Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-16

N YEW YORK, April l6.-DiSap-
I M pointments, as well as favor
able conditions, attend the
opening of the major league
base ball season. The teams
best ftted physically to start are the
Boston American Leaguers. the Giants,
: Washington, both st. Louis mines, the
Chicago National Leaguers ana CleVe-
land.
other teams have players on the hos
pital list and some of the teams nave
not settled upon their actual batting
order. The teams mentioned above are
ready to play right now.
Detroit is without suitable Short
stop. The loss of Jack Tavener has not
been overcome. To trade away short
stop always is dangerous in base ball.
X Nolen Richardson, last year with Fort
!, Worth, Tex, is trying to play shortStop.
He is a young third baseman. And II
he is ready for the majors that Is where
= he should be playing.
= The Tigers are not sure about first
base. When Stanley Harris contracted
: to take up the job of managing this
, team he knew that he had many things
to do. But he has found the list longer
than he thought it was and the task
more difficult.
The Chicago White Sox began train
ing with prospective infield that had
more elements of good In it than any
the Sox had boosted for some time.
The untimely hilarity Of Art Shires, an
aSsertive ball player. combined with the
foolishness of Chalmers Cissell. who is
yet to become great ball player, shat
: tered that combination.
Inability of Detroit and Chicago tc
place on the diamond the teams tina
they would like to place will affect the
immediate jockeying of the American
League. The fight in the West should
be tense from the start. Cleveland may
be little stronger than had been ex-
pected, and whatever is gained by
= Cleveland's strength will Offset the fall
tering Of Chicago and Detroit.
Macks Need Shortstop.
The Athletics are crippled even with
out the loss of Al Simmons. He is a
great ball player, as players of the
present are rated. Joe Boley is not III
the best of condition to play ball for
the Athletics. The team must angle for
. shortstop, the quicker the better
Boley fits well as he stands when he is
right, but he has his limitations, and his
long service is one Of them.
The evidence of some increased
SIrengtn on the part OF the Philadelphia
club In exhibition games proves how
much the loss of Tommy Thevenow
means to the club. The infield posi-
bility of this team was underestimated
in training and much credit was given
to it at that. However, the Phillies
may have sparkling infield before the
Summer is over.
Buddy Myer is the most valuable
addition on the infield to any major
league team this year because, for the
moment, he has succeeded in balanc-
ing the Washington Club and giving it
drive.
Pittsburgh is unable to work out the
combination first thought of in Cali
fornia. when Stroner was to play third
and Pie Traynor shortstop. Stroner is
unable to play and Traynor has de-
veloped physical trouble. Inability of
Stroner to play sent Traynor back to
third. Sparky Adams has been moved
to shortstop and Dick Bartell to second
base. This infield can be fast, yet It
is question whether Adams is not
misplaced at shortstop. Bartell cen
play second base. He is one of the
best young ball players in the United
States.
The Boston National Leaguers~ will be
buried unless the team is better defend
ed in the outfield.
Copyright. 1927