 The infield is MeGraw's pride Kelly Frisch. Groh. Bancroft and Rawlings constitute one of the real great infield combinations of the last 20 years. All are young, fast, intel ligent and can hit, field and throw Groh began with New York and his transfer from Cincinnati for this sea son has inspired him to excel his former admirable record Frank Frisch is touted by his admirers as the successor to Eddie Collins as Che greatest of second basemen. The speed Of this chap is really remark able and under the tutelage of Me Graw and Jennings, both former in- field wizards. he seems destined to take rank as one of the greatest sec ond sackers of all time.
 Captain Bancroft has no rival m the National league except the rab- bit, Maranville. Dave is seasoned but not old. He can keen step with the flashes on either side and, ir fact will be great aid to Frisch. ir this the first time that the Fordhan boy has begun a season with his po- sition permanently settled.
 Center field offers a contest be tween kalph sinners, fOrmerlN WILT Indianapolis. and Bill Cunningham secured last summer from Seattle Both are young. both wield a near bat and are fast, but neither Is al this time as finished an artist al George Burns. whose shoes they vii endeavor to fl. Ike Boon, terrific slugger from the Southern associa tion. is also a candidate but his chances are recokoned below thos' of Cunningham and Shinners at thli time. Reliable Ross Young will con | tinue 10 roam the right field pasture
 in efficient fashion and big Emi Meusel has no competition in left MeuseFs long suit Is his ability tt vale the often and far away and hi is no mean fielder. His throwing i could be improved but Tn his sec tion, long and fast throws are not s, l frequently necessary as In either o 1 the other gardens.
 The roster at the top of this col umn contains all the men who ar on the training trip. but only thos mentioned have any reasonabl chance of going through the year. I
 this case it seems to be New Tor
 against the field with the Giants tn
 favorite to repeat.