Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
ST. LOUIS PROMISES TO TURN
OUT TWOFAST BALL CLUBS|
Cardinals Picked to Give Giants Great Run in 1929.
Browns Also Have Speedy Delegation for Com.
ing Scason-Red Sox Also Strong

MEM YORK. Jan. 7.-Unloss there
are some unexpected upheavals in tho
National League, 81. Louis Will bc the
only club TO press the Giants hard.
FOR two successive years the Cardi-
nails have led their league in hitting.
After their spring slump OF last sea
son the Cardinals played strong,
dashinS game.
On paper Riclsey's pitching atan is
not as good as McGraw's, though Per-
tica promises to devotion Into n star.
Jesse Iiaines did not show the stuff
last season that he did in 1920. Doak,
leading pitcher Of the league last sea-
son, Is a reliable veteran. hut not of
much uScc IN tbs spring. He IL n hot
weather pitcher. Should Jeff PETER
show return to his old-time twiriing
form it would help out Hickey i'm
menselE
Pittsburgh docs not figure as strong
Tor l'.2 as II did in 1921. If Fred
Mitchell can get his entire pitching
STAFF in Boston functioning 1T tho
same time, he should beat out the Pr
rates Tor third place.
Pirates We're nm Odd CIub.
Inc buccaneers had an odd club
iast season-a combination of vet
Grams well on their way and young
sters Just breaking I'm. There were
Few men on the club who had hcon in
Dasehal four or five years. Either
they We're real old-tiners like Carey,
Mhitted, Cutshaw and Adams. or kids
iIke MORRISON. Ticrncy and Barnhardt
Cutshaw will not he hack ncrt scr,
son, and both Whitfield and Carey
want TO be traded. Gibson unquestion-
ABLY VIII do some trading during the
winter. hut after he gets through he
VIII be left with q club which will
take another season to find itself.
FRED Mitchell showed more progrcss
win the HrGves last sea son than WAS
made by any other club in either
league. Should he continue at that
Pace his team would be right up with
the Giants in 1922. The most glaring
hole in the Boston team is at short,
where Barbara hardly measures UP.
Dodgers Must Rebuild.
Brooklyn must rebuild before 1t
again may ha regarded as conten-
der. The club toppled from first 10
nth in one year. and will slide still
more unless Ebbets can get Robby. a
new shortstop, and at least one first
class catcher.
cincinnati, with Il raft of high
priced youngsters and one of the best
pitching prospects picked up in years
IN Donohuc. should win easier during
inc 1922 season, do better, though
they still are far from a contender,
while the Phiilics ROMAN tho Phillies.
Naiser Wilhelm. however, got
enough good youngsters from the
Giants to build up n fairly presentablc
team. and the 1922 Phillies should
improve. The Cubs also should win
more games than the philadelphia
tail-enders of the last three years.
Despite the suspension OF Babe
Ruth and lob Meusel. the Yankees
again remain the favorite In the
American League.
HugSins Now Has the Pitchers.
The reason is that Iiuggins now
has four pitching aces in Mays.
Hoyt, Jones and Rush, with still
chance for Shawkey, young man,
to come back. BaGby's unfortunate
collapse left iris Speaker. OF the
Clevclands. with only one high class
hoSman-Stanlcy Coveieskic. Fold
also has only one top-notcher in st.
Louis, Urban Shockcr. Dixie Davis
Is effective against certain teams,
including the Yankees. Much is ex-
pected In st. Louis of Dave Danforth,
tho new Brown cft-hander, but
Dave showed little consistency when
no was mp before with tho Athletics
and White SoX. s,J
Tho Yankees are likely. to have
their outnold Strengthened out be-
foro another week. They expect to
got n player who will BIO able to
knock In runs until Ruth and
Meusel get back TO duty. From pros
ont Indications McNnlly will start
the season ut third base. Mike hi;
around .260 last season, which lis
enough IL the other Yankee patters.
Keep on slugg1ng tho ball. b 81;
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