Show THE SPORT LIGHT By 7 D HICE Copyright 0 l New N w York Tork Tribune Inc Ine Ti t d Registered 4 U IS t C Patent YorkI ot OX- OX Ot I l Time remains tile the greatest ot of I all au sprinters The world orld was as o ei only a few tew days lays ago Yet two t leagues are arc once mote mOlo ready to start south for tor the first In another double pennant charge When hen the fit at drifts drIlls in from llio Ilio train train- trainIng training ne Ing camp spring is ls officially on onIt onIt onIt It may be snowing and the th wind Ind may still be bo roistering In from the tho barren lands w lIh ith a temperature near zero but for lor all that epting has begun Its march rii fh the blue blue- bluebird bluebird bluebird bird is no su surer harbinger I Within another week the ho ad ance ad I ance ance guard will tIl be on the way ay to a place In the sun un VII with h uti- uti un unusual usual prospects for Cor a great gret pen pen- pennant pen pennant nant sear ear ear The monopoly of ot the tho thoI I Yankees was as cracked last fall The monopoly ot of o the tho th Giants re- re remained re remained mahned but It was at least shaken Now there are aro enough contenders In both leagues to Insure action all through the spring and sum sum- summer sum summer mer In the American league Washington New york Detroit and possibly Philadelphia and St StLouis StLouIs StLouis Louis have hav their shots hos In the National league New York Piti burg Brooklyn and Chicago tare all well bunched Thelo is no runaway tinge tince to either circuit Those who ho ho are arc Interested In in- in inhaling in inhaling haling the tho willowy y dope are look look- looking looK looK-Ine Ing for forward ard to the Chi Pittsburg-Chi- ra eago o situation Tho big biK trade trado these clubs club put through may Inay strengthen both bolh teams and gl ghe cl 0 otho the tho Giants that much more mor opposition opposition opposition Or it may only bolster up ChIcago where hero the spirit of may be bo just lust what the tho Cub Cubs haio hao needed The Tho Cubs Cub are almost certain to bo be lIat factors again after aCler a 0 long lone drought They haae h been comIng along alon r and anti aran Grim and Cooper add add- added add added ed Cd and certain youngsters about ready to dell cr dell er share the tho Cubs have their greatest chance In seven seen years year At this date a 1 year ago afro none of oC the soothsayers was as picking picking- Wash Wash- Washington Washington ington to slip by New ork ork and Detroit The Th Yankees still looked invincible with Ith the TIgers as main opponents Washington with a young yount manager Just Jut tart tart-ln In ing was apparently headed In no particular direction It was not until Juno June that tho Iho he spark Im parted by Harris and the contin contin- continued continued brilliancy of oC Walter Waller Johnson JohnsonI began an to show how effect The slump I In Yankee pitching cut In deeply deply and what seemed to be be the bet In baseball blew upI up I with a detonation McGraw McGra broke a modern record by winning bl his fourth consecutive pennant lIe H still has a great J club with a still somewhat un uncertain Un- Un Uncertain un uncertain certain pitching staff He lIo w ill III have a harder Job wInnIng this season than titan he lIe fuad had last years year where here here he barely slipped in under the tho wire Ire with Ith a span pan pan to io spare there th r Is n to figure with It If Robinson can i-c- i rc-K rc gain ln his h health alth Brook n it through re-I re tine fine pitching retained regained lost con con- con and It if tho the pitching holds up again agam as it should there thero may maybe maybe maybe be another banner floating above the old to town n for Cor the tho fIrst time In right eight ears cars New ow York Brook Brook- Brooklyn Brooklyn lyn ChIcago antI and nd Pittsburg should keep well bunched It If equal quat lu luck k assails all tour four clubs Washington's chance to repeat Is none hone too There Is a d pitching stage to reckon with and the th condition of o Roger paugh s 5 well II worn legs Peck was as a big ble factor in his clubs dub club s ssu su su cess and it if ho Is back and ready reddy the th chance to repeat will HI be beitt beat itt least fair lair The Th hustling quail quail quail-It t I Imparted by Buck Harris HI bl be b s a greatest os- os asset as asset set bet Hal Hairls the rare t t at of oC keeping his mm m n keyed up for tor continued action and this art always alays keep Washington dan dan dan- dangerous dan With Shocker Idell and with Ith Babe ab Ruth Huth still around the tho are again slightly fa ta favored to pick up hel e the tIle left leftoff off a icar ear ago oeo rhey are not certainties certainties by any mannet mannel of ot means but they still sUII haic ha 0 slightly more stuff than tItan an any I They rhey also ha e veteran pitchers who are about duo to lo slip and the wear wc rand and tear upon Deacon Scott B n legs le Kafter after aCter 1200 consecutive e ball games may begin to show heavily heally hea II The Yankees hae have a world orld of oC o heft leCt In Ruth Huth Dugan Ducan Ward ard Pen Pen- Pen Pennock nock nocle lIo Hoit Shocker and to mention only a few te They still 1111 have the punch Ruth Huth alone Is worth orth a flock Clock of oC tames games where here hIs bile ability as a 0 run maker surpasses anything In the business After ACter three winning ears cars the tho Yankees sagged last summer but the shock ot of their overthrow may re revive Ive the theold theold theold old spirit Cobb has a better chance chanc witha with lIh a loune oung club coming coming- on than ho he had last year He H said raid last June that his club dida t have hav quite i enough experience and that lie he didn t expect to a win In but that he hD should be b ready by 1925 1125 Nine 1 Nineteen teen hundred and t twenty five enly hap hap- happens happens happens pens to bo be here and there Is ma- ma ma material enough on the liger li te team m to win It if the th same sam amount of liar liar- harmony har harmony mony can be kept which l Harrl gave ve to Cobb has strength In tn every department deportment This may be bo hi his bis last year as a Via pia ins Ing manager and ho he Is b desperately eager to win Ho lIo may be too C ager Another big ble American Amerlean league feature will HI be Eddie Iddle Colllns Collins de- de debut de debut but as a manager He lie t any too much strength to start with but it if he h doesn t t make good In charge of o such sueh a club there ts is nothing In reading the stars Col- Col Collins Collins Col Colllns lins should ma mak e an ideal leader lie Jle has halt brains Ino knowledge ledge and per per- personality But at this moment he t L l m material equal to some oth- oth others oth other ers er and material Is still the tho most Important factor Tho main thing at this moment Is the herald of or another coming spring The start tart south breaks tile the winter Inter lee Ice The Tho CI fist t box score ecore Isn In t tar far away ay and that helps to temper the lh winter Inter gale |