Show CHAMPIONS LOOK GREAT IN THEIR SPRING TRAINING Some of Brave Brav Youngsters Showing Better Beter Than Ever ver This Year y ear I I 11 A A ONE Who watches the Bo Boston ton Aw Braves Braves In practice can easily ensly understand un un- ond why hy the they are a R. great grea machine machine ma ma- ma chine chino and why the iho wise ones ar are saying that any any club that tha b beats ats out ut the tho Braves Droves this tills year ear will wl have havo to sho show 50 per per ceri more bUty ability and fight tIght than any cub club showed In the tho National league leage last lit year I T To begin with there theres is Stalling Stallings' a aman man man of fire and action action action-a acton i a leader who inspires s and drives on and wh who wl with witha a wonderful fund of ot energy himself imp imparts imI im- im I p parts this energy n to to his mono men AndI And I with wih directing affairs and I driving the the club from the tho bench anc o out outon outon t ton on on the field fald there thero is Johnny Evens Evers and Walter Traitor Waler two m men n who wh have hao more re energy than han any any other two men In the game Evers is 18 a lieutenant after own heart all al hustlers but ut even It If th the rest resi of th the cast was va made mado up u-p of dummies Stallings Evens Evors and would soon have havo these dummies fighting hustling dashing around and pl playing class first class ball bal For or all al three thre men havo have the rare rara ability abi- abi abil ity iy ty of ot being ablo able to Inspire action cUon None Nono of ot tho the Braves wants to loaf loat or orTO or oro TO 80 o it seems But If I they did once once would bo be enough It I is easier and and more mor pleasant to run run out a hit or 01 keep your our cr eyes 8 open open and your your our head ead up than thant It t is to havo eight or nine masters of ot satire and nd invective buzzing into your ears ears ears' at the tho same samo time But ut in addition additon to this part part of at the club the Braves have a I first class machine machine ma- ma chine here at work in Macon in other Ways Hank Gowdy has has' improved wonderfully and lo looks to be one ono of ot the tho great ret catchers of ot baseball He Is not Seat only hitting bettor better than ever and well wel but ho Is la far more more aggressive aggressive ag ag- than usual A and ond in this re ro me- 13 is now D iII me aggressive sive r catcher hoe in rOth the tho league a meaning rr by aggression c tho the knack of hustling fighting and bawling out both friend and foe toe And with Gowdy there thore Is not only Bert Whaling but has has' hasa a find in young Bruggy wl p who looks to lave have the the making of ot a star str So the Braves are ara well wel fixed behind the bat bat In the Ufo box there thre Is th tho star trio to tart start with wih- wih with James James Rudolph and Tyler All An three are well along in their work ork and are almost sure to be oe able to start he the the sel season on In splendid shape shap Rudolph has been working back slowly but will wI soon be right and ready James Jamos re re re- ported a a week late hate but Is 18 in fine con- con condition condl dl ton and Is la Is anxious to have have an even beter jotter better year ear He Ho He a youngster antl wih all aU that experience ho he had haa last season and the wonderful amount of stuff h ho has has' he sho should ll be even harder to beat this year than last when ho won won von more more games than any other pitcher in the league league TT Is 18 a revelation to see this Brave I IT Infield at t Evers Evens Evors and Maran- Maran Maran yule are are are wonders but they they are aro aroot ot the he the only stars on the tho club chub Over ot at first Butch Schmidt seems to h have ve developed de do- extra speed and ad nd there thera are re fe few greater greter first basemen In baseball and none who Is steadier or a 0 better botter fl fighter her For or Schmidt Is also of of- the aggressive typo and a a. hustler huster every second Over at third Red Smith Is 1 still sUI limping a a little but expects his leg ICK to tobe tobe be bo ready He Is now no favoring hi his hla ankle and his foot foot Just a trifle trine but this hasn't int Interfered with wIh his hla speed to any ay extent and ho he Is hitting harder than over ever With Wih this club cub where were his ambition am am- Is is I aroused Red will wi almost surely bat over as ho hc Is a savage clouter wih with witha ia 8 fine swing awing and a rare eye This The Te outfield play of or th th Braves will willbe wi be 30 better beter this vear than last last Fr For Fr Joe Connolly with that a I h i i hf f years year's TI Y to i- i ib b be i faster s r e-r is b hatting as az well w lr aa as ever eVor and nd knows more mora baseball But But the tho big Improvement has come with Sherwood in center Magee MuSee Is IB IBa Isn isa a n a hitter year ear in n and year out Ho Ho- HoIs' HoIs Ho Is' Is a cut clean cut clen-cut man zan of or the tho desired type type And he ho Is l a n swift sure out out- fielder Magee hag haa ha never nover been beon satisfied sats sats- satis satis- fled fied fed with Philadelphia lie Ho has fallen Into the te general scheme of e things into the hustle huste and fight and And repartee with the tho joy joY of ot ota a kid discovering a holiday hoUda at nt hand hond For the of things suits him to th ground and ho he looks to tobe tobe tobo be bo in better beter shape than he has ha ever been before f And nd how ho he Is hitting that ball line bail ball lino drives and Bm smashes hes that tha travel beyond reach rech or drive drle-an drle an infielder to cover Herb Moran In rl right ht r rounds out a first class set pet et of of outfielders for ho he Is Isa Is a better ball bal player laer than many give him him- credit credit r being ha hanot has not decided whether wether ho he will win work his hs outfield shift shUt left left-handers lef an and right right-handers as he did last year yea as he ho says tho the only way jo o arrange arran o a program of ot this sort Is 18 to wait until tho the season opens and actual results begin to to develop with wih tho the up line as I asit it Itis Is So In summing up tho the chanco the tho Braves BraveR this can be bo said for them They Thor have havo tho best defensive club in baseball with wih a fine pitching staff and a a wonderful set sot of or fielding talent around They have hava at least least four hitters hard hard hiter and at ot least leat two more who are are are well wel protected against accidents and injuries But be beyond beyond beyond be- be yond all 01 ace this thin they have havo the tho finest and most aggressive spirit in the game and ond they have hava made up to take the he field fJeld and fl fight 1 every Inning out |