Show Pennant Pennan Hopes Spring Eternal By GRANTLAND RICE IT TT TT HAS been said laid that hope springs eternal in i the baseball players player's breast until around June Then It begins to wither and fade years At least leut it It was springing In But Dut hope hope sprang with willi greater alacrity alac alec rity In April than it has hat in some ome more places For example after die I a rabid as 81 to whether whether the Dodgers Braves Draves 0 o r Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals Cardi Cardi- nals were to be the selected sons eons o 0 t f swat this thU season we wa ran into Art Arts s nooney Rooney of Pitts Pitts- burgh Art noone Rooney 0 owns own the Pittsburgh football franchise He also has a few tow horses and be is also al al- so 10 interested i 1 n nf nI I f baseball as a 8 fan II n RIco Braves era or Cardinals he be said Ids Lis Listen Usten ten the entire population of Qt f Pitts Pitts- Pittsburgh Pittsburgh burgh burih has bas picked the Pirates Pirate to win I agree with them Pittsburgh is 11 much stronger than it was waa a 8 year ago Murry Dickson will wm make a difference 0 of 10 30 10 games rames Bob Dob Chesnes Ches- Ches flea nes will will be- be even v better Kiner Miner is due due to bit hit better You can also 10 make maka a note that Pittsburgh will outdraw every team in the National Nation Nation- al 81 League as it did a 8 year ago 1 J mean the Giants Dodgers Dodger Braves Drave and Cubs Cuba And rm Tm not being comical or funny tunny when I pick Billy Meyers Meyer's bunch on top I dont don't believe everybody everybody every every- body in Pittsburgh can be wrong la In the course cOWle of or the tho next Dext hour bour or r so BO wandering here and aDd there we wo ran raD into seven experts exports ex es- ex- ex ports who bad had been in ID Florida Here Dere are their selections two for the Dodgers two for lor the Braves Draves two for lor the Cardinals and one for lor Pittsburgh The Giants Since tt this crop of or selectors had come up from Florida Flor Ida they knew nothing about the New Yorkers But Dut Horace Stoneham and Leo Dur Durocher cher are being quoted to the general effect that Giant pitching will be bo quite sufficient coupled with the power that Giant bats bata have bave carried This means mean that at least five teams have the hope bope eternal torch blazing these thele April day days daYI And you can be certain that the Cubs Phillies Philies and Reds ned will supply sup ply more trouble than usual especially es ee- if the nd can shove hove Ewell Black Blackwell well Into the picture Even without the human buman pine tree the Reds ned are Ire an improved collection collection collection tion of ballplayers With Blackwell and Vander Vender Meer working the Reds ned are a menace Hero Here In April we had bad tins National league ball baIt clubs club who believed believe they the co could c win th the flag nar and three others other who believed be be- I eved they had a chancy chance to move up find and win their share abaro of or ram games ea At this spot the Dodgers Braves Cardinals and Pirates are closer than two The Giants must show how they belong with this group roup The National league up mix this thil le season on can be one of ot the closest races among mire teams team than thaD any scramble either league has hu known so 10 far tar It could be that way if you study tudy the eight teams that will soon get down to serious work The Trouble with IFS The main trouble e with IFS is 11 that they seldom eldom work out any too well wen Bob Dab Feller FeUer is 11 a 8 big IF in Cleveland but Feller FeUer Is getting I along alone Even Boudreau is 1 worried over his bi ability to keep his bi curve or his hi feet fat ball burning Lemon and Bearden Dearden have bave yet to pr prove ve they are game 20 winners over a 8 period of time Joe and the Yankee In In- field have bave yet to prove they are aro up to winning pennant-winning play This Tbt of course courle means afflicted af at- afflicted be heel L To have bave this heel beel In shape hape all season would be a bl big boon to baseball in general Justas Just bus as 8 much ae as it would be to the Yankees DiMaggio has bu been too brilliant a 8 star Itar to be missed milled with out mourning No one can s say a y this tar far 10 in advance that the Red tied flora Bom pitching staff tAft will be aD any better than It Ii was waa a year ear ago 0 Jo JO McCarth McCarthy s spring p r 11 D a r g attitude makes you think everything l 1 is O. O K K It but Harris and anA still have to prove they theT are aro the pitcher pitchers the they were In to 1043 Billy BWy Meyer Is II more than worried over Pittsburgh's Pittsburgh full run and firm be be- in a Ii pennant year rear In a race such as the National League has on hand this season eason Meyer knows know bis bl team can play r good od baseball and finish fifth filth lIe He knows knowl the number Dumber of ot good lood breaks break any team needs need to win in a race race of or this type Billy Southworth knows know b be will need a better Warren Spann Spahn than the left left-bander was a year ago 0 So many rumors of cf dissension will not bo be inclined to help his bis club Any outfit that would turn against Billy BlUy Southworth can cant can't be pennant pennant- ennant minded |