Show I HI HH i-h i i H t M H t H 4 HH H F t H lib M- M l J 14 H 1 H 4 J H H 44 l t-H-H-M-Jl t H h d-h t J-t I I I Picks Cardinals to Win in 1929 i AJ I fans x xio io n ow clo clot F 11 Tl I NATIO scramble fire fife dulls clubs 1 a Ii a chon chance e to gr b the flag I be viewing slewing a n runaway next nest season according lo to I E soY Sj rice Barnard president of ot the America league I i t Tie The It e head man of ot the Junior circuit predicts thai test the St Louts Lous Loust t i Cards will III be the New hew fork lork Yankees 1 of ot the older 0 loon 0 next year Icar and and outclass the rest of ot the lie field to such fuch an extent that the pennant scrim i ble will be bo over about the Hie he National league le-igue race Is good this season enson he pointed out out not because there are arc any particularly good teams tt-ams outside of the Cards Cords i but because strength among the five or six of ot the clubs Is well sell ell equalized i The y precy of tl tI e a Junior loop sized l up J conditions now existing In the baseball 0 over oser er the fence tence as follows T r t E I Clubs In the senior circuit with the e ot of o St St Louis have hale not done W much much ch to prot pro TT 1 jiK s t fo teet their futures The Cardinals have hare several t tI farms ilie seeded with material that lint ca tail can k 1 i I be lie drawn n on 1 cn any of ot their present stars l B fall taU 1 ly ty y the wa wayside side fifer I Donle Donic Bush Dush of Pittsburgh has seen Feen thet the t j handwriting and Is tearing his championshIp oj- oj team apart The fhe Chicago Cubs have hafe three got good d 2 t t J r i and two outfielders who can J I lit It It but i-i i t their Infield Isn Ian t ns as good as some of ot the worst S t tj j i J ones one In the American lop lopS lo p C t ft x i S j The Cincinnati Reds ha have base e a n veteran hurling E g S g Barnard e Z i- i 5 staff that will crack together and the time fir tr r rF fo F cricking cracking l I n t very far tar away tuny oy John 2 has one of the worst wor t Giant 5 teams he lie ever eser managed The pitching and J weak Js ou hers t I not even cren fair The Infield Is the he one redeeming feature t j fo I Brooklyn has flue fine pitching but Lut nothing else Boston Doston and Philadel I TSO phia have hare been watching the ra race race e from the of ot the ladder for T co SO long that a n runaway race will uil be Le no novelty I f IThe If The Cards have the best est l balanced balanced l team In the 1 league and f TA tl tie lie e star pia players ers are soung oun e enough to o go on for tor several ears with h fo occasional oj- oj t t tH d H F M l f ti Ff I H-I- f W H i-F i i W l-W 1 i 1 i H HH i H HH H itt 1 i 1 F t M t f If 1 r |