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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APEIE 11, 1916.
SIXTEEN BIG LEAGUE TEAMS READY TO BEAT 1916 BARRIER WITH A FLYING START
GRANDOLDOPE TAKES COUNT
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TO WIN BASEBALL PENNANTS
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Phils and Red So,x Will Open Season With Vir
tually 1915 Line-up Both New York Teams
Are Good and Other Clubs Plan Surprise
WILL) tho dope bo completely upset In the major Icaguo baBobnll rnees ngalu
this season? If so. which team or teams aro Bolng to do It and who will bo
responsible for the sensation?
These questions aro always uppermost In tho minds of tho fain throughout
tho United Stntes when tho season opens. Undoubtedly there will be "rfprlng
bloomers" In each tcngue. By this wo mean teams which will start off with n
great rush and soon pile up a big lead. This also Is truo of Individuals.
Last season tho Phillies In tho National League, and tho White Sox In the
American Lcaguo, started off ns If they were going to wnlk away with the flag
In their respective lcngucs. Tho "I told you so" fraternity Is always In evldenco
In October, but last spring hardly a. baseball fan In the land expected tho Phillies
to win and few looked for th6 sudden slump of tho White Sox after their sensa
tlonal first swing around tho circuit.
It any ono had had norvo enough to pick tho Phillies to win tho pennant last
spring, ho would have been ridiculed. On form the Phils did not have much more
chance of winning tho pennant at the start of tho 1915 season Mian tho Athletics
have In 1916, but it happened. This uncertainty has helped mako baseball tho
national game.
f Hnrclcr to Dope Out Race
Last snrltiir It wnn much n.iHlnr tn cnt n. line mi thn relntlvn ntrnnuth of tho
Various teams, but with so many changes in tho rosters of almost every team, it
is virtually impossible to dope out tho coming campaigns, as prejudices for
or against the l'cdcial League swny almost every ono Interested In the game.
In tho history of baseball under the National Agreement there havo never
been two such open races, The work of ono or two players whether they be
Federal Leaguers or youngsters firom tho bushes may completely upsot the
dope. There ure so many now faces nnd new combinations that almost anything
may happen.
Both pennant winners tho Phillies nnd Red Sox are virtually standing
pat on tho line-ups which brought success last season. Boston will bo without
tho sensational Speaker, nnd it Is thought that ho will bo badly missed, but
Carrlgan will still have the same combination and much depends upon whether
Clarence Walker, Shottcn or Hcndrlksen enn fit Into tho machine. Combination,
teamwork nnd hustling are of greater value than Individual orllllnuc nnd It is
possible hat ono of tho trio of enndidutes for Speaker's position will lit In per
fectly with Carrlgan's system.
Phils Apparently Are Stronger This Year
i Tho Phillies have added Wilbur Good, a steady and reliable veteran; Joo
Oeschgcr nnd the famous "Chief" Bender. Baseball experts everywhere but In
this city agree that the Phils will have to bo stronger than In 1915 to repeat.
Early spring gamp3 Indicate that tho team Is moving nlong smoother at tho pres
ent time, but much will depend upon what these threo additions to tho 1915 ma
chine can accomplish.
Most other clubs havo taken on from 5 to 15 new men and sensational
work by two or threo men can mako any team in either Icaguo a pennant con
tender, barring possibly tho Athletics and Cleveland In tho American Lcaguo,
and the Pirates in tho National Lcaguo.
Last year Alexander. Cravnth nnd Bancroft were sensations for tho
Phillies nnd their brilliancy cnrrled tho rest of the team along until tho men
got tho needed conlldence. After that there was no stopping tho team. Tho
Ited Sox uncovered a wonderful pitching staff, which, while powerful In natural
ability in 1914, apparently needed a great deal of experience.
Hnrd Hitting of Kcd Sox Made Pitchers
Tho success of Shore, Ruth nnd Foster was largely duo to tho number of
runs scored by the Red Sox early In tho season. The young hurlers were batted
rather hard during the llrst month of the campaign, but when they were getting
nway with victories In games wliero the opposing team tallied four and flvo
runs to a game, they became confident nnd soon the nntural nblllty was brought
out in a wonderful manner.
The addition of two or three players has jnado sovcral teams pennant con
tenders which otherwise might not havo been rated as dangerous. Tho Boston
Braves havo been playing wonderful ball this spring, nnd tho addition of
anetchy and Wllholt to tho regular team and Knetzcr and Allen to tho pitching
staff Is believed to have been largely responsible for tho return to form of tho
1914 sensations.
