Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-06
MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS
AIM To STOP YANKEES
and GIANTS THIS YEAR

New York, Marcn GA. I,)-ln Il
determined effort TO stop the flow OF
baseball championships toward New
York, which has had monopoly OF
National and American League pen
nants for the last three years. major
league managers have begun pre-
pairing their teams for the l9-4 cam
paign. Fourteen of the 10 teams IN
the two major leagues have again
selected southern training camps al
which to boil out the excess pound
age acquired during the winter lay
OFF and to stage their annual battles
between the rockies and regulars.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are doinS
their preliminary work in California
and the Chicago Cubs are back again
at Catalina Island, off the California
coast.
The training season will he OF un-
usual interest to the fans because OF
the determination OF John McGraW
and Miller Higgins to get their ma
chimes in order to set records or tour
consecutive championships in their
respective leagues and an equal de-
termination on the part of their OPP
ponents 40 break the string of New
York championships
Manager McGraw has taken his
charges to Sarasota. ria, a new
training camp, where his principal
task will be to reconstruct MS
shattered pitching staff. The Ma
tional League champions expect the
stiffest opposition from Cincinnati
and Pittsburgh. with possible trouble
from the st. Louis Cardinals. Ia'
Moran. manager of the Reds. mas
the advantage of starting the tram
ing season with what is generallN
regarded as the best pitching stan
in the National League. He hopes
TO strengthen the weak spots of his
outfit and with this accomplished
the Reds would appear to have the
best chance to succeed the Giants
The Pirates. however. must be fig
urcd at all times as dangerous con
tenders.
The New York Yankees start
their training season with the cham
pionship lineup of 1929 intact. In
addition to boiling away the excess
pomda%c of his players, Manager
higgins will endeavor to rid them
of excess confidence gained by rea-
son of their victory over the Giants
in the 1923 world series. In an
carly survey of the American League
teams Iris Speakers Indians and
Nv Cobh's Tigers appear as the most
rivals of the Yankees.
There is much speculation as TO
what the Athletics will do in the
coming campaign. They set a
speedy pace for time last season.
but cracked under the strain of the
vigorous campaign. injuries and un-
lucky breaks. Connie Mack has
opened up his purse this winter and
has obtained several players which
will make his team one that will
bear Watching. The Philadelphia
Nationals appear doomed for second
division depths again.
BoNl Chicago teams have been
strengthened for the 1924 race. and
while several changes have been
made on the Boston clubs they re-
main as unknown quantities, Wash
ington will enter the race under n
new manager Stanley Harris. the
brilliant. young second baseman.
having been named to lead the tenn.
Wilbert Robinson. manager Of the
Brool.lyn Dodgers. expects to work
a big Improvement in his team.
Florida is the most popular train
ing state with nine camps. Alabama
and California each have two. while
Georgia, Texas and Louisiana each
have enc.
The 1924 training camps are To-
Gated as follows:
American League