South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-01
ST. Louis, New York, Pittsburg
and Boston Picked for
Leading Berths.
BY DAVIS J. WALSH.
N. 81. s. Snorts Editor.l


NEW YORK. March 81 - How
would you like 10 be a Judge at the
finish for a 100-yard dash with
Charley Paddock, Morris Kirksey,
Loren MurchisOn and Edwards. the
British negro. coming out Of their
marks for the final heat?
The chances would be very good
that you might boot one there. Un-
less you have the eye Of a Basilisk.
Given an even break at the gun this
quartet would figure to come down
to the tape so closely punched that
one might readily imagine them as
running in quadruple harness
And by the same token. the I'M
pending National league race fig
ures TO be a four-team race. from
first to last. with the possibility inn
lminent that not more than five
games Will separate the first and
fourth runners at the wire.
Cards Look Good.
We have picked the St. Louis
Cardinals 10 head off the Giants,
! Braves and Pirates for reasons that
seem to US conclusive and sufficient.
/ Yet the Cards can finish fourth and
still avoid the charge of having en-
gagged in that pastime elegantly
/ known as doing a flop"
This should be the Cards year.
They have the most impressive hit
/ ting ensemble in the major leagues,
more consistent punch all down
the line than the Giants, and the
McGraw entry has yet to prove that
/ it Will produce better pitching this
season.
The Giants have fallen heir 10 the
! best infield in baseball today in OBJ
taining Heinie Groh from the Reds;
yet they were forced to give up
/ George Burns TO put the deal
through and Burns is one Of the
best lead-off men in the league. in
addition TO one o. it's best outfleld-
ers and baserunners.
! However, you will have to prove
the Giants ability to repeat by their
pitchers and that will be no easy
cinch. as the fellow said.
/ Must Nurse Nehf.
Tcney is nearing the end Of his
tether and does not figure TO be as
effective as OF yore, while Nehf. the
most consistent winner of the out
! a.. must be nursed carefully. He
canrot be overworked because his
snap delivery eXacts no little phys
4 ical toll from his arm.
This would seem to put the mat
| ter squarely up osome of the young
pitchers and that leaves the Cards
/ just as good as the next Indeed.
they should get a lot Of good pitch
ling from a staff that includes Doak,
/ Haires. Sherdel. Pertica. Bailey.
/ Pfefler and Goodwin. At least three
I OF those named will come through
with the emphasis on Doak and
Pfeffer. Salivary Willie is not a
good spring pitcher but he should
be big winner when the soins
starts 10 get rough. and Pfeffer, for
the first time in several years, seems
{ obave settled down to the business
at hand.
II is upon Pfeffer that we hang
the proof of our prediction. He is
Ia great Highlander when he wants
to be and he appears to be in the
mood now. Write this one down
on your frayed cuff; watch JEFF
Pfefer this year
Need Good Catcher.
The Cards are weak as water and
soup behind the plate, but have
eight outielders and may be able TO
swing one or more of these into "A
trade for a catcher.
The Pirates are selected for third
place One can do no less by an
OUTFIT than can Summon such pitch
ers as Cooper Adams, Hamilton.
/ Carlson. Glazuer. Morrison. Yellow
horse and linn. The punch is not
there. however at least. it doesn' I
seem to be although you never can
tell what a younger player will do
and the Pirates are experimenting
with several of these.
/ The Braves. figuring TO get ane
pitching from McQunlan, Oeschser.
1 Watson and possibly Filingir. with
THE aging Marquard bobbing up with
Ia Uell-pitched game oc asiUnally,
stand up with the front runners all
the way particularly since the pitch
+ ing will be supported by fine hit
ting outheld and first class catch
! ing. The Braves infeld defense may
\ be a bit spotty. however. and for this
reason they are outranked by the
otnoy far-ori4cc