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Show BA5D3ALL 5TOPSE5 Big Fred Toney is going like a house afire for the Reds. The Cleveland fans are beginning to nave the pennant fever again. Stallings has the weakest bunch of hitters In either major league. Eollie Zeider has been a tower of strength to the Chicago Cubs this season. sea-son. President Frazee of Boston has started a crusade against the baseball bettors in Boston. Lee Fohl believes that his Cleveland club will be far more prominent in the race from now on. Fred Mitchell still believes that the Cubs can win the pennant. He predicts pre-dicts a midseason drive. ! Seibold of the Athletics can field and hit as well as pitch and Mack tried him at shortstop for a while. Cicotte of the White Sox is 15 pounds lighter than last year. Can he stand to be overworked? Severeid of the Browns has developed devel-oped into a first-class catcher. He also is a dangerous hitter. ! When Barry played with the Athletics i he seldom opened his mouth. As man-i man-i ager of the Red Sox he has lots to say. j j Kenneth Williams, the new outfield-i outfield-i er of the St. Louis Browns, got a try-i try-i out with the Cincinnati Reds last sea I son. Sam Rice of the Senators converted into an outfielder last season continues to hit the ball hard, just as he did last 1 season. Billy Murray, who once was manager ' of the Phillies, is now a scout for the Red Sox, and also an adviser for President Presi-dent Frazee. j It's a toss-up as to which !s the better bet-ter thrower, Peckingpaugh or Scott. They are the best shortstops in the American league. Hans Wagner has shown that ha still is spry enough to play third base as well as at first base. The veteran is sure to prove a valuable man for Manager Hugo Bezdek. Perhaps the most improved player In the American league this season is Bill Wambsganss of the Indians. He Is fielding brilliantly, fighting for first place in batting and rated among th leading base runners. |