Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
Hy Ncstbrouk pcrIcr

United News stan Correspondent.
NEW YORK. Feb. 9G.-The Giants
are off FOR Gantouc. Tex. tho Yanky
are gathering on the station plat
form for Ih"ir gala getaway. the
dodgers hay" landed In JacksunvilIn
and miscellaneous other ball teams,
or fractions thereof. are either In
chmp or on their way.
NNd about This ,ino, before any
one has even peeled tho tinfoil off
new ball. tho Eastern reaches Of
both big leagues Seem willing To
'"nc"de that tho Giants and Yankees
are on paper. tho strongest clubs
IN their respective leagues Tho
Nest VIII assume a disputa,ious at
t'tudc, however. for the two 81
Louis teams which surprised them
- ives with their new-found strength
iaSt season. ar" even more confident
now, although they have received no
n"tdtl" SijneniuG by trade or nur-
chase during the winter. The Cloye-
land Indians have SiUny McInnis for
inns season. but il was IN" Indians
pitching that skidd"d toward tho cnd
NJ 1921, ani this department hasn',
been holst"rod during tho winter
B"for" leaving tn" Browus. however.
20 u noted that they HAY" acquired
paT. banforth. who worked won
d'rS pitching for "a tail-cnd club in
tho association last year. lie might
hclp greatly in 1922, as another good
iinEcr would have helped them last
season.
The White sox are sun going
through evolutionary processes after
being cast back into the primitive
~ tn" wreck OF their 1919 team.
tn" cubs have not been built up.
although their owner william j
"'isi"y. Is said TO lie willing 10
sr"nd $l.o00.000 for p"nnant 1t
. not easy to put Il finger on any
department or this team and say.
Here's now strength" ana the team
@en"f"lIy LACKS that perfect c"-"rdi-
nation which made tho Giants cham
Iious last fall Even old Garry
Hermann himself was not above
So ah!n- of his team as jus, one Of
group nt bali clubs when he was
her" recently. ANA II IN" Cincinnati
k|GS should chance to make one
tw"-thr"" hgbt az II. nobody would
b" moro surprised than their portly
owner. The rhillics have fifteen uni
f"rpiS. q bag 81 bats. q grand stand
two or thrc" ball rlav"rs aud e dozen
lHNcfh statesmen. Same goes for the
Athletics. except they have no con
icssod hal players
Cubs Not HuIIt IN.
I'll" Giants expect renewed dan
E"r"Ns opposition from the Pirates,
wh" carried 'h"iu along at breath
l"Hs pacc until That rm"mcnious week
lal" ia August, 1921 when the
Pirates drpGEcG seven in a row and
w'r" dumped out of the lead after
President br"Nfuss had bull, the
emergency stands for pittshureh
world series. The Pirates are sim
''no"thly operating. efficient tail
club. There is something peculiar
about tn" Dodgers Tho team has
not changed over tho winter ana IS
s'Ill % strong hitting club with good
N"i"ran pitchers. i:ut the Dodgers
win pruuauts when they least dc
e"ry" 10 ny all paper figuring The
l'"m utterly LACKS spirit probably
du" 10 'ho old-nHdish attitude OF
'nCi" Charley Enbcis and his facil-
.'H Tor slap'ing heavy hncs ON the
jI"-'rs. though It's charley himself.
nuu" oih"r. tina, leads the fight
aralr.t wnrt ~" regards as COM
NOR aligw IN baseball.
IN" hrav"s ar" q fast Young team
rnd should Doc working together more
Hao"'hly TINS year. than in 1927.
hu' 'ha Giants have picked up
i|sluln Gruh, completing: one Of those
''-ghll'd idoal inflclds and they nnvc
s"cef.L recruits 80 choose from IN
'"r'lnping man :" pug the gap
itIi by 's' ITg" iiurHS Ia tho outer
stretches In pitching They are no
Letter "n Imam last year. when they
might have boon stronger THAT is
WHY To" alleged marketing of phil
Douglas ana less l!arncs sounds 80
ilaiut ct ms timc.
rho Yauk"rs sum have quite a
| hold out problem to contend with
!wt granted hat they sign up Erin
Ward ana tn" other hoid-outs. their
"sin"m Ia thrir League l. less favor
ah!" Than that OF Tia" Giants in Ia.
Nai.DUal NlrdrrorS' row wil, l..
N'nrti"ning s'!ll. and 10" Eush and
Sam ZONES hav" come down from
i:"si"u 20 strengthen the pitching
e. uartm"nt. which lost ia" worlds
series thiough lack uf Il third cnpa
hl" man iiut the iiabe and Hnl
N"uS"l viii be- ont OF the game for
month. ana their Joss for that time
| nay easily cost another success
Th" Rcd Sox, after winter ~
poignant discomfort up In Boston
have CLUB OF 900 hitters and q fast
aggressive ball clut in tho fie.d