The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-03-24
More Teams Have High.
Hopes of Finishing in the
First Division Than There
Are Places-Athletics, Sen.
ators, Yankees and Tigers
Given Best Chance For the
Lead
(By Brian Bell)

Atlanta, Ga, March 24.-tP)-
Three weeks survey by an Associ-
ated Press correspondent of major
league training camps reveals con-
flict Of supply and demand in base
ball. There are more customers for
the first division in the American
League than there are places.
Popular opinion in the training
zone has allotted the first four places
to the Philadelphia Athletics, Wash
ington Senators, New York Yankees
and Detroit Tigers on more or less
catch-as-catch-can basis. Cleveland
insists the Indians cannot be counted
out Of the first four and the Chicago
White Sox and St. Louis Browns are
in a receptive mood and hopeful.
The Boston Red Sox objective at the
moment seems to be anywhere but
last place.
The American League teams enter
the race with an unprecedented shift
ing of veteran players and hardly
less startling arrival of young stars
on the way up.
Depend on Youth and Age
The Athletics are depending on
both old and young. Ty Cobb, Eddie
Collins and Zach Wheat have brought
hitting strength to Connie Mack's
outfit and added spirit. Jack Boley,
who can come up with the ball with
any infielder, has aided defensive ar
engagements. The pitching staff has
been brought over intact from last
season and Manager Connie Mack ex-
poets his improved offensive to en-
able his pitchers to cash in on games
charged on the debit side of the led
ger last year.
Washington has added strength in
the person of iris Speaker, who un-
questionably has much good baseball
left in his system. In Buddy Myer,
the Senators have greatly improved
shortstop, and the club seems
stronger in reserve material. The
pitching. Washington must develop
make little change in playing person
mel but will depend on chaiiged tao
tics and a revised batting order. The
Junglers threaten to do some base
running.
Yankees Unchanged
The champion Yankees will stand
pat on the team that won the pen
nant last year. Some difficulty has
been experienced in signing all the
pitchers but If Pennock falls in line
the New Workers. seem certain to be
in the midst Of the fight.
Cleveland, with vacant chair in
center field, depends on its pitchers
to stand the enemy off. The Indians
boast a formidable staff in Uhle,
Shautc, Levsen, Smith, Buckeye, Mil
Ter, Hudlin and Karr. Speakers
place will be hard to fill.
The tragic removal of John Mostil
from the lineup of the Chicago White
Sox has dealt Ray Schalk hard
blow as he enters his first season as
manager, but, like the Indians, he
counts on his pitchers to see him
through.
A manager with great enthusiasm
and a 100000 outfielder, who seems
to be worth the money, stand out in
stock taking of the st. Louis
Browns. Dan Howley, new manager,
has way with him and will get the
spirit of his players. Fred Schultz,
high priced outficlder from Milwau-
kee, has done all that a player can
do to make good in the spring. Sis
Ter promises to have better year
as player than he did as manager.
Boston Red S0x are following Bill
Carrigan at surprising speed and
will almost certainly make u better
showing than was the case last sea-
son. Carrigan must feel his way aft
CIR an absence of 10 years from base
ball.