Brooklyn plugged up n weak outfield post by the addition of Jimmy Johnston,
while Hickman and Olson nppaiently are high-class utility men. The lack of
strong utility mnterlal last season was ono of the main causes of the slump of
the Dodgers last fall. Dell, Malls and Appleton, three young pitchers, appear
ttAlmvo developed a great deal since last season, and they may provo equal to
tho task of carrying along a. pitching staff which was erratic throughout tho last
campaign.
Tinker May Bring the Cubs Back
The Cubs havo played miserable ball throughout tho spring, but a sudden
awakening on the part of some of tho new talent may bring Tinker's team back
to life. Overconfldence prevailed in tho Cub camp when the training season
opened, and Tinker has a great task on his hands to prevent dissension from
creeping la since tho Phils won those seven straight games.
If Tinker can keep his bead and retain control over his players, tho Cubs
should gradually round Into form. Too much was expected of tho team. It is
only natural that tho combination of old Cubs and Federal Leaguers should fnil
to work smoothly early in the year. It requires time to build a system of team
play and to get the men accustomed to each other.
Benny Kauff, Ed Itousch, Georgo Anderson, "Chick" Rarlden and several
recruits of great promise have been added to tho roster of tho tail-end Giants,
and the future of the team depends entirely upon what they do nnd how tho
pitching staff develops. The "If" again enters the argument, as McGraw will
almost surely have his team In tho running from the start if all or a largo per
centage of his recent purchases make good.
One Man May Put Cards in Race
St. Louis looked like a "bush league" aggregation many times last season
because it had no shortstop. The value of a shortstop was brought home to
local fans who watched the work of tho team in 1914, when there was a hole
at that position and then saw the position covered so capably by Dave Bancroft
lost season.
Manager Hugglns has picked up Ray Corhan from tho San Francisco Club
who was touted as a better man than Bancroft by Pacific Coast League scribes,
and a youngster nameC Itoger Ilornsby from the Muskogee Club of tho Western
Association. Corhan 'has been out of tho game through injuries and Ilornsby
has been filling In. The sensational work of this youngster has completely
changed the outlook for the Cardinals, nnd Corhan probably will sit on tho
bench Jor the rest of the season unless Ilornsby blows up.
L'g,. Cincinnati also has been strengthened by the addition of young blood, and a
few Federal Leaguers. With a powerful pitching staff this tetm may get In the
race "if ono pr two young players can suddenly blossom forth as stars. Everya
team but I'lttsburgh appears to have strengthened in the National League, and
every team has a chance "if" the "spring bloomers' refuse to fade in mldseason.
American League Race Also Open
The American League Is tn very much the same position. New York has
almost an entirely new team. Manager Donovan has been allowed to purchase
any player who was on the market if he wanted him, and if he does not have
the team In the race from the start, it will be because he exercised poor- Judg
ment ,ln the men -hegSelected or because they proved "spring bloomers."
Washington haanmikefl up several yqungsters who are to bo given a chance
In the regular llneiSp? Joe Judge has won the first base position, and is touted
as a star, while Jamteson and Barber, two more recruits, will be found In the
outfield. With the wonderful Walter Johnson Jn his old time form, and a few
young pitchers showing great form, the Senators also have a chance to upset
the dope "If the youngsters come through and fit into Griffith's sybtem.
The Browns are in very much the same position in their league as the Cubs
are in the National. Fielder Jones has staked his reputation on the ability of his
Federal League players to hold their own, and depends upon a wonderful pitching
staff to gradually force the team out In front. Apparently Jones also has over
estimated the ability or the Fed players, but it will require time to prove that
such Is the case. The Phillies were beaten in the spring series by the Mackmen
last year, yet Moron's team won the pennant while the Athletics finished Jn last
place. Therefore the victory of the Cardinals over the Browns In the spring
series must not be taken too seriously.
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COLLEGES SHOW
GREAT INTEREST
IN PENN RELAYS
'Many New Marks Expected
to Be Made at Franklin
Field This Year
BAD WEATHER HALTS WORK
ON LOCAL TENNIS COURTS
Schools' Plans Spoiled by the Recent Snow.
