Evening star., 1923-03-29

The reserve strength Of the team is
admirable. 1t is not the reserve
strength by which Barney Dreyfuss
aud Bill Mckcrhnie argue they may
win Later they may have to call
urou the reserves. brt the team is
being groorcd to face its rivals with
" hat looked good last year and what
is expected to look better this wear
The same purpose = in evidence
mere as was in evidence IN the Gin
"innati camp--the regular team is to
hr brought around TO start early and
80 away with Il jump.
Harder Task Than Giants.
II know we have a harder task
than New York" said Dreyfuss, be
cause We have to play the stronger
western clubs. while the Giants play
tn" east. but don't think we are
going to let that interfere with the
determination to Win the pennant if
We can"
Barney went on to tell why Pitts
hufgh should have won in 1927"
il Was the first time he has given
Voice to downright statement of
fact. He named the players upon
whom lie centered the responsibility
il was infraction of discipline that
lost the 'pennant for team that
seemed to have il Won. And perhaps
IN all the history of base ball there
never has been a case of broken dis
cipline so emphasized as that of 1921.
Seemingly with no chance to lose
the guilty PLAYERS broke training in
Chicago and continued it on the east
"in trip until they utterly ruined
fncir chances and those OF their team
mates.
Grimm viii play first for the Pirates
This year. Ticrncy will start at second.
AtaranNiilc at short and Traynor at
ihird. Thai is the regular infield un-
III II is broken by accident or inabil-
1ty TO meet requirements.
Outficld Is Strengthened.
The outiield will be Bigbee, Carey
ard Russell. Dreyfuss declared to the
writer today that that outfield should
make a big difference this year. be
cause last spring Pittsburgh lost fif-
teen games because the team didn't
according to Dreyfuss. I'VE aren' t
going TO lose them" Barney says if
he can pick up fifteen games because
Of a better outtield he will win the
title. provided the Giants play as they
played la st year.
Barneys reflections along that line
are based on sound logic. 1t must be
remembered that Schmidt is with
Pittsburgh this year. catching for the
regulars. lie did not join Pittsburgh
in 1872" until after Gibson resigned
4s manager. His ability ball
player is excellent. But Schmidt's
presence goes further than that. Don I
overlook that point. Certain Pirate
pitchers have undoubted confidence in
their own skill when they are pitch
lug to Schmidt. and. they will there
fore start the season with the idea
that they can win.
When Russell is not playing right
field against left-hand pitchers the
task will fall to Barnhart, and he can
still clout the ball from one town to
another. Carey, the streak in center
field. is not hurrying himself. The
weather has been too cool, and like
any ball player who has speed in his
lower legs. he knows enough not to
Try too hard at the start while the
wind blows from the ice factory. He
has a speed bug along side of him
in Bigbee. who was perhaps the most
improved of any outfielder in 1922 in
the Nationals. The speed of those
men should give confidence to the
pitchers that the outer gardens will
Ec we'll protected.
Bad Training Weather.
II is nonsense to say the Pitts
burgh team is today at it's full speed.
The weather has been too much
AGAINST it. But figuring on what
Pittsburgh certainly will be three
weeks from now, Pittsburgh most as
Suredly will be one of the sides Of
the aforementioned triangle.
Make no mistake about it. In