| Show t ATAL AnONAl LEAGUE LEAE CHIEFS I S SZE lE UP JP THEIR TEAMS FOR 1923 BASEBAll RAG CHASE SUnder Nationals Get Under Way Vay for New Cam Cam- Campaign Campaign Campaign Tuesday McGraws McGraw's Giants Loom as Strong Favorites to Win Again By y Ml ia o Service Copyright 1923 by MIA ilA I ISeT SeT Sen Ice Inc Ine RI- RI JOHN W V Cr Sew cw ew lork torI lor Giant I will be gre ere illy disappointed it ie imy my club falls fails to nm win In the lh National league Itt pennant With the best hest In- In Infield infield Infield field in either ther league in n outfield i 11 11 that will ho he y h bE V t tt t- t tAJ AJ Iy by the addition ot of 0 Connell good cooc I i catching and andI a n ii I pitching that will i i- i Willi 1 measure up to tim th t y t standard 1 I see no nc i reason reison hy my in W J club climb should not noti peat c-peat i Th Thep The 1 0 1 thing that thaI must mut u l-u p lot be gull guarded s u a r d e d W dW t I is over over- overconfidence confidence as a I V result ot of previous successes Hold Holo- HoldIng hold hold- f- f fo o Ing Ing- the too weakly is 19 a McGRAW grave fault lault that thaI often onen proves costly to pennant hopes hopt's BV nY P PT T T rOnA Manager C 11 Cincinnati nett netty Re ls Sly y club finished second l hist ear e u after one of the tir th poorest starts atari e er ermade made by a major league leogue team I 1 hope hope to do a as veil nell this year pos pos- pos sibly better x hid t pis means I thin think k t a ni C Ita hate ha e more mor than a ii j chance to win the th t a National leal league Ie- Ie f V I pen p e C n fl n a n t M 31 pitching Is IsHI lI cry tL only orr de- de despite dei despite spite the fact that I rate my staff starr c- c higher thin most i t of the tho other Na- Na National I e a I g U 11 e C clubs In 1 Donahu I Ita hav haue e a a Mathewson one omo s V HI J or of the outstandIng outstandIng Ing stars ot of to tn I le-igue le A great Ireat MORAN pitcher like hike him means much to a club in- in 1 nn CH HICKEY RICKEY Manager tal ht St Loul Louis al While I am always the optimist I cannot enthuse enthus as much over nt nm chances tor for 1923 1323 as I did the th pos pos- possibilities of o last year J I vas isas as con con- confident con confident my club ouId In sun In inI I 1922 The Th loss ot of V t Ia my star outfielder and the failure of ot BoaT Doah to In sun upset up et our on V chances I 1 feel ys that pit pitcher Pitch c her Tone Toney foney and Out Out- Outfielder Outfielder fielder HI Myers rs r SiVi will help ht lp the Cari Car Car- CardInals I 1 am a r hopeful they will supply the pen pen- pennant pennant mint nant punch We will be a a strong tron contender all the RICKIY RICKEY a iua BY DY IJ Manager Pittsburgh While most of ot the th experts feel that the New e York Giants sill III ho tIme the In the N league I beg bee to I 1 po poe poe- i live tive the will make things thing 5 more moro interesting forr for McGraWS McGraW'S M r c G r I a w s i W club My 1 team 1 Is S at least 20 per pel u cent stronger tro nee lMa than last year i Reb Russell ha k added a batting punch Traynor at third h has hA s ar- ar arrived ar rived a real sta star r i rounding out m ml i a infield You can cant can't o o the tha Pi- Pi Pirates 1 rates rate in out the finish h T Ill ny AI lit fo Cu Cubs Nothing short o of the first will satisfy me for tor th the coming tea sea teason son In finishing fifth last 5 ear car witt-an witt with WItt an ra 11 I better than w wd vu d surprised the t h deball world I Iam Iam am sure ie no III nih 11 do even better thIs year I am ba basing my hopes on in- in proved I 4 s II 0 om me ro e 0 ol of 0 C m III y 3 1 i t young r pitchers nih hae ha ha e greatly Breall Ki benefited by last las I ear eor a 8 experience 9 w while h II I I o e Osborn O borne should be one ot of othe the bel be l i w 5 B In the league Th Cubs will nih III be dan dan dan- KILLIFER KILLEFER BY ILBERT nO INSON ager Brooklyn Do It I ii ib customary for some lome man man- managers managers agers to win In pennants before tb thc opening o of the season I dont don't chet- chet lh Ih h any pennant hopes this vear year A r first division b borI r l will be entirely t a 9 a t I Iii r rebuilding e bull InS Ing rn team I will have hav to use a numbe number t ot of o untried recruitS as regulars They The are certain to t- tomake make many cost cost- costly costly t et etly ly mistakes mistake Only e x I p I c t r lance will g gise ge e them a bl big 4 1 league polish My pitching Is my t big ble hope There is J i l no better staff stare In Inthe Inthe li 1 i the lh Na Nil tlona j league My y clui ROBINSON ROBINSON will in d get g goo g root 0 0 pitching but pitch pitching In alone will wilnot not win itin In bill bali b 1 games BY flY n D no ton Boston ton Braves Take Tahe It from me the Boston Braves will not finish last In 1923 INo No club in thE ot of o baseball I had tougher breaks than no I did die last year At one ont onetime onetime time we wo had onlY 1 14 men in the squad In la condition to play FIn Pitt minor and major Injuries handicap handicap- handicapped ped pod us u throughout the year The 4 Brat Bra es have pick pick- picked ed Id up some Home ler a cry ery promising matei mate male i rial rini which illi 11 ill strengthen some j of or the weak wILk spots spot of last year Th The Braves Brave will nut lt a n it MITCHELL finish last ar DY AnT l 1 Uon sIn In mv my first year as manager ray mY bIg ambition Is to finish one notch n 1922 the Philies moved out ot of last place I rr While most of the jt experts are aro pick pick- k- k lag Ing m ray team to tor j finish last thIs thi r- r ar I am shoot shoot- shootIng shooting Ing ine at sixth place Sands Sand at short 1 should help my my- my h club He H is a n fine t fielder and I am alU hoping that lit hit will hit t big te e league ague pitching I 1 am arm c cwill figuring on Mead Mead- ons on's and t ji t showing a much Improved grade erad 01 FLETCHER twirling |
