New Britain herald., 1930-04-05
crican League National League
By William Brauchcr


 Everybody seems to be doing it I mean the Hughie Fullerton--and that is about the only excuse we can offer you today for the above opin- ion on how the 16 ball teams in the major leagues will finish the 1880 race for the pennant.
 The American league situation does not seem hard to fathom at all. Philadelphia stood out clearly last year, even though the team was af- forded wonderful breaks in the luck. Connie Mack has the pitchers and the batters and his team has been playing together as q unit long enough to become pretty well or ganized and coordinated. They won 104 games last year while the Yankees were winning SS. Some thing will have to happen to Mickey Cochrane and couple of those pitchers before that margin is brought down to within striking dis tance of the other teams.
 Therell Be Race, Though
 There is every promise, as I see it, | for a close race in the American league, closer than last year. Cleve- land finished in a burst of glory last fall, and if Jonah Goldman or Carl Lind solves the shortstop question, Peckinpaugh's team is much strong CT than it was last season. | In picking Detroit for the show 1 position, we are placing a great deal of dependence in the right arm of George Uhle. If Uhle fails to deliver 20 games, all bets are off. Detroit hits the ball-the Tigers led the league in that department last year but there is no Travis Jackson at shortstop, and while OK Alexander is 8 wonder with q bat in his hands i there arc moments when you won der what in the world he is doing with that mitt out there on first base
 Nanks in Experimental Stage 1 The Yankees are gambling on i'm | portant positions and the pitching Bob Shawkcy will get remains i; noble experiment. Chapman at third and Cooke in left field, still have tc demonstrate that they are entirely kosher. Lots of people have como to the big leagues with padded scrap books, but they aren't paying off on clippings.
 The White Sox finished seventh last year. We are promoting tho team this year. and the main reasor is Donnie Bush. Smead Jolly, O course, will add punch at inc bat and they needed some of that las season.
 St. Louis has pitchers but lack hitters, and the same holds true o 1 Washington. If the Goose come through this year, however, this SC lection of Washington for seventl for keeps at all.
 The Boston people fielded next t last in 1929 and batted eighth. W will now hurry on to the Nationa league.
 Sorry, ChiCagOanS, It's Giants ] llc StleCllull Ol .hCNIl dh lttLIll U win the National league pennant i not based upon figures, other tha1 that of John Joseph McGraw him self. After a series of terrible break last year, McGraW brought his tcan out of q disastrous slump and land cd in the show position, 13's game behind the Cubs. Give him any kim of luck this year with his pitcher and he will wipe away those l$ f games like q kid wipes times equals If off his school slate. Only two teams beat McGraw las year in games played. The Cub won dozen from the Giants and h took ten. Brooklyn won if iron New York while losing seven.
 The Pirates arc a good ball cul They batted second last year, thougI they ficlded in the second division