Gibbons May Coach Penn Charter
Racquet Wielders
YALE HAS BIG CHANCE
Tile Importance of the University oC
I'enniylvanla'H relay carnival to the track
Interests of tho whole Intcrcolleetatc ath
letic world was never shown to bettor
advantnRO Hum this year. Almost without
exception the lending universities of tho
Kaht nnd tho Middle West have timed tho
beginning of their trael nnd Held train
ing to have tlielr men In fair condition for
tills meet. At various times within tho
Inst 20 years some of tlieso colleges have
shown a disposition to pass up these
games, particularly If their mnterlal was
not such ns to glvo them an even chntico
to annex ono or two chnmplonshlps.
That situation has been steadily chang
ing until now nil thn lomllne iinlvorMltlpM
may bo counted upon to enter teams In ' "traction of tho typo Mr.
one or moro of tho relay championships i Bc
By WILLIAM T,
mills Aprlt weather Is enough to ilrive
I Xono nlmoHt crazy. However, Joking
aside, this snowstorm has Just about ruined
tho school tennis season. This week should
have been tho opening of the school season,
but from nil accounts of courts the first of
I May seems to be tho tlmo for the real
opening.
I However, things nre progressing for
, nil that. Vi'a hear on good authoilty that
I'cnti Charter Is trying to get Mr. Cilhbons
to take charge of the tennis there In con
Junction with Mr. Clinton A. Strong, their
I regular tennis conch. Should they suc
ceed In getting Mr. Gibbons they nre to
bo congratulated, for thoy will secure
one of tho best Instructors In Philadel
phia. On tho other hand, Mr. Gibbons
will lin fortunato In having tho best tcn
nlH material in tho city to work with.
Thoroughly Instructed in tho rudiments
of tho gamo and In schoolboy tennis tac
tics by Mr. Strong, tho boys of Pcnn
Charter nro Just rlpo for advanced In
anitions will
with Just ns much certainty as they will
prcparo for tho "Intcrcollcglatts." Tills
Is because they recognize tho relnys as
one of the two classic track meets of
America, for It gives their candidates an
Incentive to work nnd develops them as
no number of dual meets would. This
year, for ccnmplo. Harvard, Ynle, Cor
nell nnd Princeton of tho eastern uni
versities nro pointing their very best ath
letes for tho championship relays, while
virtually nil will bo represented in the
various special events. The samo la truo
of tho Mkldlo AVcfctern universities. In
fact, they promise to bo better represented
than the eastern schools which are nearer.
At this writing tho thing which stands
out most clearly Is that there Is moro than
oven chance for now world's records to
be established In ench of tho three chnm
plonshlp relays nt one. two and four miles.
And this statement Is made In spite of
the fnct that the records In theso three
events are nbout as low as human legs
can put them. But give us good weather,
a fast track nnd the stnndnrd of compe
tition will bo enough to shatter former
marks.
Tho record most easily broken Is that for
the two miles. Strange to say. this event
has seldom brought out together so
many high-class teams as tho ono and
four-mile relays. It seems easier for col
leges to find enough sprinters and quarter
Hitlers to form ono good mile team or to
group a lot of distance runners Into one
creditable four-mllo team than It Is to
And four really high-class halt-mllers.
That this Is so Is shown by tho records.
The Pennsylvania team that did 3:18 for
the one-mile relay Inst year averaged
just 40',i seconds to the quarter, which
Is, of course, a marvelous performance.
When Cornell' established tho record of
17:55 1-5 for the four-mile relay In 1011
tho Ithacans averaged 1:28 1-5 for the
mile. That was n good average for the
mile, but 4:28 4-5 for tho mllo Is not In
the class with .49 V4 for the quaiter. The
two-mile record Is 7 minutes 55 3-5 sec
onds, and was made by Princeton last
year. To do that tho Tiger had to average
1:58 9-10 for the half, virtually the same
sort of an average that Cornell made for
the four-mile event.
From the way the runners have been
shaping up this spring It looks as though
Yale would have a good chance to slice
something off Princeton's figures for the
two-mile event, and certainly Cornell
ought to lower the figures another team
from Ithaca made in 1911. The backbone
of the Yale team consists of Overton and
Barker, two men who ought to average
1:57 for the half. Assuming that two
more men can be developed to do 2 min
utes, Yale should get inside Princeton's
record.
As for ine lour-mue, Cornell nas thufa
men In Wlndnagle, Potter and Hoffmjre
who should average close to 4:25. F
lng another man who can do 4;35 oiJRht
to be easy. It Is a pity that the Ithaftns
were not harder pressed In 19U, forJhat
team contained Jones, Bema, Putnam? and
Hunger.
