Show GIANTS SHOULD DUPliCATE Stars of National T Team earn Confident of Winning Title Again By HENRY L L. L FARRELL United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK March 17 New New York ball players are not riot among those qualified to know who are counting I the Giants out of the National league and preparing the Yankees for an upset upset upset up up- set In the tho American league White While It w would uld be unnatural and painful to too if McGraw heard about It for the Giant Giani players to even whisper whisper whisper whis whis- per that some other club might win the pennant the members of the th three time three time champions are obviously sincere In maintaining that they are in for no more than a hard fight Victory is synonymous with a hard fight with most roost any team that Mc- Mc Graw bands together because he makes them fight or gives them the theair air air S Weak pitching is regarded as tho the greatest handicap the Giants will have to assume in the 1924 pennant race Most everyone but kut the Giant players figure that the club has a terrible Pitching staff With Bentley Ne Nehf hf Ryan Mc Mc- Quillan and nd we have the foundation for a anything thing but a weak staff and arid If we don dont don't t get a cou couple le of ot good youngsters out of twenty that are to be tried out the average won wont won't t I work Hank Gowdy the veteran catcher said Fra Prank Frank It Frisch- Frisch the i star star second baseman baseman base base- baseI I man maintained all winter that the Giants were not facing trouble 1 risen argues that no no other team in the league has been greatly strengthened the Giants have not been weakened and if the Giants were good enough to win the last three years they are aregood aregood aregood good enough h for another pennant Heinle Heinie Groh who spent the winter In Cincinnati says that the Reds have a fine pitching pitchin staff but they have a weak infield that will offset the defensive strength of the tho pitching He claims the concern Jack Hendricks I feels about his infield was manifested when Cincinnati offered the Giants for fOl Bill TIm Terry young first baseman from the St St. Paul American association club The Giant players feel that they will I have a stronger team on the offense and defense with Bill Southworth In Inthe Inthe inthe the outfield and they all seem to be confident that as long as Travis Jackson Jackson Jackson Jack Jack- son is around they will not be crippled the iby loss of Dave Bancroft who Isto is isto isto to manage the Boston Braves Draves next season Babe Ruth speaking for the Yankees Yan Yan- kees says saya they they're re In now and that the excitement in the American league will be centered In the battle for tor second second sec see ond place Ruth figures that even If a couple of the veteran pitchers slip the Yanks will wll still be able to bat their way to toa toa toa a championship In reply to arguments arguments arsu- arsu ments that the Yanks were and outscored last season he comes back with Why did we win the pennant then There is little concern being felt In I New York about the Yankees who are regarded as us being in a good safe position but the Giants are considered I to be In a very perilous position |