New Britain herald., 1925-04-13
OVER
 YOUNGER LEAGUE
Nationals, Tanks and Tyeers
 Look Very Good.
By BILLY EVANS

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 In making the rounds of the spring training camps of the Amer ican league and talking over the pennant situation with the various managers, the consensus is as fol- lows:
 Three teams, Washington, New York and Detroit. stand out in the American league, with the Philadel- .phias Athletics as the dark horse, liable to upset the pennant hopes Of all three.
 Miller Higgins of the New York Americans figures his club will do n comeback and win after being frus- trated in an attempt to capture four pennants in row.
 Unquestionably there is a hustle to the New York club this spring that was lacking last season. The Tanks feel that they should have won in 1924 and are taking their work far more seriously
 Cobb Fears Yankees Most
 An idea of how Ty Cobb views the Tanks can be gleaned from the statement he made to me in the south, that New York was the only club he feared in the American league.
 Most of the managers, while eulo- gizing Stanley Harris and the mas terly manner in which he drove his team 10 pennant and world championship, do not believe that he can repeat,
 There is an insistence that Wash ington got all the breaks to win last year and that it is foolish to think that Dame Fortune will be so kind to Clark Griffith and Company for the second time.
 Harris, himself, realizes the big task that confronts him and makes no boasts. As matter of fact he was ultra conservative in his slzeup of his team when he told mo: We may not win, but we will be in there fighting for every ball game"
 While the consensus favors Wash ington, New York and Detroit as the win, place and show trio of the American league, Connie Mack's club is everywhere regarded as the big IF team.
 There is a. wholesome fear of Mack throughout the league, Every is well aware of the great possibilities of his club. For two years 1t has lacked consistency be- cause of certain weaknesses that cropped out. These, Mack believes, he has remedied.
 Lefty" Groves, Connie NTack's frenzied finance pitcher, is the big if of the IF team. Everywhere tho opinion prevails that the showing of Groves will largely determine the chances of the Athletics.
 Jack Dunn, who developed Groves at Baltimore, says thessouthpaw will win 20 games for the Athletics, That is a large statement If he turns the trick Mack's club is going 10 make 1t very embarrassing for the trio of teams most favored to win.
 The St. Louis Browns have a much better ball club than the play of last season made it seem. The team has ! punch and better than the average defensive play. However, the col apse of the pitching staff ruined the chances Of the team to be anywhere.
 Up to Pitching Corps
 Manager sisler is hopiag that his pitching will be more consistent, de- spite the fact that the talent is much he same. If hc gets it. the Browns will make trouble.
 Under Eddie Collins the Chicago White SoX are certain 10 show a great improvement. TIfe White Sox Ire not a last place club and Collins homes to prove it.
 There will be a spirit on the Chi ago club this season that has been acking for several wears. am will ng to venture the opinion That the cam, as whole will he % per cent more efficient.
 The Boston Red SoX are rebuilding md have no pennant thoughts. Manager Ice Fohl, with character stic modesty. says that inside of three years he may have some views 0 express on the pennant possibilI- ies of the American leaguc.