Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-01
MAJORITY MAJOR
LEAGUE TEAMS HAVE
HOPES OF WINNING
lRy Tha ASSOCIATED Pressl

(By The Associated Press)
King Winter momentarily holds the
attention of diamond fans both In the
North and South, but the frosty
whiskered ruler has not routed the
knights of optimism in the baseball
training camps.
Exactly 16 teams comprise the two
major league, and most of them are
going to win league championship
pennants this year, judging from the
managerial admissions which have
been circulated since the spring
training periods began. The bright
prospects are qualified, however,
with Ifs" and in the end there will
be only one pennant winner in each
league.
But the athletes are reaching sat
isfactory form and both trainers and
managers are about ready to exhibit
the, results of their work before the
home city fans.
Joe Mccarthy, pilot of the Chicago
Cubs, who are training in California
at last has given his general opinion
of the club. Pick 'em as cellar
champions and get badly fooled" he
said. With that the Bruin boss ex-
planned that his players were young,
that they were Just reaching the de-
sired condition and that they would
show the league thing or two about
hitting. After an idle day, the Cubs
will play the Los Angeles outnt TO-
day.
In Birmingham, Ala, where 1t was
too wet yesterday for another Brook-
lyn-New York Yankee battle, Mail
ager Higgins of the Yanks let 1t be
known he is pleased with the deten-
sive work of his infield.
Hornsby. manager of the st. Louis
Cardinals, is leading a club filled al
most to overfowing with ambition
this wear. The Cardinals. who VIII
practice at Dallas today and tomor-
row, promise big things. Unsettled
weather made the Cardinal Chlcago
White Sox game impossible yester-
day and the SoX returned to Shreye-
port to study port side smuggling, their
weakness.
PhiIadelphias Nationals deserted
precedent yesterday ~ winning the
first victory of their training season,
downing Buffalo, Harper. mold out
is to join the Phillies this week. Two
other games We're played yesterday,
the New York Giants outhitting and
outscoring the Washington Senators
at Tampa and the Philadelphia Atm
letics defeating the Baltimore Orio-
les. The Athletics started home TO-
day.
The weather governed the two
Boston teams yesterday, the Red
Sox idling while the sky dripped at
New Orleans and the Braves being
hampered in practice at st. Peters
burg because of wet grounds. Coach
Rudolph of the Braves declares ne
never saw Major Leaguers in better
condition.
Pittsburgh Pirates may miss their
exhibition games at Wichita. has.,
today and tomorrow, the ground be-
ing covered with snow.
The Cleveland Indians are going to
devote a day or two to studying in
side baseball when they land at
New Orleans, Manager Speaker be-
lieving elimination of the lively ball
calls for a display of the finer points
of the game.
The Reds of Cincinnati land in
Palm Beach today to play an inter-
club game in which Donohue and
MAYS will go the full route. George
Sisler sent his st. Louis Browns
through q stiff workout at Tarpon
Springs Yesterday but took out
enough time to state. his team is
coming around in good shape.
Ty Cobb tried a new one. asking
for volunteers to practice at Au-
gusta. Ga. in spite of the steadily
falling rain. Every Detroit Tiger
dashed forth. maintaining the club s
perfect training record.