Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-22
HARD-FOUGHT RACE
DUE, SAYS BARNARD
Asserts Yankees Strenuth
Has Not Weakened Morale
of Rival Clubs.
By the Asso~isied Press.

- ICAGO, January 2i.-Thcre is
4 a logical foundation for The
1 feeling. said President z S.
~ Barnard OF the Amsri-ap
League today. thar thu cham
pionship race Of 1923 will De the mos:
notify contested the league has expert
enced In many years
The potential strength OF the Van
KEGS he said has not weakened The
morale Of the Other seven clubs ana
there hes been more trading Of expert
enced bal! PLAYERS and strengthening OF
clubs this Winter than ever ba.ore r.
the history Of the league.
Reviewing the 1929 prospects. club
b. club President Barnard said:
Beginning ~ the bottom OF the 1872.
percentage table. We find that the Bcs-
ION Red Sog Will DC better than last
year, both becaGsa Of material adGed
ana because OF the increased experi-
crce of seFeTai brilliant youngsters with
whom Manager Csrr.ZaH put in &
nuch conscientious work last Summer
Browns Have New Club.
THE S. Louis Browns will be a.r1os,
an entirely rev club IN 1928. as a re-
suit Of the most drastic Changes which
ever before have been made N am
American League club between two SEA
SONS. The Browns have sent savs-al
good Players y other clubs. BIZ Nam
acar Eov.iey also has secured soyrs rood
men n these exchanges P.avcrS Ike
Blue. Nanash and M-Neely would nr;r
almost any major league club II IN.
pl,c1!ng staff measures Ut. The Browns
MI ~ much better club than !ast
season
This marked improvement IN tn
Rcd Scx and the Browns Is IN itself
4 Sufficient guarantee Of an i---r-oyp5
race when IL Is recalled that the 81.
iead the Yankees enjoyed lasc season
was secured and he'd az thu exnense
OF these Two Gibbs. The World cham
n!or1s v'on Is ont OF - games with ms
Heo Sox and II oUr % - games with
the Browns in 1927
Cleveland Chicago Detroit. Wash
!nglon and Philadelphia =. hare AIDED
STRENGTH 20 lh'5- 1921 n-ra-s-a-;oT,S
The indians suffered las: rear be-.usp
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rave more -C~s-ge rstcs.uE S--s---r
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