Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-06-11 | Page 15 | [Illegible] to Pick Contenders in League Race

TO 10 PICK CONTENDERS IN UE E RACE st Scribe Says Oakland ily Club Apparently LOut Out of Running FOR THE BEES if Beavers the Best 3 Balanced t Aggregation i C Coast C. C Circuit rtIn By HARRY A. A WILLIAMS S 'S S ANGELES June 10 The The s situ situ- tu I f In the tho Coast league while beng beng be be- ng clearer Is still a a. bit beclouded lie ille the three leading clubs are ning more closely bunched bunch cd it is as yet to pick what Is known as the contenders is simmer the race down to two ree clubs place in the first division does mean anything a at the nt JOt time In fact at this writing and appears to be the only team contending class and anCl Coming rland is coming f fast st st. and anCl Salt twill be accounted dangerous unis unis un un- r is is hopelessly out of the race if athing thing ever should shoud come to pass months month later than this in 1915 the were ere ero in last place and yet they Crowding r San Francisco at the tho theE theIa E tl th a majority of the clubs club under under- p frequent changes as has been ase se so far this this' season with more ita to follow it is found practically isible after more more than two is s to give anything like an ine Ins on the comparative strength bs 1 ever vever a birdseye view of the theto to date elicits the following es es- I esIn the order of their standing ion Has ion Has played more consistently ball than any other club In the tIle Plenty of speed good pitching re real pitching Mar MaS need more more hit hit- f Always Alwa's Francisco dangerous Has lisa Hasa attack a enough good fielding and a I itching staff with all the men In Weakened 2 23 per cen by crippling Has Has won mainly on and ind hitting Pitching weak but buti butto butto i to improve rove Lacks speed and andL L alance Fielding defense faulty ts w Needs from three to five new f laid As As usual started poorly ow- ow lack of or condition Strong attack iS shown lots of topnotCh gk git Fielding defense of a high or- or nd nd- sufficient speed with men In Appears to be best balanced club uit Not SLake Not as strong offensively owing to loss of Gedeon Still tt n y of has rap speed powerful d cri Has a attack not had and anda enough a o fair r Etching lt hing but butwill will ill be stronger In from now on ort and Brilliant and Brilliant fielding defense ex- ex tf second base and strong attack en hopelessly en handicapped by woe woe- eak pitching Also unlucky and andeer ever eer settle down dowD only orly surprising development of the days Is that Los Angeles and two badly crippled com com- ns ms should have taken games from ake and Vernon Salt Lake with l at short and a pitcher fi fr losing last weeks week's series ernon ernon a tough tussle This week l had id Its lIs full strength ln in the tho field Jt dropped di four hard fought U 0 th the Angels who lio entered the with Utility Man fan Butler Buller at short piko Larson a mere busher at At 1 the start of or the series with ay 51 and Kane Kaie on the ho list age rage fan did not accord the An- An lookin Their showing to date pa largely to improved d pitching and flo Ito bit hit In the pinches ver ver San Francisco Is the worst d J club in the league The lo loss gerald took awa away almost half of ot Iba bs effective speed and robbed It the best hitters s in the c circuit ti ri ill t f Jh lt ame ie the 1 injury jl to Dalton Halll- Halll is as the next to become macerated I troubled from the start ced ligament has been forced the team temporarily He Is now Angeles consulting Doc Doe Spencer f In the face of these lve ve calamities and a a. amere mere pitcher it field continues to win games mes ething of a mystery wing m gt their elb brilliant fir stand at home homei i has broken even even ven in the present ip dp ip to date which is Is all that can of any team