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Show TR!S SPEAKER SAYS HIS TEAM WILL WIN Manager of Cleveland Indians Fears Yankees Most. Praises Kid Gleason's White Sox and Says No One Can Realize What an Asset a Slugger of Ruth's Caliber Really Is. Tris Speaker, manager of the Cleveland Cleve-land American league ball team, believes be-lieves that after many years of disappointment disap-pointment the Indians are going to capture a pennant this season. He figures that the Yankees are the team he will have to beat to accomplish this feat. "I think we should win unless we have an unusual lot of tough luck," said the popular leader of the Indians recently. "My team is as good as, if not better than, it was a year ago, and It would have beaten out-the White Sox sure in 191!) had our schedule been 151 instead of 140 games. "I am not kidding myself that Cleveland is going to have any walkover walk-over this year. The race should be quite as tough as It was a year ago. There is better balance to the Ameri- M - c, s Tris Speaker. can league. The While Sox are going to put up a fight for their laurels. The comeback of Kaber has strenglhenod tho pitching staff, which was the great weakness of the Windy City aggregation ag-gregation through the closing weeks of the 1019 campaign. "And New York:' Well, 111 toll you how I regard New York. I really believe be-lieve that is the team we will have to beat. "No one can realize what an asset a slugger of Babe Ruth's caliber proves when the argument comes down to the pinch. New York can present n powerful infield, defensively and offensively, lluggins has enough pied pitchers for two twirling staffs. And pitching. I can tell you, means a lot especially in the days of double-headers double-headers nml when the race simmers down to the final stretch run." |