Show I 1 LEADERS LEA DER S OF THE RED SOX II Ii r t ta q l f t tz z 4 S 4 c i S A 4 rL A t At left Harry Lord captain at right P J L Donovan manager What will the Boston Americans do during the coming season That is the question that Is being asked every day by baseball fans throughout the country The rhe Red Sox So gained a lot of friends last season by the game fight they made all the way and the speed and dash that they shot Into all their games The lack of a pitching staff had much to do with their failure to be right there on the finish There never was any doubt as to the hitting base running and field Ing ability of that aggregation made up mostly of young players There are two ways of figuring the Red Sox Last season Beason it was a team made up of young oung players for the greater part Under normal conditions you ou could expect that these would improve this tills season and form a better working machine But con conditions conditions conditions arent normal Fred Lake was waI dropped as manager because he ho could not come to terms with Owner Taylor and Patsy Donovan took the management Therefore It Is a case of putting one years experience against the manager and it i looks as though the experience gag would be overshadowed that Is that the Red Sox Box cannot be counted on to show the tho form expected of them had Lake continued as manager Baston Boston has been prominent in American league baseball In years before 1903 lOO when the club was the greatest cause of worry to both the Tigers and Athletics In 1903 and 1904 Jimmy Collins led teams that took first honors In the American The 1903 team won everlasting honor for itself by b beating Pittsburg PItts burg four straight games after the Pirates had won three thus bringing the worlds pennant to Boston Every Everyone one who was with Boston last season is back this year There is not one player that can be figured as going I Iback back All are coming Into their own as ball players good for many seasons more Jack Stahl is at first McConnell at af sec eec second second ond Wagner Vagner at short and Lord at third This infield taken all around on hitting i fielding and base running Is hard to beat while French utility man can slip in anywhere except at first very nicely i Thoney Thone Miles MilOs s and Speaker form an out outfield outfield outfield field that is unbeatable when speed is considered All three are fiends on the bases while Speaker Is the one who is I due to chase Ty Cobb hardest for bat batting I ting honors this season Carrigan is un undoubtedly undoubtedly Undoubtedly the best catcher in the Ameri Amen American American can league and has Donohue to help him out The pitching staff inexperienced last season is one of the largest in the league Karger Is due to come into his own Ar was a swell 1909 performer as were CIcotte and Wood while one of the most promising recruits is LeRoy se secured cured from Minneapolis |