Show p lOR w LOOP v. v PENNANT PEAT RATES RACES LOOM LOOMAS AS REPETITION OF LAST SEASON N i NEW YORK BASEBALL CLUBS FAVORED IN BOTH CIRCUITS Yanks As A's May Have I Slipped Slightly Cubs Touted Along With Cards Card r By George Kirksey United Press Staff Correspondent NEW EW YORK April 9 United Press SIzing Press Sizing up the sixteen sixten major league teams teanis a a. week before the thc opening of the 1919 baseball season season sea sea- I son son we ve expect t no radical reversals I from last 3 years rears ear S form in the two to pennant races be beginning beginning be- be ginning ginning- n next ext J Tu Tuesday Y The Tho tb New ew T York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics Ath ma may have slipped a trifle yet yet that remains to be seen for fOl training c camp amp a in p GEORGE GE sometimes some- some KIR KIRSEY SEY times proves misleading The New Kew York Giants and Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago cage Cubs are favorites in the National National National Na- Na league race with the St. St Louis Cardinals possibly figuring Importantly in a close lose race ace YANKS SAME I f fI OLD H TEAM I The American league teams In a a. nutshell follow YANKEES Same Same old oh tough team to beat Possibly improved ed pitching pitching pitch pitch- ing with Pennock back tack Catching will be weak until Bengough re re- re turns Spirit of club good ATHLETICS No No better than last year with a patched up infield and anda a crippled pitching staff In Inferiority Inferiority- Complex o of As Wilen they play th th Yankees turned tide of race last ast year and Philadelphia can hope hop for forno forno forno no better than second place unless it does better than six o out t of ty two against t the e Yanks thi this season r 1 WASHINGTON ASHI A dangerous club under Walter Valter Johnsons Johnson's lead lea l- l Slyer Myer at third 1 and Bluege at shortstop have strengthened In in- in field Pitching good BROWNS Failure Failure of a a. rookie third baseman to make good hasn't brightened Browns Browns' prospects Gray Gray- and Crowder will have to repeat last years year's records to keep Browns up there PITCHING OF TIGERS DOUBTFUL DETROIT A A good team but can Bucky Harris get get a team that wouldn't play for Moriarty to pIa play for tor him Plenty of punch but pitching Pitching- rather doubtful CLEVELAND CLEVELA Completely CLEVELAND Completely D reorganized reorganized and ma may spring a a. surprise Too roo many left handed hitters J in lineup but ut if all alj changes pan out outwell outwell outwell well the Indians may go some place WHITE SOX Stronger SOX Stronger in outfield outfield outfield out out- L field but pitching and infield about r same Blackburne will vIll have trouble trouble trouble trou trou- ble trying tr-ing to keep dissension from cropping out again TIED RED SOX SOX Many lany changes and lIkel likely to o out t of ot cellar i if White Whit Sox flop GIANTS GLANTS LOOK GREATLY IMPROVED The National league teams in a a. nutshell follow GIANTS GIANTS Greatly Greatly improved cd team over last season Mays lars and Walker figure to strengthen pitching staff start Welsh elsh Ott Hogan OFarrell all aJl look better than last lat season Leach will add strength Looks like club to beat v CUBS CUBS Are Are the Cubs Cub stronger with Hornsby or arent aren't they Maguire Maguire Maguire Ma- Ma guire played a great dc defensive e game gam at second last st season and the Cubs may miss him although Hornsby will wUI add power Third base is a a. weak spot and pitch pitching In staff ts s no io stronger strong CARDINALS Showing LS Showing of or Cardi Cardinals nals likely to depend on veteran veteran vet yet eran pitchers do Revamped infield infield uncertain Outfield stronger than last year ear PIRATES GREAT OFFENSIVE TEAM PITT PITTSBURG PITT A A great offensive team tam but defensively e none too strong Tra Traynors Traynor's hip hll injury and I Paul Waner's holdout tactics have the pirates Petty will strengthen then pitching pitching- staff CINCINNATI Have CINCINNATI KA Have TI-Have Have no 1 punch but may be troublesome if ir veteran veter-an pitchers function smoothly Third base Is a weak spot Kelly slipping at first base BROOKLYN Not Not as good as last year ear Pitching staff weaker and injuries to Wright Flowers Flo anI and other players have w weakened Wakened team BRA BRAVES Worse VES Worse looking ball baU club In either league PHILLIES The enow's Injury cost Phillies' Phillies chance to climb t to sixth place and ma maybe be higher Young hustling club but cant can't g gany gany gt any place without pitching pitching- |