Kplscopal Academy has started In In
door work, and should put a star team In
the Interseholastlc. Kdwanl Cassard,
Ilalnl Iluhti and Van Name will prove a
strong combination.
The entries for tho Oermnntown Acad
emy Junior tennis tournament were
opened last week. Tho entry list, taken
from the fourth form (1919) nnd below.
Includes 50 unities. This Is a rcmnrknblo
showing for tho school. Oermnntown has
for tho Junior team this year David F.
Beard, whose showing In tho city Indoor
tournament, whero ho took a set from
Searing Wilson, tho Junior Indoor cham
pion, was so excellent ; Stuart Valentine,
tho youngster who created a favorablo
Impression at Cynwyd, nnd again In tho
indoor; Joseph Jellett, Newton Beck and
Lewis Smith. All these boys nro steadily
Improving and should make a remarka
bly good showing in tho league's competi
tion. This season Friends' Central has the
largest tennis squad of Its history. The
number of younger b'oys who aro out
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nre amoking them and
after you have smoked
them that's why they're
sensible. .
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TILDEN, 2D
n.nkes It sure that a rcprcscntntlxe team
will bo in tho Junior Intcrncndemlc
League.
Mr. Hex deserves great credit for tho
amount of Interest ho has aroused In
tho school. This Is sustained and In
crenspi each week by the lectures which
Mr. Paul W. Gibbons gives on the essen
tials of good tenuis.
Frankford High School Is working dally
In the gymnasium nnd making excellent
pi ogress. It was planned to start out
door practice Inst Satuiday, but the snow
has put off this Idea for a week. Dow
helm nnd Kennedy nre rapidly rounding
Into lino form. Dowhelin, for a kid, has
ono of the best rounded gnmes In tho
city and should greatly Improve this
season.
West Philadelphia has uncovered a star
In Trimble. He shows speed nnd excel
lent strokes, while with his height and
weight he should rapidly develop n hard
attack.
So It can easily bo seen that whllo " 'tis
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April and tho snow falls fast," yet tennis
Is really booming In the schools of Phila
delphia. If we enn get but a few elenr.
warm dnys, wo will seo a large number of
future champs displaying remarkable
form for so early In tho year.
Vollmer Sets New Tank Mark
Ni:V YORK, April It. Herbert Vollmer.
of tin New York .unlets t'lub, mule ii new
worM's reionl In winning the 'JL'O-xird nn
tlnn.il A. A. U. swimming champlonHhlp hero
hint nlftht. The time was "m. nml ":i l!-.ift. Voll
mer MnlHheil about elRht j.inla ahead of Perry
MiQIIIIvruv, of the Illinois A. i Tolfiml
Cnnn, of the N. Y. A. (. was third. Arthur
MrAleenati. of tho New York A. .'.. retained
his title at fancy dlilng with '2. J." polnta
Trnnk Mullen and H. Lawrence, of the same
club, finished second and third, with 137.::."
and 131. H holnts, reniieelhely. In a special
loii-ard rnio Duko Knhannmoku won In fjl 3-5
seconds.
Wciscr to Join New London Club
K1IA.MOK1.S'. Pa.. April 11 Harrv WclBcr.
late of tho Phllllen, and Anthony Marhcfkn,
who returned from Hot HprlnEs. Ark.. List
week, where h trained with the Pittsburgh
National LeaRue Club, hae departed for New
London, Conn . to play with that city In tho
Kastcrn Atinoclntlon.
NORTHEAST OPENS
BASEBALL SEASON
WITH QUAKERS
High School Nine Will
Meet Penn Charter at
Queen Lane
The first clash between one of tho In
terseholastlc League teams and an In
tcracadcmlc Lcaguo nlno will bo stnged
tomorrow afternoon when Northeast High
School and Penn Charter players meet nt
Queen Lnne. This game should attract
a large ciowd nnd will nfTord comparison
between the tongues. Pcnn C'hnrtcr has
already achieved considerable fnnie by Its
diamond conquests. Tho Northeast High
nine is still of unknown quality.
Tho scholastic schedulo for tomorrow
follows:
, Northeast lllnh vs. Penn Charter, nt Queen
Li he.
Episcopal Academy . Swarthmore Treps,
nt Hwnrthmore.
Jenklntown Hlsh vs. Cheltenham High, nt
Cheltenham.
Drown Props a. Vlllanova Preps, nt Villa
nnva. Ht. Luke'n School g, Oermantown Academy,
at St Luke'n
neoructown Trepa s. Tomo Institute, At
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