The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-01
BRAVES SHOW
NO STRENGTH
IN FLAG RACE
Boston Club Will Fight
, PhillieS for Cellar
I Championship
RY BILLY EVANS

on st. Peters burg, April 1.-The Bos-
I ton Brayes appear to have the Will
to get somewhere IN the Natlohal
err League race, but they simply have
mint the way.
I'll The Braves, like the Phillies, don't
appear to be going anywhere IN par
Tticular After July there is Ger
tain to be a hectic struggle between
nc these two teams to avoid the cellar.
There is one player on the Braves
who stands out, Johnny Cooney. II
the young man was with the New
Work Giants he would be one OF the
80 most talked about athletes IN the
National League.
ar: Cooney is primarily pitcher he
A did some mighty fine southpawing
in the National League last season.
a. However, he is man Of many parts.
ity One of his greatest assets is ms
- ability to hit the ball. Asa result
'Is he is used considerably in the out
u field and is also the clubs cham
70, pion pinch hitter.
|. The fact that so great player
let as Cooney is with the lowlv Braves
C. keeps him from being rated one Oh
the stars of the game. The work OF
lOs the club dims his individual efforts:
pe Cooney comes by his baseball
: ability honestly. He is the son Of
the Cooney who played with Pop
Anson's Chicago Colts, many years
U back His brother, Jack, is starring
at shortstop for the ST. Louis Car
&c dinals.
h. The Braves pitching staff isn't
O.. to be shifted at, the outfield is very
% fair, but the infield is one of the
ne oldest combinations that ever graced
II, big diamond
~ Manager Bancroft. one of the
e greatest :shortstops Of the game has
:. the infield who at present could be
classed as a sure enough big Lacquer.
w Around him is rather makeshift
aggregation.
al At first base is Burns, dug up by
, 1Connie Mack five or six years ago
, from southern college and after
D being carried for two years, turned
loose. Connie expressed the thought
that he would never make the grade.
n, Burrus, after several years in var
ious minors, is back to supplant the
m veteran "Stuffy Mclnnis, who is a
~: holdout.
no position, the Braves have Lucas, VIII o
~ don't believe any pitcher can be
ms made into big league infielder in
Iii SO short time.
The only bright spot in the Braves
linfield, to my way of thinking, out
tside of Bancroft of course, is Bill
=, Marriott at third base. Last season
~ he was with Mobile in the Southern
+ League.
81 Marriott looks the part of ball
>eplaver. He goes to his right or left
with equal ease. Strangely, ground
balls hit directly at him seem to
). bother him most. / regard Marriott
lsas having a great chance to make
lc1eood. He is easily the best infield
prospect.
eS OF the rookie pitchers. Ike Kamp,
cOwho had big year with Pittsfield
y, in the Eastern League, has promise.
In that organization Kamp was
typretty close to being the shutout
m king, blanking his opponents being
q favorite diversion.
20 While wishing Manager Bancroft
,esall the luck in the world, yet after
watching his ball club for two days
FS ! am positive that he has rough
A1voyage ahead between now and the
20 close Of the season.
% If Bancroft can work up any
nsgreat enthusiasm over the club he
is entitled to the rating of cham
pion optimist.