| Show THE BIG SHOW STARTS TODAY S I THEY'RE OFF IN FEDERAL LEAGUE FULLERTON PICKS JOE TINKER TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR PUTS BALTIMORE SECOND AND BROOKLYN THIRD I I AS FULLERTON SEES FEDERAL LEAGUE RACE CLUB PCT CLUB PCT Chicago St. St Louis fO Baltimore Kansas City Brooklyn 50 o Buff Buffalo Olio 41 Newark 15 35 i By HUGH S. S FULLERTON The rhe first lr t part of the BI Big Three Ring fling Show op opened tOla today The Th Federal O. O leH league ue strengthened all around with better clubs a slightly Improved circuit more sano management begins its second major league season caon a auspiciously oU sly fill lt is prepared to lose money and probably will lo lose rather heavily hut but th the promoters are arc r read acly to charge their lo losses es a against the Increase in value of clubs club and franchises The Federal len league now seems firmly founded It H I IS IA not In Il n It position to hack back down Iown and ami muni fight to protect the already heavy Investments The Tho clubs heM forfeits and their claims of or financial financial finan finan- have put up heavy to go through the s season cial hacking backing a appear sound The only chance of ultimate success of the Federal league Is la to win the confidence of the public The unfortunate In the effort to o transfer Kansas City to Newark and the subs subsequent quent transfer of Indianapolis Indianapolis Indian Indian- apolis and the retention of Kansas City was a bad thing for the league and hurt It In the estimation of the fans Newark Is likely to be he one of the strong strong- points of the league and Sunday Sunda games ganies there thre within fifteen n minutes of or the heart of ot Now ow York CIl City probably will vIll help belt t I the he J league ahue financially financial The fans must be won by performances performance on the field and by the getting getting oetting get get- ting together of the strong teams The Feds have managed to strengthen their teams greatly One thing that will add Interest to lh the race Is the Immense changes that th have havo taken place In the clubs On Ons cannot figure figuro them on what the they did last year car save ave as ae the dept applies to Individuals and managers Tho The dope indicates that Chicago A again aln has the strongest t club It had one ono vital weakness last season It could not hit left handed pitchers and wh when n th the tho opposing managers discovered ered this fact the they used d I left Ct handers Just often enough h to heat beat Tinker out of ot tho the championship In the closing days The Wards In Brooklyn ha have put to together a team that has a lot Jot of strength but which t looks remarkably blotch blotchy It needs need a R second baseman desperately but It has added much hitting power and In Kauff has obtained one ono of or the lie best beet outfielders in the tho game amt It will be n a strong contender Baltimore should he the runner up anti and a R possible winner This team Is strong consistent and has not changed chang d very ver materially since last fall Indianapolis last years year's champion will represent ent Newark The team Is bull badly shot to pieces and will bo be fortunate to noso nose out the tho r rebuilt St. St Louis team The loss of ot InCA Campbell and Bennie Beanie Kauff Kauer whose hitting kept ept them up at nt that fast gait alt will be he a terrific blow But the heaviest blow will be In the barring of the emery ball Fred Falkenberg last year was the best belt pitcher In the world Using the emery he was practically and It Is IB extremely doubtful If he will be nearly so effective this year with his Look out for St. St Louis caJones ca- ca Jones Is w iva way under cover er with this club He has e radical 1 b been heet en making changes and nd he lie has h the lie best conditioner club in America to start tho the sea son Ron Buffalo seems only fair LetT Kansas s City Is a bit hit wab wab- abbl bly bl and not Ilot being b handled very cry well weB and seems to lack hack u Ii lot of oC elss S that hint the he others have ha Oal Oakes cs got rot a lot lol of or some sonic had llad material last year car He lie has haA mana managed cd to 10 Im Improve Improve irn- irn prove the tho club somewhat but hut will have to he ho luck lucky 4 r to get et It u up anywhere In frAS tho race r A Two chief st stars rs of the thc Federal league Cy Falkenberg Newark pitcher picher at left left and Bennie Kauff Brooklyn outfielder |
