The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-04-07
THIS TRIO OF
TEAMS DESTINED
FOR IND DIVISION
Chicago Cubs, Boston
Red Sox and Phil
lies Look Weak

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The cubs were 70 poor seventh
last ycnr and WI have to step
some Co better that position in
1872.
Il looks as 10 % would Doc a
nght To bitter death between the
Cubs and phiilie. To- see who Will
escape the cellar position.
Not enough good pitching is the
big thing that viii Keep che
Cubs in the second division kll-
htor really hus only two veterans
Alexander and Martin
Alexander was far below form
laet year He won only 10 and
lost rs In 1891. 90 course, that
b. a better average than his club
had ln the standing bur far below
lhc Alexander standard.
a. one time Alexander could
win regardless OF the club that hc
pitched on. However. Is be-
ginning To- tell ON Alexander His
arm len { as strong ns IL ouco was
Tho big fellow Is certain to have
"a better year than lu-t. but The
Cubs need more Than oao pitcher
Martin. the other veteran, won
~ and lost DO in 1927. tic
.NANNMNM MNNNM 100 L"||'N HN|NNNH'
The rest uf tbt Chlcago pltcnIu-
start Do "a his problem that uu-
uuystIuuuhly has Manager klllllcr
much w@orrieia
Arnold statz was the sensation
uf the Pacific Coast league irst
season II Doe can maintain hi=
minor league gait be VIII add
much strength Co the Cubs out
neld.
Nouc of Che recruits taken ON
tho trimming trip have shown
suuueH Goo ,lu-, kIlIIiUr tu Poe.
thusH tn, club Will start The
season with much the snmv uuo-
up ns iu 1921,
Mauara~ -u1f.N LOOKS 60 have
"a tough time ufloat Amy posi-.
tion De- finishes above seventh VIII
DE "a very crcGltuhlo performance
ON hiH part
Red SoN Weak.
Tho Rostou Rod SOS, now
faWlliHrly known as The Dead SuN
in the city % culture. loom up Ike
anything but % pcanaut possibility
Like "a number ~ other major
league manngors THE big problem
that confronts Hurhie buffy De-
pitching
owner Frnzec has a habit ~
selling on good pitchers faster than
his managers can develop Thorn
~ Fra1es had retained sam
Jones and Joe Bush. Instead of
handing them over To the Sew
York Yankees tine Boston club
would have made lots ~ trouble
during the comiur campaign
There isn't "a consistent pDr-
former ON the Red o staff of
pitchers unless IL b. S%ouihpaw Tier
bic Pennock. who BE- Che dean Of
tho staff.
Rip Collins and HU TIrrcv poe
cured from New Yor. boz che trade
for Bush and Jones hHve ability
but nra c|rrafic Il'rry BE- uud'r
suspension hy Judge lands fHr
transforming and viii not hH
available until May 20
collins has always been % fast
hnli pitcher. plrs 90 fairly good
curve had control however has
deprived hIr OF much ~ bits ,aiua
90 his team This spring De De-
mastering the slow ball
Elmer Myers is an inland -uufo-
last year he suffered from illness
which greatly affected his work
He can hardly be classcd BIS e. first
string man
Allan Russell. the snit hall
pitcher. is nr uncertainty Ills
health is only fair and In addition
D.. reported iat" He ls 70 tough
pitcher to beat when right. huf
is seldom that way
The veteran Jack Quinn. start
Ing his fwoutv-aorond yunr in base
ban. Will turn In r. good game sv-
cry now and fnon.
mHH-- aH 80 HLL .--
Thormahlen ana Ferguson. Gro
The Rod sov. or Dead soy. az
ynu prefer &c. hnvo proved they can
do our thiuE-hIt
~ George HhIfus zoe Harris
ucrril Pratt. Joe DugHn. Mike
MenosFy and John Collins she Rcd
SoN boast uf r1 hard h.ftcrs I'D.
die Foster who win play third. Ia
one uf The boost place hittrra boo
tho lsaEuo MUDDY Rusl ~ 90 areut
catcher and o. ~dargerouf uHt-mau
There ism g 20 player uu thr Hos-
ton club that Stands out Tru,
thr club can Iii but H must got
some pitching pr other CLUBS arc
going to make "a lot - runs.
owner frl1rr says his club win
he one" two. three Manager DUFF
claims tho SoN will bo fighting the
leaders an The WY; Jimmy Burke.
me assistant manager lnsIata fh.
suN are o first division 4rrrerl-
ton
ON paper however Tho Boston
Rcd Sov look like "a sure enough
second division team.
Ihiiiio- Win Trail.
Philadelphia fans hnyr AN oNrIt-
ing season ahead of them
Connie AlaNa ltaf f.r a.r-n
YEAR says his club will finish out
OF the cellar This season.
Tho Philadelphia National
league club, which finished Ip tnr
cellar position IN thlt organization
last season, ls also fighting tu los.
that place.
Connie Mack's team has con
siderable color because NHel h.
always experimenting showing b
fans new faces. He Us constantly
tryine.
There certainly isn't much 10 an
thu4e v er about the ThilHdoiuhu
Nationals for the coming season
n the team finishes better Than
last Il will probably he "a Fprat
shock 10 al! concerned.
True. the club should De- stronger
than the team Of last vsnr hut
lint doeant mean anything IN par.
ticular.
Arthur Fletcher, former star
shortatop Of the New York Giants
In back. Fletcher retired from
baseball q year Rgo, said he Eevcr
would return, hut ne back.
Fletcher y far from the player
he was whom with the Giants lie
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