Evening star., 1935-01-26
NO CLUB IN SIGHT
TO 0ANNOy CHAMPS
Giants and Cubs Improved
but Not Enough to Cop,
Declares Critic.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.


26.-Who is going to beat II
St Louis Cardinals in the 1879
National League pennant race
The leaves in my teacup show tho
Cards winning again, and the race
won't be as tough as it was in 1884.
Those Cardinals should be just as
good and maybe lot better than last
season. when they had to win the
pennant on the last day.
My guess is that the Deans will be
just as effective. Likely, Brother
Dizzy won't be obliged to carry the
heavy load he shouldered last Sum-
mer. Brother Paul should be some
better after the seasoning he received
last year and good for five additional
victories. ELL Walker was away to a
great season in 1884 when he was in
jured and maybe he can avoid acci-
dents in the coming campaign. Bill
Hallahan, Pat Malone and Bud Tin
ming, the last two obtained from Chi
cago since the conclusion of the 1884
campaign, should be capable Of win
ming a batch of games.
Deans Will Have Help.
TN ADDITION, the Cardinals have
several recruit pitchers, brought UP
from the farms. and St. Louis IS
lucky in the development Of your 6
hurlers. Out of the dozen or so hur.-
erS frankie Frisch will take to the
Bradenton camp he should find foyr
capable of helping the Deans
The Cardinals are well stacked with
catcherS. now that Bob O'Farrel haj
been hired to help Bill Delaney and
"Spud" Davis. O'Farrell is a grizzled
veteran, but still good enough to step
in and do some capable receiving fo-
short stretches The infield will have
better replacementS with Charlie Will
son and Don Gutteridge around Gut
teridge is a kid who starred at third
base for the Houston club of the
Texas League and last April the Gin
cinnati team offered Branch Rickey
large hunk Of cash for the boy.
In the outfeld the Cards also will
be more capable. A couple of Moores
Gene and Terry-have been lifted
from the Columbus farm team and
either or both Of them may stick in
the big show I saw Terry Moore play
several games in the American Asso-
citation last Summer and if the 2l-
year-old graduate Of the St. Louis lots
needs anything it is only experience.
He is fast as a deer and can thro",
field and hit.
Cards Great Money Team.
II WOULD not be surprised to see
young Terence holding down the
center-field patch for the Cards
before the season is far advanced. II
not Terry, then Gene may take over
the position, for he is quite ball
player. although less spectacular than
his younger rival
The Cards are one of the greatest
money teams in modern base bail and
they have a manager in frankie
Frisch who has many of the attri-
buteS of John McGraW. Last Spring
there was some doubt as to Frisch',
ability to handle players, but Frankie
proved he could boss the Cardinals
Frisch is one of the great fighters OF
base ball and his men have aSsim-
Hated much Of his aggressiveness. My
guess is that ST. Louis will be off &c
a much faster start than in 1884 and
that unless injuries wreck the club il
will be pulling away late in the Sum-
mer and win without the tremendous
struggle Of 1884 The Giants ans
Cubs are stronger than last year, bu.
do not believe they have improve
enough to down the Cardinals-bL
more about them in the future.